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AIM scrap yard given green light to operate
Work was paused after explosions last week
CBC News · Posted: Dec 11, 2020 6:30 AM AT
American Iron and Metal’s Saint John location was forced to stop
operations after sounds at the plant exceeded the 104-decibel limit for
the plant. (CBC)
A controversial metal recycling business has been given the green light to start operating again after two explosions occurred at the site last week.
American Iron and Metal's Saint John location was forced to stop operations after sounds at the plant exceeded the 104-decibel limit allowed under its certificate to operate.
The Department of Environment sent inspectors to the site and after some changes were made, Environment Minister Gary Crossman said his concerns have been assuaged for now.
"They have taken steps to mitigate [the noise]," said Crossman.
Explosions at the plant have been an ongoing concern for people who live near it for years.
CBC first reported on explosions at the facility back in June 2017, and many have been reported since then.
AIM has been temporarily shut down several times since, but the explosions have continued.
Crossman said the plant has hired more people to screen what is going into the plant's shredders, the source of the multiple explosions, and that the facility will be shredding more material as it arrives instead of storing it first.
"They're going to be loading it directly as it arrives as opposed to stockpile," said Crossman.
"[In the stockpile] you can't see what's inside it before it goes in the shredder as much as when [it] first arrives."
Changes fall short
But Raven Blue, who lives near the shredding business and is an organizer with Livable Saint John, said the province is not taking this seriously, and even if the explosions ended, that's only a small part of the problem.
"It doesn't matter if there are explosions or not, that's not the issue," said Blue.
"The issue is much more serious in regards to the ongoing long-term impacts from what people are breathing, how that impacts our health."
Crossman said the plant is operating on a short-term approval, and if there are continued explosions the province has options.
"We can shut it down again if it's deemed necessary," he said.
Crossman said he's also aware some people in Saint John would like to see the facility relocated.
Relocation would be music to Blue's ears.
"Relocating would be a win-win situation for everybody, including AIM," said Blue.
"If they are able to relocate, that means that they can expand their operations because they're going to need to expand at some point."
The problem is that NB has almost no regulations on salvage yards and they continue to contaminate properties and hide propane cylinders in shipments to this and other facilities. The province needs to regulate them now. IMO
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Saint John losing patience after 2nd AIM explosion in less than a week
Mayor Don Darling says recycling plant was shut down after Monday night blast exceeded 104-decibel limit
· CBC News · Posted: Dec 01, 2020 7:46 AM AT
A recent explosion at AIM, has forced the facility to shut down. This is the second explosion in less than a week. (Julia Wright/CBC)
A Monday night explosion at American Iron and Metal of Saint John forced the metal recycler to temporarily shut down, says Saint John Mayor Don Darling, who wants the province to do something about AIM's disruptions to the quality of life on the west side.
"The city should never be in this situation again," Darling said during an interview Tuesday with Information Morning Saint John.
Darling said the Department of Environment temporarily closed the plant on the Saint John waterfront because the noise exceeded the targeted 104-decibel limit.
This was the second explosion at AIM in less than a week.
Saint John Mayor Don Darling says residents shouldn't have to live with the loud bangs from the AIM property. (Roger Cosman/CBC)
On Thursday, a fire caused explosions that also exceeded the decibel limit, rattled windows and shook homes.
Environment Minister Gary Crossman said he's concerned about the repeated explosions at the AIM yard.
"The Department of Environment and Climate Change is closely monitoring compliance with the approval to operate," he said in a statement Monday.
He said an inspector was on site Monday and will be there again Tuesday.
Crossman said government officials have had a number of conversations with Darling about the AIM site.
"If the department identifies that standards within the approval to operate are not being followed, I can and will exercise the appropriate authoritative measures."
RESPONSE TO MAYOR DARLING ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Saint John community,
Last Friday, Mayor Don Darling announced his intention to introduce a motion against AIM Recycling Atlantic following a recent increase in the number of explosions, meaning a sound level reading of greater than 104 dBA as measured by the continuous noise monitor located closest to the shredder at our facility. Mr. Darling also mentioned the concern of the citizens and the City of Saint John about our company’s ability to meet the requirements of its approval to operate and called for better control of hazardous materials.
As a corporate citizen of the City of Saint John, our company is deeply concerned about its impact on the community and has opened, over the past two years, several channels of communication with citizens and City officials in an effort to coexist healthily in our environment.
Despite what Mr. Darling raises, AIM Recycling Atlantic has checked off all the conditions of its approval to operate or is currently working to implement any outstanding conditions. These include the planting of trees for noise (Spring 2021), installation of stormceptors backflow (December 2020) and PM2.5 monitoring (January 2021).
