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Pollution Class Action Approved

(2007-09-26) The Alberta Court of Appeal yesterday approved a Class Action against Canadian Pacific Railway.

In the action, residents of Calgary are suing CPR for polluting the ground water beneath their homes – which is causing toxic vapours to come into their houses.

The most toxic of which is Trichloroethylene (TCE), a known cancer causing agent.

The residents are claiming several million dollars for diminution in property values. The case name is Windsor v. CPR.

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More info: Memorandum of Judgement