'People are nervous': Reaction to impending Line 5 deadline pours in
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As an important deadline looms for Enbridgeâs Line 5, tensions are rising over what a shutdown of the pipeline could mean for individuals and entire communities that depend on it for critical energy shipments.
âI just donât think people understand the scope of it and the gravity of it. I mean, itâs going to knock the legs right out from under this town. Itâs just going to wither and die without Line 5,â Scott Archer, a union representative in Sarnia, Ont., said.
Archer speaks on behalf of almost 1,600 pipefitters belonging to UA Local 663, who keep Sarniaâs refineries operational. He said the shutdown of Line 5 would impact all of his members and many more. Enbridge estimates direct job losses of between 5,000 and 6,000 workers and the loss of 30,000 indirect jobs.