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+ z9 _& ^5 A" x2 W; ?9 EWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM i1 {! H) k5 @: j- F* C; Y" Q
) J' _8 a: @( s3 Z5 E: P$ XBy The Canadian Press* f/ W1 e, \3 v( |; j, R
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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., v% v8 |% J' J
+ T1 U$ w& @* D; z3 ~! M8 p% \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.8 H4 U/ e" Y0 h8 s( H# ~9 j
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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.3 f' m& E( k# N" u% [8 D
8 @# M3 S: V! ?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. r6 G( b4 _ e- e% v& I+ z
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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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