Update at 1:22 p.m.: Limited Internet access at the Lionel E. Lalonde Centre in Azilda is impacting NorthernLife.ca's ability to livestream the press conference concerned the gas leak at Vale's Copper Cliff smelter. Our apologies. We will post video of the press conference as soon as we can.
NorthernLife.ca is going live with an update from Vale and the City of Greater Sudbury about the gas leak at Vale's Copper Cliff smelter this morning.
The press conference begins at 1 p.m.
During the planned maintenance period at the Vale Acid Plant in Copper Cliff, there was a release of nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide (NOx) mist. Emergency measures were activated and as a precaution a Level 3 emergency was called. The all-clear was given at around 8:30 a.m.
