Oil spill response exercise to be conducted at Whytecliff Park on Friday, April 21

Western Canada Marine Response Corporation (WCMRC) will be conducting an oil spill response exercise near the shore at Whytecliff Park on Friday, April 21, 2023.

Residents in the area and Whytecliff Park visitors may notice multiple spill response vessels deploying a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill. There is no cause for alarm.

WCMRC staff will be on-site at Whytecliff Park on Friday, along with signage advising the public of the exercise. 

WCMRC is the only Transport Canada-certified oil spill marine response organization on the West Coast and they routinely conduct these exercises to ensure a state of preparedness.