Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation - conviction information for 2016-01-20
| Corporation name: | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation |
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| Address: | 260 Granton Abercrombie Branch Road |
| City: | Abercrombie |
| Province/territory: | Nova Scotia |
| Postal code: | B2H 5C6 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 322 - Paper manufacturing |
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| Case summary: | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation is located in Abercrombie, Nova Scotia, and is a pulp and paper facility. On June 10, 2014, Northern Pulp determined that the 47 year old fiberglass reinforced pipeline had a blowout and 47,260,000 litres of untreated pulp and paper effluent is estimated to have been deposited into East River/Pictou Harbour. |
| Charges: |
1 count under Fisheries Act 36(3).
Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation Count 1: Did, on or between the June 10th, 2014, and June 11th, 2014 at or near Pictou Landing, in the Province of Nova Scotia, unlawfully deposit or permit the deposit of a deleterious substance, namely pulp and paper effluent, in water frequented by fish, or in any place under conditions where the deleterious substance may enter such water, contrary to ss. 36(3) of the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14, thereby committing an offence contrary to ss. 40(2) of the Fisheries Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-14. |
| Enforcement notification: | Northern Pulp Nova Scotia must pay $225,000 penalty for effluent spill |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2016-01-20 |
| 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: |
2016-03-23 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Pictou, Nova Scotia |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $225,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On January 20, 2016, b unlawfully depositingefore the Provincial Court of Pictou, Nova Scotia, Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation plead guilty to deposit or permitting the deposit of a deleterious substance, namely pulp and paper effluent, in water frequented by fish, or in any place under conditions where the deleterious substance may enter such water, contrary to ss. 36(3) of the Fisheries Act and on March 23, 2016, the company was sentenced to a fine in the amount of $225,000 to be paid to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund with $75,000 of that fine to go to the Mi‘kmaw Conservation Group, $75,000 to Pictou County Rivers Association and $75,000 to Pictou Landing First Nation for environmental projects. Agreed Statement of Facts with attachments and Pictou Landing First Nation Community Impact Statement submitted as exhibits. Joint Recommendation - $225,000.
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