Hydrocarbon Spill at Pointe-Aux-Trembles: Two Years Later, Montreal and the Government Before the Courts

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Two years after an oil spill in Pointe-aux-Trembles, the mystery persists as to the provenance of the hundreds of litres of hydrocarbons that have defiled the St. Lawrence River. In the absence of a culprit, Montreal and the Ministry of the Environment snare before the courts to find out who will pay for the clean-up.