Incident overviews provide information on significant spills of oil or hazardous material in British Columbia.
These overviews are summaries about the incident location, scale, cause, response actions and environmental impacts.
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Incident Date | Name | Source | Nearest Community |
Spilled Content |
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Dec. 14, 2024 | Diesel Spill Lutes Creek | Transfer Operation | Zeballos, B.C. | Diesel |
Nov. 03, 2024 | Hydraulic Oil Spill Union Bay | Heavy Machinery | Union Bay, B.C. | Hydraulic Oil |
Sep. 23, 2024 | Discharges into Hope Slough | Unknown | Chilliwack, B.C. | Unknown |
Sep. 19, 2024 | Red Bridge Fire Kamloops | Fire | Kamloops, B.C. | Unknown/woody debris |
Aug. 24, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Incident Sicamous | Transport Truck | Sicamous, B.C. | Diesel, Engine Oil |
July 27, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Incident Peachland | Motor Vehicle | Peachland, B.C. | Asphalt Primer |
July 17, 2024 | Cloudy Substance Cecelia Creek | Unknown | Victoria, B.C. | Unknown |
July 11, 2024 | Firefighting Foam Stoney Creek | Storage Tank | Abbotsford, B.C. | Mixed Chemicals |
May 21, 2024 | Used Oil Spill in Fish Creek | Unknown | Charlie Lake, B.C. | Used oil |
Mar. 28, 2024 | Sewage Spill Nelson | Pipeline | Nelson, B.C. | Sewage |
Mar. 9, 2024 | Motor Vehicle Incident Valemont | Transport Truck | Valemont, B.C. | Mixed Chemicals |
Mar. 1, 2024 | Train Incident Seabird Island | Locomotive | Agassiz, B.C. | Diesel |
Feb. 16, 2024 | Train Derailment Revelstoke | Locomotive | Revelstoke, B.C. | Fuel |
Jan. 27, 2024 | Fuel Oil Spill Saanich | Private Property | Saanich, B.C. | Fuel |
Jan. 21, 2024 | Smoke from Burnaby Refinery | Processing Unit | Burnaby, B.C. | Smoke |
Jan. 20, 2024 | Fuel Spill Gorge Waterway | Unknown | Esquimalt, B.C. | Oil |
Dec. 7, 2023 | Landslide Chilliwack | Landslide | Chilliwack, B.C. | Waste Oil |
Nov. 19, 2023 | Train Derailment Delta | Locomotive | South Surrey, Delta | Diesel |
Nov. 17, 2023 | Transport Truck West Kelowna | Transport Truck | West Kelowna, B.C. | Unknown |
Nov. 7, 2023 | Truck and Excavator in Pillar Lake | Motor Vehicle | Falkland, B.C. | Fuel |
Sept. 11, 2023 | Pink Substance Guerin Creek | Unknown | Kamloops, B.C. | Unknown |
July 26, 2023 | Fuel Spill Nanaimo | Vessel | Nanaimo, B.C. | Fuel |
June 15, 2023 | Fuel Truck Spill Golden | Fuel Truck | Golden, B.C. | Diesel |
June 6, 2023 | Recycling Facility Fire Kamloops | Runoff Water | Kamloops, B.C. | Unknown |
May 16, 2023 | Wildfire | Fort St. John, B.C. | N/A | |
May 4, 2023 | Chromium Spill Merritt | Transport Truck | Merritt, B.C. | Chromic Acid |
Mar 10, 2023 | Hydrocarbon Spill Delta | Unknown | Delta, B.C. | Hydrocarbon |
Mar 6, 2023 | Topsoil Runoff North Vancouver | Private Property | North Vancouver, B.C. | Topsoil |
