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By Kevin Jiang, Staff Reporter, The Toronto Star
Ontario dispenses nearly half of the 5 million tonnes of road salt spread across Canada each year and experts say it’s changing our environment.
Winter is coming, and with Ontario’s first major snowfall of the season currently underway, trucks carrying millions of tonnes of road salt are preparing to season the province’s roads and infrastructure.
Ontario dispenses a colossal amount of salt each year, making up nearly half of all the road salt spread across Canada annually. Experts warn its overuse is turning Ontario’s vast stores of freshwater salty, threatening our ecosystem.
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