Environment minister reverses original protection orders on Domtar site, issues new guidelines

The minister of environment and parks has accepted an appeals board recommendation to reverse all enforcement orders previously imposed on a northeast Edmonton site that housed a former wood treatment plant.
In her decision, Minister of Environment and Parks Shannon Phillips agreed with the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) findings to reverse a number of environmental protection orders against companies connected to the former Domtar site.
The Domtar plant, which operated from 1924 to 1987 nort