Richard Dewey helped uncover dozens of rusty abandoned drums in Deer Lake's drinking water. Officials — and the company that owns the canal — say the drums have always been empty. But Dewey and other locals aren't convinced.

This is Part III of the CBC N.L. series Toxic Towns.

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