A group representing the Idle No More movement says they are holding their own individual assessment of the husky oil spill.
Last month 250,000 litres of oil spilled into the North Saskatchewan River and the clean-up efforts continue.
Right now the Water Security Agency as well as Husky Energy are conducting assessments on the river to find out when the water can be used again for human consumption.
Sylvia McAdam, a spokesperson for the Idle No More assessment, says they just want to make sure the assessments are presented accurately and truthfully.
“I met the independent assessment team and just by spending the day with them I learned so much that I wasn’t getting through the media or through Husky,” said McAdam.
She says they decided to conduct the assessment because she feels there isn’t enough monitoring and assessments of oil pipelines in the province.
“That should be frightening and problematic for the public as well as Indigenous people in the Treaty 6 area,” said McAdam.
A team of environmental activists and a hydro-geologist will be spear-heading the assessment.
They will be taking samples as well as interviewing people affected by the spill.
In a statement the group says they are seeking the following things; an extensive clean-up of the river, that all information from Husky and the province be made available to the public, stricter environmental protections and a stronger transition into sustainable energy.
The group is reaching out to the public to help fund the cost of the assessment and are inviting anyone who has been affected by the oil spill to contact them.
In the latest information from the province, they say 147,000 litres of the 250,000 litre spill has been cleaned up.
According to initial tests on the water from the Water Security Agency say the water is safe for human consumption, but not for aquatic life.