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Parameters of suit narrowed
Posted: Jul 6, 2011 9:36 AM AT Last Updated: Jul 6, 2011 12:47
The tar ponds were the result of a century of steel-making. CBC
The Nova Scotia and federal governments now face a class-action lawsuit by people claiming the former Sydney steel plant contaminated their properties and harmed their health.
Supreme Court Justice John Murphy certified the suit Wednesday after imposing restrictions on who can take part.
The suit covers only three kilometres around the former plant and tar ponds, including parts of Whitney Pier, Ashby and north-end Sydney. A proposal to cover a section of the city's south end was excluded.
The complainants are looking for property remediation and long-term medical monitoring.
The tar ponds were the result of a century of steelmaking. Pollutants were released from a coke oven, the chamber where coal was heated, and about 700,000 tonnes of chemical waste and raw sewage accumulated in settling ponds over the decades.
The site is being remediated. The $400-million project is expected to be complete in 2014.
Lawyers first proposed that anyone with three years of exposure within a 5.6-kilometre radius of Victoria Road and Laurier Street be included in the suit.
Last year, Murphy said he would allow the suit to proceed if the group of complainants was narrowed.
