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THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 18 MONDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2017
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR MONDAY JUNE 17, 2019 PAGE 27
A Monthly update on the Oil & Gas and Energy Industry
Ice Practice: Emergency Response in Winter Conditions ENERGY EDUCATION IN ACTION
Trans Mountain practices emergency equipment needed for winter spill response. prepared to respond quickly and
response on the existing pipeline in all Employees, contractors, first responders and efficiently. Five Provinces and the Northwest Territories express a
seasons so they can be prepared to Indigenous groups were invited to participate Last year, Trans Mountain conducted Growth in the oil sands projects drives
respond to an incident no matter what and observe. 18 emergency response exercises at unified voice to the Prime Minister on bills C-69 and C-4
weather conditions are present. Winter is Trans Mountain is required by regulators to various locations along the pipeline
no exception. Where the pipeline crosses have an Emergency Management Program route including a similar winter ice continued from page 26
rivers and streams, these bodies of water and to exercise their Emergency Response deployment held near Jasper National resource sector projects in Canada respected, the bill should be rejected, as it Our governments are deeply concerned need for more pipelines to 2030: CAPP
can be covered with ice in winter Plans on a regular basis to ensure they are Park in January 2018. plunged by $100 billion – an amount will present insurmountable roadblocks for with the federal government's disregard,
months, so it is imperative response equivalent to 4.5 per cent of Canada's major infrastructure projects across the so far, of the concerns raised by our
crews are trained to respond under ice gross domestic product. To protect country and will further jeopardize jobs, provinces and territory related to these
conditions. Last week, their Emergency Canada's economic future, we, growth and investor confidence. Similarly, bills. As it stands, the federal government
Response Team conducted an on-ice collectively, cannot afford to overlook the Bill C-48 threatens investor confidence, and appears indifferent to the economic
emergency exercise on Lac Des Roches, uncertainty and risk to future investment the tanker moratorium discriminates against hardships faced by provinces and
BC near 100 Mile House, where ice created by Bill C-69. western Canadian crude products. We were territories. Immediate action to refine or
conditions were appropriate and safe to very disappointed that the Senate did not eliminate these bills is needed to avoid
practice deploying equipment needed for Our five provinces and territory stand accept the recommendation to the Senate further alienating provinces and
winter spill response. united and strongly urge the government Committee on Transport and territories and their citizens and focus on
This pre-planned exercise simulated a to accept Bill C-69 as amended by the Communications that the bill not be uniting the country in support of
scenario of a third-party strike to the Senate, in order to minimize the damage reported. We would urge the government to Canada's economic prosperity.
pipeline resulting in a release of product to the Canadian economy. We would stop pressing for the passage of this bill
into the water. Crews trained on Tim McMillan encourage the Government of Canada and which will have detrimental effects on Yours sincerely,
equipment to cut through the ice to President and CEO all members of the House of Commons to national unity and for the Canadian economy Hon. Doug Ford
practice containment and recovery Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers accept the full slate of amendments to the as a whole. Premier of Ontario
techniques under ice and snow. bill. The Senate Committee on Energy,
Conducting the exercise in a live winter the Environment, and Natural Resources Hon. Blaine Higgs
environment allows first responders to heard 38 days of testimony from 277 Premier of New Brunswick
adapt to real seasonal challenges. witnesses including indigenous Hon. Brian Pallister
The exercise also included land-based communities, industry, Premiers, and Premier of Manitoba
training, setup and deployment of independent experts. Based on that
response trailers, containment boom and comprehensive testimony, the committee
recommended significant amendments to Hon. Scott Moe
the bill, which were accepted by the Premier of Saskatchewan
Senate as a whole. We urge you to respect
that process, the committee's expertise, Hon. Jason Kenney
and the Senate's vote. Premier of Alberta
If the Senate's amendments are not Hon. Bob McLeod
Premier of the Northwest Territories
Industry supporters of responsible energy
Specializing in pipeline construction, facility constructions,
maintenance, abandonments and compression projects
