Inspector Sandy Armstrong shows a section of pipe following installation of a steel cap. After the pipe segment is cut, a cap is fabricated onto the ends of the pipe and coated with epoxy. This permanently seals the pipeline at that location and backfill can then be completed.

Once the cap is in place, backfilling of the excavated area begins.

With backfill completed and the topsoil replaced, the land is ready to be returned to its pre-construction state.

A worker looks on during removal of a valve south of Winkler, MB.

Vehicles and equipment were washed and disinfected under a strict biosecurity protocol to prevent the spread of noxious weeds.

Inclusion was an important component of the Manitoba project, with the selection of an Indigenous-owned general contractor and approximately 75% of the decommissioning workforce made up of Indigenous men and women. Pictured from left: Travis Favel (Enbridge); Ellis Cochrane (Peguis First Nation); Dennis Esperance (Enbridge); and Jade Dewar (Manitoba Metis Federation).