Metro Vancouver - conviction information for 2014-04-07
| Corporation name: | Metro Vancouver |
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| Address: | 4330 Kingsway |
| City: | Burnaby |
| Province/territory: | British Columbia |
| Postal code: | V5H 4G8 |
| Country: | Canada |
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| Location of offense: | Brockton Point, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia |
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| Case summary: | Not Available |
| Charges: |
Not Available
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| Enforcement notification: | $110,000 penalty for discharging untreated sewage into Burrard Inlet |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2014-04-07 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
| Nature of offense(s): |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Not available |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Pollution Prevention provisions (subsection 36(3)) of the Fisheries Act | 36(3) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2014-04-07 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Provincial Court of British Columbia |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $110,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
The Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVSDD) has pleaded guilty in British Columbia Provincial Court to one count of an offence under the Fisheries Act, related to a release of untreated sewage into Burrard Inlet. The GVSDD was sentenced to pay a $110,000 penalty. On July 22, 2011, Environment Canada received notification that untreated sewage, which is deleterious to fish, was discharging into Burrard Inlet. The release occurred when one of the pumps at the Chilco Sewage Pump Station became partially plugged with debris. It is estimated 650,000 litres of untreated sewage was discharged into Burrard Inlet through a combined sewage outfall near Brockton Point in Stanley Park. The $110,000 penalty has been allocated as follows:
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