News - News Releases City of Montreal under investigation by feds City's toxic mess sparks quasi-criminal investigation.  News release   April 25/2002 Government turns back on toxic mess EBI questions Env. Canada after seeing signs that they may be ignoring the seriousness of the Technoparc contamination. Save the River voices its support for EBI's campaign.  News Release   April 19/2002 Special delivery: Evidence of toxic mess handed over today to government officials "Montreal's Technoparc site spews dangerous chemicals into St. Lawrence River, new report confirms."  News Release   April 11/2002 City of Moncton and three others charged by Environment Canada "No one in Canada is above the law when it comes to complying with environmental regulations in this country, including people who give out advice that have enormous implications on our environment," says the Petitcodiac Riverkeeper.  News Release   February 7/2002 Toxic chemicals pour into the St. Lawrence River, investigators report "A 400-metre-long slick of toxic chemicals flowing down the St. Lawrence River shocked environmental investigators Sunday morning." The discovery prompted calls for an official government investigation.  News Release   January 21/2002 Arsenic level in Moira River highest in decades EBI issues public health warning, demands investigation.  News Advisory   August 22/2001 Pollution patrol program hits the water with a splash Lake Ontario Keeper hits the water with a splash today. We launched the boat off Wolfe Island near Kingston Ontario and will top it off with a dinner on Sunday. See you there!  News Release   July 6/2001 Court decision on prosecution of Ontario Government for pollution violations expected June 27 The decision in EBI's first Deloro pollution case to be rendered this week.   News Advisory   June 25/2001 Environmental watchdog to patrol Kingston's waterfront "City of Hamilton fines support environmental initiative on Lake Ontario."  News Release   April 4/2001 Former Moncton landfill kills fish "Dilution no solution to pollution". EBI sampling conducted over the last six months finds that leachate - continuously discharging from a former Moncton landfill - is toxic to fish.  News Release   December 12/2000 Environmental law handbook an essential resource for citizens The Conservation Council announces the availability of its newest publication, The New Brunswick Environmental Law Handbook.  News Release   October 10/2000 Hamilton environmentalist succeeds in private prosecution "City of Hamilton fined $450,000 for toxic waste dump."  News Release   September 18/2000 Warning: Government advice risks public arsenic poisoning The Ontario MOE and the Medical Officer of Health for Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit issued a "drinking water reminder" to the public which, if followed, could lead to arsenic poisoning.  News Release   August 30/2000 City of Hamilton charged with water pollution offences "Today in Hamilton in provincial court the City of Hamilton appeared for the first time on charges brought by the Ontario Ministry of Environment (MOE)."  News Release   August 29/2000 City of Hamilton charged for Red Hill Creek toxic PCB contamination The SLDF and the EBI today announced that, in a private prosecution, the City of Hamilton has been charged for allegedly discharging PCBs and toxic ammonia into the Red Hill Creek.  News Release   November 10/1999 Environmental group wins private prosecution against City of Kingston for toxic waste dump "Today, Justice of the Peace Jack Bell of the Ontario Court (Provincial Division) in Kingston convicted the City of Kingston for violating the federal Fisheries Act."  News Release   December 11/1998 Ontario government charged for radioactive contamination In a private prosecution, the Ontario government has been charged for radioactive contamination of the natural environment west of the Deloro mine site property in the Village of Deloro in eastern Ontario.  News Release   November 24/1998 Environmental groups press criminal charges against Ontario Government for toxic pollution A private citizen laid 8 charges against the Ontario government for allowing toxic substances to pour out of the Deloro Mine site into the Moira River and its tributary Young's Creek.   News Release   November 18/1997 Citizen's environmental group commences private prosecution against City of Kingston "Toxic waste dump pollution flowing into the Great Cataraqui River."  News Release   March 13/1997

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