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Old Posted Jul 18, 2013, 6:41 PM
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Originally Posted by pEte fiSt iN Ur fAce View Post
I think all we need do is look at the Randle Reef project; years in the planning and still waiting. That's a relatively small job compared to what awaits with the former Stelco site, etc. I can't imagine there being enough political will and, of course, money to properly remediate that brownfield. We'll be lucky if they take the buildings down and remove the piles of, well, whatever that is. With even more luck, Mother Nature will reclaim it. Beyond that, it's hard to imagine.
Possibly. Though Randle Reef has been easier to ignore because it's not visible.

While the containment structure they're building is supposed to create usable land, in the case of USS/Stelco that's a huge tract - nearly 2km square. The potential tax revenue alone would create a big incentive to move ahead, even if the costs of remediation are massive. I'm not sure how evenly those costs would be spread across the acreage either - some areas would require more than others (like beneath the coal piles)
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