Spill Response

• Nathan E. Stewart spill report recommends alleviating risk of fatigue in marine industry

  The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is calling on additional measured needed to effectively manage the risk of fatigue in the marine industry.

  Environment

  May 31, 2018
  
• 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
  
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• B.C. government announces first phase of spill response regulations

  Environment Minister George Heyman says the new regulations apply to transporters of liquid petroleum products that move more than 10,000 litres.

  Environment

  Oct 14, 2017
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• Companies will have to provide more detail on pipeline emergency response plan: NEB

  The National Energy Board says it will require companies making pipeline applications to provide more detail on their emergency response plans.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2017
• Up to 90% of oil would reach the shorelines within hours in case of spill: City of Vancouver

  The City of Vancouver says independent computer modeling shows up to 90 per cent of oil could wash up on local shores in case of a major oil spill.

  May 15, 2015