Feb 11, 2023 | Diesel Spill Jaffray | Fuel Truck | Jaffray, B.C. | Fuel |
May 26, 2022 |
Ammonia Release Kamloops | Storage Tank | Kamloops, B.C. | Ammonia |
May 6, 2022 | Hydrocarbon Spill Rolla | Unknown | Rolla, B.C. | Hydrocarbon |
May 5, 2022 | Motor Vehicle Incident Revelstoke | Transport Truck | Revelstoke, B.C. | Fuel |
Jan 11, 2022 | Epoxy Spill 100 Mile House | Transport Truck | 100 Mile House, B.C. | Epoxy Resin |
Oct. 23, 2021 | MV Zim Kingston | Vessel | Victoria, B.C. | Containers |
Feb. 14, 2021 | Manure Spill Agassiz | Storage Tank | Agassiz , B.C. | Manure |
Feb. 15, 2021 | Rivers Inlet Diesel Spill | Storage Tank | Rivers Inlet, B.C. | Fuel |
Jan. 15, 2021 | Hydrocarbon Spill Masset | Unknown | Masset, B.C. | Hydrocarbon |
Dec. 24, 2020 | Sunken Barge Port McNeill | Vessel | Port McNeill, B.C. | Fuel |
Dec. 13, 2020 | Taylor District Motor Vehicle Incident |
Fuel Truck | Taylor, B.C. | Fuel |
Dec. 4, 2020 | Sunken Vessel Bligh Island B.C. | Vessel | Gold River, B.C. | Fuel |
Oct. 12, 2020 | Train Derailment Edgewater B.C. | Locomotive | Edgewater, B.C. | Coal |
Sept. 14, 2020 | Train Derailment Hope B.C. | Locomotive | Hope, B.C. | Potash |
Sept. 13, 2020 | Pier Fire New Westminster | Fire | New Westminster, B.C. | Unknown |
Sept. 10, 2020 | Fire at Steel Recycling Facility South of Nanaimo |
Fire | Cassidy, B.C. | Unknown |
June 28, 2020 | Emulsion Release Fort St. John | Pipeline | Rigel, B.C. | Emulsion |
June 13, 2020 | Sunken Vessel Gibson's Harbor | Vessel | Gibson, B.C. | Fuel |
June 12, 2020 | Crude Oil Release near Abbotsford |
Pipeline | Abbotsford, B.C. | Crude Oil |
May 26, 2020 | Tanker Fire near Charlie Lake | Fuel Truck | Fort St. John , B.C. | Crude Oil |
April 30, 2020 | Williams Lake Creek Sewage Spill |
Sewage | Williams Lake, B.C. | Sewage |
April 22, 2020 | Foss 153 Diesel Spill Diinan Khalii Dinan Bay Haida Gwaii |
Vessel | Port Clements, B.C. | Fuel |
March 5, 2020 | CN Train Derailment in Giscome | Locomotive | Giscome, B.C. | Petroleum Coke |
Feb. 6, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Incident on Highway 16 near Red Pass Junction |
Fuel Truck | Mt Robson, B.C. | Jet Fuel |
Jan. 12, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Incident near McBride |
Fuel Truck | McBride, B.C. | Gasoline |
Jan. 7, 2020 | Train Derailment near Kitwanga | Locomotive | Kitwanga, B.C. | Wood Pellets |
Jan. 7, 2020 | Diesel Spill near Yale B.C. | Fuel Truck | Yale, B.C. | Fuel |
Dec. 26, 2019 | CN Derailment near Moose Lake | Locomotive | Tête Jaune Cache, B.C. | Potash |
Dec. 15, 2019 | Tug Grounding, Chatham Channel |
Vessel | Sayward, B.C. | Fuel |
Dec. 6, 2019 |
Storage Tank |
Village of Nakusp, B.C. |
Home |
|
Nov. 16, 2019 | Highway 49 Tanker Fire | Fuel Truck | Dawson Creek, B.C. | Crude Oil |
Nov. 9, 2019 | Barge Aground near Quadra Island |
Vessel | Cape Mudge, B.C. | N/A |
Oct. 2, 2019 | Tanker Truck Rollover near Port Alice |
