Trailer park and aerosol company face environmental fines
Northwest Territories-based Hay River Mobile Home Park Ltd. has pleaded guilty to a fuel truck spill that occurred in October 2016 on Hay River.
The...
Using eDNA technology to help plan primary resource industry projects
Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection has great potential in characterizing biodiversity over the life cycle of primary resource industry projects. The extreme sensitivity of eDNA technology is essential in gaining confidence that species are present or not present at sites.
Nunavut-based mining company fined $50K for effluent violation
A Nunavut-based mining company has been fined $50,000 for depositing a harmful effluent into a creek at its gold mine 685 km northeast of...
Gas vapour mitigation system used for site remediation project
A 123-acre brownfield site was selected for a casino development. Before construction could commence, developers needed to remediate heavily contaminated soil, which contained harmful gas vapours.
Federal government unveils $2.2B northern mines remediation program
A new federal program will invest $2.2 billion over 15 years to remediate contamination in eight of the largest high-risk abandoned mine projects in...
Quebec dry cleaner fined and ordered to study chemical management
The owner of a Quebec-based dry cleaning company has pled guilty and has been fined $77,000 for contravening a series of federal environmental laws...
Marine transport firm fined $2.7M for 2016 British Columbia spill
A British Columbia court has fined Kirby Offshore Marine Operating LLC $2.7 million after the Texas-based company pled guilty to three charges in relation...
Husky fined for 2016 pipeline leak into North Saskatchewan River
Husky Oil Operations Ltd. has been ordered to pay a $3.8-million fine as the result of a blended heavy crude oil pipeline leak into...
Major contract awarded for Faro Mine remediation
Faro Mine, one of the largest contaminated sites in Canada is moving ahead with the next phase in its remediation.
On May 31, 2019, the...
Canada’s top court rejects appeal in Ottawa dry cleaner contamination case
An Ottawa-based dry cleaner found liable for $1.63 million in remediation costs related to the spill of degreaser chemicals between 1960 and 1974 has...
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University of Alberta engineers found that adding conductive materials to fats, oils and grease and waste products could boost methane production by 70%.
