Hamilton Untreated Wastewater

• City of Hamilton pleads guilty to provincial charges for 4-year sewage spill into creek

  Hamilton 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.

  Environment

  Jul 20, 2023
  
• Hamilton to see ‘visible work’ at Kay Drage as creek cleanup starts

  The city says dredging equipment is about a week away from being deployed into Chedoke Creek. A sweep of the area for large obstacles will completed in the next few days.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2023
  
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• No increase in gastrointestinal, waterborne illness for Hamiltonians after Chedoke Creek spill

  Hamilton public health says the 24 billion litre Chedoke Creek spill between 2014 and 2018 didn't result in any significant health issues for the community.

  Environment

  Mar 22, 2023
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• Revised Ontario order gives Hamilton until end of October to complete dredging of Chedoke Creek

  An appeal from the City Of Hamilton has given staff more time to finish a remediation of the creek after the massive untreated wastewater spill.

  Environment

  Mar 15, 2023
• Hamilton to appeal environment ministry’s amended deadline for dredging of Chedoke Creek

  The City of Hamilton will fight an amended Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Director’s Order relating to the Chedoke Creek remediation (dredging) project deadline.

  Environment

  Mar 10, 2023
• Environment ministry gives Hamilton until the end of August to finish dredging of Chedoke Creek

  A spokesperson for the ministry of the environment tells Global News the city has the needed permits and renewals to begin work with "no need to delay."

  Environment

  Mar 9, 2023
• Environment ministry extends deadline for Hamilton’s dredging of Chedoke Creek

  In a letter to Hamilton's director of watershed management on Tuesday, the ministry of environment extended the completion deadline of remediation work in Chedoke Creek.

  Environment

  Dec 21, 2022
• Hamilton says Environment Ministry has agreed ‘in principle’ to Chedoke Creek dredging extension

  The 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.

  Environment

  Nov 30, 2022
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• City of Hamilton faces provincial charges for 4-year spill into Chedoke Creek

  The 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 Paradise

  The city is suggesting the timeline to present a plan for cleanup may be too soon.

  Environment

  Nov 26, 2020