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• the central portion of this triangle should read "of 399, 221 individuals and ITS companies", as shown below.
Crown brief structure
(1992 statistics in brackets)
For each Crown Brief there can be several defendants.
For each defendant there can be multiple charges
In court, cases are presented in the form of a Crown brief. Each Crown brief
may contain evidence in support of one or more charges against one or more
defendants. Defendants may be individuals or companies.
For example, if a spill occurred at an industrial site, the company and individ-
ual officers of the company could all be charged. Consequently, each case can
have more than one individual or company convicted.
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Table of Contents
Preface 1
1 . Introduction 2
2. Environmental CONVICTIONS in 1992 3
Total convictions 6
Individual responsibility and penonal liability 6
Varnicolor Chemical Limited 7
. Robert Leii Broivn 8
Bata Industries Limited 9
Norman Eyers 10
Erie Battery Inc.... ; , 11
144587 Canada Inc ...'. 11.
Altar Maintenance Ltd ^ 12
Dupont Canada Inc ; 12
. Weil's Food Processing Ltd , 13
Sullivan Salvage Ltd 13.
Sovacor Chemicals (Canada) Ltd ...., 13
Creative sentencing 14
Doir Chemical Canada Inc 14
Great Lakes Environmental Group 15
Canadian Pacific Forest Products Ltd : 15
Hidden Valley Highland Ski Club, Hidden Valley
Lakeside Condominiums Inc. and Carnavole Construction Ltd 15
SI. Andrew Goldfields Ltd 16
Courd Inc.. Bay land Development Corporation
and Wairen Eberschlag .....16
St. Thomas Sanitary Collection Services Ltd 17
Claude Castonguay (728678 Ontario Inc.) 18
Thomas Miller ...18
Keith Barber. 18
Bio-Med Waste Disposal System Ltd. 18
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Significant fines and other convictions 1 9
Shell Canada :... ...,.,... 19
Fenx) Industrial Products Ltd. .......19
Deak Resources Corporation ...'. ..........19
Lafarge Canada Inc ; 20
Canadian Pacific Express & Transport Ltd ....20
Midland Transport Ltd ..;............. .21
Courtice Steel Inc ; > ..,. 21
D&L Metals Ltd '. :....,... ..,.21
Nitrochem Inc. and Transport Pronovost ..21
Sernoskie Bros. Ltd 22
Alan Grosman .'.. ...;. 22
National Grocers Company Inc.... : :.. 23
3. Background information 24
The Investigations and Enforcement Branch 24
The Legal Services Branch 25
4. Listing of 1992 convictions 26
Charts, TABLES AND FIGURES
Crowrî brief structure , 4
Top 12 highest fines 1992 5
Annual enforcement summary 1986/87-1992 6
Tote! fines 1985/86-1992 7
Total number of defendants charged 1992 (bar) ;.. !.../. ..8
Total number of defendants charged 1992 (pie) 9
Total number of charges laid 1992 (bar) , 10
Total number of charges laid 1992 (pie) 11
Total number of defendants convicted 1992 (bar) 12
Total number of defendants convicted 1992 (pie) 13
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Preface
This is the second annual report on environinental convictions in Ontario. It
provides a comprehensive listing of environmental convictions from 1992, It
also highlights many' of the year's interesting and significant cases from the
realm of environmental law. These include precedent setting judgments,
judgments with terms that are out of the ordinary' (not straight fines) and
cases illustrating continuing trends in en\ironmental convictions.
NOTE: Throughout this document, references are made to the Ontario Min-
istry of the Environment (MOE). In the year covered by this report, the min-
istries of Environment and Energy had not yet amalgamated. The merger
occurred in February' 1993. Today, the Ministry of the Environment is known
■ as the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
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1. Introduction
In 1992 as in previeuis years, envi-
ronmental issues (along with the
economy) continued to rank near
the top of opinion polls and sur-
veys. According to the Décima
Quarterly Report (September 1992),
62 per cent of Ontarians indicated
support for en\'ironmental protec-
tion, even at the expense of their
ovjn jobs. .
A 1992 Focus Ontario poll asked
the question: What is the single
most important issue facing Ontario
today? The environment ranked
fifth out of 24 issues.
Annual environmental points of in-
terest:
• 1992 s:i\v worldwide attention
drawn lo the accelerated thin-
ning of the ozone layer.
• The continued threat of global
warming was highlighted at the
worid's first Earth Summit held
in Rio de Janeiro in June.
• Concern for the cnerall purity of
the air we breathe increased.
(Angus Reid poll, July 1992)
• The search for new landfill sites
in the Greater Toronto Area
drew much .attention to the
garbage crisis now facing many
of our major urban centres.
• Conceras about the quality of
our drinking water and the
cleanliness of our lakes and
rivers were the top issues in the
minds of many suney respon-
dents. (Angus Keid poll,
July 1992)
It is evident from lhe.se points of
interest that more than ever before,
people are realizing that while
long-term economic prosperity is
import.mt, it must ix- reached in
conjunction with a healthy environ-
ment and not at its expense.
OJ'fences a,i>a!iisl the cuviromnoit is
one of the ways in which the min-
istry hcipes to keep pressure on
would-be polluters by causing
them to think about what consti-
tutes an environmental olfence. By
informing Ontarians about the min-
istry's enforcement activities, poten-
tial polluters are alerted that if they
violate the pro\ince's environmen-
tal legislation they will be held ac-
countable and their actions will be
publicized.
This is a report about companies,
their directors and staff, and private
individuals who ha\e been convict-
ed of erwimnmenvA offences in
1992. It does not Ifst companies or
individuals charged under environ-
mental legislation. Any name ap-
pearing in this report has been
found guilt)' of an environmental
offence in an Ontario court of law.
Readers should also note that many
of the convictions achieved in 1992
were the result of legal actions ini-
tiated in previous years.
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2. Environmental convictions in 1992
1 992 AT A GLANCE
• Total numlKT of case convic-
tions (Crown liriefs) was 255.
• Total number of defendants
convicted from 255 Crown
briefs was 399.
• Of the 399 individual convic-
tions, 221 were against individu-
als and 178 were against
companies.
• Total fines for 1992 were
$3,633,095 - an increase of
almost Si million over 1991.
In 1992 there were 255 Crown brief
convictions in Ontario for offences
against the environment. Within
those 255 briefs, there were a total
of 399 defendants con\'icted - 221
against individuals and 178 against
companies. The latter numbers are
significant because they illustrate
the trend towards personal liability,
which is detailed in the next sec-
tion of this report.
Total fines in 1992 were $3,633,095,
up from 52,724,295 in 1991. That is
an increase of $908,800. In fact, the
significance of the convictions ob-
tained in 1992 is. evident by the fact
that the total number of cases con-
victed dr(jp[5ed slightly, from 292 in
1991 to 255 in 1992; however total
fines were up substantially.
Total fines for environmental of-
fences in Ontario 1985/86-1992
1992. S 3,633,095
1991 $ 2,724,295
1990 .■ $ 2,211,205
1989 S 2,009,066
1988/89* S 1,876,017
1987/88 $ 900,012
1986/87 $ 681,234
.1985/86 $ 605,668
' In 1989, the ministry began
recording fines by calendar
years as opposed to fiscal years.
Furthermore, fines alone are not a
complete measure of the convic-
tions obtained. In 1992, other con-
victions such as the longest
jail-term for an environmental of-
fence in Canadian history (Severin
Argenton) and the increasing num-
ber of creative .sentences which are
being imposed instead of or in ad-
dition to fines, were new mile-
stones.
Notable convictions outlined in the
following pages include:
• the longest jail term in Canadian
history (see Varnicolor Chemical
Limited pg 7) • ' :
• the largest environmental fine in
a contested hearing (see Robert
Len Brown, pg 8)
• .setting a precedent on directors'
liability (see Bata Industries
Limited, pg. 9)
• plus many other examples of
creative and significant sen- ■
fences for environmental
offences
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Crown brief struqure
(1992 statistics in brackets).
For each Crown Brief there can be several defendants.
For each defendant there can be multiple charges
In court, cases arc presented in the form of a Crown brie!'. Each Crown brief
may contain evidence in support of one or more charges against one or more
defendants. Defendants may be individuals or companies.
For example, if a spill occtirred at an indtistrial site, the company and individ-
ual officers of the company could all be charged. Consequently, each case can
have more than one individual or company convicted. ' ■
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Top 1 2 HIGHEST FINES* - 1 992
Company/Individual Fine(s) ' Total Fine(s)
1. Brown. Robert I.en ; ' : S 364,000 . . $ 364,000"
2. 144587 Canada Inc. ' ■ '• ■ ■ . ■'
Pronovost. jean Guy $ 75,000 .-. • • $' 225,000
3. Erie Battery Inc. ' ' . , ■
Gordon, Taylor George ' ■ $ 13,000 ' . . . $ '213,000
4. Great Lakes Environmental Group •
Govvland, Douglas ' ;
Shaw, Don . ' . .' ■ $ 10,000 ' . S 157,500
5. Bata Indu.stries Ltd. . . ■ '
Marchant, Douglas .' .■
Weston, Keith '■.■■• $ 12,000 ' ■-•..• S 144,000
S
112,000
$
90,000
$.
80,000
s
75,000
6. Dow Chemical Canada Inc. . ■ ; • $ 125,000 . : $ 125,000
7. Erie Batter)- Inc. '■ ''-
Gordon, Taylor George •
8. Shell Canada Products Ltd.
9. Ferro Industrial Products Lttl. .. ' ■ .
10. Eyers, Norman ■ . '
1 1 . Altar Maintenance Ltd. " '
Peters, Robert Benjamin '■ ':
Peters, Robert D. ■ ' ■■. S 1,500 '. ' S 68,000
12. Lafarge Canada Inc. ' ■ S 65,000 ' $ 65,000
■ This listing is ba.sed on the total fines assessed in individual Crown briefs. It does not include court-ordered payments for
restitution, scholarships, etc., nor does ir reflect jail terms or other sentences. Those items are detailed later in this report.
" In addition to the fines of S364,000, a compensation order in the amount of $250.000 was levied against Mr. Brown.
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364,000
$
150,000
$
75,000
s
200,000
$
13,000
$
140,000
$■
7,500
$
10,000
$
120,000
$
12,000
$
12,000
$
125,000
s
100,000
s
12,000
$
90,000
$'
80,000
s
75,000
$
48,500
s
18,000
s
1,500
s
65,000
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Total convictions
Individual responsibility and
personal liability
In 1980, important provisions were
enacted by the Ontario Legislature
in the Environmental Protection
Act that addressed the question of
personal liability lor corporate offi-
cers and directors.
The provisions read as follows:
( 1 )Iii'eiy director or officer of a cor-
porcition that en^!Ja^i>es in an ac-
tiriiy tluit may result in the
discharge of a contaminant into
the natural environment con-
traiy to this Act or the regula-
lions has a duty to take all
reasonable care to prevent the
coiporation from ciuising or per-
mitting such unlaufid dis-
charge.
( 2 )l:veiy person who has a ditty un-
der subsection ( I) and who fails
to cany out that duty is guilty of
an offence. ■
(3)A director orifficer (fa coipo-
ration is liable to conviction un-
der this section whether or not
the coiporation has been prose-
cuted or convicted.
R.S.O. 1990, C.E.I9, s,194.
As a result of these provisions, en-
vironmental pro.secutions against
individuals as well as companies
continue to increase. This means
that senior staff are more likely to
be held personally responsible and
accountable for their company's ac-
tions than they were in previous
years. Prosecutors are thinking not
only in terms of fines, but also of
jail terms.
Unlike a fine, a jail term cannot be
pa.s.sed on to .someone else.
In many cases, both the company
and senior management are
charged and convicted as part of
one Crown brief. The message
from the courts is clear; no longer
can directors hide behind their cor-
porate veil.
In 1992, these important provisions
played a major role in the convic-
tions of a number of corporate di-
rectors and officers. In fact some of
the convictions yoti are about to
read about, such as Regina v. Bata
Industries Ltd., sent shock waves
resounding through many corpo-
rate boardrooms, not only in On-
tario, but in business communities
worldwide.
