by Province of British Columbia on Tuesday Jul 27 2021
Clarifying what is considered single-use plastics.
Municipalities throughout the province can now move more quickly to prevent plastics from polluting their communities.
Under new rules, local governments can institute bans on plastic bags and certain single-use plastics without provincial approval.
“Communities across B.C. have made it clear they want to be environmental leaders by taking steps to ban single-use plastics,” said George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. “We will continue to work with all levels of government to protect our land and waterways from plastic pollution and the harm it creates. Local governments wanted the ability to act without delay, and now they have it.”
New rules allow municipalities to fast-track ban on single-use plastics
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Teekay (TK) Q1 2021 Earnings Call Transcript Motley Fool Transcribing © The Motley Fool Logo of jester cap with thought bubble.
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Welcome to Teekay Corporation s first-quarter 2021 earnings results conference call. [Operator instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded. Now, for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to the company. Please go ahead.
Ryan Hamilton
Investor Relations
Before we begin, I d like to direct all participants to our website, www.teekay.com, where you ll find a copy of the first quarter of 2021 earnings presentation. Teekay s president and CEO, Kenneth Hvid; and Teekay s CFO, Vince Lok, will review this presentation during today s conference call. Please allow me to remind you that our discussion today contains forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from results projected by those forward-looking statements.
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Teekay s Petrojarl Banff FPSO completed its final voyage on May 8, 2021, and is now moored alongside the Modern American Recycling Services Europe A/S (MARS) quayside in Frederikshavn, Denmark in preparation for recycling.
The decommissioned FPSO, which ceased production in the U.K. North Sea in 2020, had been moored at Kishorn Port on the northwest coast of Scotland since September 2020. The tow of the FPSO from the Kishortn Port to Frederikshavn started on May 2, ending on May 8.
The Banff FPSO had been producing oil for CNRI at the Banff and Kyle fields, some 200 kilometers east of Aberdeen in approximately 90 meters - 95 meters water depth.