I want to see the Ministry…

I want to see the Ministry phase in more stringent limits and require actions that lead to continuous improvement so that Stelco Hamilton works towards meeting the Reg 419 limits for these contaminants (benzene and suspended particulate matter) over the next 2.5 years, rather than extending the status quo.

I’m also concerned that the timelines associated with the proposal to extend the SSSs for SPM are tight and I’m left wondering whether public input is being considered in a meaningful manner.

I would like to request that the Ministry take more time to consider making the SSSs for these contaminants MORE STRINGENT over the extension period and to require updated action plans to ensure that these industrial facilities realize continuous progress with the reduction of these contaminants over the proposed extension to June 2023.

Stelco Hamilton Works has an SSS for SPM that is significantly higher than what AM Dofasco currently has despite the fact that most of the Stelco Hamilton Works plant is shuttered. I’m confused by this situation and I think that the Stelco Hamilton Work SSS for SPM should be far more stringent.

I want confirmation that Stelco will still be required to hold CLC meetings and to report back to community because full public openness and transparency is critically important where harmful industrial emissions are concerned.

I live in Hamilton, within a few kilometres of Stelco Hamilton Works and I want to see aggressive efforts by the regulator to reduce the emissions of these harmful industrial pollutants because I’m raising my family here. We deserve better air to breathe, particularly as we are experiencing a global pandemic. Stelco should be trying harder to be a good neighbour.