MANITOBA
SASK ATCHEWAN
B Y D AV I D C O L L
Virden
Line 3 Decomissioning Enbridge Facility
Oak Lake
Hwy.1
Brandon
Winnipeg Cromer
West Souris /Souris
Souris
Glenboro
Glenboro Wawanesa
St. Leon Manitou
Manitou
Mordern Winkler Gretna
CANADA
Line 3 Replacement Project Proceeds
USA
Manitoba is the first of four segments in the decommissioning of the old line
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s the last leg of Enbridge’s 1,660-kilometre Line 3 replacement pipeline (L3RP) is laid in the ground in
Minnesota, decommissioning of the old Line 3 has begun in Canada. Decommissioning of the 1,097-km Canadian portion of Line 3 has been divided into four segments and will occur in stages, the first of which is underway as of June in Southern Man-
itoba. The remaining segments (Hardisty to Kerrobert; Kerrobert to Regina; and Regina to Cromer) are scheduled to begin next spring and be complete by the end of 2022. A decommissioned pipeline is defined by the Canada Energy Regu-
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