ANNUAL ENFORCEMENT SUMMARY
1986/87-1988/89 & 1989-1992
1980,87 1987 88 1988 89 1989 1990 1991
Fiscal and calendar yeais
O Total convictions
S Prosecutions initiated
H Individuals 'Companies charged
1992
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In t;ic(, the Fin.inci;il Post noted in
its September 22, 1992 edition tii;it
"the trend in Canadian law to im-
pose personal liability on directors
of corporations has offshore direc-
tors seeking legal advice." .
The following are some examples
of sentences handed down by the
courts in 1992 which include fines
against company officials.
Varnicolor Chemical Limited
T7.H' longest environmental jail
temi in Canadian history.
On September 3, 1992, Justice of
the Peace Sharon Woodworth sent
Severin .\rgenton to jail for eight
months for allowing toxic wastes to
contaminate the environment. This
marked the longest prison term in
Canadian liislor>' for an offence
against the environment. Mr. Ar-
genton was the president and own-
er of Varnicolor Chemical Limited,
operating a hazardous waste dis-
posal site in Elmira.
Varnicolor held a ministn,' Cerlifi-
cate of Approval (C of A) for recy-
cling solvents, mostly waste paints.
The recycled solvents were sold
back to industry'. The residues were
bulked for dispo.sal as waste de-
rived fuel in the United States.
However, after the passage of On-
tario Regulation .309 under the EPA,
Varnicolor began expanding its
Imsiness without ministry approval.
The company wanted to take ad-
TOTAL FINES
1985/86 Fiscal - 1992 Calendar Years
1985/86 . 1986/87 1987,88 1988/89 1989 1990 1991 1992
vantage of increasing demands for
cheap alternative hazard()u.s- waste
di.sposal.
Varnicolor began accepting many
different kinds of hazardous waste
for storage purposes. Under its C of
A, the company was not permitted
to do this. Its laboratory was not
equipped to analyze the materials
received and there was no invento-
ry system to monitor what came in
and what went out. At one point,
liquid waste described by Varnicol-
or as waste-derived fuel was reject-
ed upon deliver)' by a disposal
company in .Michigan, because the
load contained unacceptable levels
of PCBs.
Acting on an employee's leaked
story to the media about the Varni-
color facility, the Ministry of the
Environment conducted an audit of
the operation between April and
June 1990. "
While the details of the case and
the vaijetv' of violations are
lengthy, the situation can be sum-
marized.
In carrying on their business trans-
actions. Varnicolor and Mr. Argen-
ton had illegally stored thousands
of drums of hazardous chemicals
on the Elmira property. Tlie 5,700
drums on .site were not protected
by roofing and many were placed
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directly on the ground, not on con-
crete pads. Wlien 583 of the steel
drums leaked, chemicals seeped
into tlie soil contaminating local
groundwater. The groundwater
flowed into a creek, connected to
the Grand River, the source of
drinking water for the city of Brant-
ford and the Regional Municipality
of Waterloo.
Among the chemicals stored at Var-
nicolor were chlorinated solvents,
of which some types can cause
cancer.
The first charges in the case were
laid on July 27, 1990. hi the end, a
total of 42 charges were laid
against Mr. Argenton, Varnicolor
and related defendants. All of the
defendants originally pleaded not
guilty.
Cleanup costs for the site have
been estimated at %Ï5 million.
Earlier on, William Kowalchuk, an
environmental consultant for Varni-
color for part of the offence period,
was fined $15.000 for his part in vi-
(jlating the MOE approvals process.
Mr. Kowalchuk is paying the penal-
ty into a trust fund set up for the
ministry to defray some of the ex-
pen.ses it may incLir during the
cleanup.
In sentencing Mr. Argenton, Justice
Woodworth considered the protec-
tion of die public, general deter-
rence, rehabilitation and public
disapproval for the act, as being
the primary concerns in the ca.se.
She further reasoned that protec-
tion of the public included special
concerns for environmental mat-
ters, in particular the nature of the
environment and the extent of the
damage.
More recently, Mr. Argenton aban-
doned his appeal against a ministry
administration order. This enables
the ministry' to recover funds for
work ordered but not done by Mr.
Argenton against his assets.
The ramifications c)f the Varnicolor
case send a clear message to busi-
ness, industry and individuals: eri-
vifonmental offences have reached
a status on par with some major
criminal offences.
Robert Len Brown
The largest environmental fine
in a contested hearing
On December 8, 1992, Robert Len
Brown and Robert Len Brown Con-
struction Ltd. were fined a total of
$364,000 for numerous offences re-
sulting from the illegal storage of
tires. In addition, Mr. Brown was
handed another $250,000 worth of
related costs for a total of $614,000
in monetary penalties.
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS CHARGED 1992
Individuals and Companies
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
Companies
charged
Individuals
charged
Total charges
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Mr. Brown had stockpiled used
tires on two properties in tlie Re-
gional Municipality of Ottawa-Car-
leton.
The first instance occurred in Sep-
tember 1990 under the company
name of Waste Recovery System of
Canada Ltd. Mr. Brown signed a
lease with a purchase option for a
property on Moodie Drive in Ne-
pean and began storing tires on tlie
site. Karson Kartage, owner of the
site, and the City of Nepean ad-
vised Mr. Brown to stop and
locked the gates to the property.
The second instance occurred in
October 1990 under the business
name 147056 Canada Ltd., also
known as Robert Brown Construc-
tion Ltd. Mr. Brown signed another
agreement to purchase approxi-
mately 20 acres of land in 0,sgoode
Township for $375,000. Mr Brown
claimed to have the environment
ministry's approval to dump tires,
as well as having obtained the
proper zoning. In reality he had
neither. Mr. Brown made an ad-
vance payment of a few thousand
dollars to the woman who owned
the site, dumped 50,000 tires there,
then left. ' - . ■ .■■
The site's owner suffered a nervous
breakdown as a result of the inci-
dent and was hospitalized for two
weeks. As her hu.sband had died ■
12 years earlier, she had wanted to
sell the land and move into a
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS CHARGED 1992
Individuals and Companies
Companies
(43.9%)
Individual:
(56.1%)
house. The cost to remove the tires
was estimated at 5150,000 and the
owner could not afford this, leav-
ing the land unsaleable.
In additfon to the $364,000 in fines,
Mr. Brown was ordered to pay the
Ministry of the Environment
$100,000 as compensation for secu-
rity at the Osgoode Township site.
The sum of $150,000 for removal of
the tires was ordered to be paid to
whoever does the cleanup.
In the same incident, Mr. Brown
was charged by the Ontario Provin-
cial Police and convicted by a jury
in October 1992 on charges of
fraud and attempting to obtain .
credit under false pretences.
Bata Industries Umited
. Setting a precedent on directors'
liability
On February 7. 1992, a precedent-
setting decision on directors' liabili-
ty was handed down against t^'o
of Bata Industries' top officials.
Bata president Douglas Marchant
and vice-president/plant general
manager Keith Weston were found
guilt)' under the directors' liability
section of the Ontario Water Re-
sources Act. Total monetary penal-
ties assessed against the individuals
and the shoe company were
$144,000.
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The conviction resulted from the
discharge of toxic industrial waste
from the Bata Footwear Division
plant in Batawa, near Trenton.
Provincial Judge Edward Ormston
determined that Mr. Weston and
Mr. Marchant failed in their roles as
company directors to take reason-
able care to prevent discharges
from a drum storage facility on the
Bata property.
Bata was ordered to pay $60,000 to
the Centre and South Ha.stings
Waste Management Board to assist
in funding the Reduce Return Strat-
egy for Hou.sehold Hazardous
Waste in Centre and South Hast-
ings. This group repre.sents 17 mu-
nicipalities and runs a program
called Toxic Taxi. Toxic Taxi is a
home pick-up .seivice for old
paints, batteries, prescription medi-
cine, pesticides and other house-
hold hazardous waste.
The judge further ordered Bata
to pay an additional $60,000 to
the Con.solidated Revenue Fund
of the province. Mr. Marchant
and Mr. Weston were each fined
$12,000. The judge noted he would
have preferred to blend the fine
with probation and community ser-
vice orders; however, the two com-
pany officials had been transferred
to Malaysia.
In addition to the monetaiy aspect.s
of the .sentence, the corporation
was ordered to publish the facts
leading up to the conviction in
their international newsletter. They
also had to: a) publish a Technical
Advisory Circular on toxic waste
disposal for worldwide distribution
to all Bata companies; b) place a
caution on their land warning fu-
ture purchasers of environmental
damage; c) not pay the officers'
fines for them; and d) make envi-
ronmental issues a mandaton-
agenda item in all Board of Direc-
tors meetings for the two-year pro-
bationaiy term.
During .sentencing, Ju.stice Ormston
made the following comments in
relation to tlie significance of cor-
porate economic survival:
The corporate focus was on sur-
vival. The same situation exists
today for many Ontario corpo-
rations, ne message they receive
from this sentence must be that
even in this bleakest of financial
times, the eninronment must not
he a sacrificial lamb on the altar
(f corporate survival.
NOTE: As of June 1, 1992, all three
defendants have appealed their
.sentences.
Norman Eyers
On December 17, 1992, a Whitby
court fined Norman Eyers of Pick-
ering $75,000 for charges related to
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHARGES LAID 1992
Individuals and Companies
2500
2000 -
1500
1000
500
Companies
charged
Individuals
charued
Total charges
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operating an illegal tkiniji siie. This
was one of the largest illegal waste
disposal operations ever uncovered
by Ministiy of the F.n\ironnient
stafT.
Between June 1 and October 31,
1991, Mr. Hyers operated a dump
site on Durham Road, near High-
way 7 in Pickering. Truck loads of
waste wood, plaster, metal, drywall
and oilier materials were dumped
at the site and then covered o\er
\\ ith earth.
The cotirt had ordered Mr. F.yers to
remove the waste by a specified
deadline. When he failed to com-
ply, the court imposed the $75,000
fine.
Cleanup costs for this site could
reach as high as 5750,000.
Erie Bahery Inc.
On .'\pril 6. 1992, Erie B tery Inc.
and its manager, Taylor George
Gordon, were fined a total of
5300,000 and S25,000 respectively
for offences relating to the dis-
charge of acid wastes. The fines
v\ere the result of two separate
convictions. ■ ■
Erie Battery Inc. is located in Port
Colborne. The company is in the
business of dismantling automobile
batteries and selling the casings a.s
scrap metal for reuse. The acid
waste from the batteries is collect-
ed in [îits and pumped to an acid
TOTAL CHARGES LAID 1992
Individuals and Companies
Individua
(56.7%)
Companies
(43,3%)
storage tank located outside of the
plant. • '
From there, a licen.sed hazardous
waste hauler takes the liquid wa,ste
for proper disposal. However in
this case, w'hen Mr. Gordon lîe-
came manager of the plant, he
used students to pump liquid from
two pits inside the building to a
loading ck)ck. The liquid was bat-
tery acid. Mr. (Gordon then had the
acid pumped out into a nearby
field. The students, who were not ■
licensed haulers, suffered skin irri-
tation as a result of handling the '
acid.
.Soil .samples taken by the Ministry
. of the Environment found high lev-
els of lead contamination.
144587 Canada Inc.
On June 23, 1992, the numbered
company 144587 Canada Inc., and
its director, Jean Guy Pronovost,
were fined a total of 5225,000 for
offences relating to the improper
storage of PCB waste contrary to
an MOE regulation.
The Ministn- of the Environment
received a complaint about the im-
proper storage of PCBs on the
company's site in Reeves Town-
ship. Acting on the complaint, an
inspection by a provincial officer
revealed that the lock on the
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compound lending to tlit- PCB stor-
age area was broken. The door to
the interior of the compound was
aiscj broken. Two large transform-
ers and approximately 1,900 capac-
itors (devices used to store electric
charges), all containing high-level
PCB oils, were stored inside the
compound. The defenilants, who
are residents of Quebec, did not re-
spond to the mini.stiy's reque.sts to
secure the site and jirovide records.
The site had been vandalized once
before and this had led to cliarges
antl a conviction against both Mr.
