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Husky Energy Inc. is facing provincial charges carrying a maximum $1-million fine resulting from a pipeline leak that fouled the North Saskatchewan River in July 2016.
The Saskatchewan government says Calgary-based Husky (TSX:HSE) is to appear in Lloydminster provincial court on Thursday to face one charge of unlawfully permitting the discharge of a substance that caused an adverse environmental effect.
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In a statement, it says Husky will also face federal environmental charges, with those details to be announced later this week.
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The charges result from the spill of 225,000 litres of diluted heavy oil from a Husky pipeline near Maidstone in west-central Saskatchewan.
About 40 per cent of the leaked crude made it into the waterway, forcing communities downstream to shut off a main source of drinking water for almost two months.
Husky was permitted to restart the pipeline in October after repairs to the line were tested and inspected. The company said the pipeline buckled and leaked because of ground movement.
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