Spill incidents
Incident overviews
Incident overviews provide information on significant spills of oil or hazardous material in British Columbia. These overviews are not situation reports, but summaries about the incident location, scale, cause, response actions, and environmental impacts.
DISCLAIMER: Information provided is based on reports received by Emergency Management B.C. Information provided is considered to be current at the time of posting, but is subject to change as new information becomes available.
Incident date | Name | Source | Nearest Community |
Spilled Content |
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May 6, 2022 | Hydrocarbon Spill Rolla | Unknown | Rolla | Hydrocarbon |
May 5, 2022 | Motor Vehicle Incident Revelstoke | Tractor Trailor | Revelstoke | Diesel |
Jan 11, 2022 | Epoxy Spill 100 Mile House | Transport Truck | 100 Mile House | Epoxy Resin |
Oct. 23, 2021 | MV Zim Kingston | Container Ship | Victoria | Containers |
Feb. 14, 2021 | Manure Spill Agassiz | Storage Tank | Agassiz | Manure |
Feb. 15, 2021 | Rivers Inlet Diesel Spill | Storage Tank | Rivers Inlet | Diesel |
Jan. 15, 2021 | Hydrocarbon Spill Masset | Unknown | Masset | Hydrocarbon |
Dec. 24, 2020 | Sunken Barge Port McNeill | Sunken Vessel | Port McNeill | Diesel |
Dec. 13, 2020 | Taylor District Motor Vehicle Incident |
Tanker Truck | Taylor | Gasoline |
Dec. 4, 2020 | Sunken Vessel Bligh Island B.C. | Sunken Vessel | Gold River | Fuel/Oil |
Oct. 12, 2020 | Train Derailment Edgewater B.C. | Train Derailment | Edgewater, B.C. | Coal |
Sept. 14, 2020 | Train Derailment Hope B.C. | Train Derailment | Hope, B.C. | Potash |
Sept. 13, 2020 | Pier Fire New Westminster | Pier Fire | New Westminster | Unknown |
Sept. 10, 2020 | Fire at Steel Recycling Facility South of Nanaimo |
Industrial 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. | Diesel |
June 12, 2020 | Crude Oil Release near Abbotsford |
Pipeline | Abbotsford, B.C. | Crude Oil |
May 26, 2020 | Tanker Fire near Charlie Lake | Tanker Truck | Fort St. John | Crude Oil |
April 30, 2020 | Williams Lake Creek Sewage Spill |
Sewage | Williams Lake | Sewage |
April 22, 2020 | Foss 153 Diesel Spill Diinan Khalii Dinan Bay Haida Gwaii |
Accommodation Barge |
Port Clements, B.C. | Diesel Fuel |
March 5, 2020 | CN Train Derailment in Giscome | Train Derailment | Giscome, B.C. | Petroleum Coke |
Feb. 6, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Incident on Highway 16 near Red Pass Junction |
Tanker Truck | Mt Robson, B.C. | Jet A Fuel |
Jan. 12, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Incident near McBride |
Tanker Truck | McBride, B.C. | Gasoline |
Jan. 7, 2020 | Train Derailment near Kitwanga | Train Derailment | Kitwanga, B.C. | Wood Pellets |
Jan. 7, 2020 | Diesel Spill near Yale B.C. | Tanker Truck | Yale, B.C. | Diesel |
Dec. 26, 2019 | CN Derailment near Moose Lake | Train Derailment | Tête Jaune Cache | Potash |
Dec. 15, 2019 | Tug Grounding, Chatham Channel |
Vessel | Sayward, B.C. | Diesel Fuel |
Dec. 6, 2019 |
Above Ground |
Village of |
Home |
|
Nov. 16, 2019 | Highway 49 Tanker Fire | Tanker Truck | Dawson Creek, B.C. |
Crude Oil |
Nov. 9, 2019 | Barge Aground near Quadra Island |
Vessel | Cape Mudge, B.C. |
None at this time |
Oct. 2, 2019 | Tanker Truck Rollover near Port Alice |
Tanker 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. |
Diesel |
March 27, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Incident & Fire near Charlie Lake |
Tanker Truck | Charlie Lake, B.C. |
Condensate |
March 27, 2019 | Tanker Truck | Salmo, B.C. | Diesel & Gas | |
March 22, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Incident West of Keremeos |
Semi 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. | Diesel |
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. |
Natural Gas |
Sept. 9, 2018 | Lina Island Grounding | Accommodation Barge |
Village of Queen Charlotte, B.C. |
None at this time |
Aug. 14, 2018 | Truck fire north of Hudson's Hope |
Vehicle | Hudson's Hope, B.C. |
Petroleum Condensate |
Aug. 14 2018 |
Vessel |
