Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In response to the Member's question. Yes, my office was notified on August 27 around 10:35 in the morning. If my memory serves me right, I remember we were in an Executive Council meeting all morning that day. I got into my office about 11:30, and the notice was on my desk. The barge ran aground at about 5:45 on August 26, and was reported at 8:05 by Evelyn Krutko, who is our renewable resource officer, as soon as she was told. She, along with the R.C.M.P., went down to the spill area as soon as they could, by boat, and reported back again to the spill line.
The volume, the perceived volume at the time, was about 2,790 gallons, that is about 62 - 45 gallon drums. Later, we were told that the spill was a little over a 1000 gallons, which translates to about 24 - 45 gallon drums. Yes, Mr. Speaker, my office was noticed at 10:35. Thank you.