Fronovo.st and his com|xniy.
Altar Maintenance Ltd.
On Augu.st 10, 1992, Altar Mainte-
nance Ltd., its president, Robert
Benjamin Peters, and Robert D. Pe-
ters were fined a total of .S6<S,000
for offences related to the deposit-
ing anil burning of waste at .Mr. Pe-
ters' farm in Haldimand Township.
Altar .Maintenance was in the busi-
ness olihe collection, handling and
sale ot waste paper materials for
recycling. The charges alleged that
Mr. Peters had been illegally oper-
ating a waste dispo.sal site between
March 1, 1990 and February 16, •
1991. Tlie charges and conviction
resulted from .several complaints
from neighbors that smoke from
the farm had tirifted over their
properties causing discomfort and
interfering with day-to-day activi-
ties.
Dupont Canada Inc.
On September 2, 1992, Dupont
Canada Inc. was fined $50,000 and
a company supervisor, John Gra-
ham, was fined .S3. 000 for charges
under the Oiilario Water Resources
Act.
Dupont is a chemical manufacturer
which operates a nylon plant in
Maitland. During a kiading opera-
tion at the corporate plant, a spill
of dibasic e.ster occurred when Mr.
Craliani failed to notice an open
valve on a tanker truck. l)ibasic e.s-
ter is a pla.sticizer antl .solvent
mixture known to cause upper res-
pirator\' tract irritation in animals as
well as skin irritaticjn and blurred
vision in humans.
Mr. Graham had left the loading
area while a truck loading opera-
tion was taking place. Leaving the
area was conlraiy to company pro-
cedures as .set out in Dupont's op-
erations manual. Failure to notice
the open valve allowed the materi-
al to leak into a ditch which runs
into the St. LawTence River. Fur-
thernn)re, Mr. Graham did not re-
port the spill to his employer until
the next morning, which delayed
notification of the environment
ministry by 12 to 13 hours.
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS CONVICTED 1992
Individuals and Companies
-too
■
350
-
I
300
-
■
2S0
-
■
200
-
^^^m
■
■
13(1
-
■
■
■
100
-
■
■
■
50
—
1
1
1
0
Companies
con\icted
Indixitluals
convicted
Total convicted
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1===^ Offences against the cnvmnment t*^'
Weil's Food Processing Ltd.
On July 10, 1992, Weil's Food
Processing Ltd., and its president
I lenry Weil, were convicted and
fined 533,000 and S5,000 respec-
tively, for discharging proce.ss
wa.ste from a canning operation
into a creek.
In November 1990, all the chargés
in the ca.se were disiriis.sed; howev-
er, the Crown launched a success-
ful appeal and during the new trial
in July 1992, the defendants
changed their plea to guilty.
In .September 198S, pari of the re-
taining wall surrounding the com-
pany canning waste lagoon
collapsed. The wastes, containing
ammonia, su.spended .solids. and
phosphorous, spilled into Two
Creeks, which flows through
Wheatley Provincial Park on the
western shore of Lake Erie.
Approximately 80,000 fish were
killed as a result of the incident.
,Sub.se(iuent to the incident, the
company had spent .$50,000 on
clean up efforts and another
$50,000 for upgrading its lagoon
system.
Sullivan Salvage Ltd.
On OcU)ber 5. 1992, as a result of
two concurrent pro.secutions, an
Owen Sound court fined Sullivan .
Salvage Ltd., a total of 517,000 and
its director, Jeffrey Paul Frederick
Sacks $3,000, for using, operating
TOTAL NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS CONVICTED 1992
Individuals and Companies
Companies
(44.6%)
Individual»-
(55.4%)
and establishing waste manage-
ment sy.stems and waste disposal
sites without a Certificate of
Approval.
Sullivan Salvage was involved in
the business of buying all types of
scrap metal and salvaging old vehi-
cles. Salvaged vehicles w^ere stored
on the company's property and lat-
er .sent to steel and metal recyclers.
Between August 1 and November
30, 1990, the defendants arranged
for the dumping of 3.800 tonnes of
shredded car seats, carpeting, dash-
boards, arm rests, ho.ses, wiring
and other car debris on a farm
without ap>proval. The company
eventually cleaned up the debris.
The total fine of 520,000 (Mr. Sacks
was the sole director of the compa-
ny), represented 50 per cent of the
combined net income of the defen-
dants for 1991. Figures provided to'
the court showed tliat a profit of
$3.500 had been made as a result
of the illegal activity. . • .
NovACOR Chemicals
(Canada) Ltd.
On October. 19. 1992, a Sarnia
court fined Novacor Chemicals
("Canada) Ltd. 540.000 and one of
its employees. Ted Allen Henry,
52,000 for discharging hydrochloric
acid vapor into the air.
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ts^* offences against the environment t=^^
Some time around July 3. 1991. Mr.
Heniy, a chemist at Novacor, was
attempting to neutralize a quantity
ot aluminum chloride waste. 15e-
cairse it was reactive, aluminum
chloride could not be disposeil ot
using the usual disposal firm. Mr.
Heniy had therefore devek)ped his
own method of neutralizing the
mixture. However, Mr. Heniy's
method resulted in a reaction
which caused a cloutl of hy-
drochloric acid vapor to he re-
leased into the environment.
The incident prompted an evacua-
tion of more that two hundred
workers at the neighboring Polysar
plant. Some of the workers suf-
fered headaches, impaired breath-
ing antl sore throats.
Creative sentencing
In 1992, the trend towards creative
sentences in environmental convic-
tions continued. Creative sentences
are those that differ from, or are in
addition to, jail terms or fines.
The.se .sentences are gaining mo-
mentum in environmental law as
the courts look for additional ways
to make con\'icted offenders pay
their debt lo society by tlirectly
helping the en\ironment they
harmed.
It used to be rhat an ini.li\idual or
company guilty of an offence
against the environment received a
fine and. more recently, a jail term.
However, as awareness of the in-
creased pressures on tfie natural
environment heightens, the legal
.system is taking measures to direct-
ly address the damage done to the
en\'ironment whenever po.ssible.
If this trend continues, it is po.ssible
that creative .sentences may one
day outweigh fines in cash value.
For example, if a company is or-
dered to spend S 100,000 to clean
up its me.ss instead of being hned
.$100,000, the anntial .statistics on
fines may well level off.
This section offers a number of ex-
amples from 1992 of the trend to-
wards the creative sentencing of
those guilty of crimes against the
environment. These sentences
.sene to (.•nhance the environment
harmed in Ontario, through
restoration, repayment, education,
training and other ways.
Dow Chemical Canada Inc.
On May IS, 1992, Dow Chemical
Canada Inc. was ordered to pay a
total of S IS 1. 000 after pleading
guilty to di.scharging ethylbenzene
and failing to report the spill to the
Ministry of the Environment. In ad-
dition to a fine of $12S,0()0, the
company agreed to repay the min-
i.stry $26,000 for outside laboratoiy
co.sts it conducted as a result of the
incident. At the time of .sentencing,
this was the largest fine yet im-
posed on a company in the area
known as the Chemical Valley.
The incident occurred after a Dow^
Chemical worker opened the
wrong valve during a pipeline
transfer at Dow Chemical's Plant S2
in Sarnia. Between October 29 and
November 6, 1990, 3,600 kilograms
of ethylbenzene (a colorless liquid
with a gasoline-like odor) escaped
cjnto the groimd. into a sewer sys-
tem and then into the St. Clair Riv-
er. The presence of ethylbenzene
was detected downstream at a
monitoring station operated by the
Lambton Industrial Society, which
sub.sequently notified the environ-
ment mini.str^'. Water intakes at
Walpole Island, Wallacehurg and
Algonnac, Michigan had to be shut
dcnvn. This affected homes, busi-
ne.s.ses. schools and hospitals.
Following the incident, Dow accel-
erated work on a program de-
signed to isolate the ethvibenzene
area of the plant from the St. Clair
River.
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fc==^ offences againsl the envirotimenl
às==?
Great Lakes Environmental
Group
On April 21. 1992. a provincial
court in Brantford fined Great
Lakes Environmental Group
$70,000 for .several violations of it.s
Certificate of Approval. In addition,
the company was ordered to forfeit
an additional 370,000 in profits
made from the offending opera-
tions. This t\pe of creative .sen- .
tence i.s commonly known as
prt^fit-.stripping. The message from
the courts is clear: tho.se who profit
I'rom pollution will be penalized.
This is the highest amount of profit
that a ccMiipany has been ordered
to repay in Ontario as a result of an
environmental offence.
Great Lakes Environmental Group
is the owner operator of a liquid
industrial waste process and trans-
fer station in Brantford. Ministiy of
the Environment inspections re-
peatedly showed \iolations of o[i-
erating conditions in the company's
Certificates of Approval. In addi-
tion, soil samples at one spot at the
site had revealed evidence of PCB
spilling.
In addition to the company's fine
and the profit-.stripping, tw'o com-
pany directors, Don Shaw and
Douglas Gowland, were fined
$10,000 and $7,500 respectively for
their part in the offences.
Canadian Pacific Forest
Products Limited.
On October 13, 1992, Canadian Pa-
cific Forest Products Ltd. was or-
dered to make a $25,000
contribution to a graduate scholar-
ship in environmental and forestry
management at Lakehead Universi-
ty in Thunder Bay. The company
had pleaded guilty to one charge
under the Ontario Water Resources
Act for failing to report a discharge
of weak, black liquor into the
Wabigoon River. Black liquor, a by-
product of the manufacturing
[process, is a residue from the cook-
ing operation in which wood chips
are .softened into pulp. In addition
to the environmental .scholarship,
Canadian Pacific Forest Products
was fined $5,000. ' ' '
Canadian Pacific Forest Products
Ltd. opei-ates a pulp and paper mill
in Dryden. In this case, the compa-
ny had shut down its plant to carry
out equipment maintenance and to
repair ils .sewer system. In order to
do the job, the sewer's contents
had to be redirected to a storm
sewer using a portable pump. The
storm sewer discharges directly
into the Wabigoon Ri\'er. Because
the plant was shut down at tlie
time, it was expected that the only
things passing through the storm
sewer would be fire water and
pumpseal water.
IS
Hciwever on April 24, 1991, an em-
ployee at the plant mistakenly
opened a valve that should have
been clo.sed. As a result, weak
black liquor was discharged into a
floor drain, into the sump pump,
through the process sewer and fi-
nally into the storm sewer. It was
estimated that 8,000 to 8,500 gal-
lons of weak black liquor were lo.st
over the one to two-hour period.
In making its judgment, the court
found that the employee's training
fell short of what it should have
been. Since the employee had not
completed his trainingat the time
of the incident, the employee
should not have been left with the
responsibility which eventually led
to the offence.
By ordering a fine to be paid in the
form of an en\Mronmental scholar-
ship, this conviction illu.strates how
a cash outlay can be used to direct-
ly serve the interests of the envi-
ronment in the community' where
the offence occurred.
Hidden Valley Highland Ski
Club, Hidden Valley Lakeside
Condominiums Inc. and
CaRNAVOLE CONSTRUaiON
Ltd.
On March 4, 1992, Hidden Valley
Highland Ski Club, Hidden Valley
Lakeside Condominiums Inc. and
fc==î Ojfences against the environment fc=^
Carnavole Construction Ltd., were
fined $18,000, $5,000 and $2,000
respectively for permitting the dis-
charge of soil and silt into Peninsu-
la Lake. The spill was a particular
problem because it resulted in the
destruction of fish habitat in the
lake.
In a move to directly restore the .
environmental damage caused by
the incident, the court ordered the
entire $25,000 in fines to be paid
into a fund to be used by the Min-
istry of Natural Resources for the
purpose of restoring the fish habi-
tat. The restoration' order was made
under section 71 of the Ontario
Water Resources Act.
St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd.
On October 30, 1992, St. Andrew
Goldfields Ltd. was ordered to pay
a fine of $16,0(K) for .spilling mine
tailings contaminated by cyanide
into the North Driftwood River.
