I want to see the Ministry…

I want to see the Ministry phase in more stringent limits and require actions that lead to continuous improvement so that Harsco Metals Canada Corp. works towards meeting the Reg 419 limits for these contaminants (suspended particulate matter, manganese and manganese compounds) over the next 2.5 years, rather than extending the status quo.

I’m also concerned that the timelines associated with the proposal to extend the SSSs for suspended particulate matter are tight and I’m left wondering whether public input is being considered in a meaningful manner.

I would like to request that the Ministry take more time to consider making the SSSs for these contaminants MORE STRINGENT over the extension period and to require updated action plans to ensure that these industrial facilities realize continuous progress with the reduction of these contaminants over the proposed extension to June 2023.

I live in Hamilton, within a couple kilometres of the operating site of Harsco Metals Canada Corp. and I want to see aggressive efforts by the regulator to reduce the emissions of these harmful industrial pollutants because I’m raising my family here. We deserve better air to breathe, particularly as we are experiencing a global pandemic. Harsco Metals Canada Corp. should be trying harder to be a good neighbour.