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"W5 Uncovers Unreported Spills, Alarming Communities Along 830-Km Pipe" [1]

"An aging Enbridge pipeline that runs across Ontario has had at least 35 spills — far more than reported to federal regulators — but many municipalities along its route have never been informed of the incidents, a CTV W5 investigation reveals."



"The National Energy Board, which regulates pipelines in Canada, has records of seven spills, while Enbridge told the investigative program there had been 13.

But W5’s analysis of information from the energy board, the company and Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment showed 35 spills associated with the 830-kilometre Line 9. (The Quebec government refused to provide W5 with any information)."

Jessica McDiarmid reports for the Toronto Star and Annie Burns-Pieper reports for CTV W5 February 22, 2014. [2]

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Source: Toronto Star [2], 02/24/2014
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/w5-uncovers-unreported-spills-alarming-communities-along-830-km-pipe [2] http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontopipeline/2014/02/22/enbridge_line_9_w5_uncovers_unreported_spills_alarming_communities_along_830km_pipe.html [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/journalism/media [4] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/pollution [5] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/canada [6] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81