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Shell project could burden Fort McMurray's population
The municipality has told Shell and the federal-provincial Joint Review Panel that it does not oppose the company`s proposed expansion, but the project brings concerns.
During a Tuesday morning hearing reviewing the project, municipal CAO Glen Laubenstein told the panel that the magnitude of growth from the oilsands has overwhelmed the province and the region.
He added that although Alberta`s sudden rise as a major energy producer has brought Canada billions of dollars in wealth, the sudden wave of migrant workers has become a burden for local infrastructure, and the Shell project will only add to the problems.
`We`ve grown so fast that the province has been incapable of keeping up,` he told the panel. `We`re not opposed to the project, but we are concerned about the impacts workers and the camps would have on various socioeconomic issues in the community.`
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The municipality has told Shell and the federal-provincial Joint Review Panel that it does not oppose the company`s proposed expansion, but the project brings concerns.
During a Tuesday morning hearing reviewing the project, municipal CAO Glen Laubenstein told the panel that the magnitude of growth from the oilsands has overwhelmed the province and the region.
He added that although Alberta`s sudden rise as a major energy producer has brought Canada billions of dollars in wealth, the sudden wave of migrant workers has become a burden for local infrastructure, and the Shell project will only add to the problems.
`We`ve grown so fast that the province has been incapable of keeping up,` he told the panel. `We`re not opposed to the project, but we are concerned about the impacts workers and the camps would have on various socioeconomic issues in the community.`
Read the full article here.