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Maintenance planned at Sarnia Imperial site

Imperial Oil is reporting that darker than normal stack emissions may be noticed for several days at its Sarnia refinery.

In a message on the Community Awareness and Emergency Response Line, spokesperson Kristina Zimmer said they are conducting required maintenance on process equipment.

"The stack emission is petroleum coke, which is a refinery byproduct," said Zimmer.

She said the repairs to the process equipment are a proactive measure to maintain safe and continuous operation of the facility.

Zimmer said the Ministry of Environment has been notified.

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