The charges were under the Metal Mine Effluent Regulations under - TopicsExpress



          

The charges were under the Metal Mine Effluent Regulations under section 36(6) of the Fisheries Act, and therefore largely unaffected by the 2012 changes. While this enforced penalty is welcomed, our Quebec colleagues comment that it is pretty disconcerting that this is the biggest environmental fine in Canadian History -- and significantly, that it came into effect only (or largely) because the company plead guilty as part of a larger deal with Canadian/Quebec authorities to see governments help Cliff find a new buyer or other investors to salvage its Bloom Lake mine (recently closed)...
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:00:19 +0000

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