AIM Recycling Atlantic is not only complying with all the conditions of its approval to operate but is also proactively working to minimize any negative impacts its operations may have on the community through education.
Since 2018, we have invested considerable effort to
reduce the number of explosions occurring in our facilities. Among other
things, we have hired and trained Quality Control Inspectors to double
and triple inspect all incoming loads to ensure that there are no
unauthorized or objectionable materials, and to produce daily inspection
reports. We also have an ongoing education process with our suppliers
and clients to make them aware of the danger of hazardous materials and
the need to clean their recyclable materials from any dangerous
substance, especially those that cannot be detected during inspection at
the site. We also impose financial penalties when hazardous materials
are found in a clients’ load.
This is a work in progress, but the
results are visible in the improvement of explosion statistics at our
site. We went from 53 explosions in 2018 to a total of 32 in 2019, to a
total of 28 in 2020. From that number, only 5 were recordable, meaning
that they exceeded the allowed dBA of 104 pursuant to our approval to
operate and had to be communicated to the competent authorities. 23 were
non-recordable, which means that they were under 104 dBA. We recognize
that this number must continue to decline, and we are working with all
stakeholders to continue to do so.
We also want to take the
opportunity to stress our commitment and willingness to work with the
community and City officials. Since May 15, 2019, we have been holding
Community Liaison Committee meetings to have an open dialogue with
citizens, hear their concerns and find solutions. In the past year, we
received only 3 complaints on our hotline, all of which were processed
and resolved.
AIM Recycling Atlantic has a positive impact on our community. We create jobs and support the local economy, whether it is through our various monetary contributions to causes and local businesses or by providing a way of living to some local residents who collect and sell us their scrap metal. Our operations also have a positive impact on the region’s environment, as we divert end of use goods to be processed and recycled, that would otherwise fill up landfills.
AIM Recycling Atlantic strives daily to be an integral part of the community and wants the opportunity to continue to do so. We are therefore asking Mayor Darling to show the same openness by taking the time to continue the discussion with us at our next CLC meeting, to be held on January 14, 2021.
We look forward to opening a discussion with our City Officials,
Thank you for your attention,
Michael Cormier,
General Manager for Atlantic and Maine, AIM Recycling
RESPONSE TO MAYOR DARLING ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Saint John community,
Last Friday, Mayor Don Darling announced his intention to introduce a motion against AIM Recycling Atlantic following a recent increase in the number of explosions, meaning a sound level reading of greater than 104 dBA as measured by the continuous noise monitor located closest to the shredder at our facility. Mr. Darling also mentioned the concern of the citizens and the City of Saint John about our company’s ability to meet the requirements of its approval to operate and called for better control of hazardous materials.
As a corporate citizen of the City of Saint John, our company is deeply concerned about its impact on the community and has opened, over the past two years, several channels of communication with citizens and City officials in an effort to coexist healthily in our environment.
Despite what Mr. Darling raises, AIM Recycling Atlantic has checked off all the conditions of its approval to operate or is currently working to implement any outstanding conditions. These include the planting of trees for noise (Spring 2021), installation of stormceptors backflow (December 2020) and PM2.5 monitoring (January 2021).
AIM Recycling Atlantic is not only complying with all the conditions of its approval to operate but is also proactively working to minimize any negative impacts its operations may have on the community through education.
Since 2018, we have invested considerable effort to
reduce the number of explosions occurring in our facilities. Among other
things, we have hired and trained Quality Control Inspectors to double
and triple inspect all incoming loads to ensure that there are no
unauthorized or objectionable materials, and to produce daily inspection
reports. We also have an ongoing education process with our suppliers
and clients to make them aware of the danger of hazardous materials and
the need to clean their recyclable materials from any dangerous
substance, especially those that cannot be detected during inspection at
the site. We also impose financial penalties when hazardous materials
are found in a clients’ load.
This is a work in progress, but the
results are visible in the improvement of explosion statistics at our
site. We went from 53 explosions in 2018 to a total of 32 in 2019, to a
total of 28 in 2020. From that number, only 5 were recordable, meaning
that they exceeded the allowed dBA of 104 pursuant to our approval to
operate and had to be communicated to the competent authorities. 23 were
non-recordable, which means that they were under 104 dBA. We recognize
that this number must continue to decline, and we are working with all
stakeholders to continue to do so.
We also want to take the
opportunity to stress our commitment and willingness to work with the
community and City officials. Since May 15, 2019, we have been holding
Community Liaison Committee meetings to have an open dialogue with
citizens, hear their concerns and find solutions. In the past year, we
received only 3 complaints on our hotline, all of which were processed
and resolved.
AIM Recycling Atlantic has a positive impact on our community. We create jobs and support the local economy, whether it is through our various monetary contributions to causes and local businesses or by providing a way of living to some local residents who collect and sell us their scrap metal. Our operations also have a positive impact on the region’s environment, as we divert end of use goods to be processed and recycled, that would otherwise fill up landfills.
