Seems you need to clean up your own backyard before cheering for the expansion   
   of the Trans Mountain from Alberta into BC.   
      
   And the last sentence in this article should make every Canadian with a sane   
   working mind worry . . . .   
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   CBC News · Posted: Jun 12, 2019   
      
   Federal, provincial prosecutors seeking $3.8M from Husky Energy after guilty   
   plea in Sask. pipeline spill   
      
   Federal and provincial prosecutors are asking for Husky Energy to pay a total   
   penalty of $3.8 million for a large pipeline spill into the North Saskatchewan   
   River in 2016.   
      
   On Tuesday, Husky pleaded guilty to permitting the spill of 225,000 litres of   
   "heavy crude oil in water frequented by fish" near Maidstone, Sask.  The Crown   
   withdrew other charges against Husky, including not immediately notifying   
   authorities and not    
   taking immediate remedies to prevent or counteract the effects of the spill.   
      
   The federal Crown asked for a fine of $2.5 million, as well as a further   
   $200,000 from the company to fund fish and bird conservation projects in the   
   area.   
      
   The provincial Crown prosecutor asked for a total amount of $1.12 million,   
   which would include an $800,000 fine and an extra $320,000 for a contaminated   
   site fund.   
      
   "This is the most significant [environmental] incident that's even happened in   
   this province," said Matt Miazga.   
      
   He said the agreement was one of the most complicated cases he's ever worked   
   on, and both sides had tried for weeks to come to an agreement.     
      
   The judge in the case estimates a trial could have lasted anywhere between two   
   to four weeks.   
      
   It's possible the judge will proceed to sentencing today as the hearing   
   continues in Lloydminster provincial court.   
      
   A lawyer for the provincial government blamed the leak on shifting ground near   
   the riverbank that led to increased pressure on the pipeline and an eventual   
   break, and said the slumping riverbank was a rare occurrence in the area.   
      
   The pipeline's leak detection alarms apparently didn't signal the cause or   
   exact location of the break.   
      
   The Crown prosecutor told court the spill was first reported to Environment   
   Canada by a civilian and then by a "third-party operator."   
      
   Husky shut down the pipeline at 10 a.m. on July 21.  The spill had started the   
   previous day and the company didn't notify authorities of it until 1:50 p.m.   
   that day.   
      
   Environment Canada and Husky eventually took joint command to respond to the   
   spill.  Crews searched over 900 kilometres of shoreline to trace the origin of   
   the leak, including which pipeline in the area was damaged.   
      
   The Crown said the pipeline was not built to take into account thermal   
   pressure caused by the moving ground.  A company hired by Husky said it wasn't   
   feasible to actively mitigate the slumping ground, only to monitor the   
   situation.   
      
   Husky said the pipeline was built to industry standards.   
      
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   more + photos:   
      
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   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/husky-energy-pipelin   
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