Materials dumped on Seaway Road

A pizza restaurant undergoing renovations on Crescent Street in Montreal is at the center of a local controversy. Resident Kaniet White disclosed photos on social media today that he took of construction materials that had been dumped on Seaway Road. K1037 News has been in contact with the contractor in question, Prevost Construction and according to its owner, Sacha Grenon, the materials are mostly from his jobsite. There is a law on the books, ‘The Sanitary Conditions Law’ that is applicable in this situation’s context as it pertains to demolition waste management. Robyn Montour is the General Manager of Public Safety Operations:

“We do have a Kahnawàke Sanitary Conditions Law and within that law it states that no person shall deposit, or essentially dump anything, within the territory without proper written authorization by the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. If we do find that people are illegally dumping within the community they can be charged, they can be ordered to clean-up the mess.”

Montour says this case is not isolated:

“We have been dealing with a a few cases of this nature, the PK’s follow-up, we have inspectors here who follow-up with the case and we always try to make sure that the areas get cleaned-up. Sometimes it’s difficult, sometimes we don’t know who dumped it, because they might be coming at all hours of the night or whatever it may be, so that’s always a challenge. In the cases where we can find out, they’re either charged or ordered to clean it up.”

For his part, Grenon claiming that he had sent his employee to get the materials weighed, paid for and dumped at the Kahnawa:ke town dump. He is looking into how this load of debris ended up on Seaway Road. In the interim, he has hired a contractor from Kahnawake company to remove the debris from the territory. He’ll remove other debris found there that might not be his according to the photos. Grenon says that has spoken to the Kahnawake Peacekeepers to clarify the situation.