A mysterious sheen on the west side of Lafarge Lake caught the eye of a passerby Tuesday but it wasn’t serious enough to warrant a cleanup by Coquitlam Fire and Rescue’s hazmat team.
Coquitlam Fire Chief Jim Ogloff said the department received a call about the sheen on its non-emergency line just before 10 a.m. A crew was dispatched to investigate but they could find no evidence that anything had been dumped into the lake.
Ogloff said the area affected was so small, Coquitlam’s engineering department was contacted to handle cleanup.
Brad Lofgren, Coquitlam’s director of public works, said city crews placed booms and absorbent around the area to contain the spill but they’ve yet to determine the source of the contamination.
He said it will be traced through the storm sewer system in an attempt to find its source but, “due to the size and complexity of the system, it may not be possible to determine where it came from.”
