Hydrogen Sulphide

• Hamilton to seek veto over landfill applications amid odour issue in Stoney Creek

  Odours from a Green Mountain Road landfill has a Hamilton councillor seeking approval power when expansion applications come before the province.

  Environment

  Oct 25, 2023
  
• Hamilton exploring third-party air monitoring near waste facility

  Ministry of Environment air monitoring near the GFL facility in Stoney Creek continues to show no serious health hazards from detection of hydrogen sulphide.

  Health

  Oct 20, 2023
  
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• Ontario adds $11M to funding for investigation, recovery following Wheatley explosion

  The explosion came weeks after local officials declared two states of emergency and evacuation orders after discovering hydrogen sulphide gas leaks in the area.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2023
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• Ongoing gas leak, explosive risk hindering work at site of Wheatley blast which injured 20

  'We ask everyone to stay away from there. Please don't go out gawking, et cetera. It is an unsafe area and it's unstable," the Chatham-Kent mayor said of the explosion site.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2021
• State of emergency declared in Wheatley, Ont., after hydrogen sulphide leak

  The leak was discovered around Wednesday afternoon in the small community, which is located on the edge of the Chatham-Kent—Essex border.

  Environment

  Jun 3, 2021
• Alberta companies face charges after 2018 hydrogen sulphide leak near Spirit River

  Alberta's energy regulator has laid charges against three oil and gas companies after a release of poisonous hydrogen sulphide that affected human health.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2020
• Saskatchewan sewer company fined after two Calgary men die in workplace accident

  A Saskatchewan sewer company will have to pay a $42,000 penalty after two Calgary men were killed in a workplace accident.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2016
• Study finds air problems around Alberta oilsands community

  A major study of air quality in a northern Alberta indigenous community surrounded by oilsands development suggests there is a chance ongoing exposure to airborne chemicals may be damaging people's health.

  Environment

  Sep 21, 2016
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• Oilsands giant CNRL fined $500K for hydrogen sulphide gas leaks

  Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. will have to pay $500,000 for releasing a potentially deadly gas in two separate incidents at its Horizon facility in 2010 and 2012.

  Environment

  Jun 24, 2016
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• Alliance Pipeline back in service after closure due to gas in system

  The Alliance Pipeline, a natural gas conduit that runs from northeastern B.C. to the Chicago area, is back in service after a six-day outage.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2015