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Enbridge faces tough questions at council
Aug 24, 2010, HQ Prince George (Read article on originating site site)
Prince George, B.C. - Details are still vague surrounding what caused an Enbridge pipeline in Michigan to rupture last month - and that’s raising red flags for some city councilors.
Michele Perret, Senior Manager of Municipal Relations with Enbridge gave council an update on what the company is doing to clean up after 19 thousand five hundred barrels of oil spilled from a ruptured underground line.
But as the date for the Joint Review Panel public meeting on the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Project approaches, some important questions remain unanswered - like what cause the spill.
Councilor Brian Skakun says he’s more concerned about the project going ahead after the meeting than he was heading into it because of the lack of answers.
And according to Perret, there will be plenty of jobs - two to three thousand people are expected to be employed during the peak period of construction expected to last two and half to three years.
As for long term jobs, Perret says there will be 100 in BC, not including the marine jobs in Kitimat.
The public is encouraged to participate in the Joint Review Panel meeting in Prince George on September 8th.