EVENT: Sept.22 - Hydrogeologist & Husky Oil Spill

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EVENT: Prince Albert: September 22, 7 pm, Hydrogeologist Segovia presents report on Husky oil spill

Discussion to follow.

Thursday, September 22 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

John M. Cuelenaere Library Auditorium 125 12 St E., Prince Albert, SK

Hydrogeologist Ricardo Segovia will present the results of his Independent Assessment of the Husky Oil Spill into the North Saskatchewan River.

After the Husky oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River, a group of grassroots organizers joined together and commissioned an independent assessment.

They were concerned that Husky's or the government's assessment would not take into consideration the delicate ecosystem and people of the entire Saskatchewan River Delta that have been affected by the spill.

The assessment was done between August 14-17 by E-Tech International and Resurgence Environmental.

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MORE INFO:

Council-supported study finds 14-hour delay amplified oil spill damage to North Saskatchewan River

[ http://canadians.org/blog/council-suppo ... ewan-river ]

September 3, 2016 - 7:08 am

[Oscar]

REMINDER: CoC Oil Spill Assessment Sep 22, Good Questions

Join us a week tonight to learn the results of an independent assessment of the Husky Oil Spill. Thursday Sept. 22 at 7 pm at the John M. Cuelenaere Library Auditorium.

What questions do you have about the Husky Oil Spill? Jack Jensen and Rick Sawa asked excellent ones in "Viewpoint: Husky spill highlights need to embrace clean energy economy." [ http://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colum ... -sawa-view ].

Weeks after the spill of about 250,000 litres of heavy oil and diluent, much of it into the North Saskatchewan River, several questions come to mind:

Premier Brad Wall stated on July 27th that the government wants to see is the “complete restoration and rehabilitation” of the habitat and ecology of the river. How does he propose that this be achieved, who will pay for it, and what inspection regime will he put in place to ensure that it happens?

What is the extent of contamination to wild food and herbs, and how do Husky and the province propose to compensate First Nations for the loss of traditional foods and medicines?

Why did it take Husky 14 hours to realize that a “pressure anomaly” in its monitoring system signified a leak that could have serious impacts?