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Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after light crude spills in Abbotsford, B.C.
June 15, 2020 - 7:31 AM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Trans Mountain says oil is flowing again through its pipeline after as much 190,000 litres of light crude spilled from a pumping facility in Abbotsford, B.C.
Trans Mountain says pipeline has restarted after spill in Abbotsford, B.C.
June 15, 2020 - 1:00 AM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Trans Mountain estimates as much as 1,195 barrels, or 190,000 litres, of light crude spilled from its pipeline pumping station in Abbotsford, B.C.
Trans Mountain pipeline shuts as crews clean spill in Abbotsford, B.C.
June 13, 2020 - 3:46 PM

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A crude oil spill from the Trans Mountain pipeline in Abbotsford, B.C., has been contained and crews are working to clean up the site.
CN Rail says petroleum coke spilled into creek after freight cars derail in B.C.
March 06, 2020 - 12:35 PM

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Canadian National Railway says 27 cars of a freight train derailed Thursday, spilling some of its freight into a creek in northern British Columbia.
No injuries in B.C. train derailment, environmental crews assessing impacts: CN
December 26, 2019 - 3:02 PM

VALEMOUNT, B.C. - Canadian National says crews responded to a train derailment in eastern British Columbia on Thursday.
Crash and fuel spill from tanker carrying crude prompts B.C. ministry monitoring
November 18, 2019 - 2:27 PM

VICTORIA - About three-quarters of the 40,000 litres of crude that spilled in a fiery tanker-truck crash near the B.C.-Alberta boundary burned after the accident, and crews are now working to clean up the remainder.
B.C. won't use court ruling as tactic in pipeline battle: environment minister
September 17, 2019 - 5:48 PM

VANCOUVER - Environment Minister George Heyman says British Columbia can't stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project but will use a court-ordered review of its environmental assessment certificates to protect the environment and coastal economies.
Mount Polley mine disaster five years later; emotions, accountability unresolved
August 04, 2019 - 11:46 AM

VICTORIA - People are swimming and fishing in Quesnel Lake five years after the largest environmental mining disaster in Canadian history, but residents of Likely, B.C., are still struggling with unresolved emotions about what happened and who will be held accountable for the dam collapse at the Mount Polley mine.
Court rules B.C. can't limit oil shipments in major blow for pipeline fight
May 24, 2019 - 3:07 PM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia lost the largest tool in its toolbox to halt the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with a court decision Friday that concluded it can't restrict oil shipments through its borders.
B.C. not trying to stop Trans Mountain, but aims to protect environment: lawyer
March 18, 2019 - 4:37 PM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is not trying to stop the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, but it is attempting to prevent environmental damage and hold the corporation responsible for the cleanup of a spill, a lawyer argued Monday.
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BC News

Trans Mountain pipeline restarts after light crude spills in Abbotsford, B.C.

Trans Mountain says pipeline has restarted after spill in Abbotsford, B.C.

Trans Mountain pipeline shuts as crews clean spill in Abbotsford, B.C.

CN Rail says petroleum coke spilled into creek after freight cars derail in B.C.

No injuries in B.C. train derailment, environmental crews assessing impacts: CN

Crash and fuel spill from tanker carrying crude prompts B.C. ministry monitoring

B.C. won't use court ruling as tactic in pipeline battle: environment minister

Mount Polley mine disaster five years later; emotions, accountability unresolved

Court rules B.C. can't limit oil shipments in major blow for pipeline fight

B.C. not trying to stop Trans Mountain, but aims to protect environment: lawyer

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