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Federal government reduces size of proposed emergency fund for pipeline spills
October 14, 2016 The Canadian PressCALGARY – The federal government is lowering the size of a proposed emergency fund pipeline operators would be required to have on hand to deal with short-term costs of incidents such as spills. Natural Resources Canada says the fund would…
Transportation Safety Board investigating 12 marine incidents in Canada, attributes some deaths to lack of risk assessments
August 11, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThree weeks after it expressed concerns about the “safety culture” in Canada’s fishing community, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada noted Thursday it is investigating 12 marine incidents. TSB reported on Twitter it was investigating the occurrences “from coast to…
City of Prince Albert, Sask. seeks financial remuneration from Husky Energy following oil spill
August 11, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe City of Prince Albert, Sask. has begun its claims process seeking financial remuneration from Husky Energy following a lengthy oil spill that the city says has cost it millions of dollars. The city is seeking compensation on a wide…
Pipeline ‘anomalies’ detected night before leak into North Saskatchewan River
July 27, 2016 The Canadian PressMELFORT, Sask. – Husky Energy knew something might be wrong with one of its oil pipelines about 14 hours before it told the Saskatchewan government of a leak which has since forced communities along the North Saskatchewan River to seek…
Prince Albert, Sask. shuts off water intake following oil spill
July 25, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert has become the second city to enact water conservation protocols following an oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River, following on the heels of North Battleford. The City of Prince Albert said in a…
Enbridge announces US$177 million settlement in connection with 2010 oil spills
July 21, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have announced a US$177 million settlement with Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership and several related Enbridge companies to resolve claims stemming from its 2010 oil spills in Marshall, Mich.,…
National Energy Board recommends conditional approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project
May 20, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterCanada’s National Energy Board (NEB) has issued a 533-page report recommending the approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (Project), subject to 157 conditions. The recommendation from the NEB, an independent federal regulator of pipelines, energy development and trade, follows a…
Oil spill fears remain one year after bunker fuel fouled Vancouver beaches
April 8, 2016 Laura Kane - THE CANADIAN PRESSVANCOUVER – When the MV Marathassa leaked at least 2,700 litres of bunker fuel into Vancouver’s harbour one year ago, the effects of the spill reached far beyond the city’s picturesque waters and beaches. Delays in clean-up and notification of…