Incidents
- In late 1957, during a high pressure line test on the section of the line from Winnipeg to Port Arthur (today called Thunder Bay), about five and a half kilometres of pipeline blew up near Dryden. After quick repairs, the line delivered Alberta gas to Port Arthur before the end of the year, making the entire trip on its own wellhead pressure.
- On May 30, 1979 an explosion caused evacuations in Englehart, Ontario, about 200 kilometres north of North Bay, Ontario
- On 1 December 2003, a rupture in the pipeline occurred at approximately 53°53′N 117°41′W / 53.883°N 117.683°W / 53.883; -117.683 (120 km south of Grande Prairie, Alberta). 14 hours later, another rupture and fire occurred 15 km downstream from the initial incident. According to TransCanada PipeLines, the breaks were immediately isolated, and any already escaped gas was allowed to burn off.
- On September 13, 2009 a similar explosion to that of 1979 occurred, in Englehart, Ontario,leaving a 20-foot (6.1 m) hole at the explosion site.
- On February 19, 2011, a pipeline explosion occurred just outside of Beardmore, Ontario, 190 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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