Syncrude pays $3M for dead ducks
On Friday, Syncrude was ordered to pay $3 million in penalties for the 1,600 ducks killed in its tailings ponds four years ago. This is the highest total penalty ever imposed in Canada for an environmental offence. Syncrude was fined the maximum for a single incident: $300,000 for the feder…
View the post titled Syncrude pays $3M for dead ducksDon't touch that shoreline
Cottagers frequently want to “clean up” their shoreline, but this is usually illegal without a permit. A father and son were each charged with altering their shoreline and removing vegetation without a permit, contrary to the Saskatchewan Environment Management and Protection Act, 2002.
View the post titled Don't touch that shorelineBig fine for one minute of air pollution
Highest air pollution fine per minute
View the post titled Big fine for one minute of air pollutionWhy can't we protect trees?
Theoretically, some laws are supposed to protect trees, they aren't actually effective in practice.
View the post titled Why can't we protect trees?Drive Clean gets serious- $100,000 fine
Previous Drive Clean fines had tended to be modest, despite the financial incentive to cheat. This $125,000 penalty should make cheating less attractive.
View the post titled Drive Clean gets serious- $100,000 fineCN pays big fines re Wabamun, Cheakamus spills
CN has been sentenced to pay $1.8 million in fines for two spills from 2005 derailments in Alberta and B.C. Most of these moneys will be directed to local environmental programs.
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