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2 \4 J. w% m$ U5 K3 I7 kSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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! t7 L* D" E$ d! U' T- OWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM. r3 G* f7 x6 j. {7 h l3 e- N
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By The Canadian Press
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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.
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) M. b; m q& M2 n; oThe 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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) Y% a8 J9 d! q1 uThe 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.- n0 |: E/ F& ~ g
5 A7 s: {! P, }' b, s9 X5 SEnvironment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River.% u J% `% u( r: ?) k4 d
2 m8 ~+ @% X: Q1 e1 l% f. t& U& \) wMcCabe and Compass are refusing comment, but a Suncor spokesman says the sewage likely had very little impact on the water quality in the river.+ h$ e* i4 X- p" ]: Z) e3 q' o0 ]
9 e4 h( [5 j$ Z6 V K4 V, ]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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