Leaking domestic oil tanks pose a persistent problem for insurers, particularly in Atlantic Canada and rural areas of Ontario and Quebec. The property and casualty insurance industry finds itself ...

If you're heating your home with oil, you'd better pay attention to what shape your tank is in. That's because a leaking tank can be a major liability, with potentially massive clean up costs ...

They say heavy equipment needed to repair the tank wrecked their yard and strained their finances. Even though insurance paid most of the bills, the Babins still had to pay $6,000 to the contractor.

In Oak Bay, the fire department’s records show the municipality had approximately 1,800 underground oil storage tanks in residential properties as of 1998, the last time a review was undertaken.