By Angela Brown

In the courts

Husky case managment adjourned to March

Feb 4, 2019 | 5:57 PM

Case management sessions for Husky Energy relating to charges stemming from a 2016 pipeline leak will be back in North Battleford provincial court in March.

The decision came following close to three hours of in-camera discussions between Provincial Crown prosecutor Matthew Miazga, federal Crown prosecutor Carol Carlson and Husky’s defence attorney Brad Gilmour.

On March 19, Judge Lorna Dyck hopes both the Crown and defence will be closer to knowing whether the matter will be resolved or whether it will proceed to trial.

“The issues are complicated and there are a number of legal issues that need to be addressed,” Dyck said during court.

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The Calgary-based oil and gas producer is facing several provincial and federal charges relating to the release of 225,000 litres of diluted heavy oil from a pipeline near Maidstone in July 2016. About 40 per cent of that oil went into the North Saskatchewan River, affecting water intakes in the cities of North Battleford, Prince Albert and Melfort.

Outside court, Miazga said he is pleased with the progress that has been made and that everyone hopes to resolve the matter without going to trial.

“Hopefully, that decision will be made when we come back,” he said. “There is lots of work that goes on behind the scenes.”

If the case were to go to trial, whether it would stay in North Battleford or be heard in Lloydminster has not yet been settled, according to Miazga.

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