AIM Saint John

• N.B. revokes licence of AIM facility for not ‘adequately’ addressing safety concerns

  A massive fire broke out in the early morning hours of Sept. 14 amid a pile of crushed cars at the AIM scrapyard in Saint John and prompted a city-wide air quality warning.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2023
  
• American Iron and Metal pleads guilty to operating Moncton facility without a licence

  At a court appearance, American Iron and Metal (AIM) received a $292.50 fine from the province of New Brunswick for operating its Moncton scrapyard without a licence on May 23.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2023
  
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• N.B. suspends AIM recycling plant’s approval to operate pending fire review

  A Saint John recycling plant, which was the site of a massive fire that prompted a city-wide air quality warning, has been ordered to stop operating until an investigation is done.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2023
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• Saint John, N.B., scrapyard fire contained, shelter-in-place advisory lifted: mayor

  The mayor of Saint John says it will take some time before the smouldering fire at the American Iron & Metal recycling plant is put out.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2023
• New Brunswick recycling plant pleads not guilty in case of workplace death

  American Iron and Metal faces four charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act following the death of 60-year-old subcontractor Darrell Richards.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2023
• Victim of Saint John, N.B. workplace accident remembered as a ‘brother’

  "There’s a lot of people in Saint John that know him and love him and feel like he’s their brother,” said Wendy Hanson, the former bandmate of Darrell Richards.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2022
• Saint John community group ‘encouraged’ by conditions of AIM’s new approval to operate

  The facility has been deeply unpopular in Saint John due to the dozens of explosions caused by the facility's metal shredder that culminated in a stop-work order last fall.

  Environment

  Jun 3, 2019
• AIM facility in Saint John receives operating permit for six months

  The facility's new approval kicked in on June 1, although it did come with new restrictions.

  Politics

  Jun 2, 2019
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• Saint John’s AIM plant could be shut down by the end of the week

  AIM owner Herbert Black declined to comment when reached by phone Wednesday, only saying that he was "co-operating" with the department.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2019