Saint John Police tweeted that they were responding to the incident, and asked people to stay away from the area. Several streets have been closed down. Steeves said the incident reminded him of a similar event in the late 90s, when the same refinery suffered a similar explosion which left ...
Dalzell, the chair of Saint John’s Citizens Coalition for Clean Air, said the refinery already emits many different types of “volatile organic compounds” into the air: organic chemicals that have a high vapour pressure and can be hazardous to human health. “Obviously, there was a lot...
Shannon, Barry J
Saint John, New Brunswick is known for its Reversing Falls. Time your trip to coincide with the rising tide and observe the gradual reversing of the flow created by the collision of the Saint John River with the waters of the Bay of Fundy.
The proposed refinery will be situated close to Irving Oil's existing refinery and would largely export its products to the U.S. Northeast from the Port of Saint John.WilliamsChristopherEBSCO_bspCanadian Sailings
The article reports on the plan of oil-based company Irving Oil Ltd. to spend $20 million on the maintenance turnaround at its refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick. According to the company, the maintenance will focus on four of the refinery's units. These include the crude unit, rheni...
Irving Oil to Conduct $200 Million Maintenance Project for Saint John Refinery$200 million project set for Irving refinery--SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Thousands of temporary jobs will...Bissett, Kevin
The article reports on the plan of shipper Irving Oil Ltd. to build a second refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick. The project could cost between $5 billion and $7 billion and can create 5,000 jobs during construction and 1,000 full-time jobs once the refinery is operational. The ...
Kovski, Alan