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+ M3 q3 r$ A. f$ l$ S5 e9 R8 Q4 \Suncor facing charges after partially-treated sewage dumped into Alberta river
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" w a- }; ]& q C; ^! mBy The Canadian Press
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3 w+ Z7 P; z! }7 X4 Z! r+ b# q* Y( mFORT 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; i9 A: i8 h3 ?) [ I0 S
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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.' w2 C, U C$ o# _+ T1 i6 n
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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.4 e9 f; e" y" ?, M
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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.
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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.
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3 [% S2 C+ E7 {3 I& b/ s6 T) rThe 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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