Fuel Spill

• Fuel spill on South Lake in Minden Hills Township prompts drinking water advisory

  Lakelands Public Health says furnace oil was spilled into South Lake in Minden Hills Township, prompting a drinking water advisory.

  Environment

  Apr 21
  
• New Brunswick official says highway to remain partly closed for days after spill

  Deputy environment minister Charbel Awad says cleanup workers have contained a fuel spill from a tanker truck rollover on April 8, but haven't finished the job.

  Canada

  Apr 13
  
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• Tanker rollover on highway in southern New Brunswick causes 36,000-litre fuel spill

  Emergency officials in southern New Brunswick say a tanker truck spilled more than 36,000 litres of fuel when it rolled over on Route 1 near Nauwigewauk.

  Canada

  Apr 9
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• Fuel tanker flips on side at Vancouver airport, injuring driver

  The airport authority said it happened shortly before 5 p.m. in a restricted area and involved just the tanker and no other vehicles.

  Environment

  May 8, 2025
• ‘Human error’ cited as up to 8,000 litres of diesel spilled off B.C. coast

  Human error during a fuel transfer at a fish farm off the west coast of British Columbia has resulted in a spill into the water of up to 8,000 litres of diesel.

  Environment

  Dec 16, 2024
• 1 seriously hurt, ‘substantial’ diesel spill after crash near London, Ont. airport

  The London fire department said just before 7 a.m. that crews had 'completed extrication" and were working 'to mitigate a substantial diesel fuel spill.'

  Environment

  Mar 19, 2024
• Sturgeon Lake fuel spill cleanup complete but some residents advised not to drink well water

  A drinking water advisory has been lifted for the majority of homes impacted by the fuel spill, however, some drawing water from private wells are advised to not drink the water.

  Environment

  Apr 27, 2023
• Sturgeon Lake fuel spill clean up continues but source still undetermined

  The spill, discovered on March 30, prompted the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit to issue a drinking water advisory on April 3, impacting about 30 homes.

  Environment

  Apr 21, 2023
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• Kawartha Lakes health unit issues drinking water advisory following Sturgeon Lake fuel spill

  The health unit says 30 homes that draw water from Sturgeon Lake are impacted by the fuel spill and that boiling water is not effective.

  Environment

  Apr 4, 2023
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• Officials say fuel spill into Vaughan, Ont. creek contained

  Vaughan Fire told Global News that at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, a potential fuel spill was reported around Jason and Clark streets.

  Environment

  Mar 15, 2023