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Energy East Pipeline Would Threaten Manitoba’s Drinking Water: Report

"Pipeline would carry oil from Alberta to East Coast and threaten water of more than 60 per cent of Manitobans says Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition"

"WINNIPEG — A new report says a pipeline that would carry millions of barrels of oil from Alberta to the East Coast would threaten the drinking water of over 60 per cent of Manitoba residents.

The report by the Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition said a rupture on the proposed Energy East pipeline would seep into any number of waterways which feed into Winnipeg’s water supply.

The pipeline would transport one million barrels of oil a day from Alberta and Saskatchewan to refineries and port terminals on the East Coast.

Part of the line would run underneath an aqueduct carrying Winnipeg’s drinking water from Shoal Lake near the Ontario boundary."

Chinta Puxley reports for the Canadian Press May 25, 2015.

Source: Canadian Press, 05/27/2015