BC Spill Response

• Spill equipment, orca study among newly unveiled details of Oceans Protection Plan

  Funding from the $1.5 billion program will go to studying risks to whale populations and buying new spill cleanup gear.

  Canada

  Mar 13, 2018
  
• Ottawa promises $1.5 billion for marine protection

  The federal government has announced a $1.5 billion ocean-protection plan that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will make Canada a world leader in protecting the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans.

  Nov 7, 2016
  
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• PM Justin Trudeau expected to make spill response announcement

  The prime minister is expected to make an announcement in Vancouver today about the future of responses to tanker and fuel spills along the West Coast.

  Environment

  Nov 7, 2016
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• B.C. government lays out West Coast spill response needs

  British Columbia's demands for a world-leading marine oil spill response has a long list of requirements, including a coast guard base at Prince Rupert and a multimillion-dollar price tag for the federal government.

  Environment

  Nov 7, 2016