Green Party leader and newly elected MP Elizabeth May has raised concerns about a Plains Midstream Canada oil spill near Peace River, Alberta, in late April.
The 30,000 barrels of oil spilled into the wetlands on April 29. It took almost a week for the company to issue a statement with details about the spill.
“Plains All American has an atrocious record, and is responsible for releasing at least 6,510 barrels of crude oil into bodies of water in Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and in the Gulf of Mexico,” May said in a statement.
Plains Midstream Canada is the sister company of Plains All American Pipeline located in Texas, which has a long record of Clean Water Act violations, said May.
“Plains Midstream operated its pipeline in close proximity to Alberta communities and the spill is having a devastating effect on residents and the environment,” she said.
