Mimico Creek

• Cleanup of creeks after industrial Toronto fire to take until October, ministry says

  A six-alarm fire at Brenntag Canada, a chemical distribution facility that blends lubricating oils, took place on Aug. 11, with runoff flowing into the Humber and Mimico Creeks.

  Canada

  Aug 25, 2023
  
• Work underway to assess if Etobicoke fire toxic spill leaked into Lake Ontario

  A fire broke out on Aug. 11 at a north Etobicoke facility that stores petroleum-based fluids and chemicals. Those chemicals are still in local waterways, officials say.

  Environment

  Aug 19, 2023
  
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• Local wildlife suffering after massive blaze at Etobicoke industrial site

  A Toronto wildlife charity said it has been working tirelessly since the blaze to capture and clean birds and other wildlife coated in chemical sludge from the fire.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2023
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• Toronto Public Health warns of potential toxic algae found in Humber Bay East

  Officials say water samples taken from the mouth of Mimico Creek and in Humber Bay Park East confirmed the presence of the potentially toxic algae.

  Health

  Jul 17, 2018
• Last of oil-covered ducks to be released back into Mimico Creek

  Mimico Creek has been declared oil-free and the last of the ducks taken in by the Toronto Wildlife Centre for cleaning will be released back into the wild on Monday.

  Jul 27, 2015
• Some ducks dead, others released into wild after oil spill in Toronto creek

  Thousands of litres of transformer oil leaked into Mimico Creek after a transport truck rolled over on a highway Monday and eventually covered the birds.

  Environment

  Jul 16, 2015
• OPP charge driver after transport spills oil believed to have coated ducks

  Ontario Provincial Police say an Alberta man has been charged with careless driving after a transport rollover spilled thousands of litres of transformer oil into a Toronto creek.

  Jul 15, 2015
• Operation underway to rescue, clean oil-covered ducks in Etobicoke

  More than a dozen ducks were rescued from Mimico Creek in Etobicoke on Tuesday following a vehicle collision overnight that resulted in oil seeping into the water.

  Jul 14, 2015