Before the Thanksgiving break, we took a short drive around our area. As things stand now, it’s not at all clear how Enbridge is ever going to get any oil flowing through the new pipe– since there are long stretches of land between its various existing segments. A couple of miles to the east of us (the first two pictures here) is the border with Brandon Township. Nothing is happening east of that point pending the POLAR lawsuit in federal court. And starting just two properties to the west of us (maybe 500 feet or so), there has been no construction at all– and that appears to be the case for several miles heading west. The last three photos here are in Springfield Township, a few miles to our west. In the absence of any signs of activity– no construction crews, no stakes, no flags–we can’t for the life of us figure out how the pipe in our backyard is going to connect to this one, even though we know it eventually will.
Of course, it’s no mystery as to what is to account for this odd state of affairs. As one construction worker said to us recently (and cheekily), Enbridge “has had some land acquisition issues.”
