Fear of arsenic emissions from smelter weighs on moms in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.

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Fear of arsenic emissions from smelter weighs on moms in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.

Jennifer Turcotte joined dozens of protesters outside Quebec’s National Assembly to call for the reduction of arsenic emissions at the Horne Smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que. She says her community has been dealing with fear for decades.

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The Horne Foundry announced the launch of a voluntary arsenic biomonitoring program for its employees and their relatives on Thursday morning, at the same time as Denuded Mothers protested before the National Assembly against authorizations granted to the Rouyn-Noranda foundry.

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On February 20, the Horne Foundation announced the launch of a voluntary arsenic biomonitoring program for employees, their families and the community around them. This initiative, unprecedented in the region, aims to assess and document exposure to arsenic by residents of Rouyn-Noranda, a community concerned about industrial pollution. The program, overseen by Intrinsik, will run for a period of 10 months from April 2025. Results expected in Ap…