Suspected Baker Lake spill was false alarm, GN says

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Suspected Baker Lake spill was false alarm, GN says – Nunatsiaq News

by ahnationtalk on July 17, 202419 Views

Jul 17, 2024

Environment Department cites ‘administrative error’ for delay in acknowledging woman’s report

An “administrative error” caused a Baker Lake woman’s report of a suspected spill in that community to not be acknowledged in the Government of Nunavut’s records for nearly a month, according to the Department of Environment.

Joan Scottie, who identified herself as a former land inspector, told Nunatsiaq News June 12 she alerted the department after observing “a large industrial tank containing a liquid that was very odorous, and brownish in colour” draining into the ground on June 8.

Nunatsiaq News asked the department about Scottie’s contention on June 21. A department spokesperson said then it had no record of the report.