Environmental watchdog concerned for land disturbance, spills from proposed oil pipeline
Northwatch says the 3,300-kilometre project could disturb land and water bodies and warns a rupture could release crude oil.
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Alberta-Ontario pipeline proposal faces mixed reaction
A recent proposal to build a new pipeline from Alberta to Ontario is drawing support from the president of the municipal association representing more than 100 cities and towns across northeastern Ontario. But an oil industry expert says the project faces major economic hurdles, and the Anishinabek Nation says it was “blindsided” by the announcement.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are pushing for a new 3,300-kilometer pipeline that will extend from Hardisty, Alberta to Sarnia, Ontario.
Alberta and Ontario have unveiled the proposed route for a 3,300-kilometre pipeline linking the two provinces, capable of transporting the equivalent of 500,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The “Northern Shield” would connect Hardisty, a small Alberta town considered Canada’s main oil distribution hub, to Sarnia, Ontario, which has refining capacity and is directly connected to existing energy and marine infrastructure. Ontario Premier Doug For…
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