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You’ll see it as ‘HIST RISK’ on reports and searches. It is a proprietary list of sites identified as have potentially engaged in business activity that could possess a higher-than-normal contamination risk. These records originate from historical city directories and are included in this list based on broad business categories, such as “potentially hazardous chemical users” and “fuel and automotive,” including but not limited to dry cleaners, fuel stations, garages, and more. Inclusion in this list does not indicate that there is or has been contamination; rather, sites are included in this list due to their potential for having engaged in a business activity that presents an elevated risk of contamination. The list was compiled from various city directories, including BC Directories, Henderson’s, Might’s, Sun Directories, Vernon’s, and Wright’s; spanning from approximately the 1920s through to 1960 depending on the information available by city.