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B.C. coastal residents hire lawyers as battle against shipbreaking operation intensifies - BC | Globalnews.ca

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Residents of Baynes Sound, south of Courtenay , have been fighting the business that dismantles derelict ships on the shore of the Salish Sea .

Residents claim the operation is fouling the water with copper, lead and zinc.

The provincial government says it is currently enforcing a pollution abatement order at the site.

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