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Oil spills into Canadian river

RED DEER, Alberta, June 9 (UPI) -- Potable water was trucked into a western Canada community Saturday while crews cleaned up an oil spill that threatened the water supply, officials said.

A Plains Midstream Canada pipeline broke near Sundre, Alberta, leaking about 125,000 gallons of oil into Jackson Creek, CFFR-AM, Calgary, reported. The oil made its way into the Red Deer River system,

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The pipeline company was trucking in fresh water as a precaution for people using Glennifer Lake as a water source, CTV News reported.

Area campsites were closed and people were warned not to fish in the rain-swollen Red Deer River system.

CTV News reported it could be weeks or even months before the spill, detected Thursday night, is cleaned up.

"At this point the booms are in place and the oil is not moving any further downstream," Cara Tobin of the province's Energy Resources Conservation Board said. "Action is taking place to recover the oil."

Provincial Premier Alison Redford said she would monitor the situation closely to ensure regulations are followed.

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