3060479 Nova Scotia Limited (operating as Quality Cleaners Ltd) - conviction information for 2016-10-06
| Corporation name: | 3060479 Nova Scotia Limited (operating as Quality Cleaners Ltd) |
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| Address: | 141 Stellarton Road |
| City: | New Glasgow |
| Province/territory: | Nova Scotia |
| Postal code: | B2H 5E5 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 812 - Personal and laundry services |
| Location of offense: | 141 Stellarton Road, New Glasgow, Nova Scotia |
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| Case summary: |
3060479 Nova Scotia Limited (operating as Quality Cleaners Ltd) is located in New Glasgow, NS and is a dry cleaning facility. On August 27, 2015, Enforcement Officers conducted an on-site inspection and determined Mr. Bob Wong had not shipped his waste in seventeen months when the requirement is “every 12 months” and had an old double PERC-water separator that contained tetrachloroethylene waste water that was open at the top. |
| Charges: |
2 counts under s. 272 CEPA 3060479 Nova Scotia Limited, carrying on business as Quality Cleaners Limited, and John Robert Wong, also known as Bob Wong. |
| Enforcement notification: |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2016-10-06 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
| Nature of offense(s): |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Failed to have all residue transported to a waste management facility at least once in twelve 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.9(1) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2016-10-06 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Pictou, Nova Scotia |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $5,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On October 6, 2016, before the Provincial Court of Pictou, NS, the corporation Quality Cleaners Limited has pleaded guilty to failing to transport all residue to a waste management facility at least once in twelve months.Two prior warning letters under Tetrachloroethylene Regulations.
$5,000 paid to EDF |