This sign appeared on the Hunters Bay Trail last week, raising concerns among some residents, but it has since been taken down.
Doppler contacted Town of Huntsville Mayor Nancy Alcock, who forwarded the inquiry to the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department. Deputy Fire Chief Paul Calleja said the department received a call about a spill last Sunday afternoon. He said the fire department attended and found nothing. “There was nothing out of the ordinary, and so we didn’t do anything while we were there.”
He said he saw the sign, but it was gone from one day to the next, and he’s not sure who put it up or who took it down.
Doppler contacted the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change and was referred to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP).
“On May 12, the ministry’s Pollution Hotline received a report of material that had allegedly impacted Hunters Bay Trail in Huntsville. The ministry contacted the Town of Huntsville public works and the Huntsville Fire Department.
“Huntsville Fire Department and public works department responded and found no evidence of a spill. Muddy/silty water was found running along the trail from recent rainfall, with nothing entering Hunters Bay. Straw bales were set up by the municipality to contain the silty runoff. There is no history of spills in the area,” said Gary Wheeler, a spokesperson with the Ministry.
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