12 people linked to Imperial Oil’s Kearl Lake oil sands facility have now tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, an increase of three since the day before. “There is nothing more important to us than the safety and health of our workforce and our communities,” says Imperial Oil’s vice-president of production, Simon Younger. “This is Imperial’s priority as we continue to take actions to prevent further spread of COVID-19.” Two of the cases remain on the Kearl site which is 130 km north-east of Fort McMurray.
The other 10 are off site. Imperial Oil says it has traced each employee’s contacts and have asked other workers from the site to self-isolate while further testing is underway. “Our thoughts are with these individuals and hope they