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5 ]9 C0 }+ o" F4 y1 h# I, FSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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9 Q. A, j1 S& F. A, m/ |Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
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By The Canadian Press: Y% {! O" k, ^( u7 r7 S6 s& y
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FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Suncor Energy Inc. (TSX:SU) and two of its contractors are headed to court next month after being charged with dumping partially-treated sewage from two work camps into a northern Alberta river.2 r0 H( o; n [6 W- w* Q
4 c7 y5 X1 @% t( y, x# U2 RThe contractors charged are the Compass Group of Canada, which ran the camps, and Rodney McCabe, whose now-defunct company operated the two wastewater plants.
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5 M; [% b# e2 @ }8 h$ o. WThe charges laid last year under Alberta's Environmental Protection Act include failing to properly treat wastewater and providing false or misleading information to the environment ministry.0 u! \$ z: U- d$ {" `
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Environment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River.9 E) }4 V2 c/ R7 P! F
: a4 k( d. M: l8 NMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.
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( A0 R! x) q& Z: nThe nearest downstream community is Fort MacKay, but a spokesman for the aboriginal settlement said the 600 residents take their water from another river that's not connected to the Athabasca. |
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