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Imperial Oil’s Kearl Oil Sands Mine Imperial Oil ’s chief executive apologised to Canadian lawmakers on Thursday for toxic tailings leaks at its Kearl oil sands mine and conceded the company had been “negligent” in not sharing information with nearby First Nations communities. CEO Brad Corson, grilled for two hours by a parliamentary committee in Ottawa, said Imperial had notified Indigenous communities when discoloured water was spotted pooling near the Kearl site last May. However the company failed to speak directly with the chiefs or update communities when testing showed the water contained tailings, he said. “I am deeply saddened and apologetic that we did not fulfill the moral obligations that we have with these very important indigenous communities,” Corson told lawmakers. “It’s horrible that we have shattered the trust with them and we want to do everything we can to rebuild it.” The months-long seepage, which Imperial is still working to contain, only came to light in February when a second spill of 5,300 cubic metres of water from another pond prompted the Alberta Energy Regulator to issue the company with an environmental protection order. Corson said Imperial did not notify communities when it first learned the seepage […]
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