Having read the…

Having read the documentation, we have reasons to believe that, contrary to Colacem statements, used water discharged by the Cement Plant in the Charlebois creek towards the Ottawa River will contain serious amount of heavy metals. This could seriously pollute the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers and constitute a very serious public health threat to the population who use the water from the Ottawa River for drinking water. We believe that heavy metals are not filtered by Municipal Water Stations downstream or by many residents’ own water treatment system for their drinking water. In addition, the heavy metals would also constitute a major threat to the wildlife of the Ottawa and Ste-Laurence Rivers. Moreover, cumulative effects from Ivaco Still Mill and the quarry might have a further detrimental effect on this matter. As the Ottawa River has recently been designated a heritage river on the Ontario side (and soon to be the case on the Quebec side of the river), we feel that the river must be protected from further industrial discharge. I have concerns for my own personal health and that of my family and neighbours as well as the health of the river and environment.