Fuel Truck |
Port Alice, B.C. |
10% Spent Sulfite Liquor |
Oct. 1, 2019 | Sunken Tug near Gibsons | Vessel | Gibsons, B.C. | Fuel |
May 30, 2019 | Fuel Spill North of Vavenby | Transport Truck | Vavenby, B.C. | Fuel |
March 27, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Incident & Fire near Charlie Lake |
Fuel Truck | Charlie Lake, B.C. | Condensate |
March 27, 2019 | Fuel Truck | Salmo, B.C. | Fuel | |
March 22, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Incident West of Keremeos |
Transport Truck | Hedley, B.C. | Red Wine |
March 9, 2019 | Neucel Pulp Mill Closure | Pulp Mill | Port Alice, B.C. | Unknown |
March 3, 2019 | Sweetwater Road Truck Incident |
Transport Truck | Rolla, B.C. | Crude Oil |
Feb. 26, 2019 | Teck Trail Acidic Solution Spill |
Fertilizer Plant | Trail, B.C. | Acidic Solution |
Dec 30, 2018 | Diesel Spill North of Vavenby |
Transport Truck | Vavenby, B.C. | Fuel |
Dec. 14, 2018 | Bear River Zinc Concentrate Spill |
Transport Truck | Stewart, B.C. | Zinc Concentrate |
Oct. 9, 2018 | Enbridge Gas Line Fire | Pipeline | Prince George, B.C. | Fuel |
Sept. 9, 2018 | Lina Island Grounding | Vessel | Village of Queen Charlotte, B.C. |
None at this time |
Aug. 14, 2018 | Truck fire north of Hudson's Hope |
Motor Vehicle | Hudson's Hope, B.C. | Petroleum Condensate |
Aug. 14 2018 |
Vessel |
Vancouver, B.C. |
Fuel |
|
Aug. 2, 2018 | Float Plane incident on Tyaughton Lake |
Aircraft | Gold Bridge, B.C. | Fuel |
July 18, 2018 | Tanker truck incident near Elko Tunnel |
Fuel Truck | Morrissey, B.C. | Calcium Chloride |
July 11, 2018 | Prince Rupert Container Terminal Incident |
Unknown | Prince Rupert, B.C. | Unknown |
July 11, 2018 | CN Train Derailment north of Pemberton |
Locomotive | Pemberton, B.C. | N/A |
June 18, 2018 | Silverdale Barge Incident | Vessel | Silverdale, B.C. | Unknown |
May 24, 2018 | Goldstream Motor Vehicle Incident |
Motor Vehicle |
Langford, B.C. |
Furnace Oil |
May 9, 2018 | Gas line struck in Pitt Meadows |
Pipeline | Pitt Meadows, B.C. | Natural Gas |
April 11, 2018 | Fuel truck spill - Mile 543 Alaska Hwy |
Transport Truck |
Watson Lake, Y.T. | Fuel |
April 9, 2018 | Sinking fishing vessel near Prince Rupert |
Vessel | Prince Rupert, B.C. | Unknown |
Mar. 22, 2018 | Hydrochloric Acid spill near Alberta border |
Fuel Truck | Tupper | Hydrochloric Acid |
Mar. 20, 2018 | Gas leak at Silver Star Resort |
Pipeline | SilverStar Resort |
Fuel |
Mar. 13, 2018 | English Bay Oil Sheen | Unknown | Vancouver, B.C. | Fuel |
Feb. 24, 2018 | HMCS Calgary Fuel Spill | Vessel | Strait of Georgia | Fuel |
Jan. 25, 2018 | Overturned Tanker Truck near Grand Forks |
Fuel Truck |
Grand Forks, B.C. | Fuel |
Jan. 22, 2018 |
Ethanol Fire in Port Coquitlam Rail Yard |
Fuel Truck |
Port Coquitlam, B.C. | Ethanol |
Jan. 19, 2018 | Coal Train Derailment near Hazelton |
Locomotive | Hazelton, B.C. | Coal |
