03 March 2023 - First Nation demands action on Imperial Oil spill
Alberta First Nation angry at Imperial's silence while tailings pond leaked for 9 months
Bob Weber (CBC News, 02/03/2023)
A northern Alberta Indigenous leader has accused Imperial Oil Ltd. of a nine-month coverup over a massive release of toxic oilsands tailings on land near where his band harvests food.
Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation said Thursday that Imperial executives had several chances to tell him in person about the leak after it was discovered in May 2022.
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation chief claims ‘environmental racism’ over Kearl wastewater seepage into local waterways
Vincent McDermott (Edmonton Sun, 02/03/2023)
Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) says he has lost faith in Imperial Oil and the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER).
Alberta First Nation calls for action after industrial wastewater seeped from tailings pond for months before public was notified
Karyn Mulcahy (CTV News, 03/03/2023)
The chief of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) is speaking out after an unknown amount of industrial wastewater was released from the Imperial's Kearl mine site north of Fort McMurray more than nine months ago.
Chief Allan Adam of ACFN says despite the fact the potentially toxic material has been seeping out of the site for months, ACFN was only notified about the issue on Feb. 6.