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Pipeline Safety
Gateway community hearings shift back to Alberta
Community hearings into the Northern Gateway project moved back into Alberta last week for the first time in nearly two months, with a noticeable change in atmosphere. While B.C.’s coastal communities such as Kitkatla,...
Enbridge detects small oil release during maintenance work
On Wednesday, February 15, during a planned maintenance inspection and repair on Enbridge’s Line 5 in Arenac County, Michigan, near the village of Sterling some soil contamination was detected. Upon further investigati...
Pipelines are safe and efficient
We continue to receive thoughtful questions and commentary on the Northern Gateway blogs. Thank you to readers and commentators alike. The following questions came to us recently by e-mail. Will the proposed pipelines be...
Media coverage on Enbridge's record doesn't tell full story
There have been a few stories in the media lately related to Enbridge’s incident history on its pipeline systems. Unfortunately, the stories don’t provide readers with many of the details they’d need to understand ...
Pipeline emergency response
Since we launched these blogs just a few short weeks ago, we’ve had some great commentary and questions asked by people who decided to join the Northern Gateway conversation. Thank you! Brad from Victoria recently aske...
Pipeline spill risks are low
It is not possible to guarantee that a spill won’t occur, but with modern pipeline design and mitigation measures, the risks are very low. Does Line 6B ring a bell? Everyone knows what happened in Michigan. How do you ...
Is the Pipeline route too remote to safely monitor?
Q: It seems virtually impossible to be able to oversee safety on a pipeline that runs for hundreds of miles, much of it through remote wilderness regions? A dedicated computer system will enable 24/7 monitoring of the No...
Join the conversation
We recently launched this blog to provide a place to engage in a fact-based conversation about the Northern Gateway Project. We have kicked off the conversation by responding to a few frequently asked questions we receiv...