AIM Recycling Atlantic strives daily to be an integral part of the community and wants the opportunity to continue to do so. We are therefore asking Mayor Darling to show the same openness by taking the time to continue the discussion with us at our next CLC meeting, to be held on January 14, 2021.
We look forward to opening a discussion with our City Officials,
Thank you for your attention,
Michael Cormier,
General Manager for Atlantic and Maine, AIM Recycling
n a statement posted on social media, Michael Cormier, general manager for AIM Atlantic, said the company has been trying to reduce the number of explosions at the business. A quality control inspector produces daily inspection reports and imposes financial penalties when hazardous materials are found in a client's load, Cormier said.
"This is a work in progress," he said.
Cormier said the number of explosion dropped from 53 in 2018, to 32 in 2019 and to 28 this year. Five explosions this year exceeded the decibel limit.
He said he hopes to continue working with the city and have the mayor and councillors at a town hall by Jan. 14, 2021.
City expresses frustration
Darling doesn't believe the approval should be renewed if problems persist.
"Until these items and issues are resolved in a balanced and satisfactory way ... I don't think they should get a new approval to operate," he told council Monday night.
Darling read a letter he's sending to the province, expressing frustration and concern.
"This is a great example of the need to think long term," he said.
Darling asked provincial and federal governments to step in.
"Of particular concern is the severity and frequency of recent explosion events," the letter said.
Blasts at the plant have disturbed residents for years, causing the province to issue multiple stop-work orders
New Brunswick's Environment Minister Gary Crossman said last Thursday's explosion exceeded the 'approval limit.' (CBC News file photo)
Darling said it's not acceptable to normalize explosions close to residential areas. He said the "balance" between industry and community doesn't exist with AIM.
"Saint Johners deserve better," he said.
The recycling facility is on federal land leased by Port Saint John, and the license to operate is given by the province, Darling said.
And when Darling receives multiple calls from residents after a blast, there's not much he can do except raise the alarm.
"I think that that should never be the case again in the future," he said. "I get hundreds of messages from citizens about … this facility, but I don't have any authority."
'Disregard for authority'
At the meeting Coun. David Hickey, John MacKenzie and Donna Reardon spoke in support of the letter being sent to other levels of government.
"We can't sit by and allow this kind of attitude and this kind of complete disregard for the authority of this council of our provincial government and of our federal government," Hickey said.
"I'm tired of having to come back to the same conversation about people breaking the rules and then in turn, not having the provincial authorities and the federal authorities be able to have our backs."
Saint John firefighters responded to a fire at the American Iron and Metal industrial metal processing plant in Saint John last week. (Juanita Lynn Mackenzie/Facebook)
register, the harbour front is still not the right place for the facility.
"It's just misplaced," he said.
The company has previously said the explosions are caused by propane and gasoline tanks in crushed vehicles going through the shredder.
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Meet the 'Scrap King': controversial scrap yard CEO visits Saint John
City, port seeking resolution after dozens of explosions
Julia Wright · CBC News · Posted: Nov 23, 2018 8:20 PM AT
"After months of explosions in Saint John, Herbert Black — 74-year-old billionaire, art collector and CEO of American Iron and Metal — arrived with an entourage at City Hall on Friday afternoon.
Black, who some have called the "Scrap King of Montreal," met with Saint John Mayor Don Darling and Port Saint John officials to discuss a way forward after the Department of Environment issued a stop-work order to the company.
I think people don't understand the difference between an explosion and a vibration.
- Herbert Black, American Iron and Metal CEO
The order gave AIM 60 days to submit a plan to eliminate explosions and the impact of excessive noise.
Black said misinformation has been circulating about the operation.
"When you read some of the things that have been printed in the newspaper — I am not a second Donald Trump and I'm not going to say it's fake news, but I'm going to say it's incorrect news … people are giving you false information and you are taking it at their word and you are printing it."
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AIM explosion 'no concern for public safety,' environment minister says
Blast prompted angry reaction from residents but didn't exceed permitted noise levels, minister says
· CBC News · Posted: Nov 26, 2020 8:08 PM AT
Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman said Wednesday evening's explosion at AIM did not exceed allowable decibel levels, but noted that "certain weather conditions can result in the sounds of the operation seeming louder than they are." (CBC News file photo)
A Wednesday evening explosion at the American Iron and Metal (AIM) industrial metal processing plant in Saint John did not exceed allowable decibel levels, the province's minister of environment says.
The dinner-hour blast rattled windows and shook condominiums across the Saint John harbour from the facility, and residents immediately took to social media to express concern and anger.
