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A provincial government official has named the company it says is allegedly responsible for a chemical spill that resulted in a potentially cancer-causing chemical coating roads in Fredericton last week.
Deputy environment minister Charbel Awad says XL Plating and Machining responsible for spill
Aidan Cox · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 11, 2026 4:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: 28 minutes ago
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A provincial official says XL Plating and Machining is allegedly responsible for a chemical spill that dumped a potentially cancer-causing chemical in Fredericton. (Aniekan Etuhube/CBC)
A New Brunswick government official has named the company allegedly responsible for spilling a substance containing a potentially cancer-causing chemical in Fredericton last week.
XL Plating and Machining allegedly spilled 900 litres of a bright yellow substance on roads in Fredericton’s east end last Wednesday, said Charbel Awad, deputy environment minister, during a news conference.
“Over the coming weeks, monitoring, testing and remedial work will continue as the investigation concludes,” Awad said.
“The respective parties will evaluate appropriate enforcement actions, which may include charges and fines.”
The news conference was the first time the provincial government has taken questions from reporters,
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