They have complained for years that pollution from oil sands projects was fouling their drinking water and making the Athabasca River unsafe for swimming and fishing.

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The 9 bedroom, 11 bathroom residence has swimming and fishing ponds, a horse barn, pool and ski and nature trails to enjoy.

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Just outside the harbor, the bay is awash with tiny islands, fishing piers, swimming beaches and a big resort, where some boats also stop.

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When a machine goes under, very little high-octane racing fuel gets into lakes, which are used all summer for swimming, fishing and boating, Mr. McPheeters said.

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On Perhentian Besar - the larger of the two islands - the main hub of activity ('activity' consisting primarily of lounging on the beach, swimming and watching fishing boats roll by) is a quarter-mile stretch of beach between Abdhul's Chalets and Tuna Bay Island Resort.

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Example: In 2003 Tom's of Maine began donating to the Oregon-based River Network, a nonprofit dedicated to making the public aware that 50% of America's drinking water comes from rivers, and yet 40% of all rivers, lakes and estuaries are too dirty even for fishing or swimming.

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