‘Cement materials’ in fallout that covered cars, homes in Hamilton neighbourhood, province says
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A Ministry of the Environment (MECP) spokesperson says they received 16 complaints following the Oct. 1 discovery of what residents characterized as a 'white sticky film.'
Four weeks after fallout covered homes and cars across a Hamilton beach neighbourhood, Ontario has identified the substance as “magnetic particles and cement materials.”
A spokesperson for the Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks (MECP) says lab results show the “particulate fallout” contained “significant amounts” of cement-like materials like calcium silicates and calcium aluminates.
The MECP says it received some 16 complaints following the discovery Oct. 1 of what residents described as a “white sticky film” strewn across several kilometres around Lakeshore Boulevard.
Area resident Sandra Snowden said it took two tries to get rid of the messy film off her car.
Neighbour Lisa Oldfield told a similar story.
“We woke up to that mess all over our cars, our deck, our basement door, our outdoor furniture,” Oldfield said.
“We have a Jeep Patriot and Cherokee we have washed our cars two times and it rained. It’s still on parts of our cars.”
Resident Jackie Casburn says she’d had previous experiences finding “a little bit” of residue on her vehicle when she moved in some three-plus years ago, but not to the degree seen this time.
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