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Residents and environmentalists in Pointe-Claire gather at a council meeting to demand when the PCB-contaminated site will be cleaned up. Global’s Matt Grillo reports.

Mon, Apr 3: Quebec’s environment ministry has revealed the results of the soil samples taken at the Pointe-Claire PCB contamination site.

Wed, Jan 18: A legal battle continues in Pointe-Claire over the PCB-contaminated site in 2013, but as Global’s Billy Shields reports, there may finally be some promising news for residents in the area.

A Quebec tribunal judge has ruled that the owner of a PCB site in Pointe-Claire must clean it up. Global’s Billy Shields reports. Keywords: PCB, Pointe-Claire, clean up, Quebec, West Island

Fri, Feb 17: Quebec’s environment ministry has received its long-awaited report on the contamination land at a former PCB storage site in Pointe Claire, but it has yet to be released. As Global’s Amanda Jelowicki reports, advocates are concerned.

Tue, Jan 19: More PCBs have been discovered in Pointe-Claire. The city insists there’s no known danger to residents, but Global’s Billy Shields spoke to one environmentalist who disagrees.

Wed, May 4: Residents in Pointe-Claire are frustrated after finding out the contaminated Reliance property that is contaminated with PCBs was sold before anything was done to clean up the site. Global’s Billy Shields reports.

Mon, Feb 8: Quebec’s Environment Minister has ordered two Pointe-Claire sites to clean up their PCB contaminated land. As Global’s Paola Samuel reports, Reliance and Juste Investir have 10 days to confirm they received the notice and 30 days to submit a decontamination plan.

The Quebec government announced Sunday a $175-million investment to rehabilitate contaminated lands in the province. But as Billy Shields reports, it won’t do much to improve the situation at the PCB-contaminated site in Pointe-Claire.

Pointe-Claire residents put up a strong final battle to save the Pioneer Pub. A special appeals hearing was held Wednesday night. Elysia Bryan-Baynes was there

Wed, Apr 6: Residents living near the Reliance site that was contaminated with PCBs are protesting outside Pointe-Claire city hall, insisting the site was not secured and the Quebec government has yet to decontaminate the soil. Global’s Navneet Pall reports.