2023-10-28 18:23:56
Restoration work on a sand pit in Mercier, on the South Shore of Montreal, continues to cause discontent in the sector, while illicit activities took place despite an order.
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The peace and quiet of residents of the municipality, near Sainte-Marguerite Boulevard, has been disrupted for several months.
The comings and goings of trucks and the dust caused by the work, which takes place six days a week, exasperates them.
The result of the soil analyzes also demonstrates the abnormal presence of heavy metals in the area, according to the Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks.
In addition to the notice of non-compliance, the order to end the work issued Wednesday by the Commission for the Protection of Agricultural Land would not have been respected.
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A citizen of Mercier met by TVA Nouvelles details how the activities disrupt her daily life.
“It’s incessant, it doesn’t let up. It starts at 6 a.m. in the morning. We, our room, which is in front, we forget that when we sleep in,” says Sonia Charbonneau.
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The work, which aims to backfill a sand pit, is causing great concern within the municipal administration.
“We did not start making complaints again at that time to the Ministry of the Environment and the Agricultural Protection Commission. Our inspectors went. An injunction was issued to stop the work. It prohibits our inspectors from entering the site to carry out checks. It’s unlivable,” says the mayor of Mercier, Lise Michaud.
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The latter refers to one of the shareholders of one of the companies working on the site, Stéphane Laberge, who sent a formal notice to the City.
The manager sends the ball back to the provincial level to intervene in the matter.
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