Tri-Town Safety Village, Enbridge announce partnership

SCHERERVILLE | The Tri-Town Safety Village continues to attract support to provide children with valuable safety lessons, officials at the facility said.

Tri-Town Safety Village, Enbridge announce partnership

Representatives from Enbridge and the Tri-Town Safety Village break ground Thursday for a new addition that will educate children about pipeline awareness and safe digging practices. The facility in Schererville educates children about safety issues.

Tri-Town Safety Village, Enbridge announce partnership

Tri-Town Safety Village Executive Director Bill Jarvis talks about a new facility at the village to educate children about pipeline awareness and safe digging practices. Enbridge is partnering with the Schererville safety village for the project.

Tri-Town Safety Village, Enbridge announce partnership

Police officers exit a mock police station Thursday at the Tri-Town Safety Village in Schererville.

Oil sheen appears on Lake waterway

GARY | Federal, state and local officials are investigating an apparent oil leak into a major drainage ditch flowing through Calumet Township, Griffith, Highland and Munster.

Enbridge hosting open houses for Line 78 Pipeline Project

Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership will host open houses in Illinois and Indiana this week for its proposed Line 78 Pipeline Project.

Enbridge pipeline update will be given at Hobart meeting

HOBART | The 61st Avenue Joint Governing Commission will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, 414 Main St.

EDITORIAL: Keep pipeline project moving forward

Enbridge Energy Co.'s plan to build a new $1.9 billion pipeline across northern Indiana and Michigan is drawing considerable interest. It should draw applause as well.

Residents urge IDEM to conduct thorough review of pipeline project's permits

LAPORTE | There may be a growing chorus of Northwest Indiana residents who are frustrated about a proposal from Enbridge Energy LP to build a new oil pipeline adjacent to an existing one that spans four Indiana counties.

Enviro groups show concern over oil project

LaPORTE | A coalition of environmental groups issued a joint statement of concern Monday regarding Enbridge Energy LP's oil pipeline project on the eve of a public hearing regarding the potential water quality impact of the work.

Enbridge projects seeking to improve transmission of oil

Enbridge Inc. said it has received support from shippers to proceed with a more than $6.2 billion program to expand the access refineries have to take advantage of higher levels of oil production in North Dakota and western Canada.

IDEM holding public hearing on Enbridge applications

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is holding a public hearing Dec. 18 in LaPorte on two applications Enbridge Energy LP has filed as a result of planned water quality impacts for its new Line 6B pipeline project.

Surveyor asks update on proposed quarry

CROWN POINT | Lake County Surveyor George Van Til said recently he will ask developers of a proposed quarry east of Lowell to update their future intentions.

Surveyor candidates make more waves

CROWN POINT | The Lake County surveyor and his re-election challenger traded another flurry of accusations.

Local residents pipe up with Enbridge concerns

Bill LaFever doesn't want to fight, but he isn't afraid to, either.

Local residents pipe up with Enbridge concerns

Bill LaFever is 72 and has spent 70 years living on his Union Township property. He and his wife, former Porter County Assessor Shirley LaFever, are concerned a new Enbridge oil pipeline project will threaten their health and safety.

Local residents pipe up with Enbridge concerns

Bill LaFever, a 72-year-old Union Township resident, talks about concerns over a new Enbridge oil pipeline project.

Local residents pipe up with Enbridge concerns

Chuck Gabriel, with his 3-year-old son, Aydan, has an Enbridge oil pipeline running through his Hobart property. Enbridge is decommissioning that line and constructing a new one adjacent to it, taking a much larger easement.

Local residents pipe up with Enbridge concerns

Chuck Gabriel has an Enbridge oil pipeline running through his Hobart property. Enbridge is decommissioning that line and constructing a new one adjacent to it, taking a much larger easement. Gabriel and others are concerned about the pipeline's affect on their properties and the health of t…