Dozens of kayaking protesters are paddling against Montreal's tentative decision to dump billions of litres of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River next week. Montreal officials are calling the sewage purge set for Oct. 18 a safe and necessary infrastructure measure to move a snow chute before demolishing the downtown Bonaventure Expressway. Officials say the plan is safe, and that oxygen in the water will help dissolve bacteria. They added that Montreal's sewage treatment plant could be at risk without the dump. Following the controversial decision, federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq says she hopes more time will be taken to consider the plan.
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