Alberta oil spill under control

Officials say they are well talking care of the oil that spewed in an Alberta river and lake earlier this week, according to the CBC.

The oil came from a ruptured pipeline which was luckily not flowing at the time of the release, which means only a low volume was let out.

Stephen Bart, the vice president of crude oil operations for Plains Midstream Canada, said the crews have been working on the problem 24/7 since Thursday, when they were alerted of the spill.

An estimated 3,000 barrels of oil leaked into Red Deer River, with up to a hundred people on site working on cleaning the spill.

Bart said they were able to achieve primary containment within twelve hours of the spill.

The province says while it will continue to monitor air and water quality, there's no health risk for those who live downstream of the Gleniffer reservoir, which provides more than 100,000 Albertans with drinking water.