Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Gagetown

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BRIEFING NOTE TO THE MINISTER

HERBICIDE SPRAYING AT CFB GAGETOWN

AIM

1. To provide you with updated information on herbicide spraying in general andAgent Orange testing specifically at CFB Gagetown.

BACKGROUND

2. Since the 1950s, various types of herbicides have been applied at CFB Gagetownto reduce brush in the training areas and reduce the risk of forest fires. Some of theseapplications were composed of the same mixture of chemicals that make up AgentOrange. The two chemicals are 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T. Both of these are herbicides in theirown right and were commercially available in Canada. We are checking on whether theseherbicides were officially registered. Agent Orange first became a concern as a result ofits use as a defoliant in the Vietnam gar. It is estimated that 72 million litres of AgentOrange was sprayed in Vietnam from 1965 to 1971. In 1970 it was discovered that as aresult of the manufacturing process, Agent Orange and possibly other herbicidescontaining 2,4,5-T were contaminated with varying levels of dioxin, a toxic andpersistent substance. 2,4,5-T registrations were cancelled in the US and the productvoluntarily removed by the manufacturers in 1985.

3. Precision regarding how Gagetown was selected for testing of Agent Orange forty--(40) years-ago is difficult to obtnin It does appear from one set of available records that

the US Department of the Army, Fort Detrick, Maryland, was charged with findingeffective chemical agents that would cause rapid defoliation of woody and herbaceousvegetation. To further develop these objectives, large areas similar in density to those ofinterest in Southeast Asia were needed. In March 1965, the Canadian Ministry ofDefence offered large areas of densely forested land located at CFB Gagetown forexperimental tests of defoliant chemicals. This land was suitable in size and density tomeet US objectives. Another record indicates that in a cooperative effort with the US, itwasapparent both countries wo I • II Drush-control testmg and evatuation.Throughout the years 1955 to 1964, CFB Gagetown personnel has culty incontrolling seedling growth and timber regrowth. The same document suggests thatCanada would benefit from the technical advice, which could be given by US experts. It also indicates tlialThe US would benefit by being given the use of tracts of first and second_growth tin'llYet.it=eroriment similar to that of the Northern United Stateswhere new herbicides, which had never been employed in this type of clmi atic_zone,.teaaeteste.d... The United States interest in this trial was related to evaluating effectivemeasures for reducing foliage coverage.

4. In June 1966 and 1967, aerial spray tests were conducted at CFB Gagetown underthe guidance of personnel from the Biological' Sciences Laboratory. A total of 153 plotswere sprayed with up to 15 mostly commercial herbicides and desiccants to determine the



effectiveness of compounds and combinations. One of the herbicides was AgentOrange. In 1966 it was tested on 14 plots and in 1967 it was tested on 2 plots. Thisherbicide was sprayed in an unused area of the base, not in proximity to any residential orworking areas, under strictly controlled conditions. Records show that spraying wasconducted when there was little or no wind. The test plots were in a relatively small zoneabout 6.4 kilometres from the airstrip.

5. One of the reports from the testing in 1966 indicates that the test plots wereflagged for helicopter pilots with poles that extended to a height of 50 feet. A flag wasattached to the tip of the poles. The flagman stood on the trail halfway between polemarkers, and the helicopter doing the spraying flew over the flags. Occasionally trees hidthe flag and the pilot had to request ignition of smoke pots. This suggests that there werepeople on the ground during the 1966 tests. Another document about the same set oftests lists 13 Canadians (11 military and 2 civilians) and 9 Americans who were involvedin the planning and execution from 1964 to 1966 for the tests in 1966, but this list maynot include everyone who was involved in the actual tests nor does it indicate if any ofthe listed individuals were actually on the ground during the testing. At this time,A nmvE) not CPPT1 list of individuals who rnay have bee- involved •in the 1967 test.There could be more individuals who assisted in the tests in 1966 and 1967 who have notbeen identified to date. We are not aware of any way for DND to confirm categoricallyeveryone involved in the tests. People would have to self-identify to permit compilationof a fuller list, which again, may not be complete.

6. Since 1966, more than 150,000 CF personnel were trained at CFB Gagetown.Other than one confirmed veteran who was awarded a Veterans' Affairs Canada (VAC)

- pension for illness associated with exposure to Agent Orange at Gagetown, there are noindications that CF personnel who served in Gagetown since the testing have suffered illhealth effects. (It should be noted that another veteran is in receipt of benefits throughVAC for an illness associated to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam.) It is not possible todetermine the names of everyone who served at CFB Gagetown during the testing or whotraversed the test plots since 1966, as there are no nominal rolls that date back to the mid1960s.

6. A previous briefing note mentioned that soil testing had been done in 1985 andnothing was found. It was thought that this testing pertained to the Agent Orange testarea. This is not accurate. To the best of our knowledge, the testing was on a relatedissue, at a burial site for barrels that were suspected of containing Agent Orange. Todate, we are not aware of any soil testing that has been done in the actual test areas. Thedepartment will investigate and do soil and vegetation samples within the next year.

7. We have also found a briefing by a DND representative to the Province of NewBrunswick Cabinet in 1985 entitled "CFB Gagetown Brush Regrowth Control Program".The briefing included a reference to a spraying accident in 1964 where the combinationof 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T were being applied. Due to a weather inversion, the spray stayedsuspended longer than expected. Later, strong winds carried the spray to the upperGagetown and Sheffield area. The Crown paid approximately $250 000.00 to several


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market gardens in the area as reparation for the damage to their crops. This informationwas part of an Access to Information release last year.

8. A CBC news story in December 2001 reported that New Brunswick Power alsoused contaminated 2,4,5-T herbicide in the 1950s and 60s to clear vegetation from itspower lines. The report states that the utility company announced that it was settling alawsuit brought by a group of workers exposed to the herbicide. We have confirmed withplaintiffs' counsel that the lawsuit has been settled.

9. While there has been some reference to the work of The Chemical Warfare AgentTesting Recognition Program in the press of late, media coverage has incorrectly linkedchemicals such as Agent Orange, to chemical warfare agents such as mustard gas.Further, some media have erroneously associated the benefits and services available fromVAC with ex gratia payments awarded as recognition for service for those who werechemical warfare agent test subjects.

10. DND implemented the Chemical Warfare Agent Testing Recognition Program inFebruary 2004 to compencate veterans who participated in rchemical warfarewarfareP testing*Suffield and Ottawa. The rationale for the program was that the veterans were used asactual test subjects for the chemical warfare agents, which in several cases resulted ininjuries. There was a causal linkage from exposure to the chemical warfare agents andthe injuries. In some cases, the secrecy of the trials impeded access to disability pensionbenefits under the Pension Act. Eligible veterans can obtain a tax-free $24,000 ex-gratiapayment in recognition of their service.

11. Agent Orange is a defoliant (herbicide), not a chemical warfare agent.Furthermore, it was not tested on human subjects in Gagetown in 1966 and 1967.Individuals concerned about Agent Orange, who have contacted the Chemical WarfareAgent Testing Recognition Program with the intent of making an application for the exgratia payment, are informed of these important distinctions and are referred to VAC ifthe subject of health conditions is raised.

DISCUSSION

12. The health effects of Agent Orange exposure remain controversial. The USInstitute of Medicine (IOM) is considered the leading expert in this regard and has found`associations' between exposure and certain illnesses. Contrary to general public andmedia perception, however, the IOM has not found that exposure to Agent Orange is thecause of any illnesses. It is also important to note that the possible associations are basedprimarily on agricultural and industrial workers with far greater exposure than Vietnamveterans involved in Agent Orange spraying. These Vietnam veterans, in turn, had fargreater exposure than CF members involved in the Gagetown spraying. The CanadianForces Surgeon General and her expert staff have confidence in the quality of theInstitute of Medicine's analysis and findings.



13. The potential health risks associated with Agent Orange spraying at Gagetown in1966 and 1967 can be summarized as follows:

Scientific evidence linking exposure to the ingredients of Agent Orange andadverse health effects are largely based on heavily exposed populations and onlyprovide evidence of associations, not of causation.

• Test sites in the United States where far greater amounts of spraying took place donot suggest that environmental contamination of any human health significancecould have persisted.