The company had been charged
under the Ontario Water Resources
Act with releasing the cyanide-con-
taminated tailings in the spring of
1991. On April 15 of that year,
about 55 million litres of untreated
mine tailings escaped the tailing
dam and entered the North Drift-
wood Creek, killing fish. LXtring
the three days following the spill,
cyanide levels were 10 times higher
than provincial water quality gijide-
lines.
As a result, the Ministry of Natural
Resources i.ssued a one-month pub-
lic advisory warning residents not
to eat fish from the creek, Moo.se
Lake or Driftwood River. The Min-
istry of Agriculture and Food ad-
vised farmers not to water their
livestock from the affected water-
ways.
Tlie judge in the case noted that
tlie company's mine manager,
Robert H. Ritchie, was largely re-
sponsible for the spill becau.se he
failed to keep senior management
informed of problems at the site.
Mr. Ritchie was fined $1,000 for his
role in the offence.
In a move to restore directly the
environmental damage caused by
the incident, the court ordered in
addition to the $16,000 fine, a fur-
ther $16,000 be paid to the Ministry
of Natural Resources, which will
use the money to snjdy fish reha-
bilitation in tlie affected areas.
CouRD Inc., Bayland
Development Corporation
AND Warren Eberschlag
On September 18, 1992, Courd
Inc., Bayland Development Corpo-
ration and Warren EberscWag ran
an advertisement in the Orillia
Packet and Times, publicly apolo-
16
gizing for their offences agaiilst the
environment (see figure on oppo-
site page). Courd Inc. had pleaded
guilty under the Environmental
Protection Act for using, operating
or establishing a waste disposal site
and for dumping waste on land
widiout a ministry Certificate of Ap-
proval. The company was given a
suspended sentence.
In August 1990, Courd Inc., which
builds residential homes, tore
down two old houses in Orillia to
make room kit new homes. The
waste was deposited on the prop-
erty of Bayland Development Cor-
poration, a company owned by
Courd, as a temporary measure be-
fore recyclable material was to be
.separated and the remainder sent
to landfill. However, the demolition
waste was left on the property for
a long period of time without any
sorting of recyclables and it was
eventually sent to landfill.
Prior to pleading, the company vol-
untarily agreed to apologize pub-
licly to the citizens of Orillia for the
presence of debris on the site, with
the aim of making others aware of
their environmental responsibilities
and duties. ...
t=^ offences against the environment
t=*=?
PTTRTJC APOLOGY
During the course of construction work un-
dertaken in 1990, construction debris was
transported and disposed of at a site on
Atherley Road in the City of Oriliia. This
work was undertaken and completed with-
out the required approvals from the Min-
istry of the Environment. Last month, un-
der the guidance and supervision of
Ministry representatives, we cleaned up
this debris.
We apologize to the citizens of Oriliia for
the presence ofdebHs at this site, and we
recommend to others, especially persons
involved in the construction industry, that
they he aware of their environmental re-
sponsibilities and duties.
Signed,
COURD INCORPORATED
WARREN EBERSCHUG
BAYLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
St. Thomas Sanitary
CoLLEQiON Services Ltd.
On March 26, 1992, St. Thomas
Sanitary Collection Services Ltd.
was fined $18,000 and ordered to
provide $40,000 worth of compen-
sation for offences under the Envi-
ronmental Protection Act.
St. Thomas Sanitary Collection Ser-
vices Ltd. operated a landfill site in
Elgin County. In March 1991, the
company learned that its landfill
would reach capacity within a six-
month time frame and was advised
by the Ministry of the Environment
to cease operations immediately
once the site's capacity was
reached. In August 1991, a survey
determined that the site had
reached its capacity and the com-
pany was notified to cease opera-
tions immediately. The company
did not comply and over the next
nine days accepted another 2,478
tons of garbage. ; _ •
Eventually, the waste disposal site
was closed down and several mu-
nicipalities experienced illegal
dumping problems as a result. St.
Tliomas Sanitary Collection Ser-
vices was ordered to provide
$40,000 worth of container service
to the municipalities affected by
the illegal dumping to dispose of
the waste and to use for similar
cleanup programs.
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1=^^ OJfmces against the environment t===^
Claude Castonguay
(728678 Ontario Inc.)
On July 30, 1992, Claude Cas-
tonguay was convicted and lined
$2,500 for depositing waste sludge
on land that was not a waste dis-
po.sal site. In addition to the fine,
Mr. Castonguay was ordered to i^ay
the Town of West Lincoln .SI 5,791
as restitution for the offence.'
Mr. C^astonguay v\'as in the .scrap
metal business. During his business
dealings he approached Ke\'in Fac-
tor, a tenant who owed him rent,
and asked him to remove a num-
ber of metal drums filled with
sludge from the .scrap metal busi-
ness propertv'. The tenant per-
formed the task for his landlord for
a fee of S2() per drum. The drums
were taken to a backwx)ods area
and dumped, along with some oth-
er scrap metal. The mess had to be
cleaned up by West Lincoln at a
co,st of $15,791, which Mr. Ca.s-
tonguay was ordered by the court
to repay. The other defendants in
this case, 728678 Ontario Inc. and
Ke\ in Factor, were fined S2,0()0
and S2,5(K1 respecti\ely.
Thomas Miller
On Februaiy 12, 1992, Thomas
Miller received a suspended sen-
tence with one year probation and
was ordered to perform 100 hours
of community sendee after dis-
charging sewage into the Vermil-
lion River near Sudbury.
On June 16, 1990, Mr. Miller and an
unidentified individual were seen
discharging sewage onto the bank'
of the river from a van normally
Lised by a carpet cleaning business.
Mr. Miller was an employee of the
carpet cleaning company and had
borrowed the \an for personal u.se.
Mr. Miller was sentenced after
pleading guilt\' to one count under
the Ontario Water Resources Act xc-
lating to discharging material into
watei"\\'ays.
Keith Barber
On Februaiy l4, 1992, Keith Barber
of Scarborough pleaded guilty to
dumping 65 tires on property
owned by the Metro Toronto Con-
servation Area. Mr. Barber was sen-
tenced to perform 120 hours of
community .senice.
The tires had been picked up from
a service station by Mr. Barber for
$5 per tire. Howe\er, the tires were
removed from the conser\ation
area property' at the municipalir\''s
expense.
Bio-Med Waste Disposal
System Ltd.
On March 10, 1992, Bio-Med Waste
Di.sposal System Ltd. was fined
,$13,000 and its general manager,
Jason Hwang, was fined $2,000 for
contravening the Environmental
Protection Act.
Bio-Med Waste Disposal System
Ltd. has a Certificate of Approval
(C of A) to operate a waste man-
agement .system for the pickup and
transport of biomedical waste with-
in Ontario. Howes'er the company
violated its C of A by transporting
medical waste to Ohio. The com-
pany also illegally stored a large
quantity' of bio-medical wastes in
its Ftobicoke warehou.ses.
In addition to the fines, the court
.al.so impo.sed an order requiring
Bio-Med to allocate approximately
$5,000 to hire an independent com-
pliance consultant. The consultant
v\ill conduct an environmental au-
dit and do employee training.
18
fc==? offences af^ainsl the eninronment
tss=?
Significant fines and other
CONViaiONS
In addition to the examples of
individual liability and creative sen-
tencing outlined previously, a num-
ber of convictions involving
significant fines (550,000 and over)
and other noteworthy subject mat-
ter were registered in 1992.
Included in this section are exam-
ples of convictions not often
thought of as environmental pollu-
tion. This includes two ca.ses of
convictions for noise pollution.
Noise is defined as a contaminant
under the Environmental Protec-
tion Act.
Shell Canada
On May 12, 1992, an Ottawa court
fined Shell Canada 590,000 for a
gasoline leak at the company's Ot-
tawa refinery. Shell pleaded guilty
to one count under the Emiron-
mental Protection Act relating to
discharging a contaminant into the
environment likely to cause an ad-
verse effect.
On October 14, 1990, an investiga-
tion at the Shell site revealed that
an uncoated underground pipe had
corroded and developed a hole.
This resulted in a spill of an unde-
ternuned amount of gasoline.
Following the incident. Shell indi-
cated that a cleanup plan had been
proposed and would be impie- •
mented. The plan included the re-
moval of the contaminated .soil and
a cleanup of the contamin ited
groundwater. '
Ferro Industrial Products
Ltd.
On August 27, 1992, Ferro Indu.stri-
al Products Ltd. was fined 580,000
after pleading guilt)' to discharging
hazardous liquids into the environ-
ment. ■ '■ - -
Ferro manufactures thermopla-stics
and resin ceramics in Oaks'ille. The
manufacturing operation generates
a waste stream composed of sol-
vents such as acetone, phenolic
resins and inorganic compounds.
Between April 1 and July 26, 1990,
in an effort to save money, Ferro
decided not to use the services of a
professional waste disposal compa-
ny. Instead, the company devised
its own method of disposing of liq-
uid, hazardous and non-hazardous
wastes. The method was to dump
the wastes intcj a dyked area, add a
hardening agent and then place it
in boxes to be disposed of in an
ordinan' landfill site.
A complaint by a company em-
ployee alerted the environment
ministry, which .sent an official to
witness the procedure. Inspection
revealed that hundreds of 45-gallon
drums of waste products, .some of
them leaking, were stored at the
plant without any approvals to
store or treat the waste. The liquid
waste had escaped the premises
and was polluting a stream near
the property. Ministry of the Envi-
ronment abatement .staff were
called to the .scene and an exten-
sive cleanup took place.
The manufacturing process is no
longer carried out at the Oakville
location, which is now used for
storage purposes only.
Deak Resources
Corporation
On October I. 1992. a Kirkland
Lake court fined Deak Resources
Corporation a total of 550.000 for
discharging cyanide and heavy
metals in its waste water, which
flowed into Larder Lake.
Deak Resources is a mining com-
pany which operates the Kerr/ Ad-
dison gold mine in the district of
Timiskaming. The corporation
holds a Certificate of Approval
(C of A) permitting it to discharge
mine tailings liquid into the adja-
cent Larder Lake. The C of A sets
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fc^^» Offences agaimt the environment
fc==»
allowable limits for discharging
cyanide at tw,'0 parts per million
(ppm) and heavy metals at one
ppm. . _ ■
During the ten-month offence peri-
od, both the cyanide and heavy
metals concentrations regulariy ex-
ceeded the limits of the Certificate
of Approval. In five of the offence
months, cyanide levels were as
much as five times the acceptable
level. ■ ■ .
In asking the court for a low fine,
the company argued that it had
made a significant effort to success-
fully itnprove the quality of its liq-
uid discharge after taking the
mining operation over from anoth-
er company which had historically
polluted at a much higher level.
The company also stressed tiiat it
had a progressive environmentally
conscious attitude and that it had
benefitted the distressed local
economy. The company claimed to
be in a delicate financial situation.
In lining Deak Resources $50,000,
the court acknowledged the com-
pany's efforts, but noted that the
company was well aware of the
discharge limits it was supposed to
meet. The court also took into con-
sideration the staggering amount of
pollution caused by the discharge,
as well as the potential detrimental
impact on various community inter-
ests, including forestry and tourism.
In addition, the court noted that
the optimistic financial picture the
company forecast. for. itself and that
much of its environmental compli-
ance was funded by government
loans.
Lafarge Canada Inc.
On December 14 and 15, 1992, La-
farge Canada Incorporated was
fined a total of 571,000 for illegally
dumping waste. The company
pleaded guilty to the charges after
a five-day trial against it and two of
its managers. Charges against the
managers were withdrawn at the
request of the Crown.
Between June 1990 and July 1991,
Lafarge had kept barrels containing
used lubricant oils and sludge in its
yard. During the eariy part of the
offence period, many of the barrels
were open or leaking and were
stored in a haphazard manner.
Despite the fact that some liquid
had spilled to the ground and left
stains, and that the site was close
to Lake Ontario, the evidence
showed that there was no lasting
environmental damage. In addition,
the company had cleaned up the
site and had found a recycling
process to dispose of the remaining
waste products.
In making his decision, Justice Ed-
ward Ormston ruled tliat "the stew- .
ardsliip of the environment is the
responsibility of the corporation
that utilizes the environment."
