For those who depend on the Ottawa river, Outaouais river, y'all need to know this!
MATTAWA, Ont. -- Ministry of Environment officers are at the scene of train derailment 15 kilometres east of Mattawa that has spilled more than 20,000 litres of diesel fuel into the Ottawa River. 
The derailment happened on an Ottawa Valley Railway line at 3:10 a.m. where 180 metre stretch of track has washed out.
Two members of the crew suffered minor injuries.
Two train engines are on their side and are spilling diesel fuel into the Ottawa River.
Of the 29 cars, six center-beam flat cars have derailed. One car is in the river.
"We have deployed three investigators to the site," said Julie Leroux, a spokeswoman with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
"We are monitoring the situation." (yeah right)
The OVR is a short-line railroad with 550 kilometres of track between Coniston and Smiths Falls with CP interchanges at Sudbury and Smith Falls.
Canadian Pacific owns the rail line, and RailAmerica operates the OVR.
The Nugget reported in April that CP and RailAmerica have been in a dispute over which multi-national corporation would pay for rail maintenance and much-needed upgrades to the tracks from Smith Falls to North Bay.
The OVR blamed the sluggish economy for its recent layoff of 30 employees. (so that's their excuse)
The OVR said in a news release the track speed at the washout is 64 kilometres per hour, and the railway is working with investigators to determine the cause.
“OVR is co-ordinating closely with all relevant authorities on the clean up and environmental mitigation,” the release says.
The Environment Ministry said the OVR has a cleanup contractor to review the conditions of the site and determine any contamination.
The investigation is in its early stages and it’s too early to determine if charges might be laid, said ministry spokeswoman Kate Jordan.
In the meantime, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit has also been notified and is assessing any health risks.