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Updated testing finds no PCBs in stormwater pond on former St. Catharines GM site, but it might not be a ‘risk-free facility’

2026-01-15

Amid intense public scrutiny of the contaminated former General Motors site in St. Catharines, including concerns about an offline filtration system meant to eliminate toxic chemicals from stormwater runoff, the property owner has ordered further lab testing on the northern portion of the 55-acre property, the City has shared. In a post on the City […]

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‘Let’s close this request’: FOI docs show PC political staffer tried to prevent information on toxic GM site from being released

2025-12-17

A staff member working for the provincial environment minister appears to be responsible for blocking critical information about the toxic former General Motors property in St. Catharines from being released to the public, including details about a filtration system meant to prevent toxic chemicals from leaking off the site. Documents obtained by The Pointer under […]

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City taking hands off approach to clear dangers at former GM site in St. Catharines

2025-02-19

Many of the toxic risks posed by the former GM site on Ontario Street in St. Catharines are clear. As previously reported by The Pointer, Environmental Site Assessments obtained after a two-year fight with the City and GM officials who fought to keep the documents hidden from public view, revealed contamination of a number of […]

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Pointer investigation finds disturbing contamination at former St. Catharines GM site slated for homes: as much as 1,100 times above healthy limits

2024-12-23

The former General Motors site on Ontario Street in St. Catharines slated for homes contained toxic chemicals at alarming levels, detected just two years before a developer purchased the former heavy-industrial property. Despite efforts to find out what the condition of the site is, residents concerned about the potential presence of hazardous industrial waste where […]

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St. Catharines, GM lose two-year battle to keep details about environmental contamination on site slated for development secret

2024-11-20

The City of St. Catharines has been ordered to release all documentation detailing the toxic substances beneath the former General Motors site on Ontario Street where developers have planned to build residential units without disclosing the potential health risks to future residents. On November 12th, an adjudicator from the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) of […]

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28 months after FOI request, St. Catharines has not released chemical testing data for contaminated former GM site slated for residential development

2024-09-05

Twenty-eight months after a Freedom of Information request was submitted to the City of St. Catharines, officials have yet to release crucial reports detailing the presence of chemicals on the former GM site along Ontario Street that the previous mayor pushed to get developed behind the scenes. These reports, Phase I and II Environmental Site […]