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6TuesdayJune182013QUALITYUSEDVEHICLESONLY25995Checkouttherestofourstockatwww.highlevelmotorproducts.com2012ChevyColoradoTwowheelDriveBasemodel1300KMONLY194952010Chev1500RegularCabTwowheelDriveBasemodel19400KMONLY139952009GMC2500CrewCabACPowerDoorsandWindows402040frontbenchseat99152KMONLY21995ONLY299952010ChevAvalancheLeatherseatsRemotestart20wheelsBosesound101750KMPublicHealthwouldliketothankthefollowingfortheircontributiontothesuccessfulCommittobeFitweekFortSmithHealthandSocialServicesABIGthankyoutoallJBTparticipantsMACAMaryKaesarLibraryCynthiaWhiteJessicaCoxDelorisVailTaylorPhillipsGaylenPischingerHenryBeaverJr.JBTSchoolTownofFortSmithRecreationandCommunityCentreStaffEnvironmentPipelineSpillsByRENEFRANCOEURTheonce-lushwetlandsaroundZamaCityinnorth-ernAlbertaabout100kmsouthoftheNorthwestTer-ritoriesborderareslickwithtoxicwastewaterafteroneofthelargestspillsinAlbertashistory.About9.5millionlitresofcontaminatedwaterfromoilproductionsoakedinto42hectaresoflandreachingwithin1.5kmoftheZamaRiveronJune1.Thecauseoftheleakre-mainsunderinvestigation.Crewshaveshutdowntheaffectedwaterinjec-tionpipelinecontainedthespillandbeguncleanupandremediationoperationssaidarecentreleasefromApacheCanadaLtd.thecompanyrunningtheZamaoperations.Afleetofspecializedequipmenthasbeendeployedtosupportenvironmentalremediationeffortswhichincludewildlifeamphibianandvegetationstudiesthecompanysaid.AccordingtoApachetheZamaRiverhasnotbeenim-pactedandthereisnorisktothepublic.TheDeneThaFirstNa-tionwhichhastraditionaltraplinesintheaffectedareaisworriedthespill9.5millionlitresoftoxicwastewaterspillnearZamamaycontainanumberofmaterialsincludinghydro-carbonssulphurouscom-poundsmetalsradioactivematerialsandchemicalsthathavecontaminatedthewaterandmayhavekilledshbirdsandwildlifecompro-misingthehealthofFirstNationmembersandtheirTreaty8rightstoharvestinthearea.Accordingtoapressre-leaseaDeneThafieldtechnicianvisitedthesiteonJune6andnotedallplantsandtreesaffectedbythespillhaddiedandthatthecontaminationhadsaturatedthemuskeginthearea.Healsofoundspillmaterialinanuncontainedculvertpromptingconcernsthatthespillmaynotbefullycontained.OnJune13anothereldtechnicianadvisedthatuidisstillbeingreleasedfromthepipebutisnowcontainedwithininastoragepitthatispumpedoutintoholdingtanks.Giventheamountofdeadvegetationinthearea-whichwasclearlyvisiblefromahelicopter-DeneThaworriesthatthespillmayhavebeenoccurringforalongperiodoftimeal-thoughApachehasadvisedthepipelinebreachwasre-portedonJune1.AccordingtotheFirstNa-tiontheEnergyResourcesConservationBoardERCBdidnotcontactDeneThatodiscussdetailsofthespilluntil11daysafterthedateApachebelievesthespilloccurred.TheyarecallingfortheAlbertagovernmenttore-quirecompaniestoimple-mentmoreeffectivesafetymeasurestohelpdecreasethenumberofspills.ThisisthesecondleaktoaffecttheDeneThaFirstNationinjustoverayear.Approximately22000bar-relsofoilwerereleasedintothemuskegabout20kmsoutheastofRainbowLakeinnorthernAlbertalastMayafterPaceOilandGasdiscoveredapipe-lineleak.AfollowingspilllastJunenearSundreAlta.pollutedtheRedDeerRiverafterabout475000litresofoilgushedoutfromaleak.Similarlyaspillof4.5mil-lionlitresinApril2011nearthecommunityofLittleBuf-faloAlbertachargedPlainsMidstreamearlierthisyearforthreecountsofviolat-ingenvironmentalprotec-tionlaws.Therehavebeendiscus-sionswiththeDeneandameetingwiththegovernmentisscheduledforthisweekIbelieveNikkiBoothacommunicationsrepresen-tativefromAlbertasEn-vironmentandSustainableResourceDevelopmentde-partmenttoldTheJournalMonday.ObviouslythesethingsareunfortunatebutwehaveanumberofmeasuresinplacethroughEPEAtheEnvironmentalProtectionandEnhancementActandtheERCBalsohasanum-berofthingsinplaceandwehaveexpectationsofthecompanywhenitcomestocleanupandcontain-mentandweareonsitetomonitorthosethingsandmakesuretheyaredoneproperly.TherewasnodelayinreportingthespillBoothsaid.PhotoDeneThaFirstNationTheDeneThaFirstNationofnorthernAlbertaisworriedabouttheeffectsoftherecenttoxicwastewaterspillwillhaveonwildlifeinthebandstraditionalharvestingarea.