Ontario’s Largest Radar Site Being Cleaned Up
September 9, 2010 1:40 PM
McGuinty Government Improves Northern Environment and Creates Jobs
The Weenusk First Nation community on the Hudson Bay will work closely with the Ontario government on the clean up of the largest abandoned radar site in Northern Ontario.Over the next three years, the Weenusk First Nation will operate a remote base camp for workers and assist with the clean up of Site 500 part of the Mid-Canada Line near Peawanuck. More than 40 jobs will be created for the Weenusk First Nation in the first year of the project.
The project is part of an Ontario-led six-year plan to clean up 16 Mid-Canada Line sites that are contaminated with toxic materials and littered with debris and derelict buildings.
QUICK FACTS
- Ontario has signed agreements with the Weenusk First Nation for more than $11 million of the $41-million overall cost of cleaning up Site 500.
- Ontario is investing $55 million in the six-year plan to clean up 16 Mid-Canada Line sites.
- In 2009, two former Mid-Canada sites were successfully cleaned up.
- The sites are contaminated with toxic materials such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hydrocarbons, mercury and asbestos, as well as derelict buildings.
LEARN MORE
- Cleanup of Ontario’s Largest Mid-Canada Line Radar Site
- See a map showing the location of Mid-Canada Line radar Site 500. (PDF, 0.2MB)
