Oilsands giant Suncor has been fined $5,000 for burying known habitat for bank swallows during mining operations in northern Alberta three years ago.

The Calgary-based company was issued the penalty by the Alberta Energy Regulator last week for an incident near Fort McMurray in June 2023.

The regulator fined the company for failing to ensure that critical bird habitat was protected from ground excavation operations at the mining site. 

According to the investigation, material was placed over a ban…