'It will kill life': Cambridge councillor urging city to curb road salt use

'It will kill life': Cambridge councillor urging city to curb road salt use

Cambridge councillor Scott Hamilton will speak in front of city council on Tuesday to present a motion about tackling groundwater contamination due to the overuse of road salt. Hamilton’s motion aims to push for changes to liability rules for slip-and-fall accidents. He also wants to create a group made up of experts and a public awareness campaign. His motion will be discussed later in May.

Council motion urges Ontario to tackle groundwater contamination from road salt

'We can't salt away our problems:' says Cambridge councillor Scott Hamilton, whose motion pushes for an Ontario-wide change to liability legislation within the snow and ice removal industry and public awareness to reduce road salt use

Cambridge councillor to introduce motion in hopes of limiting municipal road salt use - Ground Water Canada

Cambridge, Ont. – A city councillor is looking to present a motion that limits the amount of road salt that can be used by the municipality, saying excessive use of the ice melting product could contaminate groundwater and kill life. Coun. Scott Hamilton is also hoping the Ontario government will follow suit in legislating reduced road salt use. He has noted that road salt is classified as a toxic substance under the Canadian Environmental Prote…