Two weeks after 28,000 barrels of oil spilled out of a broken pipeline northeast of Peace River, the company that owns the pipeline invited media to the site to see the cleanup progress.
Plains Midstream Canada says the cleanup is going well.
Around 300 workers are busy trying to clean up the spill.
So far about one third of the oil has been removed.
The company is using 14 skimmers are in use on the small ponds that dot the muskeg surrounding the spill.
The company promises it will clean up the area and return it to the condition it was in before the spill, but some in the area question whether it can ever be totally repaired.
The pipeline has been repaired but the Energy Resources Conservation Board has not given the company the go-ahead to restart it.
So far, Plains Midstream Canada has spent about $11M on cleanup efforts.
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