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]+ q& R! _ d' C# LSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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" J" m6 l7 t! P0 R' M+ _Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM7 R: b0 q! d0 R* ?0 w+ s
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By The Canadian Press/ H" @6 B0 U: d% o
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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.. p* v9 X6 m0 N- s8 \
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The contractors charged are the Compass Group of Canada, which ran the camps, and Rodney McCabe, whose now-defunct company operated the two wastewater plants.2 @# a2 N# T2 x2 n2 g: D- ~ a
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The 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.
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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.
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4 W5 N: Z8 e+ u8 n, E; y9 GMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.5 n2 ?( g4 p) P8 _ _$ p9 x
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The 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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