Fuel Spill

• 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.

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  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.

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  Dec 16, 2024
  
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• 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.'

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  Mar 19, 2024
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• 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.

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  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.

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  Apr 21, 2023
• 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.

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  Apr 4, 2023
• 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.

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  Mar 15, 2023
• Cleanup continues for ‘fuel oil’ spill in Jackson Creek near Little Lake in Peterborough

  The City of Peterborough, Ont., says a newly discovered oil spill is not discharging into Little Lake and that water quality in the lake 'has been maintained.'

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  Aug 26, 2022
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• Large fuel spill sopped up in Vernon, B.C. Tuesday

  Vernon Fire Rescue Services and city utilities arrived at a parking lot in the 2600 block of Highway 6 on Tuesday after reports of a vehicle fuel tank breaking down and leaking.

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  May 24, 2022
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• Oil from vessel that sank in 1968 on Vancouver Island to be removed: Fisheries Dept.

  A technical assessment has found about 146 cubic metres of heavy fuel oil aboard the wrecked MV Schiedyk.

  Environment

  Jun 9, 2021