• Based on U.S. studies, the C.F. Surgeon General has advised that spray driftbeyond the borders of target areas in low wind conditions (as was the casein Gagetown wo a • ' • it e -y-adn that any herbicide remaining in theair would be rapidly degraded by sunlight. The vast majority of Agent Orangesprayed in Gagetown would have been absorbed by the forest canopy or wouldhave broken down in sunlight, with very little reaching the ground. It is extreme'unlikely that individuals travelling through the Gagetown test area, even shortlyafter spraying, could have received an exposure to Agent Orange of any healthsignificance. In the absence of deliberate ingestion of large amounts ofcontaminated material, there is virtually no risk of significant exposure related tothe spraying among CF members who subsequently trained in Gagetown. Evenmost US ground troops who served in Vietnam are unlikely to have experiencedexposure of any health significance. The Surgeon General's assessment issupported by a recent study by the University of Oklahoma at Eglin Air ForceBase, Florida, on the environmental fate of Agent Orange, which demonstratedthat the majority of the dioxins sprayed on the testing grid were broken down bysunlight within hours of application. Studies also indicated that the half-life ofdioxins in soils ranged from 2 to 14 years.

14. VAC has the mandate to provide a disability pension and health care services toveterans who suffer a service-related illness or disability. A claim for a disability pensionas a result of exposure to Agent Orange must follow the same application andadjudication process as for any other claimed condition. The applicant must demonstratethat the condition was associated with exposure to Agent Orange. Where there isuncertainty, VAC's pension adjudication process gives the benefit of the doubt to theveteran. With no oath of secrecy associated with exposure to Agent Orange, the abilityof these individuals to come forward to VAC to apply for a disability pension, if they feelthey have an illness associated with the testing, is not limited in any way.

15. Between April 2000 and May 2005, twenty-five (25) pension claims related toexposure to Agent Orange have been ruled on by VAC. Two (2) resulted in rulings infavour of the claim and twenty-three (23) resulted in rulings not in favour of the claim.Four of the 25 (including one of the two successful applicants) were in respect to servicein Vietnam. The Pension Act allows a review of a decision made by the Minister or theCommission under certain conditions. VAC officials have determined that it may be

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appropriate to formally review nineteen (19) cases that have been previously considered(i.e., only those cases that have not been the subject of review/appeal by the VeteransReview and Appeal Board.)

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16. Those former or currently serving DND employees who claim they have healthproblems as a result of exposure to Agent Orange during the performance of their dutieswill be able to apply for compensation through the Government EmployeesCompensation Act. This Act is administered by Human Resources Skills DevelopmentCanada. Civilian contractor personnel with concerns can apply through their employer'sworkers compensation plan. in ("wt.- V( 0f- GI AtlYI et Gt. a.Q Si 544444,

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19. An interdepartmental meeting is being organized as quickly as possible so thatother potentially concerned departments can be briefed and consulted on the file. PCOofficials have been contacted and will be included in this meeting. The outstandingquestion of non-DND civilian claims will be discussed at the meeting and as soon as wehave formalized our advice on this matter in consultation with other relevantdepartments, we will brief you.

20. After you have approved a policy approach, we will prepare appropriate factsheets that will be placed on the DND and VAC websites to provide background on thetests and information about health issues and Agent Orange. The fact sheets will provide

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information about where and when the tests occurred and the latest medical informationrelated to Agent Orange. This document will be provided to VAC for their use and willbe the basis for other DND communications tools.

21. The Department will attempt to identify all of the herbicides including theirchemical compositions that were used at Gagetown and at other military sites acrossCanada. This study will likely take well more than a year to complete, as there are morethan 50 years of files to be researched from sites all over Canada. A risk assessment willalso be required as part of this study.

PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT

22. To the best of our knowledge the issue of Agent Orange spraying at CFBGagetown first surfaced in the Canadian public domain in January 1981 through severalmedia stories from such organizations as Canadian Press, Globe and Mail, MontrealGazette, etc. It was raised again a few times in the intervening years primarily in NewBrunswick. Most recently, the issue re-emerged on May 15, 2005 when Sun Mediacolumnist, Greg Weston, reported that Veterans Affairs Canada had awarded a disabilitypension to BGen Gordon Sellar, who served in Gagetown in 1966/67 and later contractedlymphocytic leukemia. Several subsequent articles from various media outlets acrossCanada followed Weston's story.

23. Although the media queries on this issue have lessened in recent days, publicinterest, especially in south central New Brunswick, is still considered to be very high.Your office, the DND General Inquiries Office, and the DNDNAC Casualty SupportOffice continue to receive calls from veterans, CF members and civilians asking forinformation or seeking compensation. We also have one pending media query.

NB Telegraph-Journal, has spoken with a veteran, who claims he wasa flagman during the spraying. The reporter is attempting, through ATI, to confirm theman's service record. He intends to incorporate DND/CF comments in his story in thenext f'ew days. In addition, on 1 June, CBC Newsworld aired a story about Agent Orangespraying and its speculative link to the high rate of cancer in the town of Enniskillen,which is one of the closest communities to CFB Gagetown. A similar story appeared inthe New Brunswick Reader in May 2003.

24. It was reported in the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal today (2 June 05), thatGreg Thompson, a New Brunswick Conservative MP, is drafting legislation as a privatemember's bill or motion, to require the Federal Government "to compensate all victimsfrom the spraying of Agent Orange at CFB Gagetown 40 years ago." The same articlealso reported that the "local New Brunswick MLA, Jody Carr, has already written tofederal. Defence Minister Bill Graham demanding that civilians also be assisted with theirlingering health effects."


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CONCLUSION

25. There was an Access to Information request to DND pertaining to all documentsrelating to Agent Orange in 2004. All released files were reviewed in the preparation ofthis note.

26, In summary, Agent Orange was tested at CFB Gagetown on two occasions (1966and 1967). It is not possible at this time to identify all of the individuals that wereinvolved in the tests in 1966 and 1967. It should also be noted that since the 1950's,herbicides have been used and continue to be used at Gagetown and other Canadianbases.

27. This BN is based on factual information available as of this date. We haverequested available files from Base Gagetown to corroborate the information provided.As new information becomes available, this BN will be updated.

28. The information program that is being put in place will allow concernedindividuals who feel they may have been exposed to the Agent Orange tests to have thefacts as we know them and allow them to make informed decisions about the best courseof action.

29. There is a clear way ahead on avenues for veterans and civilian employees ofDND and non-DND contract employees.

veterans and current CF members can apply for a disability pension as a result ofexposure to Agent Orange and must follow the same application and adjudicationprocess as for any other claimed condition

former or currently serving DND civilian employees who claim they have healthproblems as a result of exposure to Agent Orange during the performance of theirduties, will be able to apply for compensation through the GovernmentEmployees Compensation Act which is administered by Human Resources andSocial Development Canada

civilian contractor personnel with concerns can apply through their employer'sworkers compensation plan

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Prepared by: Ginger Stones, DGE, 995-0923Responsible Group Principal: Karen Ellis, ADM(IE), 945-75Date prepared: 3 June 2005

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Peter W. Ogden Director

207-626-4464

John W. Libby Major General Commissioner 207-626-4205

Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management

Maine Veterans’ Services 117 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0117

Tel.: 207-626-4464 March 2, 2006

INFORMATION PAPER

Agent Orange/Agent Purple

and Canadian Forces Base Gagetown

1. Background Information:

a. Agent Orange was a mixture of chemicals containing equal amounts of the two active ingredients, 2, 4-D and 2,4,5-T. The name, "Agent Orange," came from the orange stripe on the 55-gallon drums in which it was stored. Other herbicides, including Agent Purple a less well known but more toxic agent, were also used in Vietnam, but to a much lesser extent. Republic of Korea forces used small amounts of Agent Orange in 1968-69 in the area from the Civilian Control line to the southern boundary of the Demilitarized Zone. Since the initial use of Agent Orange, significant studies and validation of effects on personnel have resulted in various national programs and assistance for affected veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) currently maintains an active VA Agent Orange Registry and provides medical treatment or disability compensation to Vietnam veterans. In 2001, the program expanded to examinations of Korean veterans who served in Korea in 1968 and 1969 and may have been exposed to dioxin or other toxic substances while serving in the military. Additional information, fact sheets, and newsletters are available online at www.va.gov/agentorange or call the toll-free helpline at 1-800-749-8387.

