#Flushgate: Montreal's controversial sewage dump begins
- 9 years ago
#Flushgate, as it’s being dubbed, has begun. Montreal has set into motion a controversial operation to dump eight billion litres – or 2.1 billion gallons – of raw sewage into the St Lawrence River.
A group of around 40 people is protesting against the action, which is expected to take up to seven days (from November 11) to complete.
Otiahori Lea Johnson, a protester and Montreal resident, said:
“This is our town. This is our Earth. Where are we going to be without it?”
Canada’s second-largest city is undertaking repair work on a major sewer. As a result, it will be temporarily shut down and wastewater diverted to discharge points along the river.
Signs posted around the river read “avoid contact with the water,” although authorities insist this is the option with the least environmental impact.
Repairing the ageing water treatment system now will hopefully prevent a potentially disastrous burst or leak later, they argue.
“Know that this decision, as unpopular as it is, was
A group of around 40 people is protesting against the action, which is expected to take up to seven days (from November 11) to complete.
Otiahori Lea Johnson, a protester and Montreal resident, said:
“This is our town. This is our Earth. Where are we going to be without it?”
Canada’s second-largest city is undertaking repair work on a major sewer. As a result, it will be temporarily shut down and wastewater diverted to discharge points along the river.
Signs posted around the river read “avoid contact with the water,” although authorities insist this is the option with the least environmental impact.
Repairing the ageing water treatment system now will hopefully prevent a potentially disastrous burst or leak later, they argue.
“Know that this decision, as unpopular as it is, was