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As a regulated company, we are responsible for reporting spills greater than 1.5 m3 to the National Energy Board (NEB). Since The National Energy Board started regulating pipelines in 1961 there have been approximately 78 reported incidents on the Trans Mountain pipeline system. These reported incidents are broken down as follows: · 61 incidents involving crude oil · 7 involving gasoline, jet fuel, diesel and other types of oil · 4 involving water · 5 involving other products not listed above · 1 did not involve any product
Approximately 70% of these incidents occurred at terminals or pump stations and the remainder occurred along the pipeline right-of-way. For a detailed list of the release incidents, please see our Spill History page: http://www.transmountain.com/spill-history.
Additionally, the following pages provide information on our most serious spills in the last decade; they discuss real spill details, remediation, and lessons learned: - http://www.transmountain.com/ward-road-2005-spill - http://www.transmountain.com/westridge-2007-spill - http://www.transmountain.com/burnaby-tank-82-2009-spill - http://www.transmountain.com/abbotsford-tank-121-2012-spill 

Since announcing our intention to pursue the project in April 2012, we’ve engaged with thousands of people through one on one meetings, 37 public information sessions and ongoing opportunities online and in-person. We are committed to engaging with governments, community leaders, land owners, Aboriginal groups - including the provincial government.
With a project of this size and nature that touches 15 B.C. ridings along the pipeline route and 25 ridings along the marine corridor, we expect and welcome a high degree of public interest. It is important we provide timely and accurate information to all interested, including Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), relevant government ministers, opposition critics and public office holders along our pipeline and marine corridors.
The MLAs representing communities potentially affected by the Project have been sent information packages and have been invited to attend community open houses and workshops. 

We held a series of 37 Information Sessions to introduce the project along the pipeline and marine corridors last fall and winter, including one in Edson in October 2012. We have recently launched new public engagement opportunities. In this phase we are seeking feedback on the selected study corridor area for the pipeline and how it might affect communities. All pipeline communities have the opportunity to see the selected study corridors and provide feedback through this website, the Edson pages can be found here: http://talk.transmountain.com/edson. In some areas where the pipeline route has changed, we will be hosting public Open Houses. Open Houses will be held in Hinton on May 15 and in Edmonton on May 16. Stakeholders are encouraged to attend either session or participate by joining the conversation or providing input through this website.
Additionally, we plan on hosting another series of Information Sessions in the Fall of 2013, prior to filing an National Energy Board (NEB) Application, and we anticipate one would be in held in the Edson area. Upcoming events will be posted on www.transmountain.com and advertised locally. We encourage you to participate online today by registering at http://talk.transmountain.com/register?return_to=%2F and providing your feedback about the Edson area. 

As the Trans Mountain Pipeline is still a few years away from construction, contractors have not yet been secured for the construction phase of the Project. Trans Mountain is consulting with Unions, Association, Communities and Contractors to develop a strategy that will encourage and benefit local employment. 

"Dilbit” is used and defined by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP). Their publication entitled Alberta Oil Sands Bitumen Valuation Methodology (2013) defines “dilbit blends” as “blends made from heavy crudes and/or bitumens and a diluents usually condensate, for the purpose of meeting pipeline viscosity and density specifications, where the density of the diluents included in the blend is less than 800 kg/m3”. The term was coined in the 1980’s when the process of diluting bitumen using diluents to facilitate transportation by pipeline was developed.