Lafarge had two previous unrelated
convictions at other locations.
Canadian Pacific Express &
Transport Ltd.
On December 8, 1992, a Cornwall
court fined Canadian Express &
Transport Ltd, $50,000 for discharg-
ing a contaminant into the environ-
ment. Kenneth A. McCready, a
dispatcher with the company, was
fined $600 for failing to notify the
ministry immediately of the spill.
Between Januar)' 11 and 13, 1992,
a 2l6 kg drum containing Nalco
Hi-pHilm 2F02, a highly corrosive
liquid classified as a dangerous
good, leaked while being transport-
ed by a truck travelling from
Brockville to Cornwall.
The truck driver had noticed that
the liquid material he was trans-
porting was leaking out of the back
of his trailer. He contacted the dis-
patcher, Mr. McCready, and was in-
structed to drive on to the next
terminal without securing the scene
of the spill.
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fc==? offences against the environmmt i==^
Approximately 70 litres of the sub-
stance had leaked into the environ-
ment. The spill was not reported to
the ministry until January 13, 1992.
Midland Transport Ltd.
On January 6, 1992, Midland Trans-
port. Limited was fined 550,000 for
transporting pesticides in the same
load with food products.
During the transport, the package
containing pesticides ruptured,
contaminating the cargo of food.
The contamination was discovered
and cleaned up, and the food was
destroyed.
After tlic incident. Midland Trans-
port made extensive improvements
to its system for detecting incom-
patible loads. It also hired a new
branch manager to carry out the
policy.
CouRTicE Steel Inc.
On September l4, 1992, Courtice
Steel hicorporated was fined
$30,000 on a first offence after
pleading guilr\' to a charge under
the Environmental Protection Act
for noise pollution.
Courtice Steel operates a plant
which melts down scrap steel and
reforms it into bar steel. Between
the end of 1988 and June 1991,
Courtice implemented recommen-
dations supplied by a consultant to
reduce the potential for noi.se pol-
lution.
Although the company had spent
more than 52,000,000 to achieve
this, excessive noise continued to
come from the company's business.
Several complaints were made by
neighbors, including complaints
that residents were unable to .sleep.
MOE inspections revealed that on
some occasions, plant doons were
left open while the company was
operating.
On August 19, 1991, a Control Or-
der was issued to Courtice Steel.
The Control Order was amended
on February i. 1992 and required
Courtice to do a study which rec-
ommended the company take fur-
ther abatement measures with
respect to noise. The company has
since implemented the measures
proposed in the study.
D & L Metals Ltd.
On August 28, 1992, D & L Metals
Limited was found guilty and fined
S 15,000 for discharging .sound and
vibration into the natural environ-
n'rent which created an adverse ef-
fect.
At the original trial in 1991, charges
against D & L Metals were dis-
missed. This decision was appealed
by the Crown and the new trial
took place in Augu.st 1992.
D & L Metals operates a tool and
die making business and produces
parLs for the auto industry'. The
process involves the use of a num-
ber of heavy punch presses. The
company is located in a Windsor
industrial park adjacent to a resi-
dential area.
In February 1986, residents began
complaining to the Ministry of the
Environment about vibrations from
the D & L plant. Residents suffered
a number of adver.se impacts, such
as disturbed sleep, an inability to
u.se their backyards, rattling pic-
tures and items on shelves, and \i-
brations which could be felt
through their floors. and walls. In
many ca.ses windows had to be
kept closed.
NiTROCHEM Inc. and
Transport Pronovost
On July 10, 1992, a Brock\'iUe court
fined Nitrochem Inc. 520,000 fol-
lowing a spUl of 21,065 litres of ni-
tric acid. A Quebec company,
Transport Pronovost, was fined
525,000 in the same incident.
At approximately 5:15 a.m. on Jan-
uary 11, 1990, a tanker tnjck from
Transport Pronovost developed a
leak while being loaded with nitric
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acid at the Nitrochem plant in Malt-
land. The nitric acid spilled onto
the j^round after the acid liad eaten
away at the tanker's eiTierj^ency
valve. An investigation determined
that the valve of the truck was
made of monel, a substance which
disintegrates on contact with nitric
acid. Furthermore, an employee
suffered a minor acid Inirn to his
leg during the spill.
Nitrochem's emergency response
personnel sprayed water in an ef-
fort to neutralize the nitric acid
fumes. The spill was diverted into
Nitrochem's .sewer system which
Hows into a diversion pit. However
the di\ersion pit Hows through a
pipe which leads into the St.
Lawrence Ri\ ei'.
or the *2(),()()() fine to Nitrochem.
$15,000 was impcxsed under the
Ontario Water Resources Act for
permitting discharge of a contami-
nant into the St. Lawrence Ri\'er
which may impair water c|uality.
The company was also fined
$5,000 under the Environmental
Protection Act for failing to do
eveiything po.ssible to prevent or
eliminate the ad\ er.se effects of the
.spill.
Transport Pronovo.st was fined
$25,000 under the EPA for permit-
ting the discharge of a contaminant
into the environment.
Sernoskie Bros. Ltd.
On July 21, 1992, a Cornwall court
impo.sed a fine of $14,000 on
Sernoskie Bros. Limited, a compa-
ny involved in drilling and hla.sting.
The president and co-owner,
Edward Sernoskie, was fined
$1,000. The fines resulted from the
discharge of flyrock, an incident
which was likely to cause an ad-
verse effect to the environment.
During a hla.sting operation at a
cjuarr)' near Cornwall on .Septem-
ber 24, 1991, chunks of rock tlew
off the c|uaiTy [property and landed
on an adjoining property. A mother
and her two children were picking
grapes where the rocks landed.
Two pieces of rock struck the
woman, although she was not .seri-
ously injured.
Sernoskie Bros, and Mr. Sernoskie
pleadetl guilty to one count under
the Environmental Protectio)! Act
for the offence. Court evidence in-
dicated that no attempt had been
made by Mr. .Sernoskie to warn the
adjoining l.intlowner of the im-
pending blast.
Alan Grosman
On April 6, 1992, Alan Grosman
was fined $10,000 under the A';c;-
ffira Escarpment PlanniiiiJ and De-
velopment .4c/ (NEPDA) for
undertaking a development vvith-
out a permit.
This is, to date, the largest fine ever
levied under the NEPDA.
In Febrtiaiy 1989. Mr. Grosman
submitted applications for develop-
ment permits to construct dwellings
on three proposed lots, hi his ap-
plications, he noted that the pur-
pose was to divide his parcel of
land for future transfer to his three
children. The Niagara Escarpment
Oimmission (NEC) granted its con-
sent and i.ssued the permits on
March 30. 1990.
In July and August 1990, Mr. Win-
ter, a contractor hired by Mr. Gros-
man, built a 1500-foot driveway
following a path along a ravine-like
area on tlie Niagara Escar])ment.
The driveway went up the brow of
the escarpment to the top, where a
hou.se and barn were once situat-
ed. The hoLisc had been removed
long ago and the barn was demol-
ished shortly before the driveway
was constructed. The permits that
weie granted allowed a driveway
of appro.ximately 300 feet for three
houses at the base of the escarp-
ment, not 1500 feet to the top.
In court, the defence argued that
Mr. Grosman was merely recon-
structing an existing laneway in or-
der to access the tablelands at the
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top of the liill for farming. Furthcr-
mdre, defence argued that recon-
struction of the laneway had
nothing to do with the permits and
that Mr. Grosman had no intentions
of con.structing any dwellings.
Justice of the Peace Ross Forgrave
found, among other things, that
whatever laneway had previously
existed was "anything but a well-
travelled lane or tract," that the for-
mer lane had been recaptured by
nature and that the work undertak-
en was "development" imder the
act. The judge referred to the con-
dition contained in the develop-
ment permits pointing out that a
breach of any of the conditions
rendered the permits void and that
another of the conditions stated
that "no other grading of the exist-
ing contours of the lot is permit-
ted."
File defence referred to the evi-
dence that Mr. Grosman had no ac-
tual knowledge of the permits (his
consultant had them on file). He
also believed he was exempt be-
cause he was upgrading a lane and
thai he had complied fully with
three restoration orders that had
been i.ssued after the NEC became
aware of the development. Judge
Forgrave stated that general deter-
rence must be addressed.
Initially. Mr. Winters, the contractor,
had been charged along with Mr.
Grosman. Early in the proceedings,
defence counsel had put it on
record that Mr. Winters was acting
.solely on instructions from Mr.
Grosman. On that basis, the charge
again.si Mr. Winters was withdrawn.
National Grocers Company
Inc.
On March 26, 1992, National Gro-
cers Company Inc. pleaded guilty
and was fined 510,000 for operat-
ing a sewage system without a Cer-
tificate of Approval. The charges
were laid under the Ontario Water
Resources Act.
The case is significant because the
Crown (prosecutor) and the de-
fence had made a joint submission
for a fine of S8,000. However, Jus-
tice of the Peace P. LeClerc in-
creased the fine to 510,000.
In doing so. the justice noted that
the company had two previous
convictions. He also commented
on the need for specific deterrence
and said that "it is unacceptable
that in this day and age.. .large cor-
porations are reactive to environ-
mental issues. It is so pressing an
issue that it must be reflected in the
penalty imposed."
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3. Background information
Environmental protection in On-
tario is guided by five acts: the En-
vironmental Protection Act (EPA),
tiie Ontario Water Resources Act
(OWRA), the Pesticides Act iVk),
the Environmental Assessment Act
(EAA), and the Niagara Escarp-
ment Planning and Development
^t7(NEPDA). Together, they form
the legal foundation for pollution
prevention and control in Ontario.
Each year, the Ontario Ministry of
Environment and Energy actively
enforces these acts and regulations.
To be most effective, environmen-
tal laws must be enforced in a
timely and consistent manner In-
vestigations leading to enforcement
through administrative action or
prosecution under these laws can
be U"iggered in many ways. Public
complaints, the reporting of spills,
notification of an incident by indus-
try, discovery by ministry investiga-
tors and inspection by MOEE
officers can all lead to investiga-
tions.
The purpo.se of the Environmental
Protection Act "is to provide for the
protection and con.servation of the
natural environment." To ensure
this, the Minister of Environment
and Energy is empowered to ad-
minister and enforce the province's
environmental legislation. This can
take the form of monitoring.
recoijimending appropriate abate-
ment action, or prosecuting pol-
luters. Many times all three are
undertaken in the ministry's efforts
to get tough with polluters. '
The Environmental Protection Act
states that:
No person shall discharge into the
natural environment any contami-
nant, and no person responsible for
a source of contaminant shall per-
mit the discharge into the natural
environment of any contaminant
from the source of contaminant, in
an amount, concentration or level
in excess of that prescribed by the
regulations.
R.S.O. 1990, C.E.19, s.6(l).
Despite any other provision of this
Act or the regulations, no person
shall discharge a contaminant or
cause or permit the discharge of a
contaminant into the natural envi-
ronment that causes or is likely to
cause an adverse effect.
R.S.O. 1990, C.E.19, s.l4(l).
It is the responsibility of the Minis-
ter and the Ministry of Environment
and Energy to uphold these provi-
sions.
in response to the increasing pro-
file of environmental legal activity
in Ontario, the Ministry of the Envi-
ronment began publishing an envi-
ronmental convictions report on an
annual basis in 1991.
Two branches of the ministry^ are
responsible for enforcing Ontario's
environmental protection laws.
These are the Investigations and
Enforcement Branch (lEB), and the
Legal Services Branch (LSB).
The Investigations and
Enforcement Branch
The creation of the branch in 1985
established an enhanced and inde-
pendent enforcement arm of the
then Ministry of the Environment.
Prior to the formation of the Inves-
tigations and Enforcement Branch,
enforcement initiatives were a
function of the Special Investigative
Unit (SIU) of 13 members, func-
tioning as part of the regional
abatement programs within the
ministry.
