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Heather Wright/The Independent INEOS Styrolutions has been ordered to create a plan to eliminate the discharge of benzene into its waste water by the end of the week. That from the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks. The company has been under the microscope since April 16, when members of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation started becoming ill. The employees of

The Town of Petrolia will get getting $10,000 in grant money for two environmental projects as part of a grant program it runs with Waste Management. The town and WM announced the winners of Green Leader Program Monday on Earth Day. WM contributes $15,000 for projects which “build sustainable communities” and “encourage community engagement. A committee of community members look

Five days after members of the Aamjiwnaag First Nation became ill after high readings of benzene in the air, the INEOS Styrolutions plant is shutting down temporarily. The company issued a brief statement Saturday afternoon. “At INEOS Styrolution, ensuring the health and safety of our employees and community is paramount. “We are temporarily shutting down our facility located in Sarnia,

Health Centre now collecting info on who became sick after Tuesday’s release The administration offices for the Aamjiwnaag First Nation are closed for a third day and residents are being reminded to keep windows closed and avoid the baseball diamond and playground areas after high levels of benzene made residents and band employees ill. Tuesday, workers began feeling nauseous and

Province “made clear our government’s expectation that they quickly identify and reduce these emissions” There is word today that INEOS Styrolutions has been ordered in the past to deal with its high benzene emissions. Tuesday, the employees of Aamjiwnaag First Nation, which is directly across the street from the plant, were becoming nauseous and had headaches. Community activist Ada Lockridge

Aamjiwnaang residents treated at the hospital after being exposed to high benzene levels Bob Rogers started to feel sick to his stomach around 11 am Tuesday. The 67 year-old Aamjiwnaang public works employee had been out Monday and Tuesday on the riding lawn mower cutting grass on the band’s property across the road from INEOS Styrolution on Tashmoo Ave. He

The leadership of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation says the federal, provincial and municipal governments to immediately shutdown the INEOS after what one resident called an “environmental assault.” That after the band sent its employees home with headaches, nausea and dizziness Tuesday. They checked environmental monitors and found the levels of benzene was extremely high. “The cause of these symptoms is

Work on the $50 million methane to natural gas plant at Watford’s Twin Creeks Landfill has started – eight smonths later than was originally hoped. WM Canada (Waste Management) began construction in February. The methane produced at Twin Creeks – one of the largest in Ontario – already powers a nearby greenhouse complex. But only 40 per cent of what

The Ontario government has taken the first step toward a full Environmental Assessment of the plan to revive the dormant Dresden dump. York1 Environmental Waste Solutions plans to build a new landfill on the Irish School Road site and create a construction and soil waste recycling centre. It would bring up to 6,000 tonnes of construction waste and soil in

Blake Ellis/Local Journalism Initiative Enniskillen Mayor Kevin Marriott says 25 jobs have been created with a new cucumber operation. Marriott, who is also the warden of Lambton County, was one of the eight local mayors and three heads of First Nation communities which spoke to business leaders during the Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce annual State of Lambton Business Breakfast held

Likely to take months We’re getting a better idea of how long it will take for the provincial government to make a final decision on an Environmental Assessment for York1’s proposal to reopen the Dresden dump. But Environmental Defense says even a full Environmental Assessment is not enough. It’s calling on the provincial government to pull the plug on the

Neighbours pleased, cautious York1 plan to reopen the Dresden dump will face more scrutiny Dave Willson isn’t sure if this is a win, but he’s glad the province will force York1 Environmental Waste Solutions to go through a full Environmental Assessment if it wants to reopen the dormant Dresden dump. Friday, Ontario’s Minister of the Environment said York1’s plan to