An Alberta woman is vowing to continue her fight against government and the oil industry over a drilling process she says has ruined her water supply.
Jessica Ernst, who lives near Rosebud, Alberta, says the process, known as hydraulic fracturing, involves pumping water, nitrogen and chemicals into the ground at high pressure in order to cause a series of cracks and free up natural gas.
She says drilling that was done in 2003 has caused her water supply to be contaminated with methane gas.
Ernst can fill a bottle with water from a hose, wait a couple of minutes and then light the water on fire.
She's suing Encana, Alberta Environment and the Energy Resources Conservation Board for (m) millions of dollars in damages.
The industry says the drilling process is safe and that the contamination occurred from naturally occurring methane nearby.
Ernst says she knows what she's up against, and her chances of winning her legal battle are slim.
But she vows to fight it out to the end and says she will not settle out of court because she wants the truth about hydraulic fracturing to be known.
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