Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to speak about a clean up about an abandoned American naval base at Padloping Island. The site was used as a weather station from 1943 until 1956. When the United States government abandoned the site they left behind everything. Today there are no buildings or equipment at the site except for remanding foundation and debris. Mr. Speaker, my constituents are awful concerned about chemical contamination at the site. An environmental assessment was done last year by the Royal Roads Military College environmental science group. It was recommended in this assessment that clean up will restore at the abandoned site to environmental safe conditions. The Department of Indian and Northern Affairs started the clean up on this site but never finished. It is critical that this site be cleaned up in order to restore the environment and protect health and welfare of people close to the site. Mr. Speaker, here in question period, I will be asking the Minister responsible for environment, with regards to the clean up and Padloping Island. Thank you.
Tommy Enuaraq on Member's Statement 437-13(4): Padloping Island Clean-up Site
In the Legislative Assembly on October 7th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Member's Statement 437-13(4): Padloping Island Clean-up Site
Item 2: Ministers' Statements
October 6th, 1997
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Tommy Enuaraq Baffin Central
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