b. In June of 2005, the Canadian Department of National Defense (DND) announced that for three days in June 1966 (14-16) and four days in June 1967 (21-24), testing of various defoliants, including Agent Orange and Agent Purple, took place over a limited portion of the Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Gagetown, New Brunswick. Additionally, according to the Canadian DND and the Canadian Forces (CF) website, “the testing was conducted under strictly controlled conditions, ensuring minimal spray drift, in an area of the base that was difficult to access,” “the testing did not involve wide-spread spraying,” and “these tests are the only known instances, based on available information, in which Agents Orange and Purple were sprayed at CFB Gagetown.” According to the Canadian DND and the Canadian Forces, the testing area consisted of two small areas covering approximately 83 acres of the 180,000 plus acres of CFB Gagetown. Additional information is available at the Canadian DND/CF website: (http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=1685).

http://www.va.gov/agentorange

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2. What the State of Maine is doing for those who may have been exposed to Agent Orange while training at CFB Gagetown:

a. The Maine National Guard and the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services take very seriously the health and safety concerns of both present soldiers and our veterans. In that regard, on July 6, 2005 a link was established on the Maine National Guard internet website (http://www.me.ngb.army.mil/Default.htm) to provide updates regarding this issue as information became available. In addition, soldiers and veterans were afforded the opportunity to be added to a contact list of soldiers who trained at CFB Gagetown. Those without internet access could call the Bureau of Veteran’s Services in Augusta, Maine at 207-626-4464 to obtain updates and manually register.

b. The Director of Maine Veterans’ Services met with The Adjutant General of the Maine National Guard, the Togus VA Medical Center Director, and the VA Regional Office Director in early July 2005 to determine the best way to move forward with providing information to Maine’s veterans and to discuss the handling of potential claims for possible exposure to Agent Orange at CFG Gagetown. Both the Medical Center Director and the Regional Office Director have been very supportive in the development of this information paper and are just as concerned for the welfare of our veterans as we are.

c. The Director of Maine Veterans’ Services wrote to Maine’s Congressional Delegation in July 2005 informing them of the Agent Orange issue at CFB Gagetown and requesting their support in working with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to assist Maine’s National Guard members with any Agent Orange issues they may have.

d. The Director of Maine Veterans’ Services wrote to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 2005 asking for clarification of how Maine National Guardsmen and women could get the AOR screening and file claims with the VA for Agent Orange issues. The results of this letter are: CFB Gagetown is on the approved DOD list of potential Agent Orange exposure areas; the VA will adjudicate claims for those illness that are presumptively attributed to Agent Orange; and veterans, as defined by the VA, can receive an Agent Orange Registry examination if they so chose.

e. Maine Veterans’ Services and the Maine National Guard are producing a map that will show the habitual training areas frequented by Maine National Guard units while training at CFB Gagetown. This map will be available for viewing at all Maine Army National Guard Armories and Maine Veterans’ Services offices by April 15, 2006. A copy of this map will be provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office at Togus to assist in adjudicating claims for exposure to Agent Orange at CFB Gagetown.

f. This information paper will be made available to the individuals on the contact list, veteran’s organizations in Maine, Maine National Guard Armories, local media outlets, and the other states whose National Guard and Reserve soldiers trained at CFB Gagetown.

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3. Agent Orange Registry:

a. In order for individuals to be eligible for the Agent Orange Registry (AOR), they must first have veteran status. National Guard personnel can qualify as veterans by:

(1) having been called to active duty by presidential order and having completed the full period of time they were called to active duty;

(2) having a prior active duty period; or

(3) having a VA adjudicated service-connected condition or disability. National Guard personnel who were on active duty for training (ADT) only are not eligible for the AOR examination unless they have a VA adjudicated service-connected disability or condition.

b. If you are veteran who has had exposure to Agent Orange, you are eligible for a free Agent Orange Registry examination. Veterans who participate in the registry program are asked a series of questions about their possible exposure to herbicides. A medical history is taken, a physical examination is performed, and a series of basic laboratory tests, such as a chest x-ray (if appropriate), urinalysis, and blood tests are done. If the examining physician thinks it is medically indicated, consultations with other physicians are scheduled.

c. Results of the examinations, including a review of military service and exposure history, are entered into special, computerized databases called registries. These databases assist the VA in analyzing the types of health conditions being reported by veterans. Registry participants are advised of the results of their examinations in personal consultations. Veterans wishing to participate should contact the nearest VA health care facility for an examination. Additionally, the VA has established an Agent Orange Helpline at 1-800-749-8387. As with the Korean veterans (1968-1969), the VA currently will only provide Agent Orange Registry examinations to those veterans who were in CFB Gagetown during 1966-1967 and are exhibiting symptoms of one of the Agent Orange presumptive illnesses.

d. National Guard personnel who served in Vietnam and CFB Gagetown and have not participated in the Agent Orange Registry examination should request the examination for their Vietnam service as this provides a broader period of eligibility and the presumption of exposure to Agent Orange.

4. Filing a claim with the VA for exposure to Agent Orange:

a. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) currently offers service-connected compensation for certain diseases believed to be associated with Agent Orange exposure. The following conditions are now presumptively recognized for service-connection for Vietnam veterans and other veterans based on exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides: chloracne (a skin disorder); porphyria cutanea tarda, acute or subacute; transient peripheral neuropathy (a nerve disorder); Type 2 diabetes; non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; chronic lymphocytic leukemia; soft tissue sarcoma; Hodgkin’s disease; multiple myeloma; prostate cancer; and respiratory cancers (including cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea, and bronchus). In addition, Vietnam veterans’ children with the birth defect spina bifida are eligible for certain benefits and services. Spina bifida benefits are also provided to

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the children of veterans who served at or near the Korean DMZ from April 1968 to July 1969. In 1999, the VA announced that statutory authority would be sought for similar benefits and services for children with birth defects who were born to women Vietnam veterans.

b. If an individual who trained in CFB Gagetown suffers from one of the above presumptive illnesses attributed to Agent Orange, he/she should file a claim with the VA. A veteran who served in Vietnam (boots on the ground) is presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange because of the large volume and the widespread use of Agent Orange in Vietnam. Individuals who trained at CFB Gagetown will not have the same presumption of exposure given to Vietnam Veterans due to the limited use of Agent Orange at CFB Gagetown. National Guardsmen and women will have to provide credible evidence that they were in Gagetown and in the area where Agent Orange was used. Surviving spouses and/or children of National Guard members who trained at CFB Gagetown and died of one of the presumptive illnesses can also file a claim with the VA.

c. Current and former Maine National Guard members can get copies of their orders showing duty at CFB Gagetown from the Maine National Guard Records Holding Facility at Camp Keyes. We recommend that anyone having a computer request their records by email at the following address: [email protected]. The subject line should include: CFB Gagetown Records. All requests will require the completion and submission of the Maine National Guard Request For Information Disclosure Form prior to the information being released. The form can be mailed or faxed to Camp Keyes. The request should be processed within 30 days of receipt depending on the volume of requests for records.

5. Where to get help in filing a claim with the Department of Veterans Affairs or information on Agent Orange/Agent Purple:

a. Maine Veterans’ Services (MVS): MVS has offices in seven locations throughout the state staffed by Veterans Advocates that are familiar with Agent Orange issues and are ready to assist Maine’s National Guard member’s with claims assistance.

(1) Bangor (207) 941-3005 (2) Caribou (207) 492-1173 (3) Lewiston (207) 783-5306 (4) Machias (207) 255-3306 (5) Springvale (207) 324-1839 (6) Waterville (207) 872-7846 (7) Togus (207) 623-5732

b. Veteran Service Organizations: The following service organizations have service officers familiar with Agent Orange issues and are ready to assist in the claims process.

(1) American Legion (207) 623-5726 Togus Office (2) Disabled American Veterans (207) 623-5725 Togus Office (3) Veterans of Foreign Wars (207) 623-5723 Togus Office

c. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): A veteran can get an Agent Orange Registry examination by calling the VA 1-877-421-8263, ext 4733. If the veteran wishes to file a

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claim with the VA themselves they can do that by visiting the VA website: http://www1.va.gov/agentorange/ or calling 1-800-827-1000. The VA stands ready to assist any veteran who wishes to file a claim for service-connected injuries/illnesses.