Mayor Don Darling also spoke out on social media after seeing a photo of the scene posted by Saint John resident Gary MacDonald, saying "explosion must not be normalized."
"Enough is enough. This is not about being anti industry or about being anti port," Darling said on Twitter. "In my opinion, this facility is not following its approval to operate and it's impacting people's lives."
On Thursday, Gary Crossman, the minister for the environment and climate change, said that the ministry had looked into the incident and determined there was no concern for public safety.
In an email, Crossman said AIM has a short-term approval to operate, which is being "closely" monitored and includes a condition that it must "cease operations when a sound level reading above 104 decibels occurs at the shredder."
The explosion Wednesday evening was below 104 decibels, Crossman said, but he noted that "certain weather conditions can result in the sounds of the operation, including explosions, seeming louder than they are."
"The company's equipment is designed to safely handle these types of explosions so there was no concern for public safety," Crossman said. "The occurrence of this type of event is understandably unsettling to residents and our team will continue to review the conditions of AIM's approval, including the implementation of a noise action plan."
The plant, which recycles scrap metal, has been the centre of controversy in recent years due to an ongoing series of explosions that have upset residents in the neighbourhood.
The company has said that the explosions are caused by propane and gasoline tanks in crushed vehicles going through the shredder.
AIM owner and president Herb Black could not be reached for comment about Wednesday's explosion, but at a public meeting in Saint John in October 2019, he said the company had done a lot to reduce dust and noise levels and that noise is a part of any business.
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The regulator set a limit of 104 (or109?) Db and it has not been exceeded.
NO-ONE has required as much as a bandaid.
The noise from a *WORKING PORT* has occasionally rattled the windows of some VIP's at tea time however and THAT cannot stand LOL.
I'm pretty certain he didn't hear a peep....
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'Significant' explosion at AIM rattles windows, nerves in Saint John
'Enough is enough,' mayor tweets in response to latest blast at dinner hour
· CBC News · Posted: Nov 25, 2020 8:05 PM AT |
Saint John resident Gary MacDonald posted this photo on Twitter after
hearing an explosion at the American Iron and Metal scrap metal
recycling facility Wednesday night. (Submitted by Gary MacDonald/Twitter)
A dinner-hour explosion at the American Iron and Metal (AIM) industrial metal processing plant rattled windows and shook condominiums across the Saint John harbour Wednesday evening.
Residents immediately took to social media to express concern and anger, noting the explosion was "one of the most significant in some time."
Mayor Don Darling also spoke out on social media, after seeing a photo of the scene posted by Saint John resident Gary MacDonald.
"Enough is enough. This is not about being anti industry or about being anti port," Darling said on Twitter. "In my opinion, this facility is not following its approval to operate and it's impacting people's lives. Time for action is now and explosion must not be normalized."
The plant, which recycles scrap metal, has been the centre of controversy in recent years due to an ongoing series of explosions that have shaken buildings and upset residents in the neighbourhood.
The company said at the time that the explosions were caused by propane and gasoline tanks in crushed vehicles going through the shredder.
The provincial environment ministry intervened and restrictions were placed on the plant's operations, including a condition that explosions beyond a 109-decibel level would force the company to halt operations and await an inspection by fire officials.
In September of this year, after several months without incident, the plant roared back into the spotlight with a large fire and a series of explosions.
"We've seen a lot of events related to this operation, but last night was quite spectacular," Bob McVicar, whose home is directly across the harbour from the west side scrap metal operation, told CBC News at the time.
There were no injuries in that incident.
In an email Wednesday night, a spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman told CBC News that the ministry is following up on the incident.
"We are aware of the explosion and the department is looking into it," said Mary-Anne Hurley-Corbin, director of communications for the ministry.
CBC also called company owner Herb Black but he could not be reached through his office.
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AIM president blasts Saint John city leaders, province at public meeting
The company has been a catalyst for complaints about noise, dust,
pollution and series of explosions
Connell Smith · CBC News · Posted: Oct 17, 2019 9:49 AM AT
"Black said the shutdown cost the company more than $1 million.
"Close my place down … Minister Carr? I'd like to close your place
down," he said."
Ray Oliver
Surprise Surprise Surprise
"In an email Wednesday night, a spokesperson for Environment and Climate Change Minister Gary Crossman told CBC News that the ministry is following up on the incident.
"We are aware of the explosion and the department is looking into it," said Mary-Anne Hurley-Corbin, director of communications for the ministry."
Do tell what did your cops pals think of the email I got from Jardines about your malicious nonce yesterday about my Harley and the wiretaps etc?
Remember this exchange?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: You didn't hear the laughter in the background?
David Amos
Reply to @Ray Oliver: I heard worse than mere laughter
Methinks the EMAIL from the auctioneers in Fat Fred City about YOU was kinda special N'esy Pas?
