RE: No Environmental Petitions at OAGContaminated site in New Harbour, NewfoundlandPetition: No. 218
Issue(s): Compliance and enforcement, human health/environmental health, toxic substances, transport, and waste management
Petitioner(s): Allan Williams
Date Received: 28 September 2007
Status: Reply (replies) pending
Summary: This petition is about an alleged failure to adequately treat PBC contaminants from transformers buried in a landfill site on the New Harbour Barrens in Newfoundland. The petitioner claims that, as a consequence, the health of the local environment is being endangered. He requests that the federal government ensure that the site is properly cleaned up and managed, that offenders are held accountable and that the health of the area residents is protected.
Federal Departments Responsible for Reply: Environment Canada, Health Canada, Transport Canada
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