The city of Thunder Bay is not responsible for any damages sustained as part of the $350-million Pinhole Leaks Class Action Suit.

In a post shared on the Facebook page of the Thunder Bay Leaky Pipe Club on April 27th, Patsy Stadnyk shared some information from the standard letter from Lou Pedron with SCS Insurance Adjusters.

Stadnyk served the city with a suit back in November 2020 over the problem, which they insist is the result of the city adding sodium hydroxide to the water supply.

Lawyer David O’Connor stressed that this move will not deter the case.

“The significance of the letter is relatively low, with all due respect,” said O’Connor. “No one expects a defendant to admit liability when they are sued, particularly in a class action (lawsuit). In the 30 years that I’ve been doing this, I have never had a single case where the defendant has admitted liability upon receiving a statement of claim, it is just unheard of.”

O’Connor added that the certification material was issued on February 18th with the Defendant scheduled to deliver any responding materials by the end of July.

The certification hearing is scheduled for Friday, December 16th.

In a separate case, St. Joseph’s Care Group is seeking $350,000 for water damages to the PR Cook Apartments on Carrie Street.

The city denies that its acts or omissions caused or contributed to the presence of pinhole leaks in that plaintiff’s copper water pipes.

None of the accusations have been proven in court.