The mandate of the branch is to as-
sume responsibility for the enforce-
ment of all the ministry's
environmental legislation. The
branch's current complement in-
cludes: 54 investigators, 11 enforce-
ment officers and 10 technical
support specialists. Their role is to
act upon allegations of illegal activ-
ities that may have been pre-
ventable or wilful. In addition to
the regular investigative and techni-
cal activities, the branch operates
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an aerial surveillance program
known as Operation Skywatch.
Volunteer women pilots known as
tlie Ninety-Nines Incorporated (the
99's) assist in carrying out the pro-
gram, which is conducted by the
branch's aerial sur\'eillance techni-
cal support staff. The volunteer
program averages approximately
500 hours of flight time per year
monitoring the environment for the
ministry'.
Investigations and Enforcement
Branch's mandate is reflected by
the following objectives:
1) to conduct investigations of ille-
gal environmental activities.
2) to provide sufficient evicience to
Crown prosecutors to bring
cases before the courts.
The Legal Services Branch
The Legal Services Branch is com-
posed largely of lawyers specializ-
ing in environmental law. The
branch's role is to determine which
cases sh(3uld go forward for prose-
cution. These decisions are based
on evidence collected by Investiga-
tions and Enforcement Branch offi-
cers, and in the interests of the due
administration of justice.
Branch lawyers conduct prosecu-
tions under the provincial environ-
mental legislation as outlined
earlier In addition, they counsel at
environmental hearings and pro-
vide solicitors' services, including
the drafting and settling of claims.
It should be noted that when con-
ducting pro.secutioas. Legal Ser-
vices Branch lawyers are
accountable to the Ministry of the
Attorney General, not the Ministry
of Environment and Energy. MOEE
policies play an important role in
the evidence presented at environ-
mental trials; however, the direc-
tives and guidelines for the
maintenance and conduct of prose-
cutions are those of the Ministry of
the Attorney General.
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4 listing of 1992 convictions
This section lists all persons and/or companies convicted in 1992 and includes cases which may he under appeal
(as of February 28, 1993).
How TO READ THIS LISTING:
Below is a sample conviction listing as they appear in the following pages.
Notes below the sample outline the information contained in each entry. . '
AABBA PEST CONTROL CORP.
TORONTO, ONTARIO ^
MONCTON, ALLEN
SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO
Jû_
(CR)'
3 4 5 6 7
PA 751 34(CU.21(2)(A)) 2000 920504
PA 751 34(CLA.21(2)(A)) 100 920504
LI
IMPROPER USE OF AN INSECTICIDE
TOTAL FINES: $2,100
1 All convicted companies or indi-
viduals are listed in bold print at
the left margin. The listing is
arranged alphabetically by com-
pany name. Company officers
and/or other defendants con-
victed on the same crow n brief
are listed alphabetically under
the company name. Where no
company name exists for a con-
viction, indi\ idu.il names appear
in alphabetical order.
2 Number of coimts of the charge
convicted.
3 The environmental legislation
under which the charge(s) were
laid.
4 .Appropriate regulation
5 Section of charge within the ap-
propriate act (if applicable). ■
6 Corresponding fine for each
charge. NF indicates No Fine
(.see 11 below).
7 Conviction date C^'/M/D)
8 City, town or municipality of
con\ictee.
9 Ministry- of Environment and
Energy regional designation of
city, town or municipality (see
map on page 29).
10 Brief description of the offence.
1 1 Total fines for each Crown brief
are summed up next to the of-
fence description. An NF entry
indicates no fine for a particular
conviction. These are either sus-
pended sentences, creative sen-
tences, or .sentences such as
community work in lieu of a
fine.
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Regions and Offices in Ontario
Hudson Bay
NORTHWESTERN (NW)
REGION
X THUNDER BAVB
Lake Superior
This map illustrates the Ministry of
Environment and Energy's six re-
gions in Ontario. Convictions noted
in the following listing contain an
abbreviation designating the region
as noted in this diagram.
NORTHEASTERN (NE)
REGION
Quebec
, SAULT STE MARIE
a
Regional Offices
District Offices
Other Offices
.a;
s^^
Lake Huron
\ OWEN SOUND*
SOUTHWESTERN (SW)
REGION ^
^^Oh.
^^h.
er
•J* OTTAWA
CORNWALL «
HUNTSV.LLEl
OROr^O
TCHÊNËR - W
^WATERLOO "OAKVILLE
CAMeRrOGE
27
SOUTHEASTERN (SE)
» GRAVENHURST » REGION
PETERBOROUGH KINGST(
• BELLEVIL
BARRiE.-^^CENTRAL
REGION (CFl
_Lnke Ontario
ERLOd ^OAKVIL
eRIDGEy r
* 5-HAMILT0'
^Er/TWORTH
WEST CENTRAL
EGION (WC)
U.S. A
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Additional notes on
convictions list
i) Entries marked * had appeals
pending as of February 28,
1993.
ii") This listing is accurate as of Feb-
ruary 28, 1993. Appeals heard
and information on dispositions
received by the ministry after
that date are not included.
iii) Fines appear against statutes
listed
iv) The section numbers in this list-
ing include both R.S.O. 1980
and 1990 numbers as applica-
ble.
Abbreviations
C OF A - Certificate of Approval
CR - Central Region •
EPA - Environmental Protection Act
FA - Fisheries Act
NE - Northeastern Region
NW - Northwestern Region
NEPDA - Niagara Escarpment
Planning and Development Act
NF - No fine
OWRA - Ontario Water Resources
Act
PA - Pesticides Act
SE - Southeastern Region
SW - Southwestern Region
WC - West Central Region .
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Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Aa Reg. Seqion
CoNViaioN
Fine Date
mbba pest control corp.
toronto, ontario
moncton, amj-n
scarborough, ontario
(CR)
PA 751 34(CLA.21(2)(A)) 2000 920504
PA 751 34(CU.21(2)(A)) 100 920504
IMPROPER USE OF AN INSECTICIDE
TOTAL HNES: $2,100
AALCOR CORPORVIiON
CONCORD, ONTARIO
GIZUK,JOHN
TORONTO, ONTARIO
(CR)
TRANSI'(iKri\(i WD HOLDING (ASBESTOS) W mini ï ACdl \
EPA
309 I46(I)/S.I4(1)15 10000 920904
EPA 309 146(1)/S14(1)1II 1000 920403
TOTAL FINES: S 11 000
ABITIBI PRICE INC.
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO
(NW)
OWRA
16(1)
NF
920310
NON-COMPLIANCE OF CONTROL ORDER
TOTAL FINES:
NF
ABITIBI-PRICE INC.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
(NW)
OWRA
DISCHARGING WASTE INTO ENVIRONMENT AND ONTO SHORE OF LAKE
16(1)
2000 920310
TOTAL FINES: $2,000
AIR ROCK DRILLING CO. LTD.
JASPER, ONTARIO
DESAULNIERS, WALLACE
JASPER, ONTARIO
(SE)
• 1
OWRA 612/84 11(5)(D)
OmA 612/84 11(5)(D)
IMPROPER WEll CONSTRUCTION AND PROVISION OF FALSE INFORMATION
500 920611
250 920611
TOTAL FLNES: $750
AIR ROCK DRILUNG CO. LID.
JASPER, ONTARIO
DESAULNIERS, WALLACE CLEMENT
JASPER, ONTARIO
MORRISON, WILLIAM
SMITHS FALLS, ONTARIO
(SE)
1
OWRA
612/84
3(3)
750
921110
1
OWRA
612/84
11(5)(D)
NF
921110
1
OWRA
612/84
3(3)
250
921110
1
OWRA
612/84
11(5)(D)
NF
921110
OWRA
22G(1)
NUMEROUS OFFENCES COMMITTED REGARDING WELL CONSTRUCTION
NF
TOTAL FINTS: $1.000
921028
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Defendant/
Offence
unts
Act
Reg.
Section
Fine
Conviction
Date
1
1
1 •■
OWRA
OWRA
OWRA
612/84
612/84
612/84
11(5)(D)
19(3) (A)
11(5)(D)
1000
1000
500
921110
921110
921110
AIR ROCK DRILLING CO. LTD.
JASPER, ONTARIO
DESAUI,NIERS, WALUCE C.
JASPER, ONTARIO
(SE)
NUMEROUS OFFENCES COMMIHED REGARDING WELL CONSTRUCTION
TOTAL FINES: $2,500
ALLAN, PAFRICMAILEEN
FLAMBOROUGH, ONTARIO
(WC)
NEPDA
24(1)
1000
920707
UNDERTAKING DEVïLOPMENT WITHOUT A PERMIT
TOTAL FINES:
51,000
ALOE, THOMAS
SAULTSTE. MARIE, ONTARIO
(NE)
EPA
EPA
40
41
500
1000
921201
921201
TRANSPORTING AND DEPOSITING WASTE WTHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $1,500
ALTAR MAINTENANCE LTD.
REXDA1.E, ONTARIO
PETERS, ROBERT BENJAMIN
REXDALE, ONTARIO
PETERS, ROBERT D.
REXDAI.E, ONTARIO
(CR)
3
EPA
1
EPA
1
EPA
3
EPA
1
EPA
EPA
13(1)
45000
920810
27(A)
2500
920515
27(B)
1000
920810
13(1)
ISOOO
920810
27(B)
3000
920810
27(A)
1500
920515
ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING IIIEGAI, WASTE SITE AND DISCHARGE OF SMOKE
TOTAL FINES: $68,000
APA, VINCENZO
SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
27(B)
40
1750
1750
921216
921216
DEPOSITING AND OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL HNES: $3,500
ATLANTIC PACKAGING PRODUCTS LTD.
SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO, (CR)
EPA
30(1)
8500
921112
DISCHARGING FLUID AND PULP INTO SEWER LEADING TO CREEK
TOTAL FINES: $8,500
ATOMIK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 1989 LTD.
HAWKESBURY, ONTARIO (SE)
EPA
39
9000 920611
DEPOSITING WASTE ON LAND WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $9,000
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Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Seoion
Conviction
Fine Date
AYOITi:, ANNF.
HUDSON, ONTARIO
AYOITEJAMESA.
HUDSON, ONTARIO
(NW)
1
1
1
I
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
operatim; si:\\\(;i' svsn;\i not i\ \(r(ii;i)\\(:i; with regulations
374/81
374/81
374/81
374/81
4(I)/83
4(l)/83
4(l)/83
4(l)/83
TOTAL FINES:
200
100
200
100
$600
921124
921124
921124
921124
B AND M CARRIERS LIMITl-D
NORTH GOWER, ONI
(SE)
EPA
13(1)
12000
921123
SALT MIGRATING OFF PROPERTY CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL HNES: $12,000
BADUIK, THOMAS
PONTYPOOL, ONTARIO
(CR)
OWRA
OWRA
612/84
39
14(1)(D)
1250
1250
921105
921105
CONSTRUCTING WELLS WITHOUT A LICENCE
TOTAL HNES: $2,500
BALTERRE CONTRACTING LIMITED
PETERBOROUGH COUNT\', ONTARIO (CR)
EPA
39
2500
920429
DEPOSITING WASTE ON AN UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL FLNES: $2,500
BANNER PACKING LIMITED
TORONTO, ONTARIO
(CR)
.EPA
8(1 )(B)
7500 920327
ALTERING A POLLUTION SCRUBBER WITHOUT A C. OF A
TOTAL nNES: $7,500
BARBER, KEITH
SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
39
NF
920214
DUMPING OF TIRES ON UNAPPROVED SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: NF
BARTON FEEDERS COMPANY UMITED
OWEN SOUND. ONTARIO
UTT, BRYAN LLOYD
OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO
(SW):
OWRA
OWRA
66(2)
66(2)
3000 920622
500 920622
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER
TOTAL FINES: $3,500
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Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Aa
Reg.
