ABBOTSFORD, B.C. \u0026mdash\u003B Trans Mountain estimates as much as 1,195 barrels, or 190,000 litres, of light crude spilled from its pipeline pumping station in Abbotsford, B.C.
The statement said the pipeline restarted on Sunday afternoon, after all safety protocols were completed.
Sumas First Nation Chief Dalton Silver said the spill happened just south of a cultural and burial ground of great significance to their people.tap here to see other videos from our teamHe said in a statement Sunday that it’s the fourth time in 15 years that there has been a spill from the pipeline on their land.
Trans Mountain said the site has permanent air and groundwater monitoring in place there’s no indication of a risk to the public or community. A spokesman for Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O’Regan said the department is “monitoring the situation closely.”tap here to see other videos from our teamThe pipeline was shut early Saturday when an alarm was received about the spill at the station in the B.C.’s Fraser Valley, not far from the U.S. border.
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