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Hamilton Harbour cleanup a 'joint responsibility,' says Burlington mayor
(Burlington Post, Michael Gregory, July 17 2015)

The restoration of Hamilton Harbour is a “joint responsibility,” says Burlington Mayor Rick Goldring, as the federal government announced Friday that contracts had been awarded for the Randle Reef clean up effort.

“Burlington is proud to be a part of a government and private sector team that shares the common belief that cleaning up the Hamilton Harbour is a joint responsibility and the right thing to do,” Goldring said.

“Preserving our natural environment is something we take very seriously in Burlington.”

Hamilton’s McNally Construction was awarded the $138.9-million contract for the first stage of construction to clean up Randle Reef, located just offshore from U.S. Steel Canada and the worst coal tar-contaminated site in Canada.

Burlington has committed $2.3M, with another $2M coming from Halton Region, to remediate the site, located across from LaSalle Park.

Another $46M is coming from the federal government and province, while Hamilton is contributing $14M.


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