NEB approves 266 km TransCanada Corp. pipeline abandonment in northwest Alberta

An application to abandon a 266-kilometre stretch of pipeline in the Peace Region has been approved by the National Energy Board.

Nova Gas Transmission Limited, a subsidiary of TransCanada Corporation, plans to remove a nine-kilometre section that runs through the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation Reserve Land.

The rest of the pipeline segments will be left in place.

TransCanada says the section west of Peace River is no longer needed and customers will be served by other pipelines in the network.