New orders have been issued by Alberta Environment and Parks and Alberta Health Services to protect residents living near a former creosote plant in northeast Edmonton from contaminants found in soil. The orders, announced Friday, come after dioxins, furans and polyaromatic hydrocarbons were found in soil sampled from uninhabited and unremediated portions of the former Domtar wood-processing plant site north of Yellowhead Trail near Hermitage Road. The same orders apply to a greenbelt area south of the site, which is owned by the City of Edmonton. In 2016, the Alberta government ordered Domtar and other companies to clean up the site. The site was partially remediated in 1991, Alberta Environment said at the time.

Source: CBC News March 16, 2018 19:54 UTC