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8 I' ^& a+ o% q0 l: d* ASuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river d% |% | |8 d* k
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Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM: L* v& Y- f. H/ E6 t, y$ k, D2 _
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By The Canadian Press+ q) s5 v9 V! L) i6 R1 o! T
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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. r& f [0 M9 ~, v2 ?: U0 }
* w7 ?, s, @) V: `1 ^3 Y2 wThe contractors charged are the Compass Group of Canada, which ran the camps, and Rodney McCabe, whose now-defunct company operated the two wastewater plants.( G3 S" p5 H; ]& @+ }; q
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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.8 j u! r2 {" @" U: L, O
3 s- D. {/ ^+ W" }* _ Q5 _. ZEnvironment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River./ u* Q; Z4 d3 U D& T @* F: O
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McCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.: r. [$ p+ E: E4 Q
5 b, x9 l. J: n3 Z. L" F! ]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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