Contaminated soil, a mildly hot potato
The city decided to send a metric buttload of contaminated soil to Ontario because that province has less stringent laws about dealing with it. So the city may save money, but Quebec decontamination firms are not happy about losing business and the city’s being queried on its environmental ethics.
Update: The mayor admits this was a mistake.
dhomas 14:33 on 2020-12-10 Permalink
This hypocrisy really bothers me. “Let’s be green!” “Let’s support Quebec business!”. And yet…
They had the opportunity to do both, and they decided to cheap out.
I was equally pissed when it was from the REM (https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/environnement/2020-11-23/matieres-dangereuses/600-tonnes-du-rem-enfouies-en-ontario.php), but no rules seem to apply to that project. But now to see that it’s more widespread just makes me even more angry.