Here is the article:
Risk mitigation strategy Features - Safety Focus
Preshredders and good safety policies can help auto shredder operators prevent unshreddables from posing safety risks: .
https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/scrap-yard-auto-shredder-safety/
"The Horror The Horror"
Just because you can't comprehend a fact, it doesn't make that fact any less relevant. In your case, I would guess the opposite is true more often than not.......
Methinks you forgot the former Canadian Coast Guard site at the foot of King Street N'esy Pas?
They don’t even have any limits or thresholds specified for heavy metal particulates in the air or the water. Do you even have to wonder why?
Jan 18, 2019
Mar 22, 2019
Sep 25, 2020
Nov 25, 2020
So it would appear that progress is being made on the number but not intensity of explosions. But fires have become a new problem. Polluted water runoff is still a problem and the studies have not been made public. Heavy metals were detected in the air and in the runoff going directly into the harbour
Meet the 'Scrap King': controversial scrap yard CEO visits Saint John
City, port seeking resolution after dozens of explosions
'I'm not sure they're impacted the way they're claiming they're
impacted,' said American Iron and Metal CEO Herb Black of the recent
spate of explosions in Saint John. (Graham Thompson / CBC)
After months of explosions in Saint John, Herbert Black — 74-year-old billionaire, art collector and CEO of American Iron and Metal — arrived with an entourage at City Hall on Friday afternoon.
Black, who some have called the "Scrap King of Montreal," met with Saint John Mayor Don Darling and Port Saint John officials to discuss a way forward after the Department of Environment issued a stop-work order to the company.
I think people don't understand the difference between an explosion and a vibration.
- Herbert Black, American Iron and Metal CEO
The order gave AIM 60 days to submit a plan to eliminate explosions and the impact of excessive noise.
Black said misinformation has been circulating about the operation.
"When you read some of the things that have been printed in the newspaper — I am not a second Donald Trump and I'm not going to say it's fake news, but I'm going to say it's incorrect news … people are giving you false information and you are taking it at their word and you are printing it."
American Iron and Metal is capable of processing thousands
of tonnes of scrap daily. Junked cars make up the majority of the
material, and they can contain hazardous materials that have caused
explosions. (Julia Wright / CBC)
"I think people don't understand the difference between an explosion and a vibration."
He initially disputed that Saint Johners have heard explosions and suggested they were exaggerating the impact.
"There might be some people that really have a problem, and I would be more than happy to meet with them and to discuss it with them and find a solution."
Unique explosion problem
After a heated conversation between Black and city officials over whether the news media would be allowed to attend, the meeting was held in private.
Afterward, Darling said the parties will try to work together.
Black said American Iron and Metal is a "victim" of the explosions, "not the creator of them."
The Saint John yard shreds and recycles old vehicles and other metal scraps into marketable metals.AIM's main suppliers are auto parts recycling centres from New Brunswick and some from P.E.I., Nova Scotia, and Maine.
Black said hazardous materials are sometimes "camouflaged" in the thousands of cars that can be processed daily.
"We're working to find out exactly who is shipping what, and we've tried hard but there are a lot of pieces of the puzzle," he said.
Black said Saint John's issue with explosions appears to be unique among his operations. Of AIM's 10 shredders, "I don't have the problem I have here with any of them," he said.
"I do have explosions from time to time. I have never had a shredder operate for a year without an explosion or two or three. It just doesn't happen."
'Nothing is perfect in life'
AIM upgraded its Saint John shredder in 2011 at a cost of $30 million — increasing its output by roughly 500 per cent.
"I feel very confident that there won't be any problems in terms of dust or noise or other situations," Black told CBC Information Morning Saint John at the time.
Saint John Mayor Don Darling and Black 'are committed to working together in an open fashion,' Darling said. (Graham Thompson / CBC)
"And if there are, even if it's within the law and it makes people uncomfortable, I'll be the first one to correct it."
AIM's approval to operate certificate says it is the company's responsibility to inspect the material that gets shredded.
With 1,000 tonnes coming through the yard daily, Black said, things can fall through the cracks
There's such a thing as human error. They go for a coffee break, or they have to go to the bathroom, or something happens in between. Nothing is perfect in life.
- Herbert Black
"There's such a thing as human error. They go for a coffee break, or they have to go to the bathroom, or something happens in between. Nothing is perfect in life."
Darling said that during the meeting, the port, city and AIM reached an agreement to "get going right away to get us to a better place."
"I'm a believer that we can have a coexistence between industry … and citizens quality of life."
$5 million lawsuit in Quebec
This isn't the first time Black has dealt with complaints about his operations.
When Black started a metal recycling plant at the former dump in Levis, Que., in 2005, the $25 million project was met with opposition by local environmental groups.
