Hundreds of frustrated Torbay-area residents attend PFAS class-action lawsuit meeting

By Christopher Ballard | The Telegram | June 6, 2025

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"As lawyer Alex Templeton stood at the podium inside a muggy Torbay Commons on June 4 to provide updates on the growing class-action lawsuit against Transport Canada, all he could think about as he saw the concerned expressions on the faces of the hundreds of attendees was the number of times he turns on the tap in the run of a day.

For most people, turning on the tap to brush your teeth or grab a drink of water isn’t something to think twice about.

But for Templeton, a partner with McInnes Cooper and lead counsel for the proposed class action, he couldn’t help but think about the stress and anxiety that the residents of Torbay, Logy Bay, Middle Cove and Outer Cove must be facing as they grapple with the uncertainty of how the dangerous PFAS chemicals that entered their water supply from years of firefighting training exercises near St. John’s International Airport might be impacting their health, their families and their properties."

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