CNRL fined for not stopping birds from nesting on tailings pond island

A awesome oilsands shaper has been fined for not stopping birds from nesting connected an land successful 1 of its tailings ponds.

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. has been assessed nan good of $278,000 by the Alberta Energy Regulator.

The regulator says nan institution knew by May 21, 2022, that much than 270 birds were nesting connected nan land and didn’t show authorities until much than 2 weeks later.

Although nan institution tried to support nan birds away, nan measures didn’t activity and, by mid-July, chicks were being oiled successful their nests.

Other animals were besides making their measurement onto nan island.

The regulator recovered nan institution should person levelled nan land erstwhile it first appeared, arsenic it usually does.

The regulator besides says nan institution should person told it earlier astir nan problem and should person put successful due deterrence erstwhile nan birds were found.

The good was reduced for nan company’s efforts to obstruction disconnected nan land and forestall chicks from getting into nan tailings water, which is toxic.