780-728-0004 4515 2nd Avenue
PAGE 18 MONDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2017
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR MONDAY JUNE 17, 2019 PAGE 27
A Monthly update on the Oil & Gas and Energy Industry
Ice Practice: Emergency Response in Winter Conditions ENERGY EDUCATION IN ACTION
Trans Mountain practices emergency equipment needed for winter spill response. prepared to respond quickly and
response on the existing pipeline in all Employees, contractors, first responders and efficiently. Five Provinces and the Northwest Territories express a
seasons so they can be prepared to Indigenous groups were invited to participate Last year, Trans Mountain conducted Growth in the oil sands projects drives
respond to an incident no matter what and observe. 18 emergency response exercises at unified voice to the Prime Minister on bills C-69 and C-4
weather conditions are present. Winter is Trans Mountain is required by regulators to various locations along the pipeline
no exception. Where the pipeline crosses have an Emergency Management Program route including a similar winter ice continued from page 26
rivers and streams, these bodies of water and to exercise their Emergency Response deployment held near Jasper National resource sector projects in Canada respected, the bill should be rejected, as it Our governments are deeply concerned need for more pipelines to 2030: CAPP
can be covered with ice in winter Plans on a regular basis to ensure they are Park in January 2018. plunged by $100 billion – an amount will present insurmountable roadblocks for with the federal government's disregard,
months, so it is imperative response equivalent to 4.5 per cent of Canada's major infrastructure projects across the so far, of the concerns raised by our
crews are trained to respond under ice gross domestic product. To protect country and will further jeopardize jobs, provinces and territory related to these
conditions. Last week, their Emergency Canada's economic future, we, growth and investor confidence. Similarly, bills. As it stands, the federal government
Response Team conducted an on-ice collectively, cannot afford to overlook the Bill C-48 threatens investor confidence, and appears indifferent to the economic
emergency exercise on Lac Des Roches, uncertainty and risk to future investment the tanker moratorium discriminates against hardships faced by provinces and
BC near 100 Mile House, where ice created by Bill C-69. western Canadian crude products. We were territories. Immediate action to refine or
conditions were appropriate and safe to very disappointed that the Senate did not eliminate these bills is needed to avoid
practice deploying equipment needed for Our five provinces and territory stand accept the recommendation to the Senate further alienating provinces and
winter spill response. united and strongly urge the government Committee on Transport and territories and their citizens and focus on
This pre-planned exercise simulated a to accept Bill C-69 as amended by the Communications that the bill not be uniting the country in support of
scenario of a third-party strike to the Senate, in order to minimize the damage reported. We would urge the government to Canada's economic prosperity.
pipeline resulting in a release of product to the Canadian economy. We would stop pressing for the passage of this bill
into the water. Crews trained on Tim McMillan encourage the Government of Canada and which will have detrimental effects on Yours sincerely,
equipment to cut through the ice to President and CEO all members of the House of Commons to national unity and for the Canadian economy Hon. Doug Ford
practice containment and recovery Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers accept the full slate of amendments to the as a whole. Premier of Ontario
techniques under ice and snow. bill. The Senate Committee on Energy,
Conducting the exercise in a live winter the Environment, and Natural Resources Hon. Blaine Higgs
environment allows first responders to heard 38 days of testimony from 277 Premier of New Brunswick
adapt to real seasonal challenges. witnesses including indigenous Hon. Brian Pallister
The exercise also included land-based communities, industry, Premiers, and Premier of Manitoba
training, setup and deployment of independent experts. Based on that
response trailers, containment boom and comprehensive testimony, the committee
recommended significant amendments to Hon. Scott Moe
the bill, which were accepted by the Premier of Saskatchewan
Senate as a whole. We urge you to respect
that process, the committee's expertise, Hon. Jason Kenney
and the Senate's vote. Premier of Alberta
If the Senate's amendments are not Hon. Bob McLeod
Premier of the Northwest Territories
Industry supporters of responsible energy
Specializing in pipeline construction, facility constructions,
maintenance, abandonments and compression projects
780-728-0004 4515 2nd Avenue
