The Trout Lake Conservation Association, Northwatch, and Nipissing Environmental Watch are co-hosting a public information session on PFAS — forever chemicals — on Wednesday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the North Bay Public Library auditorium.
Guest speakers from the Canadian Environmental Law Association and the Toxics-Free Great Lakes Binational Network will introduce and explain key concerns about PFAS. Local speakers will summarize the history and status of the contamination of Lees Creek and Delaney Bay.
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In the clip below courtesy of the North Bay Echo Community Podcast Network, Liza Vandermeer, a member of the Trout Lake Conservation Association, joins Echo Essentials Podcast hosts Scott Clark and Dave Dale to talk about what developing housing on Trout Lake would mean for our city and the dangers involved.
The purpose of the March 27 event is to share information and assist residents in becoming familiar with the issues and terminology related to PFAS.
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The hosts will also discuss plans to request future public meetings with the various agencies responsible: the Department of National Defence, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit, the City of North Bay, and the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks.
