The CP Rail strike has affected thousands of Canadians and businesses alike, and after a small survey was conducted in Blairmore, it became clear that the strike has affected locals as well.
CP Rail declared a strike in the early hours of May 23 and it instantly produced a problem for the Canadian economy, as the strike was figured to cost close to $540 million a week.
It also affects the 4,800 members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, including CP engineers and rail traffic controllers.
However, engineers and train conductors aside, the Crowsnest Pass is noticing a change as well.
Grant Tkachuk from Tru Hardware Allied, said that the strike has affected his business in a negative way. His hardware store, located directly across the railway tracks in Blairmore has to pay higher costs for alternate transport.
The price to purchase items for his store has drastically gone up, some prices even doubled as a result of the strike.