WATER QUALITY: Environmental Consultant Convicted Under the Fisheries Act - August 2006
by Bennett Jones
An environmental consulting company was convicted by the New Brunswick Provincial Court for breach of subsection 36(3) of the Fisheries Act, which prohibits pollution. The company was convicted for advising and implementing a proposal that required authorization by its client and the provincial government. The corporation was sentenced on June 23, 2006, to pay a total penalty of $25,000 (fi nes and contributions to the Environmental Damages Fund and a local
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