U of S researcher lands $224K grant to study effects of Husky oil spill on fish

Source: CBC News, December 18, 2017 

Leaky pipeline spilled 225,000 litres of heavy oil, 40% got into North Saskatchewan River

An assistant professor at the University of Saskatchewan has received a federal grant of $224,000 to study the effect the 2016 Husky oil spill had on fish.

A faulty pipeline leaked about 225,000 litres of oil onto a riverbank near Maidstone in July 2016. About 40 per cent of the oil made its way into the North Saskatchewan River.

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