THE VIA RAIL TRAIN THAT WAS STOPPED AND QUARANTINED in northern Ontario yesterday (Firegeezer story HERE) was cleared to resume its trip Friday night and arrived in Toronto around 8 am Saturday morning.

The unfortunate coincidence of a seemingly-healthy woman dying unexpectedly coupled with several passengers falling ill, caused a health emergency that saw the train held in Foleyet, Ontario, for over ten hours while it was inspected for an outbreak of disease.

After a magnificent response of the health and emergency agencies, it was determined eventually that the incidents were not related and there was no infectious disease involved.

Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, expressed satisfaction with the way the situation was handled. 

“I’m satisfied the appropriate steps were taken,” he said. “People did it in a calm, collected way and went about their duties and responsibilities accordingly.”

The train is expected to continue its journey on to its destination in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Toronto Star has a good review of the procedures that were taken and the outcome of the story HERE.

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