Oilsands doc goes ‘Downstream’ to Fort Chip-ewyan

The 1,200 residents of the small town near the Alberta oilsands projects hope a short documentary about the toxic effects that plague their community will bring wider attention to their plight. The 33-minute doc, entitled Downstream, will showcase the spike in cancer rates and other ill-heath effects associated with Fort Chip-ewyan's proximity to the oilsands developments.

March 11, 2009

The 1,200 residents of the small town near the Alberta oilsands projects hope a short documentary about the toxic effects that plague their community will bring wider attention to their plight. The 33-minute doc, entitled Downstream, will showcase the spike in cancer rates and other ill-heath effects associated with Fort Chip-ewyan's proximity to the oilsands developments.