A confidential report from Quebec’s environment ministry into a PCB chemical spill in Pointe Claire two years ago reveals not only that the cleanup wasn't done, but that the toxic chemical has now seeped into the ground. 

The spill took place at a property belonging to the now defunct Reliance company on Hymus Blvd. It has been sitting empty for two years. The company used to illegally store transformers filled with the toxic chemical PCB and in 2013, some of them spilled onto the grounds.

A report obtained by the Journal de Montréal says the chemical is not only still present two years later, it's actually leaking into ground waters, beyond the company's site. 

“There has not been core samples taken on the perimetre of the land, this will be done in the months to come,” said Pointe Claire Mayor Morris Trudeau.

Quebec Environment Minister David Heurtel tried to justify the fact PCBs are still present.

“We got the report in June, we had to study the report, it's a very extensive report and we also needed to understand what the next step would be,” he said.

The company was supposed to decontaminate its grounds two years ago. When it failed to do so, the government took over the site. The transformers were removed but the contaminated land was not cleaned up.

“In a perfect world it would have been decontaminated by now but there are probably reasons why it has not been. We're very satisfied with the way it's progressing,” Trudeau said.

That's not enough to reassure some locals who live near the contaminated site.

“I have a concern about that because I'm living with the kids … so if it's anything about their health we don't want that thing [in the ground],” said one resident.

Others denounced the lack of information, saying no one told them the spill hadn’t been cleaned up yet.

The environment minister and the mayor insist there are no risks involved for people living near the facilities. However, they will continue to monitor the site to make sure the contamination won't spread further.

Heurtel just gave the go ahead to clean up the site.

“Right now what we need to focus on is how to decontaminate it as soon as possible and that's why yesterday I signed a notice to Reliance to decontaminate,” he said.

The price tag is in the millions, a bill that will likely be shouldered by taxpayers because Reliance has gone out of business.