Vancouver, |
Diesel |
|
Aug. 2, 2018 | Float Plane incident on Tyaughton Lake |
Plane | Gold Bridge, B.C. |
Fuel |
July 18, 2018 | Tanker truck incident near Elko Tunnel |
Tanker 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 |
Train | Pemberton, B.C. |
None at this time |
June 18, 2018 | Silverdale Barge Incident | Vessel | Silverdale, B.C. |
Unknown |
May 24, 2018 | Goldstream Motor Vehicle Incident |
Motor Vehicle |
Langford, B.C. |
Possible |
May 9, 2018 | Gas line struck in Pitt Meadows |
Gas Line | Pitt Meadows, B.C. |
Natural Gas |
April 11, 2018 | Fuel truck spill - Mile 543 Alaska Hwy |
Transport Truck |
Watson Lake, Yukon |
Fuel |
April 9, 2018 | Sinking fishing vessel near Prince Rupert |
Vessel | Prince Rupert |
Unknown |
Mar. 22, 2018 | Hydrochloric Acid spill near Alberta border |
Tanker Truck | Tupper | Hydrochloric Acid |
Mar. 20, 2018 | Gas leak at Silver Star Resort |
Severed gas line |
SilverStar Resort |
Natural Gas |
Mar. 13, 2018 | English Bay Oil Sheen | Unconfirmed | Vancouver, B.C. |
Oil |
Feb. 24, 2018 | HMCS Calgary Fuel Spill | HMCS Calgary |
Strait of Georgia |
Fuel |
Jan. 25, 2018 | Overturned Tanker Truck near Grand Forks |
Tanker Truck |
Grand Forks, B.C. |
Fuel |
Jan. 22, 2018 |
Ethanol Fire in Port Coquitlam Rail Yard |
Tanker Truck |
Port Coquitlam, B.C. |
Ethanol |
Jan. 19, 2018 | Coal Train Derailment near Hazelton |
Rail | Hazelton, B.C. |
Coal |
Dec. 4, 2017 | Tank Truck Jack-knife near Fort St John |
Tanker Truck |
Fort St. John, B.C. |
Condensate |
Nov. 28, 2017 | Tractor Trailer Fire near Hope (Hwy 5) |
Semi fire | Hope, B.C. | Corrosive liquid |
Nov. 26, 2017 | POTENTIAL: Tug Jake Shearer SW of Bella Bella |
Fuel Barge | Bella Bella, B.C. |
None at this time |
Nov. 23, 2017 | Hells Gate Train Derailment |
Train Engine |
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. |
Logging 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 |
Industrial Fire |
Richmond, B.C. |
Fire Suppression Water |
Oct. 8, 2017 | Caustic Liquid Spill near the AB-BC border |
Tanker Truck |
Dawson Creek, B.C. |
Caustic liquid |
Sept. 27, 2017 | Industrial Vehicle in the Beatton River |
Pumper truck |
Pink Mountain, B.C. |
Hydraulic fluid, engine fluids |
Aug.31, 2017 | Vessel Fire near Gabriola Island |
Vessel | Gabriola, B.C. |
Diesel |
July 31, 2017 | Tanker Truck |
Langford, B.C. |
Diesel | |
July 27, 2017 |
Tanker |
Stewart, |
Diesel |
|
July 14, 2017 | Langley Motor Vehicle Incident |
Fuel Tank | Langley, B.C. |
Diesel |
June 15, 2017 | Fuel Tanker Incident Near Kennedy Lake |
Tanker Truck |
Ucluelet, B.C. |
Jet A fuel |
May 17, 2017 | Enderby Fuel Truck Spill |
Fuel Truck | Enderby, B.C. |
Diesel, Gas |
May 16, 2017 | Sunken Tug in Shuswap Lake |
Tug Boat | Saint Ives, B.C. |
Unknown |
April 18, 2017 | Nanaimo Curling Rink Incident |
Refrigerator | Nanaimo, B.C. |
Ammonia |
April 15, 2017 | Kootenay Lake Ferry Incident |
Kootenay Balfour Ferry |
Balfour, B.C. | Gear oil |
April 10, 2017 | Selkirk Vessel Fire | Vessel Fire | Victoria, B.C. | Unknown |
April 7, 2017 | Motor Vehicle Incident near Elkford |
Motor Vehicle |
Elkford, B.C. |
Diesel fuel |
Mar. 29, 2017 | Ross Lake Vehicle Incident |
Motor Vehicle Incident |
Hazelton, B.C. |
Vehicle Fluids (<1 L) |
Mar. 24, 2017 | Fraser River Sheen | Submerged Vessel |
Mission, B.C. |
Diesel fuel |
Mar. 16, 2017 | Hills Bros Mt Robson Provincial Park Incident |
Motor Vehicle Incident |
Valemount, B.C. |
Diesel fuel |
Mar. 13, 2017 | MVI in Glacier National Park |
Motor Vehicle Incident |
Revelstoke, B.C. |
Diesel fuel Paint |
Mar. 10, 2017 | Diesel Spill south of Port McNeill |
Fuel Tank |
Kelsey Bay, B.C. |
Diesel fuel |
Mar. 5, 2017 |
Fuel transfer |
Echo Bay, |
Diesel fuel | |
Mar. 2, 2017 | Clandestine Drug Lab Waste Spill |
Drug Lab | Rock Creek, B.C. |
Drug Lab Waste |
Feb. 23, 2017 |
Pipeline |
Prophet River, |
Processed |
|
Feb. 17, 2017 | RDKB Sewage Spill | Sewage Plant |
Trail, B.C. | Effluent |
Oct. 13, 2016 | Seaforth Channel | Tug | Bella Bella, B.C. |
Diesel fuel |
All prior incidents can be found in our Past Spill Incidents page.