Nova Scotia Power Incorporated - conviction information for 2022-06-16
| Corporation name: | Nova Scotia Power Incorporated |
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| Address: | 122 Lower Water Street |
| City: | Halifax |
| Province/territory: | Nova Scotia |
| Postal code: | B3J 2W5 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 2211 - Electric power generation, transmission and distribution |
| Location of offense: | 315 Windmill Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
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| Case summary: | On or about August 02, 2018, Nova Scotia Power Incorporated, operating the Tufts Cove power generating station, at or near Dartmouth, NS, did deposit a deleterious substance into waters frequented by fish. |
| Charges: |
Count 1: violation of 36(3) of the FA, thereby an offence under s. 40(2) of the FA
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| Enforcement notification: | Nova Scotia Power Incorporated fined for violating the Fisheries Act |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2022-06-16 |
| 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 | s. 40(2) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2022-06-23 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $175,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On June 23, 2022, in Nova Scotia Provincial Court, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Power Incorporated was sentenced for one count of violating s. 36(3) of the Fisheries Act. The Court assessed a penalty of $ 175 000 to be paid to the Environmental Damages Fund.
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