A group of Calgary residents have launched another civil
lawsuit, trying to force a local chicken processing plant (Lilydale) to slash
noise and odour. The statement of claim asks the Alberta Court of
Queen's Bench to order Lilydale to stop night-time trucking at
its Hurst Road plant, limit odour pollution, and fully enclose
chicken waste bins. The residents seek $250,000 in damages for loss
of enjoyment of their properties. The residents also seek damages
for a 2009 ammonia leak that forced several families from their
homes. Alberta Environment has laid charges against Lilydale for
the leak.
In 2008, the Supreme Court of Canada ordered a Quebec cement
plant to pay $15 million to its neighbours, despite no fault by the
company and a specific statute authorizing it to operate in that
particular location. In St. Lawrence Cement Inc. v.
Barrette, adult neighbours of a cement plant were
awarded between $935 and $11,000 each for six years of odour, noise
and dust,
