Chedoke Creek Apology
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City of Hamilton pleads guilty to provincial charges for 4-year sewage spill into creekHamilton will be paying out close to $3 million in fines, damages and incidental costs as a result of the guilty plea following the Chedoke Creek sewage spill revealed in 2019.EnvironmentJul 20, 2023
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Hamilton says Environment Ministry has agreed ‘in principle’ to Chedoke Creek dredging extensionThe city's watershed management told councillors Wednesday the ministry is asking for a review of permitting implications and timing as to when the initiative could restart.EnvironmentNov 30, 2022
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City of Hamilton faces provincial charges for 4-year spill into Chedoke CreekThe city's lawyers say they are reviewing accusations from the ministry of the environment relating to a sewage spill into Chedoke Creek that began in 2014.Dec 9, 2020
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Hamilton asking for more time to clean up Chedoke Creek, Cootes ParadiseThe city is suggesting the timeline to present a plan for cleanup may be too soon.EnvironmentNov 26, 2020
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Hamilton, Ont. to hire monitor in response to sewage spill into Cootes ParadiseThe city's response to the province about the 24-billion-litre sewage spill from Chedoke Creek includes recommendations from a third-party environmental impact study.EnvironmentApr 29, 2020
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City of Hamilton environmental study suggests Cootes Paradise cleanup ‘not required’A report coming before city council on Wednesday suggests remediation and monitoring of the waterway is not required.PoliticsApr 27, 2020
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City of Hamilton to leave sludge from 24 billion-litre spill in Chedoke CreekAn ecological risk assessment says dredging the creek bottom would harm whatever wildlife still survives.PoliticsFeb 14, 2020
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Province gives Hamilton until Valentine’s Day to devise Chedoke Creek cleanup strategyMeanwhile, Mayor Marianne Meed Ward says trust between Hamilton and Burlington has been "eroded."PoliticsNov 25, 2019
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