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Spill Occurance Date Spill Region Location Location Description Product Spilled Quantity Measurement Spill Cause Lead Agency
spill-2024067 March 11, 2024 Sahtu Norman Wells Norman Wells Wastewater/impacted water 20.00 Liters Other CER - Canada Energy Regulator
spill-2024066 March 11, 2024 North Slave Gahcho Kue Kennady Lake Gahcho Kue Mine Chemicals (including transformer oils) 144.00 Liters Tank Leak GNWT - Department of Environment and Climate Change
spill-2024065 March 6, 2024 North Slave Tibbitt-Contwoyto, Winter Road North Slave Region Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road, rest area 44 Petroleum - fuel oil (jet A, diesel, turbo A, heat) 100.00 Liters Unknown Cause GNWT - Department of Environment and Climate Change
spill-2024064 August 29, 2023 Baffin Chidliak CH-6 Camp Petroleum - lubricating oil (lube, hydraulic) 10.00 Liters Unknown Cause CIRNAC - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
spill-2024063 March 5, 2024 North Slave Yellowknife, Community, Northwest Territories Yellowknife Lift Station #1 Wastewater/impacted water 60.00 Liters Other GNWT - Department of Environment and Climate Change
spill-2024062 March 4, 2024 Doris-Madrid Project, Mine, Oil Field, etc Bathurst Inlet Other 1.00 Liters Other CIRNAC - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
spill-2024061 March 1, 2024 North Slave Diavik, Mine, Oil Field, etc C portal muck pad Chemicals (including transformer oils) 950.00 Liters Breakage GNWT - Department of Environment and Climate Change
spill-2024060 March 2, 2024 Beaufort Delta Winter Road, Winter Road Inuvik Region Chemicals (including transformer oils) 35.00 Liters Breakage GNWT - Department of Environment and Climate Change
spill-2024059 March 1, 2024 North Slave Gahcho Kue Kennedy Lake Gahcho Kue Mine Petroleum - lubricating oil (lube, hydraulic) 250.00 Liters Other GNWT - Department of Environment and Climate Change
spill-2024058 February 29, 2024 Baffin Mary River Mine Baffin Island Mary River Mine Site Wastewater/impacted water 400.00 Liters Pipe Leaks CIRNAC - Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

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