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, X2 [- D5 H! FWed Mar 11, 4:28 PM
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By The Canadian Press; g) N5 r" \" c- x( P5 t4 b6 A
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& o+ X |# W. o1 Y3 o! c; N/ RFORT 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." A# a' y' P4 \ a, j' z
9 `' ~5 ?+ V( S( E* ?! 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.. `' E- x5 i, \( r: X
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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.
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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.2 o( o, ?, [: D+ x0 d0 j
K2 f3 w8 \0 w! u" k YMcCabe 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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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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