Observe. Document. Report.

COMMUNITY ALERT:
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ASI has announced its proposed transition to EAF steel-making and the planned shutdown of #7 COB  in 2025 (?) followed by the total shutdown of #8 COB and #9 COB and the blast furnaces by 2030.
The community and MECP must be vigilant and insist that the company continue with maintenance/repair of the COBs and not allow the air quality to deteriorate further.

Committed to improving air quality, the environment, human health, and public accountability in Sault Ste. Marie

Stack Watch SSM is a new project that is working to close the gap between industrial air pollution regulations and enforcement through increased community involvement. We have two primary goals: 1) to encourage the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks to enforce its air emissions regulations more routinely; and 2) to encourage the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks and Algoma Public Health to erect an independently operated air quality monitoring network that is geographically diverse.

Stack Watch Sault Ste Marie
We are attempting to help Saultites to OBSERVE, DOCUMENT and REPORT problem emissions in the city's industrial core.    Today, most people have access to a digital camera either as a stand alone camera or integrated into a cell phone.   We encourage people to snap pictures of problem emissions and report them both to the Ministry of Environment, Conservation & Parks and to the company in question.   We hand out fridge magnets that include the essential details anyone needs to report problem emissions.  They look like this: