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1. www.canada.ca › agent-orangeAgent Orange Investigations at Base Gagetown - Canada.ca

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   For three days in June 1966 and four days in June 1967, Agent Orange, Agent Purple, Agent White, and other herbicides were sprayed by the U.S. military at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown to test their effectiveness for vegetation management. These tests were conducted with the permission of Canada, and are the only known instances ...

2. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaMaine commission calls for new probe of Agent Orange use at N ...

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   Mar 6, 2024 · "There were 6,504 barrels of this stuff sprayed from 1956 to 1984. ... The U.S. military tested Agent Orange at a base in Gagetown, New Brunswick;

3. nbmediacoop.org › 2024/04/04 › maine-report-on-agentMaine report on Agent Orange use at Base Gagetown raises more ...

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   Apr 4, 2024 · People in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and military personnel from America, Australia and New Zealand continue to be affected by exposure to Agent Orange. Given those factors and the longstanding effect it has on the environment, there likely remains a risk for currently serving Canadian military personnel and civilian contractors to be negatively impacted even more than 50 years later.

4. atlantic.ctvnews.ca › maine-questions-canadianCanadian study of Agent Orange use at N.B. military base ...

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   Mar 4, 2024 · "These results match those from previous investigations, and confirm that this area is not a former barrel disposal site, and that no barrels of Agent Orange have been found at Base Gagetown to ...

5. ca.news.yahoo.com › maine-commission-calls-probeMaine commission calls for new probe of impacts of Agent ...

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   Mar 6, 2024 · A Maine commission has called for a new probe of the historical use of Agent Orange and other herbicides at a New Brunswick military base because it says the data and analysis used in a Canadian report that found most people at or near the base were not at risk for long-term health effects was "incorrect" and "biased."The Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission, created last summer to study ...

6. www.theglobeandmail.com › canada › article-gagetownCanadian study into Agent Orange use at Gagetown base was ...

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   Mar 2, 2024 · An inquiry conducted in Maine last December is shedding new light on the use of Agent Orange and other chemicals sprayed on a Canadian military base in New Brunswick in the 1950s and ‘60s

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   Are there barrels of Agent Orange at Base Gagetown?

   • No barrels of Agent Orange have been found at Base Gagetown to date. 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.

   Agent Orange Investigations at Base Gagetown | Canada.ca

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   Is Agent Orange causing a 'biased' investigation at Gagetown military base?

   • In March, a Maine commission called for a new investigation into the use of Agent Orange and other herbicides at the Gagetown military base, noting previous Canadian environmental studies of the impacts of the herbicides as “incorrect” and “biased.”

   Maine report on Agent Orange use at Base Gagetown raises more quest…

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   Was Agent Orange used at Base Gagetown in 1966?

   • The Canadian investigation found two instances of spraying of Agent Orange in 1966 and 1967, and notes that “all herbicides used at Base Gagetown were regulated and used in accordance with all federal and provincial regulations and scientific policies at the time.” The two active ingredients in Agent Orange are highly carcinogenic.

   Canadian study into Agent Orange use at Gagetown base was incorrect

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   Is Base Gagetown a former barrel disposal site?

   • The site, about the size of 182 football fields, had been identified as an area of interest by a retired forces member. "These results match those from previous investigations, and confirm that this area is not a former barrel disposal site, and that no barrels of Agent Orange have been found at Base Gagetown to date," the study concluded.

   Canadian study of Agent Orange use at N.B. military base questioned by

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   Is Agent Orange a 'biased' report?

   • (Library and Archives Canada) A Maine commission has called for a new probe of the historical use of Agent Orange and other herbicides at a New Brunswick military base because it says the data and analysis used in a Canadian report that found most people at or near the base were not at risk for long-term health effects was "incorrect" and "biased."

   Maine commission calls for new probe of impacts of Agent Orange use at

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   Can Agent Orange cause health problems at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown?

   • The potential links between health problems and the use of Agent Orange at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown need to be re-evaluated, says a report released in January by the 10-member Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission.

   Canadian study of Agent Orange use at N.B. military base questioned by

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8. www.cjme.com › 2024/03/04 › maine-questions-canadianMaine questions Canadian study of Agent Orange use at New ...

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   Mar 4, 2024 · “These results match those from previous investigations, and confirm that this area is not a former barrel disposal site, and that no barrels of Agent Orange have been found at Base Gagetown to date,” the study concluded. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2024. Hina Alam, The Canadian Press