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, h" l0 |9 X( H. RSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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2 [5 E( O3 m" L: o3 E/ x3 S( A: ]Wed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
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By The Canadian Press7 J8 t, V' Q* \ P. k( X9 | I
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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 r6 k' i6 E/ ]/ s3 r) u
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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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$ ]$ b& V6 M# QThe 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 t8 Y6 a5 ~
( _1 m% s- M1 S! b" o; U) p8 WEnvironment 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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5 k9 W" p& C$ }9 F% u0 p8 zMcCabe 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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7 @/ a% O) s, [5 d6 l: k8 XThe 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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