Clean-up continues after Ontario Northland train spill north of Kirkland Lake

Trains arerunning again today on the Ontario Northland railway following a derailment last week but crews are stillbusy hoisting the last of the four cars out of the White Clay River between Kenogami and Ramore.

• Zinc-copper concentrate leaks into river from derailed ONR train

The train cars derailedalongside Highway 11near Swan Lake on Aug. 11. Theywere carrying copper-zinc concentrate from a Timminsmine, some of which leaked into the water.

An Ontario Northland spokespersonsaid in an email to CBC News thatonce the cars areremoved, the company willhave a better sense of the extent of the contamination.

A total of four cars ended up in the water,but only one wasbelieved to be leaking.