Tiny Canada town defeats oil firm in court fight over drinking water
by Ashifa Kassam in Toronto from on (#3H86P)
Company sued Quebec township of 157 people after it created a no-drill zone, fearing for its water supply
A small municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec that was facing a million-dollar lawsuit from an oil and gas exploration company has won its court battle, bringing an end to a four-year ordeal that began when residents took steps to protect their water supply.
"Reason and law prevailed today," Franiois Boulay, the mayor of Ristigouche Sud-Est, a township of 157 people on Quebec's Gaspi(C) Peninsula, said in a statement. "We are relieved that our right to protect our drinking water is finally recognised."
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