Tag: Falconbridge
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Cross-Border Infrastructure Risks: Galway to Milton
Overview: shared lessons from Ireland and Canada The trio of articles from Ireland and Canada presents a sobering portrait of how governance, risk management, and public communications shape the fate of large-scale projects and urgent safety incidents. From a Galway canal hydro project tied to a controversial private partner to a Canadian dust-event near Sudbury…
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Precautions for Falconbridge Residents After Smelter Dust Event
Understanding the Smelter Dust Event On September 24, Public Health Sudbury & Districts alerted residents about a significant smelter dust event from the Glencore Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations Smelter in Falconbridge. Preliminary findings indicate that particulate matter was released between September 23 at approximately 10 p.m. and September 24 at around 5 a.m. This development…
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Precautions for Falconbridge Residents Amid Smelter Dust Event
Understanding the Smelter Dust Event in Falconbridge On September 24, 2023, residents of Falconbridge were alerted to a smelter dust event linked to the Glencore Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations Smelter. This notice came from Public Health Sudbury & Districts, which is actively monitoring the situation in collaboration with Glencore and the Ministry of the Environment…