NOVA Chemicals Corunna site. Image courtesy of novachem.comNOVA Chemicals is reporting that there was a hydrocarbon release at its Corunna site Friday afternoon.
In a message shared through Community Awareness Emergency Response, the company said the incident occurred at around 2 p.m. and the issue was quickly isolated.
An all clear was declared at 2:40 p.m.
NOVA said air monitoring is ongoing and showed no off-site readings.
Onsite activities will continue to be monitored and managed by NOVA personnel.
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The Bank of Canada held the interest rate at 2.25 per cent.
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