On February 4, 1970 the oil tanker Arrow ran aground on Cerberus Rock in Chedabucto Bay, resulting in 10,000 tonnes of bunker C being spilled.

ARICHAT: The provincial government is monitoring disposal sites where oil from two tankers was disposed in the 1970s. Deputy Warden Melanie Sampson told the Oct. 27 regular monthly meeting of Richmond Municipal Council that the provincial government plans to monitor oil waste disposal sites around the municipality. Sampson recalled she was approached by a resident…

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