West Street Dry Cleaners Limited - conviction information for 2017-07-27
| Corporation name: | West Street Dry Cleaners Limited |
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| Address: | 93 Street West |
| City: | Corner Brook |
| Province/territory: | Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Postal code: | A2H 2Y6 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 812 - Personal and laundry services |
| Location of offense: | 93 Street West, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador |
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| Case summary: | West Street Dry Cleaners Limited (WSDCL) is a Canadian registered Dry Cleaning company located in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. At the time of the offence the company was subject to the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations. As a result of an offsite inspection, it was determined that WSDCL had removed its tetrachloroethylene waste water and residue on Mar 26, 2017 but had failed to remove any waste for the following 34 months. They were required to have all waste water and residue transported to a waste management facility no less than once every 12 months, pursuant to Paragraph 8(1)(a) and Subsection 9(1) of the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations. |
| Charges: |
Count 1
West Street Dry Cleaner Limited, company number 45078, between March 26, 2013, and January 27, 2016, at or near 93 West Street, Corner Brook, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, being the owner or operator of a dry-cleaning machine did unlawfully fail to have waste water transported to a waste management facility no less than once every 12 months, pursuant to paragraph 8(1)(a) of the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations (SOR/2003-79), and pursuant to subsection 93(1) of Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, S.C. 1999, c. 33, and did thereby commit an offence under subsection 272.1(1) Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, S.C. 1999, c. 33. Count 2 West Street Dry Cleaner Limited, company number 45078, between March 26, 2013, and January 27, 2016, at or near 93 West Street, Corner Brook, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, being the owner or operator of a dry-cleaning machine did unlawfully fail to have all residue transported to a waste management facility no less than once every 12 months, pursuant to Subsection 9(1) of the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations (SOR/2003-79), and pursuant to subsection 93(1) of Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, S.C. 1999, c. 33, and did thereby commit an offence under subsection 272.1(1) Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, S.C. 1999, c. 33. |
| Enforcement notification: | Corner Brook dry cleaner fined $10,000 |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2017-07-27 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | The owner or operator of a dry-cleaning machine did unlawfully fail to have waste water and residue transported to a waste management facility no less than once every 12 months. |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) | Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations | s.272.1(1), para 8(1)(a), ss.9(1) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2017-07-27 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Corner Brook, NL |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $10,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On the 27, July, 2017, before the Provincial of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, the corporation West Street Dry Cleaner Limited has pleaded guilty of two breaches of s.272.1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (Act); and was sentenced pursuant to s.272(4) of that Act, to pay a fine totaling Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) payable forthwith. The fine was paid to the EDF. West Street Dry Cleaner Limited was ordered, pursuant to section 291(1) of the Act to, within 30 days from 27, July, 2017; provide documentation from Terrapure Environmental confirming that all Perchloroethylene, wastewater and residue have been removed from the company site situated at 93 West Street, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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