Bennett Environmental Inc.: Belledune Facility is Safe According to Federal Report.Business Editors OAKVILLE, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2004 Bennett Environmental Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :BEL) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :BEV) welcomes a long-awaited report from the federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency CEAA Certificat d'Études Approfondies en Architecture (French) CEAA Chicago Executive Airport Association (Wheeling, IL) ) released yesterday, which confirms that "there is no reason to conclude that the project (Bennett's Belledune Facility) is likely to cause significant adverse transboundary environmental effects." Results were based on technical information, and consideration of the operating conditions proposed by the Province of New Brunswick. "This is the third party, independent review of our operations that some people have been seeking," said Al Bulckaert, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bennett. "The results speak for themselves and the CEAA report should give people additional verification and assurances that the human health and environmental safety issues have been adequately addressed. The federal government findings are similar to those of the province and other related independent studies." Environment Minister Hon. David Anderson asked CEAA to review the project in order to determine whether there was any transboundary impact between New Brunswick and the Gaspe region in Quebec. The study team was comprised of experts from Fisheries and Ocean Canada, Environment Canada, Health Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (FIP: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, French: Affaires indiennes et du Nord Canada, DIAND , and Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. Mr. Bulckaert explained: "We co-operated fully and supported the initiative for the independent third party review which provides additional validation of our process." About Bennett Environmental Inc. Bennett Environmental Inc. is a North American leader in high temperature treatment services for the remediation of contaminated soil and has provided thermal solutions to contamination problems throughout Canada and the US. Bennett Environmental's proprietary technology provides for the safe, economical and permanent solution to contaminated soil. Independent testing has consistently proven that the technology operates well within the most stringent criteria in North America. Bennett Environmental is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (Trading Symbol "BEV") and the American Stock Exchange American Stock Exchange (AMEX) Stock exchange in the U.S. Originally known as “the Curb,” it began as an outdoor marketplace in New York City c. 1850. It moved indoors to its present location in the Wall Street area in 1921. (Trading Symbol "BEL"). |
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