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Apr 9, 2011 · Canadian Forces Base, CFB GageTown , New Brunswick.This video compilation was created with the intensions of educational and inspirational puposes only. To b...
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- MrSteeper33
Former military police officer Al White says he watched barrels of Agent Orange being buried at CFB Gagetown in 1985. Agent Orange, which can lead to skin d...
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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...
We wrapped up our final meeting of the Gagetown Harmful Chemicals Study Commission this afternoon.Even though we were under a frustratingly short deadline, w...
Mar 6, 2024 · In 1966 and 1967, the Canadian government allowed the U.S. military to test herbicides, including Agent Orange and Agent Purple, at Base Gagetown. The U.S. sprayed Agent Orange during the Vietnam ...
Apr 4, 2024 · What is Agent Orange? Agent Orange was a herbicide used notably by the US Army during the Vietnam War. The American government used the herbicide to reduce jungle vegetation to aid in ground and air military operations during the war. In 2004, Vietnam sued the US government in the district of New York over the deployment of the herbicide.
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Sep 12, 2007 · ACBC investigative report two years ago first revealed the extent of the spraying at CFB Gagetown that started in the 1950s to clear dense brush. Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson said aone ...
