launched a proposed class action <\/a>alleging that Transport Canada failed to take appropriate action to prevent contamination of residential wells and ground water in areas of Torbay near the airport. <\/p>\nThe PFAS, or so-called \u2018forever chemicals,\u2019 stem from fire suppression foam used at the airport as part of firefighter training exercises. Testing has detected the chemicals in a number of wells, but a recent CBC Investigates report indicates that the contamination extends further, and at higher levels than initial testing suggested.<\/p>\n
Sheerr says he\u2019s not surprised to learn that the problem is more extensive than many initially understood.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at the proposed class action scope \u2013 the map that McInnis Cooper has drawn up as to where we think the contamination could be \u2013 it\u2019s considerably bigger than the initial area that we thought.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cSo that was expanded when the Statement of Claim was filed in provincial court a few months ago to include significantly more of Torbay, and then parts of Logy Bay-Middle Cove- Outer Cove, and these are all areas that aren\u2019t served by the town of Torbay with respect to municipal water. So it\u2019s homes in this area that are on their own wells.\u201d <\/p>\n
Sheerr says even testing on his own well water shows significant fluctuations in the level of PFAS detected. He says Transport Canada has been providing them with bottled water for consumption, and while area residents were promised filtration systems, that has yet to happen. <\/p>\n
\u201cTesting was supposed to be ongoing this summer,\u201d says Sheerr, \u201cand if that went well, residents who had high PFAS levels were supposed to start to get filtration systems delivered in the fall.\u201d <\/p>\n
He says while that\u2019s not a permanent fix, it\u2019s a good first step. \u201cI\u2019ve come to find out that not a single filtration system has been installed for testing yet, and they are planning on doing it this fall. We have yet to get any updates from the MP or from Transport Canada on the status of these testing filtration systems, and this is why the situation is so frustrating.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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