Conviction
ÎEaiON
Fine
Date
16(1)
■ 120000
920401
13(1)
NF
920401
75(1)
12000
920401
147A(1)
NF
920401
75(1)
12000
920401
147A(1)
NF
920401
BATA INDUSTRIES UMITED
DON MILLS, ONTARIO
WESTON, KEITH (PRESIDENT)
DON MILLS, ONTARIO
MARCHANT, DOUGLAS (DIRECTOR)
DON MILLS, ONTARIO
(SE)
■ÔWRA
EPA
OWRA
EPA
OWRA
EPA
DEPOSITING WASTE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTALflNES: $144,000
BECKSTEAD, BRYAN
BURLINGTON, ONTARIO
(CR)
PA
PA
5(1)-
5(2)
5000
5000
920527
920327
ILLEGAI.O' OPERATING AND USING AN EXTERMINATION BUSINESS
TOTAL HNES: $10,000
BEL-CO EXPRESS DISPOSAL INC. 1
CONCORD, ONTARIO (CR)
BEL-CO EXPRESS INC. 1
CONCORD, ONTARIO
OPERATING AND DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAl'l'Ri )\ IJ ) Sill ,
EPA
EPA
40
40
■5000 ■ 921008
5000 921008
TOTAL FINES: $10,000
BEL-CO EXPRESS DISPOSAL INC.
WOODBRIDGE, ONTARIO
GAP WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.
WOODBRIDGE, ONTARIO
ANTONANGEU,JIM
WOODBRIDGE, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
EPA
27(B)
6000
921207
27(B)
4000
921207
27(B)
1000
921207
ILLEGAIIY OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
TOTAL FINES:
511,000
BELLON, JOSEPH J.
GUELPH, ONTARIO
GUY, UONEL ARMAND
GUELPH, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
39
1000
921105
EPA
40
1000
921105
EPA
309
18(1)-
1000
921105
EPA
309
19(1) ■
1000
921105
EPA
39
3000
921105
EPA
40
3000
921105
EPA
309
18(1)- •
3000
921105
EPA
309-
19(1)
3000
921105
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fc==>
Defendant/
Offence
>
Region Counts Act
Reg.
Seqion
Conviction
Fine Date
SANDERS, CIIARLIIS
CRAND VAI,l.i:V, ONTARIO
SANDERS, IRENE MARGARETE
GRAND VAllEY, ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
Ei'A
EPA
309
309
40
16(1)
40
16(1)
2500
2500
2500
2500
921105
921105
921105
921105
DUMPING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL HNES: $26,000
BIO-MED WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS LTD.
WESTON, ONTARIO (CR)
HWANG, JASON " ,
WESTON, ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
EPA
. EPA
EPA
EPA
27(A)
27(A)
40
27(A)
27(A)
40
2000
7000
4000
500
500
1000
920310
920310
920310
920310
920310
920310
OPERATING WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NOT ACCORDING TO A C OF A
TOTAL HNES: $15,000
BISHOP, 1.ENARD JOSEPH
AURORA, ONTARIO
(CR)
■ 1
1
OWRA
2
OWRA
1
OWRA
1
OWRA
612/84
22(C)
750
921218
22G(1)
500
921218
11(3)
1500
921218
39
NF
921218
43(1)
NF
921218
CONSTRUCTING A WELL WITHOUT A LICENCE
TOTAL FINES:
$2,750
BISIGNANI, FRANK
HAMILTON, ONTARIO
(WC)
DEPOSITING DEMOLITION WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
EPA
39
roTM. FINES:
750
920615
$750
BISIGNANI, SAM
HAMILTON, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
27(A)
500
921230
ILLEGAL^ OPERATING OF A WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TOTAL FINES:
$500
BLACK RIVER SCRAP METAL LTD.
RICHMOND Hill, ONTARIO
803282 ONTARIO LIMITED
RICHMOND HILl., ONTARIO •
BELTRAME, AMADEO
RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
39
40
39
39
40
NF
NF
NF
NF
NF
920131
920131
920131
920131
920131
33
i^^ Offences Against the Environment
t=^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Conviction
Seoion
Fine
Date
39
NF
920131
40
NF
920131
39
■.■ NF
920131
39
NF
920131
BELTRAME, LORENZO
RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO
GRAHAM, PAUL W.
MARKHAM, ONTARIO
NERO, TONINO
WILLOWDALE, ONTARIO '
EPA
EPA
EPA
E?A
DISPOSAL OF WASTE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL HNES:
NF
BOISE CASCADE CANADA LTD.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
EPA
40
7500
(NW)
920117
TRANSPORTING LIQUID INDUSTRIAL WASTE WITHOUT A LICENCE
TOTAL FINES: $7,500
BOOl, WALTER JAMES
RED LAKE, ONTARIO
EPA
374/81
4(1)
1000
(NW)
920825
DISCHARGING SEWAGE ONTO GROUND FROM COTTAGES
TOTAL HNES: $1,000
BOOTHBY, CHESTER (CHIP)
DWIGHT ONTARIO
JOHNSTON, MORLEY
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO
(CR)
OWRA
OWRA
39
39.
200
400
920416
920416
CONSTRUCTING WELLS WITHOUT A LICENCE
TOTAL HNES:
$600
BROWN, ROBERT LEN *
GLOUCESTER, ONTARIO
BROWN CONSTRUCTION LTD., ROBERT
GLOUCESTER, ONTARIO
(SH
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
27(B)
168000
921208
27(B) .
196000
921208
39
NF
921208
27(B)
. NF
■ 921208
39
NF
921208
OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $364,000
BRUNEnE ET FILS LTEE, J.P .
UCHUTH, QUEBEC
(SE)
EPA
1U1)(A)
1000
920326
OWRA
22G(1)
250
920326
OWRA
• 612/84
11(S)(B)
250
920326
OWRA
612/84
11(5)(C)
250
920326
OWRA
612/84
13(3)
500
920326
OWRA
612/84
14(0(0
250
920326
34
t*^' Offences Against the Enmnmnent
tss=?
Defendant/
Offence
UNTS
Act
Reg.
SEaioN
Fine
Conviction
Date
1
OVCRA
22G(1)
500
920326
1
OWRA
612/84
11 (4) (A)
200
920326
1
OWRA
612/84
11(5)(C)
100
920326
1 .
OWRA
612/84
15(1)
200
920326
BRUNFm:, RliJEAN
ST. ANDRE, QUEBEC
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS IN CONSTRUCTING WELLS
TOTAL FINES: $3,500
aMPBELL LIMITED, DUSSEK
BELLEVILLE, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
40
4000
920609
OPERATING AN ILLEGAI. WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHOUT C OF A
TOTAL HNES: $4,000
CAN-MAR DISPOSAL LIMITED
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
713059 ONTARIO LIMITED
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
CHOMYN, PETER
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
EPA
27(B)
27(B)
27(B)
20000 921030
10000 921030
8000 921030
ESTABLISHING AND DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVTID SITE
TOTAL HNES: $38,000
CANADA METAL COMPANY LIMITED, THE
TORONTO, ONTARIO (CR)
EPA
308
5(3)
15000 920106
DISCHARGING LEAD INTO ENVIRONMENT
TOTAL HNES: $15,000
CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS AND TRANSPORT LTD.
WILLOWDALE, ONTARIO (SE)
MCCREADY, KENNEDY A.
HAMILTON, ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
13(1)
14(1)
50000 92 1 208
600 92 1208
DISCHARGING CORROSIVE LIQUID FROM TRAILER ONTO GROUND
CAUSING AN ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL HNES: $50,600
CANADL\N PACIFIC FOREST
PRODUCTS LIMITED
TORONTO, ONTARIO-
OWRA
(m)
16(1)
5000 921013
DISCHARGING BLACK LIQUOR INTO DRAIN AND WABIGOON RIVER
TOTAL FINES: $5,000
35
fc=^ Offences Against the Environment 4*=^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act
Reg.
Conviction
Seqion Fine Date
CARAMELLI WEED AND PEST
CONTROL SERVICE LTD., ROBERT
BRANTFORD, ONTARIO
ANTLER, SYDNEY BENJAMIN
BRANTFORD, ONTARIO
JOSLIN, ROY DOUGLAS
BRANTFORD, ONTARIO
(WC)
PA
PA
PA
5(1)
5(1)
5(1)
10000 920608
1000 920608
500 920901
USING PESTICIDE WITHOUT A PROPER LICENCE
TOTAL HNES: $11,500
CARRL\GE GATE HOMES LTD.
HAMILTON, ONTARIO
(WC)
NEPDA
24(1)
5000 921125
SITE PLANS SUBMITTED AND APPROV'ED BY NIAGARA
ESCARPMENT COMMISSION WERE BRFL\CHED
TOT,\L HNES: $5,000
CENTIS TILE AND TERRAZZO
COMPANY UMITED
SUDBURY, ONTARIO
(NE)
OPERATING AN ILLEGAL WASTE DISPOSAL SlTi:
CUNTAR LTT).
SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO
UBBENGA, HARRY
PONTYPOOL, ONTARIO
SALLER, FRED
PONTYPOOL, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
EPA
27(B)
2000
40
27(B)
1200
1200
921216
TOTAL HNES:
$2,000
1. .
1
1
EPA
EPA
EPA .
39
39 .
40 •
3iXX)
3000
4000
921 106
921106
921106
920825
920825
DISPOSING OF WASTE ON AN UNAPPROVED WASTE SITE
TOTAL HNES: $12,400
COLLINS, JEROME JOSEPH
KINGSTON, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
27(A) .
3000
920629
27(B)
500
920629
27(B)
500
920629
40
500
\ 920629
40
500
920629
ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A WASTE SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $5,000
36
t===» Offences Against the Enmronmeni fe==?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Aa Reg.
SEaioN
CoNviaioN
Fine Date
cons()i.ii)ati;d maybrun minks ltd.
toronto. ontario • (nw)
sukridan j. patrick • .
toronto, ontario
KPA .
EPA
146(1A)
146(1A)
5000 920720
500 920720
FAILING TO COMPLy WITH ORDKR FOR PCB CONTAINMENT AND STORAGE
TOTAL FINES: $5,500
CONSUMERS' GAS COMPANY UMITEU, THE 1 OWRA
LONDON, ONTARIO ■ (SW) I OWRA
16(1)
16(2)
25000
10000
DISCHARGING WASTE PIPELINE RUID INTO LAKE ERIE CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL HNES: $35,000
921123
921123
CORBY DISTILLERIES UMITED
CORBYVIUJi, ONTARIO
OWRA
(SE)
16(1)
20000 920623
DISCHARGING LIQUID WASTE AND SEWAGE INTO MOIRA RIVER
TOTAL FINES: $20,000
CORCORAN, KENNETH
ELGINBURG, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
EPA
145
27(B)
2000
•3000
921207
921207
OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHOUT C OF A AND PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION TOTAL FINES: $5,000
COURD INCORPORATED
ORILLIA, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
39
NF
920923
USING OPERATING AND ESTABLISHING
A WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL HNES:
NF
COURTICE STEEL INC.
CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
13(1)
30000 920914
DISCHARGING EXCESS SOUND CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECTS
TOTAL FINES: $30,000
CRABBIE'S GOLF ENTERPRISES LIMITED 1 PA
SARNIA, ONTARIO ■ (SW) 1 PA
751
5(1)
80(1)
50b
500
920610
920610
USING PESTICIDE WITHOUT A SUPERVISION AND/OR LICENCE
TOTAL HNES: $1,000
37
fc^^» offences Against the Environment
fc=^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Section
Conviction
Fine Date
CRONISH AND SON LTD., S.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
SCHOTTE, LEO
TORONTO, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
8(1)(B)
8(1)(B)
3000 920514
2000 920514
ALTERING A PROCESS WTHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL HNES: $5,000
D & L METALS LIMITED
(FORMERLY BANNI' R METAL
PRODUCTS LIMITED)
WNDSOR, ONTARIO
(SVC)
EPA
13(1) •■ 15000 ■ 920828
EXCESSIVE NOISE AND VIBRATION CAUSING LOSS OF ENJOYMENT OF PROPERTY'
TOTAL FINES: $15,000
DFAK RESOURCES CORPORATION '
TORONTO, ONTARIO
(NE)
OWRA
30(1)
50000 921001
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS OF A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $50,000
DEBOER, VINCENT
TILI^ONBURG, ONTARIO
(SW)
OWRA
16(1)
1000 920122
DISCHARGING LIQUID MANURE INTO WATERCOURSE
TOTAL HNES: $1,000
DELL, ALIAN
CAl^ENDAR, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA 374/81 4(2)-Pa\RA. 1 NF 9201 l(i
ESCAPE OF SEWAGE ONTO GROUND
TOTAL FINES: NF
DESIEYES, EDWARD GAIT
MCKENZIE BRIDGE, OREGON
(NW)
EPA
374/81
4(5)
500
920812
OPERATING SEWAGE SYSTEM NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDER
TOTAL FTN-ES: $500
DESOUSA, JACINTO
MI-SSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
EPA
27(A)
39
500
1500
920414
920414
DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAUTHORIZED SITE
TOTAL HNES: $2,000
38
fc==? offences Against the Enmronment
t5=>
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act
Reg.
