Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada company - conviction information for 2018-02-05
| Corporation name: | Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Canada company |
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| Address: | 191 Victoria street |
| City: | Farnham |
| Province/territory: | Quebec |
| Postal code: | J2N 1S3 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 482 - Rail transportation |
| Location of offense: | Megantic lake, Quebec |
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| Case summary: | On the night of July 5 to 6, 2013, a train composed of five locomotives owned by Montreal Maine & Atlantic Canada Co., and seventy-two tankers filled with crude oil derailed and exploded in downtown Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Forty-seven people lost their lives in the disaster, and an estimated 300,000 litres of crude oil were released into Megantic Lake and the Chaudière River. Crude oil is a deleterious substance under the Fisheries Act. |
| Charges: |
Not available
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| Enforcement notification: | Company found guilty of Fisheries Act violation in Lac-Mégantic derailment case |
| Result: | Guilty (Court Decision) |
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| Date of conviction: | 2018-02-05 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Pollution Prevention provisions (subsection 36(3)) of the Fisheries Act | 40(2)b) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2018-02-05 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Quebec |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $1,000,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On February 5, 2018, before the Court of Quebec, Montreal Maine & Atlantic Canada Co. was found guilty of illegally spilling crude oil, a deleterious substance, into Megantic Lake and the Chaudière River, which are waters frequented by fish, in violation of the Fisheries Act. |