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, Nova Scotia and is a dry cleaning facility. On August 27, 2015, Enforcement Officers conducted an on-site inspection and determined that the owner had not shipped his waste in 17 months when the requirement is “every 12 months” and had an old double tetrachloroethylene (PERC) water separator that contained tetrachloroethylene waste water that was open at the top. |
| Charges: |
2 counts under s. 272 the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) 3060479 Nova Scotia Limited, carrying on business as Quality Cleaners Limited, and John Robert Wong, also known as Bob Wong. |
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| 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 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.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, Nove Scotia, 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 the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations.
$5,000 paid to Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund. |