Region gets $200K for railway crossing upgrades

Southeastern Alberta is getting nearly $200,000 from the federal government to improve safety at 14 railway crossings.

“While Canada has one of the safest rail systems in the world, the Harper Government is working to further reduce rail accidents across the country,” said Medicine Hat MP LaVar Payne in a release. “These improvements will make our intersections safer in our riding.”

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