Hazardous waste stockpiled in Northern landfills over the past century has almost been removed, according to the GNWT.
SA国际影视传媒淭he success of this program demonstrates the effectiveness of regional cooperation," said Municipal and Community Affairs Minister (MAC) Vince McKay on July 31. "The GNWT will continue to support communities facing logistical challenges in waste removal and promote systemic waste diversion to prevent future stockpiles.
"Building on the progress made in removing hazardous waste, our next steps will focus on clearing scrap metal from community solid waste sites throughout the NWT,SA国际影视传媒 McKay added.
Since the program began in 2022, close to a million kilograms of hazardous waste have been removed from Northern landfills and taken to proper storage facilities in the south, according to the GNWT. This year, waste has already been removed from Nahanni Butte, Jean Marie River, Aklavik, Inuvik and Deline. Work to cart away unwanted materials from Lutsel KSA国际影视传媒檈 is currently underway and Fort Resolution is expected to be completed in August. This is the program's final year.
Historically, hazardous waste such as scrap metal was left in community landfills due to the logistics of moving it south. In 2010, a number of NWT communities came forward with plans to remove the waste themselves.
Costs were prohibitive and communities were only able to make a dent in the stockpiles, so MACA played intermediary and applied for the Investing in Canada's Infrastructure Program from Ottawa, which covered 75 per cent of the clean-up costs SA国际影视传媒 amounting to $5.75 million. Communities were responsible for the other 25 per cent, approximately $2 million.