They alleged the company lacked the proper permits and was polluting the nearby Etchemin River. The opponents managed to halt work on the plant by getting an injunction.
Black sued a group of Quebec environmentalists who objected to the installation of a metal shredder in a dump in Levis, Que., in 2005. (Graham Thompson / CBC)
Black then filed a $5 million lawsuit for what he called "malicious, reckless and abusive efforts" to stop the project.
The defendants alleged this response was a SLAPP suit — or strategic lawsuit against public participation — a tactic sometimes used by companies with deep financial reserves. Black denied the allegation.
SLAPP actions are designed to intimidate and silence opponents by dragging them through lengthy and expensive court proceedings until they abandon their cause.
The matter was settled out of court in 2007.
American Iron and Metal has no plans to relocate its Saint John facility, Black said. (Julia Wright / CBC)
'No flame and no fire'
On Friday, Black said all shredding activity has stopped for now at the west side operation — and AIM is working on a "program" to penalize suppliers who ship explosive material.
"If people don't ship the proper material and it would explode, that we could go back on them, we could find them, we could penalize them, we could shut them down, or we could do something," he said.
He also reiterated that the blasts have "no flame and no fire to it."
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"He also reiterated that the blasts have "no flame and no fire to it."
Fire causes significant damage to Saint John's AIM Recycling plant
Published Friday, September 25, 2020 12:44PM ADT
We wish to inform you that a fire occurred at our Port of Saint John facility late last night. The fire was quickly contained and controlled and there are no injuries. At this time, the cause of the fire remains unknown. AIM is cooperating with the fire department and local authorities to determine the exact cause of the blaze.
For any questions, please contact Michael Cormier, General Manager, 506-672-4000 x 6006
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AIM president blasts Saint John city leaders, province at public meeting
The company has been a catalyst for complaints about noise, dust,
pollution and series of explosions
Connell Smith · CBC News · Posted: Oct 17, 2019 9:49 AM AT
"Black said the shutdown cost the company more than $1 million.
"Close my place down … Minister Carr? I'd like to close your place
down," he said."
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Subject: I just contacted the Governor General and Canada's latest
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.byway of phone and obviously email as well N'esy Pas Mr Butts?
To: info@gg.ca, ltgov@gnb.ca, "blaine.higgs" <blaine.higgs@gnb.ca>,
"kris.austin" <kris.austin@gnb.ca>, "David.Coon" <David.Coon@gnb.ca>,
"Kevin.Vickers" <Kevin.Vickers@gnb.ca>, "brian.gallant"
<brian.gallant@gnb.ca>, "ian.hanamansing" <ian.hanamansing@cbc.ca>,
"Katie.Telford" <Katie.Telford@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>, "darrow.macintyre"
<darrow.macintyre@cbc.ca>, "carl.urquhart" <carl.urquhart@gnb.ca>,
"Catherine.Tait" <Catherine.Tait@cbc.ca>, "sylvie.gadoury"
<sylvie.gadoury@radio-canada.
<Alex.Johnston@cbc.ca>, "Arseneau, Kevin (LEG)"
<kevin.a.arseneau@gnb.ca>, "Mitton, Megan (LEG)"
<megan.mitton@gnb.ca>, "michelle.conroy" <michelle.conroy@gnb.ca>,
"rick.desaulniers" <rick.desaulniers@gnb.ca>, "robert.gauvin"
<robert.gauvin@gnb.ca>, robmoorefundy <robmoorefundy@gmail.com>,
alaina <alaina@alainalockhart.ca>, "robert.mckee"
<robert.mckee@gnb.ca>, "andrea.anderson-mason"
<andrea.anderson-mason@gnb.ca>
andre <andre@jafaust.com>, jbosnitch <jbosnitch@gmail.com>,
"Roger.Brown" <Roger.Brown@fredericton.ca>, "dan. bussieres"
<dan.bussieres@gnb.ca>, "Gilles.Blinn" <Gilles.Blinn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca>,
"Gilles.Cote" <Gilles.Cote@gnb.ca>, "hon.ralph.goodale"
<hon.ralph.goodale@canada.ca>, mcu <mcu@justice.gc.ca>,
"Nathalie.Drouin" <Nathalie.Drouin@justice.gc.ca
kathleen.roussel@ppsc-sppc.gc.
Cc: "Gerald.Butts" <Gerald.Butts@pmo-cpm.gc.ca>,
Tim.RICHARDSON@gnb.ca, motomaniac333 <motomaniac333@gmail.com>,
Newsroom <Newsroom@globeandmail.com>, "Jacques.Poitras"
<Jacques.Poitras@cbc.ca>, "David.Lametti" <David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca>,
"Ian.Shugart" <Ian.Shugart@pco-bcp.gc.ca>
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General
Rideau Hall
1 Sussex Drive
Ottawa ON K1A 0A1
613-993-8200
1-800-465-6890 (toll-free in Canada and the U.S.)
