Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two returns, Mr. Speaker, one asked by Mr. Gargan on June 23, 1992. It concerned a spill on the pipeline. Late on May 4, a spill was detected on the IPL pipeline 25 kilometres north of Fort Simpson. The oil escaped from the underground pipeline through a pin-sized hole. The spill was estimated to be two cubic meters and covered an area measuring approximately six meters by six meters. The spill was contained on the IPL right-of-way by sandbags and absorbent material, restricting contamination to the immediate area of the leak.
The National Energy Board is the lead agency responsible for investigation of the spill. Follow-up by board officials is continuing.