6. VA Health Care for exposure to Agent Orange:

a. The VA provides treatment to any veteran who, while serving in Vietnam or other approved areas, may have been exposed to dioxin or to a toxic substance in a herbicide or defoliant used for military purposes, for conditions related to such exposure.

b. There are some restrictions. VA cannot provide such care for (1) a disability which VA determines did not result from exposure to Agent Orange, or (2) a disease which the National Academy of Sciences has determined that there is “limited/suggestive” evidence of no association between occurrence of the disease and exposure to a herbicide agent.

7. Future updates: There has been much speculation about other spraying periods of Agent Orange and/or other dioxins at CFB Gagetown. As new and substantiated information becomes available we will update the information on our websites and provide that information to the individuals on our contact list.

8. Questions concerning this information paper should be directed to the undersigned at (207) 626-4464.

Peter W. Ogden Director

Enclosures: 1- CFB Gagetown Map 2- Maine National Guard Request For Information Disclosure

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ocT 2 s 2007Kelly Franklin2619 Randle RoadNanaimo, British Columbiav9s 3x3

Dear Mr. Franklin:

This is in response to your Access to Information Act tequest received on June 12,2007 ,for;

All information on the "Spray application accident" which sunounded CFB Gagetown,New Brunswick Canada, in Jaly 1964. Detoils requested are; the actual date of this horror;the name(s) of the herbicide(s) used; the amounts used; the contracts issued; those peoplecompensatedfor damage with monetary anounts by victim; any newspaper articles; allgovernment officials involvement; briefing notes to Ministers; alerts issued to the public;presence in Gagetown of any American military members or airtaft during July 1964;presence of very high-ranking military personnel in area daring this timeframe.

All available records have been located and processed for release to you in accordance withthe Access to Information Act.You will note that certain information has been withheld fromdisclosure pursuant to section 19 of the Act.

We also wish to advise you that in order to facilitate greater public access to governmentinformation, it is DND/CF policy to make most records released under the ATIA available tothe public as soon as possible after they have been released to the applicant. Accordingly, wepropose to make records, which have been prepared in response to your request publiclyavailable ten working days after the date of this letter. Effective that date, hard copies ofrecords will be provided to the public for viewing on an on-demand basis, and/or digitizedimages of these records will be placed on a computerdatabase at the DND/CF Reading K)omlocated at ll2 Kent, 17h Floor, Ottawa, for public perusal. Your identity as the applicint willnot be disclosed as part of this procedure.

In addition to the hard copy documents attached herewith, you will also find enclosed a CDthat contains the electronic copy of the processed records relevant to your request. Asdiscussed with Heather Joyce, Investigator from the Office of the lnformation Commissionerof Canada, we understand that you have agreed to obtain the CD in 'Excel 'format.

Please note that if you wish to receive a paper copy of the records (2387 pages) photocopyfees of $0.20 per page would apply. You may anange to do so by contacting Peter Holtby at(613\ 9e2-9s60.

C,anadH

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Yours truly,

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c.c. Office of the Information Commissionerof Canada, Ms. HeatherJoyce

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I thoughc chis p ic ture mighE help you expla in Ehings to Karen Dodds. Thenumbers under each area name represent the actual year of appl icat ion; t ,henumber in the box acres ( though I 'm not sure i f i t is acres sprayed orac res o f t he a rea i t ee l f ) These da ta have no t been ve r i f i ed aga insE t . heTask 2A daEabase but the map was used as a source of in fo co creaEe i t , . Thet ime span i s 1958 to l - 985 , ' I suspecE i t was p roduced fo r a b r i e f i ng ,pe rhaps the one p resen ted Eo the NB gov ' t . ( no t ve r i f i ed ) . I t w i l l p rov ideyou wi th the in fo for two of tshe three spray inc ident years (1954 and1972 ' ) . We don ' t have any d raw ings fo r t he 1988 i nc iden t .

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o Three spray drift incidents occuned during the annual herbicides spray progftlm(1964,1972 and 1988). Details are at Flag A. They were captured in the Task 24.Report with other incidents such as spills.

o REMSpC Spray Consulting conducted the drift modeling of aerial herbicidesprays using the AGDISP model. This model was developed through the USDepartment of Agriculture Forest Service. The REMSpC report is appended atAppendix F of the three-tiered reports.

o REMSpC's rebuttal to peer review comments was accepted by the peer reviewersconcluding "Despite the comments given above, the AGDISP model, with all ofits limitations, is probably the best tool that is cunently available". One of thecomments was that "it does not appear that the model has the capability to predictspray drift in a scenario with a capping inversion, a condition that is generallybelieved to be a worst case condition for spray drift with small droplets". Thiscondition appears to have been the main factor in the 1964 spray incident.

o We have sought more information and clarification from Health Canada. Thequery and response is at Flag B.

r HC has also prepared a Q&A that is at Flag C.

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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON THE USE OF HERBICIDESAT CFB GAGETOWN

MEETING HELD 20 APRIL 2OO7

Chair Ms. Cvnthia Binninqton ADM(rE)DND Attendees Ms, Kathy Brown

LCol. Claude PerrasMs. Lisa HeadleyCol. Allan DarchDr. Jeff WhiteheadDr. David HaltonMs. Lisa BrooksMai. Mike Gallant (via telecom)

DIEIMDIEIM SPODIE IM 3CLSCMP/CFHPCMP/CFHPADM(PA) rep.CFB Gaoetown

FFOC Mr. Ron MurrayMs. Pat Roqers

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Veterans Affairs Mr. Michele MacAulay (via telecom)Ms. Joan Carmody (via telecom)Ms. Jessie Campbell (via telecom)Mr. Garrv Dovle

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Health Canada Ms. Lizanne Avon (via telecom)Ms. CrystelArseneaultMr. Steve BelliveauMr. Ted Kuchnicki (via telecom)Ms. Edith Lachapelle (via telecom)Ms. Mary MitchellMs. Shairoz RamjiMr. Christooher Rowatt (via telecom)

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Eric Glaude (via telecom) PHAC

Privv Council

Justice Canada

Library and Archives

Environment Canada

Finance

Human ResourcesSkills Development

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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON THE USE OF HERBICIDESAT CFB GAGETOWN

MEETING HELD 20 APRIL 2OO7

ITEM ACTION oPl

1 . lntroduction- Kathy Brown performed a roll call around the table

and on the telephone.- Cynthia Binnington welcomed everyone and

initiated the meetinq.

DND

2. Task 3A-l Tier 3Mary Mitchellwalked the group through the Task3A-1 Tier 3 that was delavered to the Ministers onApril 13th. The report was prepared under acontract administered by Health Canada for theInterdepartmental Committee. A synopsis of thereport was distributed and it was noted that theresults of the assessment should be kept inconfidence until the public release of the report.

- Mary Mitchell raised the question, "were allresidential areas located more than 800 m. awayfrom areas sprayed?" Mai. Gallant to confirm.(Secretarial Note: From a review of the Task 2A andTask 28 reports, it can be concluded that mostresidentialareas were located more than 800 maway from areas sprayed by air)

- Ted Kuchnicki raised the question as to whetherfollow-up was performed on the cases wherecompensation was provided for crop damage? Tobe confirmed. (Secretarial Note: DND (EliseLemoine) has provided the requested informationregarding the 1964, 1972 and 1988 spray incidents)

- Health Canada and DND, with assistance from RonMurray, will develop a communications strategy.

HC/DND

3. Round Table- Adequate time will have to be dedicated to the

Advisory Panel to obtain a thorough understandingof the assessment results.

