PF Résolu Canada Inc. - conviction information for 2017-10-12
| Corporation name: | PF Résolu Canada Inc. |
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| Address: | 20 Marquette Street |
| City: | Baie-Comeau |
| Province/territory: | Quebec |
| Postal code: | G4Z 1K6 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 322 - Paper manufacturing |
| Location of offense: | 20 Marquette Street, Baie-Comeau, Quebec |
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| Case summary: |
The PF Résolu Canada Inc. facility in Baie-Comeau is a pulp and paper mill that primarily produces newsprint. On or about 19 June 2012, heavy fuel oil was released from an underground pipeline connecting the heavy fuel oil pumping station to the day tank. According to the company, the underground pipeline ruptured, releasing heavy fuel oil into the concrete culvert. Through cracks in the culvert, the heavy fuel oil entered the plant’s storm sewer system. From there, it migrated to Comeau Creek, a tributary of the St. Lawrence River. PF Résolu Canada Inc. estimated the quantity of heavy fuel oil released based on the quantities recovered. The estimated total was 7,426 kg (7,277 litres). The total quantity of the substance deposited in waters frequented by fish could not be determined. |
| Charges: |
36(3) of the Fisheries Act
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| Enforcement notification: | PF Résolu Canada Inc. is fined $100,000 for the deposit of a deleterious substance in the Comeau Creek situated in North Shore |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2017-10-12 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
| Nature of offense(s): |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Not available |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Pollution Prevention provisions (subsection 36(3)) of the Fisheries Act | 36(3) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2017-10-12 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Baie-Comeau |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $100,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On 12 October 2017, before the Court of Québec in Baie-Comeau, PF Résolu Canada Inc. pleaded guilty to violating subsection 36(3) of the Fisheries Act and was fined $100,000. The entire amount of the fine will be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund (EDF) and used for local environmental revitalization initiatives in the North Shore region.
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