| Oilsands Need Water Rules | 06 March 09 |
 Pembina Institute, an environmental think-tank and a group of Aboriginal leaders are calling on the Alberta government to stop oilsands development near Fort McMurray until a transboundary water agreement with the Northwest Territories (NWY) is in place.A legally binding transboundary water agreement is among six recommendations for improving oilsands water management and minimizing risks to water resources in the report Pembina Institute report, The Waters That Bind Us: Transboundary Implications of Oil Sands Development. Oilsands development poses huge risks to both local and downstream water resources. Leaders of the Dene Nation say there should be more northern involvement in oilsands-related discussions and planning. They are urging the NWT Association of Communities to call on the Alberta government to create emergency plans should toxic oilsands tailings break. The NWT government is working on its own water strategy since negotiations between Alberta and the Northwest Territories were suspended 18 months ago. View Pembina Institute report, The Waters That Bind Us: Transboundary Implications of Oil Sands Development (PDF)View February 24, 2009 CBC article View February 25, 2009 Fort McMurray Today article View February 24, 2009 Slave River Journal article Sources: The Pembina Institute, CBC, Fort McMurray Today, Slave River Journal |
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