An account of how the New Brunswick government responded to a massive chemical spill in Fredericton is raising questions about who’s responsible for notifying the Environment Department when one happens.
N.B. requires responsible party to immediately inform environment minister of contaminant spill
Aidan Cox · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 13, 2026 12:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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A timeline of the provincial government’s response to a chemical spill in Fredericton is raising questions about who’s responsible for notifying the province in the event one happens. (Aniekan Etuhube/CBC)
An account of how the province responded to a massive chemical spill in Fredericton is raising questions about who’s responsible for notifying the New Brunswick Environment Department when one occurs.
Deputy environment minister Charbel Awad gave reporters a timeline Wednesday of the department’s response to the spill last week of a substance containing hexavalent chromium on roads in Fredericton’s east end.
According to Awad, the City of Fredericton was the one that notified the department of the spill.
In New Brunswick, the Clean Environment Act sets out reporting obligations in the event of a spill,
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