'Alarming number' of Suncor employees test positive for drugs and alcohol

Oilsands giant Suncor said it has ongoing issues with alcohol and drug abuse among its employees, citing 73 incidents of employees testing positive for controlled substances since 2013.

During a March 2014 work shift, security received a call for an employee who was intoxicated in a hauling truck at Suncor’s Millennium Mine, north of Fort McMurray.

When officers searched the truck they found three beer cans, a marijuana pipe in the door and a partial joint under the seat. RCMP removed and arrested the contract truck operator.

Suncor has a drug and alcohol problem at its oilsands sites, the company said