Developer fined for illegal land clearing
After years of litigation, a British Columbia land developer has been personally fined $20,000 for harmful alteration of fish habitat contrary to section 35 of the Fisheries Act. He illegally cleared land and damaged a sensitive fish bearing creek, in order to prepare the land for a subdivis…
View the post titled Developer fined for illegal land clearingLondon fined $20,000 for wastewater plant spill
The City of London was fined $20,000, plus the 25% victim fine surcharge, for breaching its Ministry of the Environment approval for a wastewater treatment plant, contrary to the Ontario Water Resources Act. The City of London owns and operates the Greenway Pollution Control Centre. The faci…
View the post titled London fined $20,000 for wastewater plant spillIvory Smuggler Guilty – Narwhal Tusk Trafficking: $385,000 Penalty
The federal government is continuing its strategy of infrequent environmental prosecutions with large penalties. Last week, Gregory (Greg) Logan, of Woodmans Point, New Brunswick, was convicted of seven offences for the illegal export of 250 Narwhal ivory tusks to the United States over sev…
View the post titled Ivory Smuggler Guilty – Narwhal Tusk Trafficking: $385,000 PenaltyMinistry of Transport pays $250,000 for Fisheries Act charges
Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation has plead guilty to two charges under the old federal Fisheries Act, and has agreed to pay a $250,000 penalty. The charges were laid by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), and relate to sediment released from a Highway 11 construction project near B…
View the post titled Ministry of Transport pays $250,000 for Fisheries Act charges$17,500 penalty for importing hazardous batteries without permit
Toxco Waste Management Ltd., of Trail, B.C., was ordered to pay $17,500 to the Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) by the Provincial Court of British Columbia after pleading guilty to importing waste lithium batteries exceeding the limit set out in its import permit. This action contravened the…
View the post titled $17,500 penalty for importing hazardous batteries without permitDust from asphalt plant triggers $81,250 penalty
Ingram Asphalt Inc. was fined $65,000 plus victim fine surcharges of $16,250 for discharging dust and particulate adversely impacting the surrounding environment and community. The company failed to notify the ministry of the dust emissions and did not comply with conditions of a ministry order.
View the post titled Dust from asphalt plant triggers $81,250 penalty$125,000 penalty for dust out
A Mississauga company was fined $100,000 for discharging metal dust, causing an adverse effect, plus the victim fine surcharges of $25,000.
View the post titled $125,000 penalty for dust out$50,000 fine for one month's BOD in sewage
Oakrun Farm Bakery Ltd. of Hamilton pleaded guilty to failing to comply with its industrial sewage works environmental compliance approval (ECA), and was fined $50,000 (+25% VFS), total $62,500.
View the post titled $50,000 fine for one month's BOD in sewage2011 Environmental penalty orders
Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment issued 10 environmental penalty orders in 2011, for 32 violations, all against MISA companies for discharging too much contamination to water. The total penalty value associated with these orders was $167,642.95.How does this compare to previous years?
View the post titled 2011 Environmental penalty ordersSpilling Drinking Water: $285,000
Is spilling drinking water an offence?
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