— Husky Energy was fined $3.8 million Wednesday for a pipeline oil leak that fouled a major river, harmed fish and wildlife and tainted the drinking water supply for thousands of people in Saskatchewan. “We recognize that the spill had a significant impact on communities along the North Saskatchewan River and we’re deeply sorry for that,” Duane Rae, the company’s vice-president of pipelines, said outside court in Lloydminster, Sask. “We have expended a lot of money on the cleanup — over $140 million.”A victim impact statement filed by three Indigenous communities in the area said the cleanup wasn’t good enough. “We no longer drink water drawn from reserve lands.”Semaganis said the Indigenous communities remain anxious, fearful and psychologically stressed. The cities of North Battleford and Prince Albert also filed victim impact statements that were read out by the Crown.

Source: National Post June 12, 2019 21:32 UTC