Notice to class members

This notice is addressed to natural persons, including minors, residing or having resided in the "A" and "P" sectors of Candiac and in the sector known and designated as the "Faubourg du Golf" in La Prairie, on or after February 12, 2010, up to this date.

If you are one of these persons, you are automatically included as a member of the group in the class action without any further formality.

In order to opt out of ^the class, a member must notify the Clerk of the Superior Court by sending the form attached to the present notice no later than the 60th day following publication of this notice.

Class action summary

On November 15, 2016, a resident of Adelaide Street in Candiac, Mr. Pierre Robillard, was authorized by the Superior Court to institute a class action for and on behalf of the residents of the three sectors described above due to odors, dust and noise which he claims to have been emitted for years by the landfill and the sorting center of construction or demolition debris operated by Écoservices Tria inc. and Gestion Tria inc.

Mr. Robillard also sues the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, and Action against Climate Change and the City of La Prairie, alleging their negligence to take all necessary measures to bring the nuisances to an end.

The class action was instituted on February 13, 2017.

The purposes of the class action are the following:

• Obtain a Court order against the defendants requiring them to take all necessary measures for the alleged nuisance to cease;
• Obtain a compensation of $5,000 per year for each group member since February 12, 2010, until judgment is rendered by the Court.

A member has the right to seek intervenor status in the class action.

No class member other than the representative plaintiff or an intervenor may be required to pay legal costs arising from the class action.

Mr. Robillard and the members of the class are represented by the firm BARRETTE & ASSOCIÉS AVOCATS INC. (Me Vincent Kaltenback).

Information

For more information, please read:

• the Authorization Judgment rendered by the Superior Court on November 15, 2016;
• the Class Action;
• the Notice of exclusion.

In the event of any discrepancy between this Notice and the Authorization Judgment, the latter shall prevail.

You can also contact:

 

Pierre Robillard

probillard@videotron.ca

Barrette & Associés Avocats Inc.

Me VINCENT KALTENBACK

Tel.: 514 637-5568, ext. 215

vkaltenback@barretteavocats.com

3380 Notre-Dame St.
Montréal (Quebec) H8T 1W7

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