The Burden of Concern - The Healthy Environment, Healthy Neighbourhood Project

report, and any errors, are those of the author, Sarah Cooper, for their endless patience and support with getting the ethics protocol and do not necessarily reflect the views of the submitted, resubmitted, and approved, as well as providing calm support and great publishers or funders of this report. [...] Table of Contents 7 Executive Summary 12 Résumé 17 Introduction 24 Methodology 32 Contaminated Sites: An Overview Sites of Concern Point Douglas Previous Studies Explosions and Fires Contaminating Substances 62 Regulatory Overview The Government of Manitoba: Provincial Responsibility and Regulation The City of Winnipeg: Municipal Powers and the Environment The Government of Canada: The Role of the. [...] Depending on the impacted community, the environmental and health impacts experienced, and the jurisdiction(s) involved, perceptions of environmental racism and the corresponding negative consequences can The Burden of Concern: The Healthy Environment, Healthy Neighbourhood Project 21 vary quite significantly. [...] Boniface all experience environmental injustice due to their proximity to industrial sites of the past and present, their populations of low-income, Indigenous, and newcomer residents, and the lack of response from the government despite frequent appeals for help. [...] Overall, project participants identified the need for significant policy and legal changes to improve their access to environmental justice and the ability to hold govern- ment and industry accountable for the negative environmental and health impacts experienced in their communities.