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Town of Baie Verte, in Newfoundland and Labrador, fined $50,000 for two offences under the Fisheries Act | |
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2020-09-23 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 加拿大 |
领域 | 气候变化 |
正文(英文) | News release
September 23, 2020 – Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador
Strong and effective enforcement of Canada’s environmental and wildlife protection laws is one of the concrete ways we are delivering on our commitment to providing clean air and water and conserving wildlife species and their habitat. On September 22, 2020, the Town of Baie Verte pleaded guilty to two offences under the Fisheries Act in the Provincial Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in Grand Falls-Windsor, and was ordered to pay a total fine of $50,000. The fine will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund. In August 2017, following a report that chlorinated water was being discharged from the town’s potable-water system into the Baie Verte River, Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers conducted an onsite inspection and took field measurements, which confirmed that the chlorinated water was deposited into the river. On September 5, 2017, officers collected water samples for laboratory analysis. The analysis confirmed that the chlorinated water was a deleterious substance, as defined by the Fisheries Act. Consequently, enforcement officers initiated a formal investigation. In September 2017, officers issued a Fisheries Act direction, which required the Town of Baie Verte to take all reasonable measures to prevent the deposit or to counteract, mitigate, or remedy any adverse effects that result from the deposit of the deleterious substance into the Baie Verte River. The town was also required to provide a written report documenting the measures taken to comply with the direction. Between November 8, 2017, and May 23, 2018, enforcement officers conducted field measurements and collected additional water samples for analysis. Each time, the chlorine concentration detected in the samples was in the range of 120 to 6000 times higher than the recommended limits under the guidelines established by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. The Town of Baie Verte failed to comply with the direction and was consequently charged with committing an offence under paragraph 40(3)(g) of the Fisheries Act. In addition, the town was charged for contravening subsection 36(3) by depositing a deleterious substance into the Baie Verte River. As a result of this conviction, the Town of Baie Verte will be added to the Environmental Offenders Registry. Environment and Climate Change Canada has created a free subscription service to help Canadians stay current with what the Government of Canada is doing to protect our natural environment. Quick facts
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来源平台 | Environment and Climate Change Canada |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/295813 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
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