All

4. Next Meeting:- The next meeting willtake place 10 May 07

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REUNION TENUE LE 20 AVRIL 2OO7

D Gest EIED Gest EIE APPD Gest EIE 3CLSCPM/PSFCCPM/PSFCRep. SMA(AP)

Participants du MDN M'u Kathy BrownLcol. Claude PenasMme Lisa HeadleyCol. Allan DarchD'Jeff WhiteheadD'David HaltonM'" Lisa Brooks

Gallant (via t6l6comm

M. Ron Murray

M. Michele MacAulay (via t6l6comm)M'"Joan Carmody (via t6l6comm)M'"Jessie Campbell (via t6l6comm)

Anciens Combattants

Lizanne Avon (via t6l6comm)M'" Crystel ArseneaultM. Steve BelliveauM. Ted Kuchnicki (via t6l6comm)M'" Edith Lachapelle (via t6l6comm)M'" Mary MitchellM'" Shairoz RamjiM. Christooher Rowatt (via t€l6comm

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Sant6 Canada

Eric Glaude (via t6l6comm)ue du Canada

Bureau du Conseil

Ressources humaineset d6veloppement des

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2. T6che 3A-1 Volet 3Mary Mitchell prdsente au groupe la TAche 3A-1Volet 3 qui a 6t6 soumise aux ministres le13 avril. Le rapport a 6t6 pr6par6 par uncontractant de Sant6 Canada pour le comit6interminist6riel. Un synopsis du rapport a 6t6distribu6 et on a signald que les r6sultatsd'6valuation devraient demeurer confidentielsjusqu'd la diffusion publique du rapport.

- Mary Mitchell souldve une question : < est-ce quetoutes les 169ions r6sidentielles 6taient situ6es Aplus de 800 m de la zone pulv6ris6e? > Lemaj. Gallant doit confirmer. (Note administrative:Suite d une revue des rapports des t6ches 2A et28, il peut €tre conclu que la plupart des r6gionsr6sidentielles 6taient situ6es d plus de 800 m dela zone pulv6risde par la voie des airs)

- Ted Kuchnicki demande si un suivia 6t6 effectu6dans les cas oir une compensation a 6t6 offertepour les r6coltes endommagees? A confirmer,(Note administrative: le MDN (Elise Lemoine) afourni I'information concernant les incidents depufv6risation de 1964, 1972 et 1988)

- Sant6 Canada et le MDN, avec I'aide de RonMurray, ddvelopperont une strat6gie de

SC/MDN

Tous lesparticipants

Introduction- Kathy Brown prend les pr6sences A la table et au

t616phone.- Cynthia Binnington procdde d I'accueil et amorce

la r6union.

Tour de table- On devra allouer suffisamment de temps au

comit6 consultatif pour obtenir une pleinedes r6sultats d'6valuation.

Prochaine r6union- La prochaine r6union aura lieu le 10 mai 2007.

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Claude

- - - - - O r i g i n a l M e s s a g e - - - - -From: Perra€ LCol JYC@ADM(IE)S e n E : T u e 6 d a y , A p r i l 2 e , 2 0 0 1To : 'Ga r r y Doy le 'Sub jecE : RE : Sp ray I nc iden ts

Garry Doyle [[email protected]]Wednesday, April25, 2007 1:19 PMPerras LCol JYC@ADM(lE) DIEIM@Ottawa-HullBrown KD@ADM(I E) D I EIM@Ottawa-HullRE:Spray Incidents (1964, 1972, 1988)

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Claude

- - - - -O r i g j . naL Message - - - - -F rom: ca r r y Doy le lma i l t o :Gar ry .Doy le@vac -acc .9c . ca lsenE : Tuesday , Ap r i l - 24 , 2007 I r30 PMTo : Pe r ras LCo I , JYC@ADM( IE ) D IE IM@Ot tawa-HuL fS u b j e c t : R E : S p r a y I n c i d e n t s ( 1 9 6 4 , ! 9 ' 7 2 , 1 9 B B )

C]aude, could you t ry sending one at a t ime or a l ternat , ive ly burn them to a CD and ship inEhe ma i1 . Ga r r y

> > > 0 4 / 2 4 / 0 1 L 0 : 5 8 a m > > >I have received numerous 'undel iverables ' regarding my e-mai l below due the s ize of thet .wo maps.

I f you haven , t r ece i ved (and w ish to rece i ve ) , pLease ensu re you r e -ma i l i nbox has room tot .ake 4MB, leE me know and I wi l l re-send.

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' o res t_dyky j@hc-sc . gc . ca ' ;' paE t i .mcnab@vac -acc .gc . ca ' ; Eagan Ma j PC@42 HeaL th Se rv i ces Cen t re@cage town ;' pau I . marsden@lac -bac . gc . ca ' , ' ' r chambers@pco-bcp , gc . ca ' ;' sha i roz_ ram j i ohc -sc .gc . ca r , . Bened i c t , SR@DND/CF LA cc l@Ot tawa-Hu I l ; ' s t ephen_be l l - i veau@hc-sc . gc . ca | , . ' ted_kuchnick iOhc - sc , gc . car , . 'mpichet te@pco-bcp . gc . ca 'Cc : Ca i rns JMP@ADM( IE )@oc tawa-Hu l l ; Be1 l MCp l K IJ@ADM( IE )@Ot tawa-Hu lL ; Ma l l e t L@3 ASGComd@GageEowni 'L inda.Vi l [email protected] ' i Duga6 I4A@DND/CF LA DLANDCF@Ot, tawa-Hu1J. ;?heodo re N (ConErac to r )@ADM( IE )@OEtawa-Hu l1 ; ' ph i l i ppa .go rdon@vac -acc .gc . ca ' , ' T remb lay Ma jRJA@CMP DFHP@OtEawa-Hul l , ' PeeEsma A@ADM(IE)@OtEawa-Hul l ; Brown KD@ADM(IE) DfEIM@OEEawa-HuI1; Lemoine EMJS@ADM(IE) DGE@OEEawa-Hul l ; Saydeh E@ADM(IE) D Env P@Ot. tawa-Hul1Subj ect : RE: Spray Inc i .denEs 1L964 , l -9?2 , 1 .988)

Good morning,

This is to prov ided fur ther in format ion regarding the "spray inc idenEs" ehaE were ra isedat the IneerdeparcmenEal Commit ,E,ee meeEing of last Fr iday.

A summary of the inc idents is in t .he f i rs t , a t tached documenE.

Regard ing the l - 954 and 1972 i . nc iden ts , p l ease re fe r t o t he f i r sE map a t . t ached (1958 -1985 ) .You wiL l not ,e thaE the L964 and 1972 sprayings occurred to the NorEh and NorLh-East , o f Ehet r a i n i - n g a r e a ( a r e a s ! , 2 , 3 , 4 , T a n k D r i v i n g a n d M a n o e u v r e A r e a N o r t h , g u n a r e a 1 , e E c . ) .

Upper GageEown in the 1964 inc idenE is located 5 km East . o f the nearesE sprayed area ( tankDr iv ing and Manoeuvre Area North) .

BurEon in Ehe L972 inc ident is located 2 km to the west , o f Ehe nearest sprayed area (area4 ) .

Spraying in 1988 occurred in SouEh Boundary Road, Lawf ie ld, Ennisk i l len and Rockwel lareas. As shown in Ehe second atEached map, these areas are wel l wiChin Ehe conf ine ofEhe Base pe r ime te r . The eas le rn s i de o f Law f ie ld a rea i e 2 km f rom the pe r ime te r t o t heEast . The Ennisk i l len Range Complex (area 47 Eo the South-west , ) is adjacent to Hwy 7 toEhe Eas t and 2 .5 km f rom the Eown o f Enn i sk i l - l en t o t he Wes t .

G iven me a ca I I i f vou need to d i scuss .

Claude

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Cc : Ca i rns . l t ' lP@ADM( IE )@Ot tawa-Hu I I ; Be l1 MCp l KL@ADM( IE )@OtCawa-HuL l ; Ma lLeE L@3 ASGComd@ageEown,. 'L inda.Vi I [email protected] ' ; Dugas I ' IA@DND/CF LA DLAIIDCF@Ottawa-HuI1;t heodo re l l (Con t racEor )@ADM( IE )@Ot tsawa-Hu11 ; ' ph i l i ppa .go rdon@vac -acc .9c . ca ' ; T remb lay Ma jRJA@CMP DFHP@Ottawa-Hul1; PeeEsma A@ADM(IE)@Ot. t .awa-Hu11; Brown KD@ADM(IE) DIEIM@OEEaWa-Hu f I ; Pe r ras LCo l r IYC@ADM( IE ) D IE IM@OICawa-Hu lLSubject : The fnterdepartmenEal- Commit tee on Herbic ides Use at CFB Gagetown/Le comit6in te rm in i sE€ r i e I su r 1 ' u t i l sa t i on d ' he rb i c i des a I a BFC Gage town

Good Af ternoon,

p lease f ind at tached tshe agenda and a synopsis of the Task 3A-1 Tier 3 repor t for theInterdeparEment Commit tee meet ing Eo be held Ehis Fr iday (20 May) ' P lease conf i rm j - f youw i l l be a t t end i . ng i n pe rson o r v i a t e l com to L i sa Head ley ( head ley .Ld@fo rces .9c . ca o rt e l e p h o n e 5 1 3 . 9 9 5 . 4 4 5 8 ) .

