Ottawa Says Kearl Leaks Harmful to Wildlife; Issues Order to Stop Seepage

Ottawa Says Kearl Leaks Harmful to Wildlife; Issues Order to Stop Seepage
Tailings samples are being tested during a tour of Imperial's oil sands research centre in Calgary on Aug. 28, 2018. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Federal inspectors are confirming that two releases of oilsands tailings water from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine are harmful to wildlife.

Environment Canada is issuing an order to Imperial that it must take immediate action to stop the continued seeping of tailings from a containment pond to prevent it from getting into fish-bearing waters.