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7 [4 T3 _1 f0 [2 {! a# W7 _. tSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river! S5 p! o$ Z# K
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( F( m! B0 Y, L; Z! r- L4 XWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
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By The Canadian Press. J8 ? {% D" x0 `
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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., X1 E* j" B1 j( ^! `2 r
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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.
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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.9 ~, \% D' E5 C# a$ N3 p3 @3 ~
, p2 X' \& S5 X' O$ QMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.6 P0 h: O- G3 b" y. Z
9 o& ^7 ?, F" H5 f& iThe 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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