A Nova Scotia woman who filed a complaint with the province about a door-to-door water systems company has received a full refund. It comes nine months after Natalie Lent first agreed to the sale with Atlantic Environmental Systems. She alleges the three units she bought for nearly $12,000, including a reverse-osmosis system and water softener, never worked properly.
"I am absolutely relieved because I didn't think anything positive would come out of this nine-month ordeal," Lent said. A CBC News investigation revealed the Dartmouth-based company is at risk of losing its sales permit in Nova Scotia following a series of complaints from Lent and others for aggressive, high-pressure tactics. A hearing was held in May and Service Nova Scotia is expected to make a decision in the coming weeks.
Danny Goldman is the owner of Atlantic Environmental Systems, based in Dartmouth, N.S. He also operates Maritime Home Services in P.
E.I., which recently had its sales licence revoked.
(Facebook) Owner Danny Goldman declined an interview, citing ongoing discussions with regulatory bodies. But in a statement to CBC he said he "did not agree in any fashion with Ms. Lent's complaints.
" "However, as this sale had been made by a salesperson who is no longer with Atlantic Environmental Systems, and because no current member of our team could independently confirm or refute her prior various claims, we decided that the best course of action would be to remove all of our products, fully cancel the s.