A protest was being held today over the burning of tires at a LaFarge site in Nova Scotia.
The group planned to gather in Truro over the plan to burn the rubber tires at the Lafarge Brookfield cement plant.
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Lydia Sorflaten of Citizens Against Burning of Tires is concerned the burning could have adverse effects on people’s health and the environment.
The province granted a permit allowing the company to burn $750,000 tires per year.