Alberta's Rainbow Pipeline Completely Shut Down

Key pipeline knocked out The 770-kilometre Rainbow pipeline, which carries 187,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the Northwest Territories and northwestern Alberta to refineries near Edmonton, is completely shut down. Wood Buffalo National Park Zama High Level Rainbow pipeline Fort McMurray Northern leg Shut April 29 after 28,000- barrel spill. Spil site Peace River Nipisi pump station Grand Slave Lake Prairie Southern leg Shut May 15 after electricity cut due to wild-fire threat. Whitecourt Edmonton Edson Jasper National Park Rocky Mountain House MAP KEY Red Deer_ FIRE STATUS As of May 18 Banff National Out of control Park Being held • Calgary Under control Fire Protection Area ALBERT A OTHER Pipelines KM 150 THE GLOBE AND MAIL > SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA