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- Former Disposal Sites
- Agent Orange Investigations at Base Gagetown
- August 2018 Barrel Investigation
- Future Investigations
- 2005-2007 Herbicide Fact-Finding Investigation
- 2006 Dnd-Wide Herbicide Use Project
There are five former waste disposal sites at Base Gagetown: the Shirley Road main dump, the drum disposal area, the asbestos dump area, the chemical container disposal area, and the ash disposal site. All of these sites were used to dispose of barrels of herbicides, with the exception of the ash disposal site, which was only ever used to dispose o...
Since the 1980s, DND has conducted extensive research into the use and testing of herbicides, including Agent Orange, to better understand the circumstances and effects of their use at Base Gagetown.
In June 2018, a retired CAF member identified a new area of interest near the former Shirley Road dump. Following this site visit, an independent third-party expert, MRS Management Ltd., in a joint venture with Gemtec Consulting Engineers and Scientists Ltd., conducted a thorough investigation of this site in August 2018. The area identified was ab...
The results of the August 2018 investigation match those from previous studies, and confirm that there is no evidence of buried Agent Orange barrels at Base Gagetown. As a result, we have no plans for future activities at this time. The results from this investigation have provided greater certainty about the past use of unregistered herbicides at ...
In 2005, DND, along with Veterans Affairs Canada, Health Canada, and various other departments and agencies, began an exhaustive fact-finding investigation to understand the health and environmental risks associated with the past use of registered and unregistered herbicides at Base Gagetown. Research for this investigation was conducted by highly-...
In 2006, Public Services and Procurement Canada contracted Golder Associates Ltd. to research, organize, and analyze all available information on the use of herbicides at all DND locations across Canada. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether Agent Orange and other unregistered U.S. herbicides were tested at other Canadian Armed...
Mar 6, 2024 · The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission, created last summer to study the impacts of exposure to Agent Orange and other harmful chemicals on Maine National Guard veterans who trained at...
Jul 23, 2021 · Agent Orange was one of the “Rainbow Herbicides,” alongside Agent Purple and Agent White. These herbicides were used and tested at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick. A herbicide related to Agent Orange was used to clear public land in Northern Ontario between the 1950s and 1970s.
Mar 4, 2024 · Maine's state legislature has called for a new investigation into the use of herbicides, including Agent Orange, in the 1960s on a southern New Brunswick military base, describing a Canadian...
Sep 12, 2007 · Ottawa announced on Wednesday a $96-million compensation package for people exposed to chemical defoliants such as Agent Orange on a military base in New Brunswick.
Mar 2, 2024 · A Canadian investigation on the historical spraying of herbicides, including Agent Orange, on a New Brunswick military base used data and analysis that was biased and incorrect, according to...
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