A 16×9 investigation has discovered there are hundreds of sunken ships in Canadian waters, some of which have leaked oil in the past and are at risk of doing so again. Besides the environmental concerns, there are also financial hazards dealing with these shipwrecks. The federal government has spent close to $30 million over the past few years cleaning up spills from multiple ships that have corroded under Canadian waters. Ben Simpson‘s infographic explores who bears the financial burden of cleaning them up.

Guardrails are supposed to absorb a car’s energy when they are hit from the front. In many cases, they are designed to absorb the energy and coil away.

Over 400,000 oil and gas wells have been drilled across Alberta over the last century, building the province and its economy. But as the economy keeps moving forward, what are they leaving behind? Some landowners are worried about contamination and that they are going to be left to clean up after the industry. Chris Jeri and Leo Kavanagh‘s animations for 16×9 break down the growing number of wells in Alberta that are inactive, the ones that aren’t up being kept up to code and the ones left behind when a company goes bankrupt.

This weeks episode 16×9 investigates the explosions from the deadly mills in British Columbia in 2012. Explosive wood dust has been uncovered as a new and unforeseen hazard. Leo Kavanagh‘s infographic explores how these explosions happen.

According to the RCMP, there are approximately 7000 long-term missing people in Canada, a number that grows by 270 each year.