A1so , pJ .ease f i nd a tEached the reco rd o f dec i s j . ons f o r t he mee t i ng he ld on 22 March 2007in both Engl ish and French, the draf t , record of decis ions for Ehe meeEing held 13 Apr iJ .2 0 0 7 , a n d t h e A c t i v i E y M a t r i x , v e r s i o n 5 . 4 .

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Veu i l l ez t r ouve r c i - j o i n t ss 1 ' o rd re du j ou r e t , I a syn thdse du repo rE de 1a tAche 3A-1 vo le t3 pou r I a r6un ion du comi t6 i n te rm in i sE6 r i e l de ce vend red i ( I e ZO av r i l ) . Veu i l l eza d v i s e r L i s a H e a d l e y ( h e a d l e y . l d @ f o r c e s . g c . c a o u t 6 1 6 p h o n e 6 1 3 . 9 9 5 . 4 4 6 8 ) s i v o u spa rE i c i pez en pe rsonne ou pa r t 6 l 6phone .

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Claude ,

"Neg l i g i b l e , , i s r e fa t i ve . The f i ne d rops w i l l be t r anEpor ted on the w indand wi l l deposi t out based on thei r mass. The smalLer the drops the longerthe d is tance; Ehe h igher the wind the longer the d is tance.

wiEhin most drops you wi lL have the act ive ingredienE but , Ehe concenErat ionof Ehe act ive wi th in drops of equal masa may not be lhe same. The mix inthe tank is a suspension and eo the spray coming out (as drops) is noc asconsistenE as you would chink.

Bu t t o answer you ques t i on spec i f i ca l J . y . . . . . he rb i c i des a re mean t t o k i l Ip lants and mosE do so ef fect , ive ly but se lect ive ly . WhaE th is means is thatsi f a herb j .c ide is appl ied at the ratea indicated on Ehe label i t wi l l most1 i ke l y a f f ec t p l an ts buE usua l l y no t a f f ec t i nsec ts no r f i sh , and mos tce r ta in l y no t humans . On Ehe oEher hand , j us t because i t ' s a he rb i c i dedoes no t mean i t w i l l a f f ec t aL l p l an t s egua l l y . We o f t en f i nd he rb i c i desa re , as a re o the r pes t i c i des , seLec t i ve i n Ehe spec ies t haE they a f f ec t .In other words, (Eo use an example) iE may ef fect , LeEEuce but have noe f fec t o r m in ima l e f f ec t on ca r roEs .

Conseguent ly , i t 's not only the amounE of herb ic ide found at a cer ta ind i s tance , i n t , h i s case 8oo m, bu t t he sens i t i v iEy o f t he o rgan i sm to t heinhe ren t t ox i c i t y o f Ehe he rb i c i de . I n o the r wo rds , a t 800 m you cou ld seean ef fect on a p lant buE noE, on other organisms.

Now !o confuse th ings a b iE more the dr i f t curve predictsconcentrat ions downwind when the appl icat i .on is undertaken under cer ta incondiL ions. In the Remspec repor t the inputs for the model were chosensuch t sha t o f f -Ea rgeE d r i f t wou ld be max im ized . You w i l L no te d i f f e ren ttables for deposi t and a i r concenEraEions, as model inpuEs requi red t ,omaximize these downwind val .ues are d i f ferent . However, you can get greaCerconcentrat ions of a herb ic ide downwind i f you apply j . t under unreal is t iccondi t ions. What I mean i t Ehat i f you apply Ehe herbic ide at Ehe wrongt ime or improper ly you can geE greaEer concenErat ions downwind. Forexample, i f you f ly very h igh you geE almost no deposi t , under the a i rcraf t( o r t o t he Ca rge t ) and a l l t he d rops d r i f t f a r o f f - t a rge t . AnoEher examp lei s app l y i ng a he rb i c i de du r i ng sEab le ( i nve rs ions ) a tmosphe r i c cond i c i ons .Stable condiEions occur usual ly in the morning when t .he wind speed is lowand the a l r near the ground is cooler Ehan the a i r above. This phenomenoncan be see as fog. When a herbic ide is sprayed at th is t ime, the spraycloud does not dr i f t down to the ground buE hangs in the a i r as acancentrated mass over Ehe EargeE area. I f Ehe wind speed increasessl ight ly , Ehis concenErated c loud lhen moves away f rom the larget area ( iCcan move g rea t d i s tances ) and even tua l l y depos i t s a t h i gh concen t ra t i ons .

I f y o u w a n t E o t a f k m o r e i n d e t a i l , d o n ' t h e s i E a E e t o c a f l m e a E 7 3 6 - 3 7 3 3 .

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Ted Kuchnicki [email protected]]Thursday, April 26, 2007 11:40 AMPerras LCol JYC@ADM(IE) DIEIM@Ottawa-HullBrown KD@ADM( lE) D I EIM@Ottawa-Hull; Headley L@ADM(lE) D I EIM@Ottawa'Hull;Mary_Mitchell@hc-sc,gc.ca; [email protected]:Spray Incidents (1964, 1972, 1988)

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Good morning,

Just to fo11ow-up on Ehe spray dr i fE th ing.

We wouLd l ike to rat ional ize in our own mind thaE spray dr i f t model l ingindicates that ats 800m and beyond, the deposi t is negl ig ib le (my word as It ry to underst ,and the REMSpC report ) and yet , herb ic ides can k i l l crops asfar as 6km j .n the 1954 inc ident for example.

Could you enJ. j .ghten us j -n th is mat t .er?

Thanks in advance.

Claude9 4 4 - 6 t g t

- - - - - o r i g i n a l M e s s a g e - - - - -F romr Mary M j . t che l l lma i l t o :Mary_Mi t che11@hc-sc .gc . ca ]Sen t r Tuesday , Ap r i l 24 , 2007 5 :22 PMTo: Ted Kuchnick i ; Perras LCol uIYC@ADM(IE) DIEIM@OItawa-HulLS u b j e c t : F w : S p r a y f n c i d e n E s ( L 9 6 4 , 1 9 7 2 , L 9 8 8 )

Could you fo l low-up on th is p lease Ted? El ise sent us some info a whi leago which I w111 forward as weI I .

Fo rwarded by Mary M i t , che l l / t tC -SC/CCICA on 2007 -04 -24 05 :19 PM - - - - -

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I have received numerous ,undel iverablee' regarding my e-mai1 bel.ow duethe s ize o f the two maps.

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Claude613 -944 - 5 18 1- - - - -O r i g ina l Message - - - - -From: Perras LCol JYC@ADM ( IE) DIBIM@OI' tawa-Hul ' Isen t : Tuesday , Ap r i I 24 , 2007 9234 A l4Tor Headley L@ADM(IE) DrElM@ottawa-Hul1, ' Hanna A@DND/CF IJACCL@OEEawa-Hu1l ; Darch Co1 AG@CLS EXEC@OC€awa-Hul I , ''[email protected] ' ; Cathcar t CoI BB@DND/CF LADLANDCF@Ottawa-HulL; Owens Lt(N) BP@3 ASG G3@Gagetown, '' ch r i s tophe r - ro \ ^ raE@hc-sc .gc . ca ' ; r conn ie -moase@hc-sc .gc . ca ' ; B inn ing tonC@ADM(IE)@Ottawa-HuL1; Roodman DCoADM(Mat) D Svc C@Ottawa-Hul I ;

