The company informed the regulator on May 13 that the birds were found at its Syncrude Mildred Lake Settling Basin, AER said in a post on its website.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
The Western Grebe, facing the danger of becoming extinct, is listed as a “special concern” in Canada and as “threatened” in Alberta.Mike Drew/Postmedia fileIn April, 32 waterfowl were found dead at Suncor’s tailings pond on its Base Mine Site. Tailings — a toxic mix of water, clay, sand, residual bitumen and trace metals — are a byproduct of extracting bitumen from mined oil sands and are stored in huge engineered ponds.in northern Alberta, signaling a potential prosecution.