TTY: 1-800-465-7735
info@gg.ca
I spoke to a lady named "Hannah"
Lieutenant Governor .
Phone: (506) 453-2505
Fax: (506) 444-5280
E-mail: ltgov@gnb.ca
Or by regular mail (see below)
I got the recording so I left another voicemail
This is the lawsuit I was referring to
https://davidraymondamos3.
Friday, 18 September 2015
David Raymond Amos Versus The Crown T-1557-15
Court File No. T-1557-15
FEDERAL COURT
BETWEEN:
DAVID RAYMOND AMOS
Plaintiff
and
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
Defendant
STATEMENT OF CLAIM
The Parties
1. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crown) is Elizabeth II, the Queen of
England, the Protector of the Faith of the Church of England, the
longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom and one of the
wealthiest persons in the world. Canada pays homage to the Queen
because she remained the Head of State and the Chief Executive Officer
of Canada after the Canada Act 1982 (U.K.) 1982, c. 11 came into force
on April 17, 1982. The standing of the Queen in Canada was explained
within the 2002 Annual Report FORM 18-K filed by Canada with the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It states as
follows:
“The executive power of the federal Government is vested in the
Queen, represented by the Governor General, whose powers are exercised
on the advice of the federal Cabinet, which is responsible to the
House of Commons. The legislative branch at the federal level,
Parliament, consists of the Crown, the Senate and the House of
Commons.”
“The executive power in each province is vested in the Lieutenant
Governor, appointed by the Governor General on the advice of the
federal Cabinet. The Lieutenant Governor’s powers are exercised on the
advice of the provincial cabinet, which is responsible to the
legislative assembly. Each provincial legislature is composed of a
Lieutenant Governor and a legislative assembly made up of members
elected for a period of five years.”
2. Her Majesty the Queen is the named defendant pursuant to
sections 23(1) and 36 of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act. Some
of the state actors whose duties and actions are at issue in this
action are the Prime Minister, Premiers, Governor General, Lieutenant
Governors, members of the Canadian Forces (CF), and Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (RCMP), federal and provincial Ministers of Public
Safety, Ministers of Justice, Ministers of Finance, Speakers, Clerks,
Sergeants-at-Arms and any other person acting as Aide-de-Camp
providing security within and around the House of Commons, the
legislative assemblies or acting as security for other federal,
provincial and municipal properties.
3. Her Majesty the Queen’s servants the RCMP whose mandate is to
serve and protect Canadian citizens and assist in the security of
parliamentary properties and the protection of public officials should
not deny a correspondence from a former Deputy Prime Minister who was
appointed to be Canada’s first Minister of Public Safety in order to
oversee the RCMP and their cohorts. The letter that helped to raise
the ire of a fellow Canadian citizen who had never voted in his life
to run for public office four times thus far is quoted as follows:
“Mr. David R. Amos
Jan 3rd, 2004
153Alvin Avenue
Milton, MA U.S.A. 02186
Dear Mr. Amos
Thank you for your letter of November 19th, 2003, addressed to
my predecessor, the Honourble Wayne Easter, regarding
your safety.
I apologize for the delay in responding.
If you have any concerns about your personal safety, I can only
suggest that you contact the police of local
jurisdiction. In addition, any
evidence of criminal activity should be brought to
their attention since the
police are in the best position to evaluate the
information and take action
as deemed appropriate.
I trust that this information is satisfactory.
Yours sincerely
A. Anne McLellan”
4. DAVID RAYMOND AMOS (Plaintiff), a Canadian Citizen and the
first Chief of the Amos Clan, was born in Sackville, New Brunswick
(NB) on July 17th, 1952.
5. The Plaintiff claims standing in this action as a citizen
whose human rights and democratic interests are to be protected by due
performance of the obligations of Canada’s public officials who are
either elected or appointed and all servants of the Crown whose
mandate is to secure the public safety, protect public interests and
to uphold and enforce the rule of law. The Crown affirms his right to
seek relief for offences to his rights under section 24(1) of the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter). Paragraphs 6 to 13
explain the delay in bringing this action before Federal Court and
paragraphs 25 to 88 explain this matter.
6. The Plaintiff states that pursuant to the democratic rights
found in Section 3 of the Charter he was a candidate in the elections
of the membership of the 38th and 39th Parliaments in the House of
Commons and a candidate in the elections of the memberships of the
legislative assemblies in Nova Scotia (NS) and NB in 2006.
