Earlier 2 clips on this story - most recent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWR1lvI5P5M Original clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA_321QJGhc Enbridge is now back here for the next few weeks, excavating the pipeline for a maintenance issue. Because of high water levels in the river, they couldn't do any work for the last 9 weeks. Every year, the frost slowly pushes up boulders from below the pipeline & after time they come in contact with the pipe & make a small dimple. Eventually if not repaired, this would wear down, create a weakness & finally rupture, with a massive oil spill into the Thames River here, upstream of London, ON, Canada. Not good, LOL. This is the 2nd time within 5 years that Enbridge has dug up the pipeline here, but last time it was more E of this location, into the field. Just hoping that there are no extended periods of rain while they are here, as the area where they are digging has been flooded & under water many times - here is a video of the river flooding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6EzR11-60M Map showing the high pressure petroleum pipeline that goes through the farm here, from Ft McMurray - Montreal: http://bit.ly/16zjmC8 Sending a GPS "pig" through the pipeline for inspection purposes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pigging Photos of pipeline "pigs": http://bit.ly/13btufF Photos of oil spills: http://bit.ly/12nB3mS Info on oil spills: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_spill Info on the Thames River: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames_River_(Ontario)_ The farm here: http://www.plovermillsfarms.ca Tornado that went by the farm in 2008: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssnbxxG8U8I Just want to mention here, that despite some negative publicity that Enbridge has received in the past, at the farm here they have always been an excellent company to deal with. They always call ahead to notify us when the weekly pipe inspection helicopter is going to fly over the farm here, so we can warn the riders to get off their horses. Their work was top-notch last time they were here repairing the pipeline. All their workers & representatives were courteous, respectful & fully answered all of our questions & concerns. I can say the same for this current repair that has just started. Enbridge: http://www.enbridge.com . . .

• published: 13 Aug 2013
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