The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 On the front lines of B.C. oil spill surveillance https://thenarwhal.ca/on-the-front-lines-of-b-c-oil-spill-surveillance/ Sat, 03 Aug 2019 16:17:13 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13210 In 2018 alone, Transport Canada's Pacific aerial surveillance program reported 550 oil spills — yet only two fines were levied. We went up in the sky to learn more about the art of detecting an oil spill Christopher Pollon Video National Aerial Surveillance Program oil spills Trans Mountain Pipeline Transport Canada Internal Documents Show Feds Doubted Their Own First Nations Consultation Process for Northern Gateway Pipeline https://thenarwhal.ca/internal-documents-show-feds-doubted-their-own-first-nations-consultation-process-northern-gateway-pipeline/ Thu, 23 Apr 2015 23:18:23 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/04/23/internal-documents-show-feds-doubted-their-own-first-nations-consultation-process-northern-gateway-pipeline/ Carol Linnitt access to information legislation ATIPS Chief Fred Sam Chris Tollefson constitution consultation Ellis Ross Enbridge Environment Canada first nations Haisla First Nation Harper Government Joint Review Panel JRP Northern Gateway Northern Gateway Pipeline Section 35 Transport Canada Transport Safety Board Releases Safety Recommendations for Oil By Rail Shipment https://thenarwhal.ca/transport-safety-board-safety-recommendations-oil-rail/ Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:49:21 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2014/01/31/transport-safety-board-safety-recommendations-oil-rail/ Derek Leahy Bakken shale oil bitumen crude oil crude-by-rail Greenpeace Canada John Bennett Keith Stewart Lac Megantic oilsands Rail Sierra Club Canada tarsands train derailment Transport Canada Transportation Safety Board CN Rail, Natural Resources Eye Oil By Rail Export Plan to Match Northern Gateway Capacity https://thenarwhal.ca/cn-rail-natural-resources-eye-oil-rail-export-match-northern-gateway-capacity/ Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:14:55 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/09/24/cn-rail-natural-resources-eye-oil-rail-export-match-northern-gateway-capacity/ Indra Das access to information Alberta B.C. bitumen Bruce Cheadle Canada Canadian Press CN Rail CP Rail crude oil Dennis Lebel Ed Fast Enbridge Government greenpeace Joe Oliver Keith Stewart Keystone XL Lac Megantic Malcolm Cairns Mark Hallman Natural Resources Canada Nexen Inc. Northern Gateway oil pipeline Prince Rupert Rail Transport Canada Rail Safety Concerns Incite Criminal Probe As Lac-Mégantic Derailment Death Toll Climbs https://thenarwhal.ca/rail-safety-concerns-incite-criminal-probe-lac-megantic-derailment-death-toll-climbs/ Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:15:55 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2013/07/10/rail-safety-concerns-incite-criminal-probe-lac-megantic-derailment-death-toll-climbs/ Indra Das Canada Canada Safety Council criminal probe crude oil Dean Beeby death toll Derailment Don Ross Ed Belkaloul Edward Burkhardt Emile Therien Equitierre explosion Lac Megantic Michel Forget Montreal Maine & Atlantic Railways Natural Resources Patrick Lambert Quebec Quebec provincial police rail safety regulations Stephen Guilbeault Stephen Harper train Transport Canada Transportation Safety Board of Canada