Alberta is facing calls to launch an audit of its regulatory framework after a second refinery in the province was sanctioned for operating without provincial approval.
The Sundre oil refinery, also known as the Sundre fractionation facility, has been issued an enforcement order by Alberta Environment, five months after its sister facility in Slave Lake was hit with an enforcement order for the same regulatory lapse.
The province and operator AltaGas blame historic changes in Alberta’s regulatory framework for leaving the site without appropriate oversight for years.
Experts in environmental law say the twin breaches raise doubts about the strength of Alberta’s regulatory
