Some families are worried about how they'll afford to put food on the table in the coming months after the suspension of the only rail line into the Town of Churchill. Ashley Watts is scared of food costs that will rise when Churchill stores use airlines to bring in stock. (Facebook)The owner of the rail line into Churchill, Denver-based OmniTrax, said last Friday it had to suspend its route into the community until winter or even next spring due to damage from severe flooding. Churchill Mayor Mike Spence said the town is asking the province and the federal government for a freight subsidy to lower the cost of food that will have to be flown in until the rail line is reopened. Ripple effect in NunavutIt isn't just Churchill that the rail line suspension is hurting.

Source: CBC News June 12, 2017 11:37 UTC