'This was fear': Imperial CEO hears of impacts from oilsands leaks, apologizes cdnpoli
“We did not speak directly with the leaders and we did not provide regular updates,” he said. “We didn’t want to go back to the communities until we fully understood the situation and had a plan.”He repeated findings that suggest no effects to area wildlife or to downstream drinking water.
He said the company has 200 people working on remediation. It has dug trenches to intercept the ongoing seepage and installed more than 300 wells to pump it out and monitor its composition. It won’t happen again, he said.Michael McLeod, an MP from the Northwest Territories riding of Deh Cho downstream from Kearl, was skeptical.“I’ve had the reassurances all my life that this isn’t going to happen. Yet here we are.
“The concept of bringing stakeholders together … to work together to improve the communication process and to improve the management of tailing for this industry is positive,” he said.Article content
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