Roughly six weeks after a 4.5 million litre oil spill in Northern Alberta, one of the largest in the history of Alberta, has been followed up by another 3,000 barrel spill in Jackson Creek in west-central Alberta. The spill was detected Thursday night, and the oil company then closed its network of pipelines in the area. Concerns about the oil spreading downstream has heightened since there has been so much rain in the region that it has caused rivers to swell nearly to the flooding stage. There's no word on whether the spill will affect the drinking water, but in a news release by the company responsible for spill, Plains Midstream, said "Light sour crude oil has a strong petroleum odour but this does not pose a health or safety risk to the public." Right. But, no mention of what happens when you actually drink it. But, Albertans, if your water smells like oil, it will probably taste like it too.
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So, if this is the end of the world this year, and the passing of Dick Clark was the first sign of the apocalypse, then the second may happen in Mexico this coming Monday. It's reported by Mexico City officials that they expect Justin Bieber to outdraw Sir Paul McCartney, who performed for 200,000 people in Mexico City's central plaza. The security arrangements for the event has 6,000 police officers, two helicopters, 500 portable toilets and four rings of barriers. The crowd of 80,000 that fills the plaza will be joined by fans on neighbouring streets watching the show on big screens.
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The Toronto Marlies got screwed good last night. Down 2-0 in their Calder Cup final series against the Norfolk Admirals, the Toronto fought hard all night in game three going into overtime in a scoreless tie. Marlies goalie Ben Scrivens was behind the goal waiting to retrieve a dump-in from Admirals d-man Mike Kostka, when the puck hit a stanchion deep in the Marlies end then ricocheted into the unattended Marlies net. Problem was Norfolk has one, maybe two guys in the Toronto end, making the play offside when the puck was shot in. AHL President Dave Andrew admitted that the officials made a mistake but despite the error, the result will stand. "As AHL bylaws do not allow for any chance to the final result of a game based on an incorrect rule interpretation, the result of the game stands." Game four goes tomorrow at Ricoh Coliseum, Toronto. Stanley Cup Finals continue tomorrow in New Jersey, with the Kings leading the series 3-1.
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