Alberta rushes to contain oil spill on Red Deer River

[CHIMO]

Source: Calgary Herald

CALGARY — Containment booms have been set up at a key reservoir in west-central Alberta to sop up crude oil flowing in the swollen Red Deer River from a pipeline leak north of Sundre.

Water intake valves along the 56-kilometre spill path have been shut in and residents downstream of the town to Gleniffer Lake were notified of the incident, said Alberta Environment Friday.

Residents along the banks of the river have already reported the stench of sour oil and sightings of dead wildlife following a 1,000- to 3,000-barrel spill into a tributary north of Sundre Thursday evening.

Pipeline operator Plains Midstream Canada said it shut down its Rangeland pipeline operations immediately following notification of the leak at Jackson Creek. The company said the strong odour resulting from the oil did not pose a health of safety risk to the public.


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[sabrina 1]

1. Drill, baby Drill!

[KT2000]

2. Yeah - safe as mother's milk

the strong odor DOES pose a health problem.
Why do these people get away with such garbage?

[TrogL]

3. Lovely I was in Red Deer last month

Pretty little town. The River runs right through it but I think this might be downstream

[Posteritatis]

6. My brother and his family live there; kinda going "argh!" right now. (nt)

[daleo]

8. The spill is upstream of Red Deer

The river is high with the spring runoff in the Rockies and headed for Red Deer.

[aquart]

4. Canada has caught the American Disease.

[jwirr]

5. Now maybe they will not be so eager to put the pipeline directly over out vital water areas.

[Auntie Bush]

7. And next month they will start drilling in Alaska. Maybe news like this will help stop the

administration from granting the oil company (I think BP) the rights to drill before we start seeing oil covered dead polar bears.