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August 1, 2001
SYDNEY, N.S. - Police in Nova Scotia used pepper spray to subdue angry protesters at a meeting on the Sydney tar ponds Wednesday morning. Three people were arrested.
A scuffle broke out at an information session hosted by the federal government. Scientists were trying to explain the testing procedures being used as they study the contaminated ground and what effect it's having on residents.
Environmental activist Bruno Marcocchio, who is under a peace bond to stay away from these events, was among a group of protesters who interrupted the meeting.
Police were called when Marcocchio began arguing with a scientist on the panel.
After he refused to leave, four officers were forcing Marcocchio into a cruiser when several others challenged them.
Police responded with pepper spray.
Two other protesters were also arrested, and police say they will be charged with assault and obstruction.
They tar ponds in the Cape Breton community are considered among the worst toxic waste sites in the country.
Residents there have been demanding government action to help them move away from the area contaminated by a century of steel production.
Recent tests have shown some children who live nearby have high levels of arsenic in their systems.
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