MONTREAL — A Quebec court has granted a temporary injunction against several residents of the Mohawk community of Kanesatake to stop the illegal dumping of contaminated soil on waterfront properties.
Quebec Superior Court Justice Benoît Emery issued the 10-day injunction Monday from a courtroom in St-Jérôme, Que., following a request from the provincial environment department. Government lawyers will return to court on Oct. 18 to seek an extension of the order.
The court document alleges the defendants committed"numerous violations" of Quebec environmental regulations on 17 waterfront properties, including cutting down trees, backfilling, depositing contaminated soil and erecting buildings on the shores of the lake. It says some of the soil samples were contaminated with hydrocarbons, and that the illegal activity is threatening fish habitat.
A spokesperson for the environment department said last month that the government was conducting a criminal investigation “targeting all actors involved in the issue … in particular the transporters and construction sites generating this soil.” On Monday, the spokesperson said that investigation is ongoing.
Lessard’s lawyer, Fadi Amine, said his client was trying to level her land so that her children could build their own homes on the property, and she was assured the soil would be clean.
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