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Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne says he will do everything in his power to ensure Husky Energy Inc. covers the costs of the pipeline breach that sent more than 200,000 litres of oil into the North Saskatchewan River.

“They’ll pay,” Dionne said outside Prince Albert’s city council chambers on Wednesday. “I’m the mayor of P.A. and I’m going to make sure that happens. They’ve inconvenienced lots of our local businesses.”

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Prince Albert has been under a state of emergency since July 25, when oil in the river reached the city, causing it to close intake valves at its water treatment plant and adopt a combination of temporary pipelines and retention ponds to provide its residents with water.

One pipeline is bringing water to Prince Albert from the South Saskatchewan River, while a shorter one is feeding the city from the nearby Little Red River.

Dionne said the city has been affected by the spill on multiple levels, as businesses like the city’s laundromats are missing out on what would usually be their busiest time of the year.