Drever DR@CIJS DLE@OEtawa-Hull;' e d i t h _ l a c h a p e l l e o h c - s c . g c . c a ' ; ' e r i c - g l a u d e @ p h a c - a s p c . g c . c a ' ;' f ranc ine . mar i e r la londe@hrsdc - rhdcc . gc . ca r , '' f r anco i s . gagnon@lac -bac . gc . ca ' ; ' ga r r y . doy le@vac -acc . gc . ca ' iI granzer . soniaof in . gc. ca ' ; Ber th iaume HT@ADM ( IE) DGE@Ottawa-Hul l ;' howard_mor r i son@phac -aspc . gc ' ca ' ; ' I F rase r@jus t i ce . gc . ca r , '' j ac in ta . keough@vac -acc . gc . ca ' ; ' j ac inEhe-dav idohc - sc . gc . ca ' ;' j ane t .bue le r@ec .gc , ca ' , ' La londe JD@CMP DFHP@Ot tawa-HuL l ;' , JB rannen@jus t i ce .gc . ca ' ; wh i t sehead J@CMP DFHP@oEtawa-Hu l l ; Sa lesJ P @ A D M ( P A ) @ o t t a w a - H u l 1 ; ' j i m . m a g u i r e @ e c . g c . c a ' ;' j oan .ca rmody@vac -acc .gc . ca ' ; OConne l I JG@ADM(F in CS) DA IP@Ot t ,awa-Hu1 l ;' j w i l s o n @ p c o - b c p . g c . c a r ; ' K a r e n _ D o d d s @ h c - s c . 9 c . c a ' ;' ka the r i ne . l ag randeu r@lac -bac .gc . ca ' ; B rooks L@ADM (PA)@OtEawa-Hu ]1 ;' l i z a n n e a v o n @ h c - s c , g c . c a ' ; ' m a r k - r i c h a r d s o n @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' i' m a r y - m i E c h e l 1 @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' ; ' m a r y b e t h . r o a c h @ v a c - a c c . g c . c a ' ; L a p i e r r eM R @ D N D / C F L A c c l , @ o t E a w a - H u l 1 ; ' m i c h e l e . m a c a u l a y @ v a c - a c c . g c . c a ' ; G a l l a n EMaj LM@3 ASG G3@Gagetown;' o r e s t _ d y k y j @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' ; _ ;' paE t i ,mcnab@vac -acc .gc . ca ' , ' Eagan Ma j PC@42 Hea l th Se rv i ceseentre(acaoecown r 'Daul . marsden@Lac-bac .9c . car ; ' rchambersopco-bcp. gc . ca ' , '

; ' s h a i r o z - r a m j j . @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' ; B e n e d i c t S R @ D N D / C FL A C C l , @ o t , c a w a - H u l f ; ' s t e p h e n _ b e l l i v e a u @ h c - s c ' 9 c , c a ' ;' t e d k u c h n i c k i @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' ; ' m p i c h e t t e @ p c o - b c p . g c . c a 'Cc : da i rns .TMP@ADM( IE )@OtEawa-Hu l l ; Be11 MCp l KL@ADM( IE )@OEtawa-Hu11 , 'M a 1 1 e t s L @ 3 A s c C o m d @ G a g e t o w n ; ' L i n d a . V i l l e n e u v e @ l a c - b a c . g c . c a ' ; D u g a sMA@DND,/CF LA DLANDCF.@OECaWa-Hu].I; Theodore N( Cone rac to r ) @ADM ( IE ) @OEtawa -Hu I 1 ; ' ph i 1 j - ppa . go rdon@vac -acc . 9c ' ca ' iTremblay Ma j R,JA@CMP DFHP@Ot. tawa-HuL1; Peet ,sma A@ADM ( IE)@OtEawa-Hul l r BrownKD@ADM(IE) DIEIM@OEtawa-Hul l ; Lemoine EM,JS@ADM(IE) DGE@OEtawa-HuI l ; SaydehE@ADM(IE) D Env P@OEEawa-Hul lS u b j e c E : R E : S p r a y I n c i d e n t s ( 1 9 6 4 , L 9 1 2 , 1 9 8 8 )

Good morning,

This is to prov ided fur ther in format ion regarding Ehe "sPray inc idenEs"tha! were ra j -sed at the Interdepartmenla l CommitEee meet ing of fastF r i day .

A summary of the inc idents is in the f i rs t aEtached document .

Rega rd ing Ehe 1954 and 19?2 i nc iden ts , p l ease re fe r Eo the f l r s t mapa t tached (1 .958 -1985 ) . You w i l l no te t ha t t he 1954 and 1972 sp ray ingsoccu r red to t he No r th and Nor th -Eas t o f Ehe t ra in ing a rea (a reas L ,2 ,3 , 4 ,Tank Dr iv ing and Manoeuvre Area North, gun area 1, etc . )

Upper Gagetown in the 1954 inc idenE is locaEed 5 km EasE of Ehe nearestsprayed area (Tank Dr iv ing and Manoeuvre Area North) .

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sprayed area (area 4) .

Spraying in 1988 occurred in South Boundary Road, Lawf ie ld, Ennisk i l lenand Rockwel l areas. As shown in the second at tached map, these areas areweLL wi th in the conf ine of the Base per imeEer. The ea€tern s ide ofLawf ie ld area is 2 km f rom the per imet ,er Eo the East . The Ennisk i l lenRange Complex (area 41 Eo the South-West , ) is adjacenE to Hwy 7 tso the EasEand 2 .5 km f rom the Eown o f Enn i sk i l l en t o t he Wes t .

G iven me a ca l l i f you need to d i scuss .

Claude

Claude PerrasLCoISen io r P ro jec t , O f f i ce r6 1 3 - 9 4 4 - 6 1 8 19NT EEOs

O r i g i n a l M e s s a g e - - - - -From: Headley L@ADM(IE) DIEIM@Ottawa-HuI lS e n ! : W e d n e s d a y , A p r i l 1 8 , 2 O O 7 2 z t 4 P MTo: Hanna A@DND/CF IJA ccl@ottawa-HuIf ; Darch Col AG@cLs ExEc@o!t.awa-Hu11,''[email protected] ' ; Calhcar t Col BB@DND/CF [email protected],awa-HuI1; Owens Lt (N) BP@3 ASG G3@Gagetown;' c h r i s E o p h e r _ r o w a t @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' ; ' c o n n i e _ m o a s e @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' ; B i n n i n g t o nC@ADM ( IE)@Otcawa-Hul1; Roodman DC@ADM (Mat) D Svc C@Ottawa-Hul l ;

; Drever DR@CLS DIJE@OCtawa-HulI;, ed i t h l achape l l e@hc-sc .gc . ca ' ; Lemo ine EM. IS@ADM( IE ) DGE@OEEawa-Hu l1 ;' e r i c_ l l audeophac -aspc .g - . ca ' ; ' f r anc ine .mar ie r l a l onde@hrsdc - rhdcc .gc . ca ' ;' f r anco i s . gagnon@lac -bac . gc . ca r , ' ' ga r r y . doy le@vac - acc . gc . ca ' ;' granzer . sonia@f in . gc . ca ' , ' Ber th iaume HT@ADM ( IE) DGE@OEtai . ra -Hul I ;' h o w a r d m o r r i s o n @ p h a c - a s p c . g c . c a t ; ' I F r a s e r @ j u s t i c e , g c . c a ' , '' j ac in t6 . keoughov l c -acc . gc . l a ' ; ' j ac in the -aav iaoUc- sc . gc . ca ' ;' j aneE .bu t l . e r@ec .gc . ca ' ; La londe JD@CMP DFHP@Ot tawa-Hu l1 ;' JB rannen@jus t i ce .gc . ca ' ; Wh i tehead J@CMP DFHP@OEtawa-Hu11 ; Sa les, ] P @ A D M ( P A ) @ O t t a w a - H u l l ; ' j i m . m a g u i r e @ e c . g c . c a ' ;' joan. [email protected]. car , . OConnel l \ IG@ADM (Fin CS) DAf P@OEtawa-Hu11;' j w i l s o n o p c o - b c p . g c . c a ' ; ' K a r e n _ D o d d s @ h c - s c . g q . c a ' , '' ka the r i ne . l ag randeu r@lac -bac .gc . ca ' ; B rooks L@ADM(PA)@OtEawa-Hu1 I ;' l i z a n n e a v o n @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' ; ' m a r k _ r i c h a r d s o n @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' ;' m a r y - m i E c h e l l @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' ; ' m a r y b e t h . r o a c h @ v a c - a c c . g c . c a ' ; L a p i e r r e

