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! [% J) k/ G1 r( l4 J0 VSuncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river3 u6 a: _/ a! w; S& n8 i5 l3 W# h
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2 o- l; v" a5 j$ kWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
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By The Canadian Press$ o/ _8 Z, l: }& g
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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.# H1 |, ~' K- n7 `
, E3 c& x2 w9 h: pThe 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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2 f1 A* ] k- w0 cThe 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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6 d- H; P* r* g: E# k$ xEnvironment Minister Rob Renner says the charges were laid after a routine audit found problems with the sewage discharge into the Athabasca River.- e @' p$ T4 m' }
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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.$ U7 E- X8 D2 b, F
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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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