's Oil and Gas Commission four years to publicly release information about dozens of leaky gas wells in northeast B.C., with estimates of hundreds more going undetected. Oil and gas activity is concentrated in northeast B.C. Blue circles indicate wells where leaks had previously been reported while red triangles indicate leaks discovered by the audit. Oil and Gas Commissoin)Wayne Smith is a farmer who's expressed concern about oil and gas development near his home in northeast B.C. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources redirected questions about the 2013 report to the Oil and Gas Commission.

Source: CBC News December 18, 2017 23:26 UTC