Health study begins examining potential oilsands impacts on Fort Chipewyan

Muzammil Hussain September 11, 2026

A boat sits on the shores of a beach. Weeds, a dock and the boreal forest can be seen in the background.

Many people in a community located more than 200 kilometres north of Fort McMurray have long believed there are links between cancers in their region and the industrial developments upstream along the Athabasca River.

Many people in a community located more than 200 kilometres north of Fort McMurray have long believed there are links between cancers in their region and the industrial developments upstream along the Athabasca River. A boat sits on the shores of a beach. Weeds, a dock and the boreal forest can be seen in the background.

Many people in a community located more than 200 kilometres north of Fort McMurray have long believed there are links between cancers in their region and the industrial developments upstream along the Athabasca River.

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