7. The Plaintiff states that if he is successful in finding a
Chartered Accountant to audit his records as per the rules of
Elections Canada, he will attempt to become a candidate in the
election of the membership of the 42nd Parliament.
8. The Plaintiff states that beginning in January of 2002, he
made many members of the RCMP and many members of the corporate media
including employees of a Crown Corporation, the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation (CBC) well aware of the reason why he planned to return to
Canada and become a candidate in the next federal election. In May of
2004, all members seated in the 37th Parliament before the writ was
dropped for the election of the 38th Parliament and several members of
the legislative assemblies of NB and Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)
knew the reason is the ongoing rampant public corruption. Evidence of
the Plaintiff’s concerns can be found within his documents that the
Office of the Governor General acknowledged were in its possession ten
years ago before the Speech from the Throne in 2004. The Governor
General’s letter is as follows:
“September 11th, 2004
Dear Mr. Amos,
On behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne
Clarkson,
I acknowledge receipt of two sets of documents and CD
regarding corruption,
one received from you directly, and the other forwarded to
us by the Office of
the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
I regret to inform you that the Governor
General cannot intervene in
matters that are the responsibility of elected officials
and courts of Justice of
Canada. You already contacted the various provincial
authorities regarding
your concerns, and these were the appropriate steps to take.
Yours sincerely.
Renee
Blanchet
Office
of the Secretary
to the
Governor General”
9. The Plaintiff states that the documents contain proof that the
Crown by way of the RCMP and the Minister of Public Safety/Deputy
Prime Minister knew that he was the whistleblower offering his
assistance to Maher Arar and his lawyers in the USA. The Governor
General acknowledged his concerns about the subject of this complaint
and affirmed that the proper provincial authorities were contacted but
ignored the Plaintiff’s faxes and email to the RCMP and the Solicitor
General in November of 2003 and his tracked US Mail to the Solicitor
General and the Commissioner of the RCMP by way of the Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in December of 2003
and the response he received from the Minister of Public Safety/Deputy
Prime Minister in early 2004. One document was irrefutable proof that
there was no need whatsoever to create a Commission of Inquiry into
Maher Arar concerns at about the same point in time. That document is
a letter from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office
Inspector General (OIG complaint no. C04-01448) admitting contact with
his office on November 21, 2003 within days of the Plaintiff talking
to the office of Canada’s Solicitor General while he met with the US
Attorney General and one day after the former Attorney General of New
York (NY) and the former General Counsel of the SEC testified at a
public hearing before the US Senate Banking Committee about
investigations of the mutual fund industry.
Here is a comment I made in CBC before I called their offices
https://www.cbc.ca/news/
6 Comments
David Raymond Amos
Methinks whereas Murphy spoke about her passion for social justice,
the lady and I should have a long talk very soon about the lawsuit I
filed in Federal Court in 2015 while I was running in the last federal
election N'esy Pas?
Brenda Murphy installed as New Brunswick's 32nd lieutenant-governor
Formal ceremony held in Fredericton on Tuesday follows swearing-in last month
CBC News · Posted: Oct 08, 2019 5:40 PM AT | Last Updated: October 8
Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy's installation ceremony included an honour
guard. (Ed Hunter/CBC)
Brenda Murphy was installed as New Brunswick's 32nd
lieutenant-governor during a formal ceremony Tuesday at the
legislative assembly in Fredericton.
In her first speech as lieutenant-governor, Murphy spoke about her
passion for social justice.
"Effective change can happen when we work together to build an
inclusive, equitable society, address systemic barriers and support
one another," she said.
"Having experienced New Brunswick through several different lenses, I
am looking forward to bringing that diverse perspective to this role
and to continuing to serve the people of our province."
Murphy, 60, of Grand Bay-Westfield, succeeds Jocelyne Roy Vienneau,
63, who died Aug. 2 following a battle with cancer.
Murphy was sworn in during an informal ceremony on Sept. 8 to allow
for the immediate commencement of her duties.
Brenda Murphy 'humbled' to be appointed New Brunswick's new
lieutenant-governor
Premier Blaine Higgs, who hosted Tuesday's official ceremony, thanked
Murphy for her leadership in social justice and making "a profound
difference in the lives of many New Brunswickers."
"I know she will continue to inspire others and contribute to the
betterment of our province as lieutenant-governor, and I look forward
to working with her."
Murphy spent more than two decades as the head of the Saint John
Women's Empowerment Network before retiring in April and has served on
advisory councils on poverty and the status of women at the federal
and provincial levels.
She served three terms as a town councillor in Grand Bay-Westfield and
has volunteered with a variety of organizations over the years,
supporting housing, justice and equality for women.
Lieutenant-governors are appointed by Julie Payette, the Governor
General of Canada, on the recommendation of the prime minister. They
serve terms of at least five years.
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