American Iron and Metal

• Hamilton councillor seeks stricter rules for demolishing industrial buildings

  Nann says Ward 3 residents, already burdened with chronic exposure to airborne emissions, "need every effort to be made to prevent further degradation" of their air quality.

  Environment

  Feb 2
• Citizens group, Saint John call for 24hr mandatory shutdown after metal shredder blast

  'Liveable Saint John' has started a petition backing the city's call for a mandatory 24-hour shutdown of American Iron and Metal following explosions of a certain magnitude.

  Canada

  Jan 16
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• AIM facility in Saint John resumes operations after explosion-related suspension

  New Brunswick’s Department of Environment and Climate Change shut things down at the site just over a week ago to investigate.

  Environment

  Dec 10, 2020
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• AIM Recycling in Saint John shut down pending provincial investigation

  AIM Recycling Saint John has been shut down pending a provincial investigation. The facility has been rocked by at least two explosions in the last week.

  Economy

  Dec 1, 2020
• Another AIM explosion rattles Saint John

  “All of the sudden there was this dull thud and the windows rattled."

  Environment

  Nov 26, 2020
• Fire at recycling plant in Saint John caused by overheated metal: AIM

  'It has been determined that the cause of the fire was an undetected nonferrous chunk of material that overheated.'

  Fire

  Oct 1, 2020
• Saint John mayor ponders sending bill to AIM for fire coverage

  A fire at American Iron and Metal (AIM) recycling facility in Saint John has the city's mayor wondering if he can send the company a bill for emergency response. AIM sits on Crown land at Port Saint John.

  Economy

  Sep 25, 2020
• 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
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• Saint John community groups call for changes to AIM’s licence

  Noise and multiple explosions caused by the AIM’s metal shredder are major concerns to at least two community organizations.

  Environment

  May 28, 2019
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• Saint John Council asks province to move AIM metal shredder from port

  The council is asking New Brunswick Environment and Local Government Minister Jeff Carr in a letter to consider moving the plant's metal shredder "with Port operations limited to the handling of processed recycled metals for shipping."

  Canada

  May 21, 2019