Flaring at NOVA Chemicals Corunna Sunday. Photo submitted to Blackburn News Sarnia by @JDufour1976 on  Twitter.Flaring at NOVA Chemicals Corunna Sunday. Photo submitted to Blackburn News Sarnia by @JDufour1976 on Twitter.
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'Trips' In The Valley Cause Flaring

There was higher-than-normal stack flaring at NOVA Chemicals Corunna and Sarnia's Suncor refinery over the weekend.

NOVA reported on the CAER community phone line Sunday that a "plant trip" caused heavy smoke and increased flaring.

Plant personnel safely isolated the equipment.

Suncor had a "compressor trip" in one of its units Saturday morning

The Ministry of the Environment was notified.

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(File photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / dehooks)

Scoreboard, June 26

The Toronto Blue Jays dropped their third in a row Thursday, 6-5 to the visiting Texas Rangers, and the Detroit Tigers suffered a 2-1 loss to Houston.