MONTREAL – The controversial sewage dump in the Saint-Lawrence River has yet again been postponed.
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Outgoing federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced that her ministry was extending the deadline until Monday, November 9.
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After that date, the city will have to deal with the new Liberal government and its environment minister.
The city wants to close a large sewer used to feed wastewater to treatment plants to do maintenance work and relocate a snow chute located underneath the Bonaventure Expressway.
Aglukkaq had ordered a halt on the plan to dump 8 billion litres of raw sewage into the Saint-Lawrence River, pending more studies.
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The City of Montreal insists the dump needs to happen before the winter.
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