<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div><span>Hi folks!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>I am totally blown away! Looks like my NEB request for valves along both side rivers for Line 9 has really created a major headache for Enbridge. Check this out!</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color:
transparent;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-style: normal; background-color: transparent;"><span>Lulu :0)</span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> ----- Forwarded Message -----<br> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Sarah Harmer <sarah@sarahharmer.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "butterflybluelu@rogers.com Lanteigne" <butterflybluelu@rogers.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, October 7, 2014 9:55 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Fwd: NEB ruling re. valves<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv6325842715"><div>Louisette, thought you might want to see this if you haven't already.<div><br></div><div>cheers,</div><div>Sarah<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="yiv6325842715Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;">Rick Munroe <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:rmj@kos.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:rmj@kos.net">rmj@kos.net</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>NEB ruling re.
valves</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;">7 October, 2014 6:30:11 AM EDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>To: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;">Line 9 Communities <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:line9communities@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:line9communities@gmail.com">line9communities@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;"><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium;">Sarah Harmer <<a rel="nofollow"
ymailto="mailto:sarah@sarahharmer.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:sarah@sarahharmer.com">sarah@sarahharmer.com</a>>, Marilyn Eriksen <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:meriksen03@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:meriksen03@gmail.com">meriksen03@gmail.com</a>>, Gerry <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:facilitator@stopline9-toronto.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:facilitator@stopline9-toronto.ca">facilitator@stopline9-toronto.ca</a>>, Sarah Snake <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:SSnake@nncfirm.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:SSnake@nncfirm.ca">SSnake@nncfirm.ca</a>>, Jan Morrisey <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jemorrissey@hotmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:jemorrissey@hotmail.com">jemorrissey@hotmail.com</a>>, Doug Anderson <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:doug@durhamclear.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:doug@durhamclear.ca">doug@durhamclear.ca</a>><br></span></div><br><div
style="word-wrap:break-word;">Good morning, all<div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;">In case you aren't already aware, there was an interesting development yesterday re. Line 9. </font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;">I check NEB's Inbox regularly and happened to spot this last evening:</font></div><div
style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" color="#0000ed" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(0, 0, 237);"><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://docs.neb-one.gc.ca/ll-eng/llisapi.dll/fetch/2000/130635/2525879/Letter_to_Enbridge_Pipelines_Inc._Condition_16_Filing_">https://docs.neb-one.gc.ca/ll-eng/llisapi.dll/fetch/2000/130635/2525879/Letter_to_Enbridge_Pipelines_Inc._Condition_16_Filing_</a></font><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;">–_Line_9_Intelligent_Valve_Placement_Methodology_and_Results_%2D_A4C8X9.pdf?nodeid=2526155&vernum=-2</font></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal;
font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;">That prompted me to post this at the Globe:</font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i>I applaud [NEB's] decision today in finding Enbridge's efforts re. Line 9, Condition 16 to be insufficient.</i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3"
style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i> </i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i>Federal requirements oblige pipeline companies to install valves "on both sides of major water crossings." Line 9 has been in the ground for almost 40 years, yet Enbridge never complied with this requirement at numerous major water crossings, most of which lead into Lake Ontario/the St. Lawrence River.</i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family:
Helvetica;"><i> </i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i>Despite having added 17 new remote-controlled valves along the route of Line 9, Enbridge still does not have valves on both sides of several rivers including the Humber (which has no valves at all), the vital Dufferin Reservoir in North York, etc. Other river crossings including the Rideau Canal/Cataraqui River and even the largest of them all, the Ottawa River crossing are questionable in terms of both compliance and common sense.</i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family:
Helvetica;"><i> </i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i>I'm very pleased to note that NEB stated today:</i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i>"The valves do not appear to be placed on both sides of MWCs [major water crossings]. Although... Enbridge added 85 MWCs to its original list of MWCs, Enbridge did not adjust the number of valves to the Project....</i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal;
font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i> </i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i>[T]he Board notes that only 6 of the 104 MWCs identified... have valves installed within 1 km on both sides of the water crossing, while the majority appear to have valves installed more than 10 km from the water crossing on at least one side."</i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i> </i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i>Although I'm perturbed that it has taken decades for NEB to finally address the issue of insufficient valves at major river crossings, I'm very pleased that it has taken this strong position today.</i></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i><br></i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font size="3" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><i><br></i></font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal;
font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;">It's about time we had a bit of good news</font></div><div style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><font style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;">- rick</font></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>