The City of Abbotsford is working closely with both the Ministry of Environment and Fisheries and Oceans Canada to ensure a spill impacting Stoney Creek is immediately contained and remediated. The spill resulted from firefighting foam being accidentally released from a disconnected hose and entering the storm drain and the waterway.
The City takes this incident very seriously and is taking steps to ensure that this cannot happen again. Public access to the creek has been restricted at the site, as vacuum and flush trucks are working on the storm system to remove remaining residue.
Signage and caution tape have been put up and staff are onsite notifying people walking in the area. Residents are asked to please stay away from the area while clean-up crews are working and keep pets out of the area.