Details of Algoma Steel's oil spill emerge

A transcript of an arbitration hearing from earlier this year is providing insight into how Algoma Steel managed to hemorrhage more than 20,000 litres of oil from its Sault Ste. Marie steel plant — with a portion entering the St. Mary’s River — last summer.

The incident is being investigated by Ontario’s Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks and the Department of the Environment and Climate Change Canada, which may result in charges against the Sault Ste. Marie steelmaker. Two people are now required to fill the oil tanks; one to continually press the button to let the oil flow, with the other standing by the operating tanks to indicate when they are full.

Ministry spokesperson Gary Wheeler informed SooToday via email that MECP is “continuing its assessment of the spill and will follow up with Algoma Steel to confirm that appropriate measures have been put in place to prevent similar events in the future.”The Department of the Environment and Climate Change turned down a request for information made by SooToday, suggesting that Ontario has taken the lead on the investigation.

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