Illegal Dumping: Quebec Taking Soil Samples From Trucks Headed to Kanesatake

Illegal Dumping: Quebec Taking Soil Samples From Trucks Headed to Kanesatake
Highway 344 heading into the town of Oka is seen in Kanesatake, Que., on June 18, 2015. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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Quebec’s Environment Department is taking soil samples from trucks headed to the Mohawk community of Kanesatake as part of an effort to fight illegal dumping in the area.

The operation is underway this week in collaboration with provincial police, and a department spokesperson says it’s part of an “action plan” to reduce dumping of contaminated soil on the territory west of Montreal.