Irving company New Brunswick Southern Railway charged over oil shipments
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — New Brunswick Southern Railway — a subsidiary of J.D. Irving — is facing 24 charges around the transport of oil.
The charges allege the railway failed to create proper shipping documents and had unqualified personnel for shipments of crude oil.
Transport Canada says the violations occurred between Nov. 3, 2012, and July 5, 2013.
The company is due in court Nov. 27.