Dec. 4, 2017 | Tank Truck Jack-knife near Fort St John |
Fuel Truck |
Fort St. John, B.C. | Condensate |
Nov. 28, 2017 | Tractor Trailer Fire near Hope (Hwy 5) |
Transport Truck | Hope, B.C. | Corrosive liquid |
Nov. 26, 2017 | POTENTIAL: Tug Jake Shearer SW of Bella Bella |
Vessel | Bella Bella, B.C. | N/A |
Nov. 23, 2017 | Hells Gate Train Derailment |
Locomotive | Hells Gate, B.C. | Fuel |
Nov. 21, 2017 | South Okanagan Hazmat Incident |
Unknown | Kaleden, B.C. | Caustic Substance |
Nov. 15, 2017 | Logging Truck Engine Fluid Spill near Caycuse B.C. |
Transport Truck |
Caycuse, B.C. | Fuel |
Oct. 24, 2017 | Ammonia Leak at Chicken Processing Facility |
Facility | Coquitlam, B.C. | Ammonia |
Oct. 17, 2017 | Fernie Arena Ammonia Release |
Arena | Fernie, B.C. | Ammonia |
Oct. 12, 2017 | Mitchell Island Industrial Fire |
Fire | Richmond, B.C. | Fire Suppression Water |
Oct. 8, 2017 | Caustic Liquid Spill near the AB-BC border |
Fuel Truck |
Dawson Creek, B.C. | Caustic liquid |
Sept. 27, 2017 | Industrial Vehicle in the Beatton River |
Transport Truck | Pink Mountain, B.C. | Hydraulic fluid, engine fluids |
Aug.31, 2017 | Vessel Fire near Gabriola Island |
Vessel | Gabriola, B.C. | Fuel |
July 31, 2017 | Fuel Truck |
Langford, B.C. | Fuel | |
July 27, 2017 |
Fuel |
Stewart, B.C. |
Diesel |
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July 14, 2017 | Langley Motor Vehicle Incident |
Storage Tank | Langley, B.C. | Diesel |
June 15, 2017 | Fuel Tanker Incident Near Kennedy Lake |
Fuel Truck |
Ucluelet, B.C. | Jet A Fuel |
May 17, 2017 | Enderby Fuel Truck Spill |
Fuel Truck | Enderby, B.C. | Fuel |
May 16, 2017 | Sunken Tug in Shuswap Lake |
Vessel | Saint Ives, B.C. | Unknown |
April 18, 2017 | Nanaimo Curling Rink Incident |
Refrigerator | Nanaimo, B.C. | Ammonia |
April 15, 2017 | Kootenay Lake Ferry Incident |
Vessel | Balfour, B.C. | Gear Oil |
April 10, 2017 | Selkirk Vessel Fire | Vessel | Victoria, B.C. | Unknown |
April 7, 2017 | Motor Vehicle Incident near Elkford |
Motor Vehicle |
Elkford, B.C. | Fuel |
Mar. 29, 2017 | Ross Lake Vehicle Incident |
Motor Vehicle | Hazelton, B.C. | Vehicle Fluids (<1 L) |
Mar. 24, 2017 | Fraser River Sheen | Vessel | Mission, B.C. | Fuel |
Mar. 16, 2017 | Hills Bros Mt Robson Provincial Park Incident |
Motor Vehicle | Valemount, B.C. | Fuel |
Mar. 13, 2017 | MVI in Glacier National Park |
Motor Vehicle | Revelstoke, B.C. | Fuel/Paint |
Mar. 10, 2017 | Diesel Spill south of Port McNeill |
Storage Tank |
Kelsey Bay, B.C. | Fuel |
Mar. 5, 2017 |
Storage |
Echo Bay, B.C. |
Fuel | |
Mar. 2, 2017 | Clandestine Drug Lab Waste Spill |
Illegal Lab | Rock Creek, B.C. | Drug Lab Waste |
Feb. 23, 2017 |
Pipeline |
Prophet River, B.C. |
Processed |
|
Feb. 17, 2017 | RDKB Sewage Spill | Sewage Plant |
Trail, B.C. | Effluent |
Oct. 13, 2016 | Seaforth Channel | Vessel | Bella Bella, B.C. | Fuel |
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