MR@DND/CF LA cc l ,@oEtawa- ! t u l 1 , . 'm i che le .macau lay@vac -acc .gc . ca ' ; Ga l l ancMaj LM@3 ASG G3@Gagetown;' o r e s t _ d y k y j o h c - s c . g c . c a ' ; i' pa t t i ,mcnab@vac -acc .gc . ca ' ; Eagan Ma j PC@42 Hea l th Se rv i cesCen t . re@Gage town ; ' pau1 .marsden@Iac -bac .gc . ca r ; ' r chambers@pco-bcp ,gc . ca ' , '

sha i roz_ ram j i ohc -sc .gc . ca ' , ' Bened i c t SR@DND/cFL A C C L @ O t t a w a - H u l l ; ' s t e p h e n b e l L i v e a u @ h c - s c . g c . c a ' ;' t e d k u c h n i c k i @ h c - s c . g c . c l 'Cc : Ea i rns JMP@ADM(rs ioOtcawa-Hu l l ; Be11 MCp l K !@ADM( IE )@Obtawa-Hu l1 ;M a l l e t L @ 3 A S G C o m d @ G a g e t o w n ; ' L i n d a . V i l l e n e u v e @ f a c - b a c . g c . c a r r D u g a 6MA@DND/CF LA DLANDCP@OTIAWA-HU1]. ; ThEOdOTC N(contractor ) oapla ( IE ) @oEtawa -Hul 1; 'ph i I ippa. gordon@vac -acc . 9c . ca " '

Tremblay Maj RJA@CMP DFHP@Ottsawa-Huf l ; Peetsma A@ADM(IE)@oEtawa-Hul l ; BrownKD@ADM(IE) DIEIM@Ottawa-Hul l ; Perras LCol JYC@ADM(IE) DIEIM@Ottawa-Hu11Subject : The InEerdepartmenEal Commit tee on Herbic ides Use at CFBGage t ,own /Le comiE6 i n te rm in i s t€ r i e f su r 1 ' u t i Lsa t i on d ' he rb i c i des d La BFCGagetown

Good Af t ,ernoon,

Please f ind atEached the agenda and a synopsis of the Task 3A-1 Tier 3report for the InterdeparEmenL Commit t ,ee meet ing to be held t .h is Fr iday(20 may ) . P lease con f j . rm i f you w i l L be a tEend ing i n pe rson o r v i a

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Also, p lease f ind aEEached the record of decis ionsfor t ,he meeEing heldon 22l4arch 2007 in both English and French, the draft recordo f dec i s i ons fo r t he mee t i ng he ld 13 Ap r i l 2007 , and the Ac t i v iEy MaEr i x ,v e r s i o n 5 . 4 .

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Veu i l l . ez t r ouve r c i - j o i . n t s 1 ' o rd re du j ou r e t , l a syn th€se du repo rE de l aEAche 3A-1 vol .et 3 pour la r6union du comit ,€ in termin is tSr ie lde ce vendredi ( Ie 20 avr i l ) , Veui l lez adviser L isa Headley (bead ley . l d@fo rces .9c . ca ou t€ I€phone 613 . 995 .4468 ) s i vous pa r t i c i pez enpersonne ou par t€16phone.

Veui l lez Erouver c i - jo ints le procEs-verbal de Ia r6union Eenue Le22 mars2007 en ang la i s eE en f ranqa i s , l t €bauche du p rocds -ve rba l de fa rEun iontenue Ie 13 av r i 12007 , e t l e t ab leau des ac t i v i t 6s , ve rs ion 5 .4 .

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Perras LCol JYC@ADM(lE) DIEIM@Ottawa'HullTuesday, May 01 ,2007 8:24 AM'Ted Kuchnicki'Brooks L@ADM(PA)@ottawa'Hull; Brown KD@ADM(lE) DIElM@ottawa-Hull;[email protected]; [email protected]; stephen-belliveau@hc'sc.gc.ca;Gallant Maj LM@3 ASG G3@GagetownRE: Spray lncidents (1964, 1972, 1988)

Agree .

when I read the 2002 inc ident , I concluded that' o f f - b a s e r o n e .

Claude

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F rom: t ed fuchn i ck i lma i ] t o :Ted -Kuchn i ck iohc -sc 'gc ' caJSen t : Monday , APr i l 30 , 200 '7 8 :07 PMTo: Perras LCol . IYC@ADM(IE) DfEIM@Ottawa-HuLLCc: Brooks L@ADM(PA)@ot, tsawa-Hul ] ; Brown KD@ADM(IE) DIEIM@oEtawa-HuI l , 'ed iEh_ lachape l J .e@hc-sc .9c . ca i Mary -M iEche l l@hc -sc 'gc . ca ;stephen_bel l iveau@hc-sc .9c . caSub jec t i Re : Sp ray I nc iden ts (L964 , 1972 , 1988 )

I have heard 3 or 4 at var ious meet ings. I have been looking aE Ehevar ious reporEs to get in fo on the spray dr i f t inc idents '

On page i i . i o f Task 2A i t s ta tes t haE " l he re we re 11 reco rded i nc iden ts , o fw h i c h 3 r e s u l t e d i n o f f s i t e d a m a g e , . . . "

Sec t i on 6 .8 p rov ides de ta i l s o f Ehe L1 i nc iden ts , o f wh i ch 4 a re re laEed to

spraying events:

tg64 - damage to of f s iEe crops but at ,Er ibuEed to an invers ion7912 - damage Eo of f s i t ,e crops at t r ibuted to sPray dr i - f tL988 - damage to o f f s i t e c rops aE t r i bu ted to sp ray d r i f c2oo2 - a l l eged ove rsp ray o f a t s ruck

I would consider the last . inc ident to not be re lated to spray dr i f t .

Conseguent ly , unless someone has other in format ion, the statemenE i -n the

Q g A ' , i h e f o u r i n c i d e n t s o f o f f b a s e s p r a y d r i f E " . . . r ' s h o u l d b e c h a n g e d E o, 'The three inc idents of of f base spray dr i f t ' ' ' "

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Recipient'Ted Kuchnicki'

Brooks L@ADM(PA)@Ottawa'Hull

Brown KD@ADM(lE) DIEIM@Ottawa'Hull

[email protected]

Mary_Mitchell@hc-sc. gc, ca

[email protected]

Gallant Mai LM@3 ASG G3@Gagetown

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Question regarding compensation paid to farmers as a result of off-base spraydrift at CFB Gagetown.

Q) I understand that the Government compensated a number of area farmers for cropdamage resulting from spray drift during aerial spraying of herbicides for brush control atCFB Gagetown. If crops were sprayed by accidenf then anyone outside at the time in theaffected area would also have been sprayed. What are you doing about this?

The report looked at people who lived near or worked at CFB Gagetown. It concludedthat for people close to where spraying took place, any health effects would have beenshort-term and reversible.

The vast majority of aerial spray missions at CFB Gagetown did exactly what they weresupposed to do-control vegetation on the base. To achieve such a high success rate, theherbicides had to land on the target areas.

The four incidents of off-base spray drift over the years of aerial spraying at CFBGagetown were isolated and localized. These incidents occurred most likely as a result ofunusual spray conditions or improper spray applications. Some crops around the basewere affected, and farmers were compensated as a result. It is important to understandthat herbicides affect plants at much lower doses than they could affect people's health.

(Responsive only): It is important to point out that the incidents took place during CFBGagetown's annual spray program and not during the military testing of 1966-1967.

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Question regarding compensation paid to farmers as a result of off-base spraydrift at CFB Gagetown.

Q) I understand that the Government compensated a number of area farmers for cropdamage resulting from spray drift during aerial spraying of herbicides for brush control atCFB Gagetown. If crops were sprayed by accident, then anyone outslde at the time in theaffected area would also have been sprayed. \ilhat are you doing about this?

The report looked at people who lived near or worked at CFB Gagetown. It concludedthat for people close to where spraying took place, any health effects would have beenshort-term and reversible.

The vast majority of aerial spray missions at CFB Gagetown did exactly what they weresupposed to do---control vegetation on the base. To achieve such a high success rate, theherbicides had to land on the target areas.

The three incidents of off-base spray drift over the years of aerial spralng at CFBGagetown were isolated and localized. These incidents occurred most likely as a result ofunusual spray conditions or improper spray applications. Some crops around the basewere affected, and farmers were compensated as a result. It is important to understandthat herbicides affect plants at much lower doses than they could affect people's health.

(Responsive only): It is important to point out that the incidents took place during CFBGagetown's annual spray pro$am and not during the military testing of 1966-1967.

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