The town, province and conservation authority are looking into reports of small bits of styrofoam flying from a construction site in Collingwood to nearby rivers, parks and ponds. 

Early during the week of April 19, Collingwood resident Joanna Horning noticed small styrofoam balls raining down on the Pretty River Trail and originating from a mid-rise apartment building under construction at Peel and Collins streets. 

She said they accumulated along the edge of the Pretty River, and she could see them falling while her kids played at a park. 

“The kids were playing and they would be flicking bits of styrofoam off their faces,” said Horning. 

The accumulation in a stormwater management pond in the area and in Pretty River had Horning and several others taking to social media to raise the issue. 

“This is an assault on our environment,” said Horning. 

Dunncap is behind the construction project, called Riverside, and said they use building materials and methods that are “used industry-wide.” 

In a statement emailed to CollingwoodToday, Dunncap said the site and materials are regulated by the province and the town’s zoning bylaw. 

“Our long-term success is based on working with these regulatory agencies to meet or exceed their requirements on any issues that may arise,” read the statement. 

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