The Quebec government says it wants to put an end to illegal dumping in the Kanien’kehá:ka community of Kanehsatà:ke northwest of Montreal.
The Environment Ministry says “field interventions” are planned this week involving wildlife protection agents, inspectors and environmental investigators.
The ministry says it’s targeting unauthorized dumping and backfilling of potentially contaminated soil on the banks and shoreline of the Lake of Two Mountains.
Residents say trucks have been dumping contaminated soil and other materials in the area for years and complain that authorities have been slow to act.
Quebec provincial police intercepted several trucks driving through the nearby town of Oka during an operation last month.
The government says fines for illegal dumping can reach $6 million.