The Mikisew Cree First Nation is opposing any plans to release treated oilsands tailings into waterways, arguing the move threatens the health of people living north of major oilsands developments. Article content

The comments come after the Alberta government accepted recommendations from a government-appointed committee that call for creating federal and provincial standards for releasing treated mine water as part of the oilsands reclamation process. Article content

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The committee was formed more than a year ago and chaired by Tany Yao, UCP MLA for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo. The committee was tasked with studying managing tailings, which are mixtures of water, sand, bitumen residue and other chemicals. There are more than 1.4 trillion litres of t

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