Traffic slowdowns on the Trans Canada Highway near Sally's Cove in Gros Morne National Park

    Tuesday, 4 June 2024 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Located 4km north of the community of Sally’s Cove, Martin Point was used as an unofficial landfill before Gros Morne was established as a national park up until 1977.

    Remediation work on a former landfill site in Gros Morne National Park is underway and motorists in the area can expect slowdowns and stoppages. Located 4km north of the community of Sally’s Cove, Martin Point was used as an unofficial landfill before Gros Morne was established as a national park up until 1977. A variety of material was deposited there during that time, including clothing, bottles, cans, and old cars. Testing has shown that lead and other metals are contaminating the soil, and erosion is allowing these materials to leach into the beach and ocean at Martin Point. This site is registered on the Federal Contaminated Site Inventory and is managed and funded by the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan. The remediation project is expected to be completed by June 15th. 

     

    Web:::: For more information on the project, please visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/federal-contaminated-sites/action-plan.html or contact us at 709-458-2417 or grosmorne@pc.gc.ca.

     

     

     

     

     

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