CoNviaiON
Seqion Fine Date
Dl MENNA, NLVRIO
ii:amington, Ontario
(SW)
iisin(;/opi:rating a waste disposal site without a c of a
EPA
27(B)
400 920716
TOTAL HNES: $400
DINELEY, DOUG
NIAGARA-ON-THE-IAKE,
(CR)
EPA
EPA
334/81
72 50 920218
4(2) -PARA. 4 150 920218
FAILING TO COMPO' WITH AN ORDER
TOTAL FINES:
$200
DILL\BOUGH, MARK
MCARTHUR MILLS, ONTARIO
DONOVAN, ROBERT
BANCROFT, ONTARIO
KUSSMAN, JACOB
BANCROFT, ONTARIO
RALUSON, RICR\RD
BANCROFT, ONTARIO
(SE)
1 OWRA
39
500
920505
1 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(C)
250
920505
1 OWR;\
612/84
11(5)(D)
250
920505
1 OWRA
• 43(1)
NF
920505
1 OWRA
39
400
920519
1 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(C)
200
920519
1 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(D)
200
920519
I OWRA
39
500
920505
I OWRA
43(1)
500
• 920505
1 OWRA
612/84
1I(5)(C)
250
920505
1 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(D)
250
920505
1 OViTU
612/84
11(1)
NF •
.920505
1 OWRA
•39
500
920505
1 OWRA
43(1) ■
500
920505
1 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(C)
250
920505
1 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(D)
250
920505
1 OWRA
612/84
11(1)
NF
. 920505
VIOUTIONS REGARDING CONSTRUCTING OF WELLS
TOTAL HNES:
$4,800
DOMTAR INC.
CORNWALL, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
13(1) AND 77
30000
920428
EMITTING SAWDUST INTO AIR CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECT
TOlU FL\ES: S30,000
DOMT.\R INC.
TRENTON, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
EPA.
EPA
12000
921016
3000
921016
10000
921016
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS IN A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $25,000
39
fc==' offences Against the Environment fc==?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
SEaioN
Conviction
Fine Date
DOMTAR INC.
TRENTON, ONTARIO
EPA
(SE)
146(1B)
3000
921016
FAILING TO COMPiy WITH CONDITIONS OF A C OF A AND/OR AN ORDER
TOTAL HNES: $3,000
DOW CHEMICAL CANADA INC,
SARNIA-CLEARWATER, ONTARIO
(SW)
1 OWRA
1 OWRA
16(1)
16(2)
85000
40000
920515
920515
CONTAMINANT FLOWED INTO ST CLAIR RIVER
TOTAL FINES: $125,000
DUFRANE, MICHAEL
MILLBROOK, ONTARIO
(CR)
DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
EPA
39
5oa
TOTAL FINES:
$500
920120
DUPONT CANADA INC.
MAITLAND, ONTARIO
GRAHAM, JOHN
BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA
OWRA
OWRA
30(1)
30(1)
30(2)
50000
1500
1500
920902
920902
920902
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT INTO A SEWER
TOTAL FINES: $53,000
FAMES, AUDREY M.
DOWNSVIEW, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
374/81
67(1)
4(1)
250
NF
921119
921119
UNLAWFULLY OPERATING SEWAGE SYSTEM WITHOUT PERMIT
TOTAL FINES:
$250
FARL CROSBIE ELLIS
MARMORA, ONTARIO
(CR)
OWRA
OWRA
22(C)
22G(1)
750
1000
921223
921223
SEVERAI- VIOlJ\TIONS DURING CONSTRUCTION OF WELLS
TOTAL FINES: $1,750
EASTERN RESTORATION AND
MASONRY CONTRACTORS
PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
40/186
5000
920512
DEPOSITING HAZARDOUS WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL FINES: $5,000
ENVIRONMENTAL STRAFEGU-S INC.
WYANDOTTE, MICHIGAN (SW)
EPA
27(A)
7500
920601
TRANSPORTING LIQUID INDUSTRIAL WASTE WITHOUT C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $7,500
40
ts^? offences Against the Environment
tss=?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act
Reg.
Seqion
Conviction
Fine Date
KRJH BAITKRY INC.
I EPA
13(1)
75000
920406
PORT COLBOKNK. ONTARIO
(WC)
1 EPA
13(1)
75000
920406
1 EPA
14(1)
25000
920406
1 EPA
14(1)
25000 •
920406
CORDON, TAYLOR CI'ORCE
1 EPA '
. 13(1)
4000
• 920406
ST. CATilARINKS, ONTARIO
1 EPA
13(1)
4000
920W6
1 'EPA
14(1)
2000
920406
1 EPA
14(1)
3000
920406
FAILING TO COMPUf WITH C OFA AND DIS(:il,'\K(,i: Ol- INDI
■ATRIAL WA.STI',
TOTAL ITM;S:
S2l.->.0()0
ERIE BATTERY INC.
1 EPA
13(1)
50000
920406
PORT COLBORNE, ONTARIO
(WC)
1 EPA
14(1)
10000
920406
1 EPA
27(A)
20000
920406
■.
1 . EPA
81(1)
20000
920406
GORDON, TAYLOR GEORGE
1 : EPA
13(1)
4000
920406
ST CATHARINES, ONTARIO
1 EPA
14(1)
2000
920406
1 EPA
27(A) AND 77
2000
920406
1 EPA
81(1)AND77
4000
920406
DISCHARGING ACID WASTE CAUSING BURNING INJURIES
TOTAL FINES: $112,000
EVANS, DONALD W.
SAULTSTE. MARIE, ONTARIO
MCAULAY.IRWINJ.
SAULTSTE. MARIE, ONTARIO
(NE)
1
. PA
1
PA
1
PA
1 ■
PA
4(B)
500
920915
34(3)
NF
920915
4(B)
500
920915
34(3)
• NF
. 920915
DISCHARGING A PESTICIDE CAUSING INJURY AND DAMAGE
TOTAL FINES: $1,000
EVERGREEN LWN SPRAY INC.
KITCHENER, ONTARIO
(WC)
PA
751
59B(1)
1200 921112
FAILING TO PRE-POST PUBLIC AREA OF LAND EXTERMINATION
TOTAL FINES: $1,200
EYRES, NORMAN
PICKERING, ONTARIO
1 .
(CR)
EPA
27(B)
75000 921217.
OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $75,000
41
fc*^^' offences Against the Environment
i=fi^
Defendant/
Offence
Conviction
Region Counts Act Reg. Seqion Fine Date
FAG BEARINGS UMITED
STRATFORD, ONTARIO
MEYER, MARVIN
STRATFORD, ONTARIO
(SW)
OWRA
1 OWRA
l6(l)
16(1)
11000 921210
275 921210
DISCHARGING OIL INTO STORM SEWER LEADING TO AVON RIVER
TOTAL FINES: $11,275
FALCONER SCRAP METAL
(591595 ONTARIO LTD.)
WELLAND, ONTARIO
EPA
(WC)
13(1)
921221
DISCHARGING FUMES FROM ALUMINUM SWEAT FURNACE CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECT TOTAL HNES: $10,000
FARNSWORTH, EDWIN
TOWNOFHUNTSVILLE
(CR)
PA
C.5(l)
500 920514
ILLEGAL USE OF PESTICIDES WITHOUT A LICENCE
TOTAL FINES: $500
FEDERAL WHITE CEMENT LTD.
WOODSTOCK, ONTARIO
(SW)
EPA
EPA
27(B) 10000 920124
8(1)(A) 4000 920124
OPERATING AND CONSTRUCTING WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $14,000
FERRO INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS LTD.
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
13(1
80000 920827
DISCHARGING HAZARDOUS LIQUID INTO ENVIRONMENT
TOTAL FINES: $80,000
FEWCHUK, NICHOIAS
SAULTSTE. MARIE, ONTARIO
(NE)
EPA
22(2)
150 920504
OPERATING A VEHICLE WITHOUT A EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE
TOTAL FINES: $150
FLECK, CHR1STL\N
MARKHAM, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
39
39
300
300
920601
920601
OPERATING AND DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL RNES: $600
FOX LIMITED, THOMAS E.
CAMPBELLFORD, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
186
500 921123
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS OF A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $500
42
t==> offences Against the Environment
fc==?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Seqion
Conviction
Fine Date
GEO-ANALYSIS INC. *
KANATA, ONTARIO
MAINS, HENRY
RICHMOND, ONTARIO
m
IMPROPER CONSTRUCTION OF WELLS FOR EVALUAI ION
OWRA
OWTIA
20(3)(A) 1000 92111&
11(7)(A) 4500 920716
TOTAL HNES: $5,500
GUFFORCARO, SAM
VAUGllAN, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
39
1000
920619
DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED LAND SITE
GUMORGAN TOWNSHIP
CORPORATION OF THE
GOODERHAM, ONTARIO
(CR)
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS IN A C OF A
GRAHAM FIBER GIASS UMITED
ERIN, ONTARIO (WC)
TOTAL HNES: < 1,000
EPA
27(B)
1000
921103
EPA
. 27(B)
750
921103
EPA ..
.27(B)
750
921103
TOTAL HNES:
$2.5(1(1
EPA
186(3)
5000
921109
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS OF C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $5,000
GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP
BURLINGTON, ONTARIO (WC)
GOWLAND, DOUGLAS
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
SHAW, DON
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
1
EPA
1
EPA
1
EPA
1
EPA
EPA
13(13
10000
920421
13(1)
20000
920421
27(B)
110000
920421
27(B)
7500
920421
27(B)
10000
920421
VIOUTING SEVERAL CONDITIONS OF C OF A
TOTAL HNES: $157,500
GROSMAN, ALAN
TORONTO. ONTARIO
(SW)
NEPDA
24(1)
10000 920406
UNDERTAKING A DEVELOPMENT NAMEIY CLEARING AND
CONSTRUCTING A ROADW»; WITHOUT A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
TOTAL FLNES: $10,000
43
fc^^ offences Agamst the Environment
t==î
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
SEaioN
Conviction
Fine Date
HAMILTON (SR.), JOHN*
GEORGETOWN, ONTARIO
HAMILTON, JAMES
GEORGETOWN, ONTARIO
(CR)
NEPDA
NEPDA
UNDERTAKING A DEVELOPMENT IN THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT WITHOUT A PERMIT
24(1)
24(1) ■
5000 921209
2000 921209
TOTAL FINES: $7,000
HANNAHN CONSTRUCTION LTD., L.W.
i'LAINFlELD, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
27(A)
300
921002
OPERATING A WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES:
$300
HARBIRD ENTERPRISES LTD.
BROCK\TUi:, ONTARIO
CRAMB, GORDON T W.
BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO
CRAMB, SHELLEY
BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO
(SE)
PA
PA
751
23(2)
751
80(4)
1000
1000
921009
2
PA
751
23(2)
1000
921009
1
PA
751
80(4)
1000
921009
921009
HANDLING OF PESTICIDE WITHOUT SUPERVISION
TOTAL HNES: $4,000
HARBOUR FRONT RECYCLING INC.
HAMILTON, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
27(B)
500
921221
OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAI. SITE AND NOT COMPLYING WITH CONDITIONS OF A C OF A TOTAL FINES: $500
HARBOUR LIGHTS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
LONDON, ONTARIO (SW)
PEEVER, RICHARD H.
LONDON, ONTARIO
OWRA
OWRA
24(5)
24(5)
3000
NF
921112
921112
[LURE TO COMPLY WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF C.OF A
TOTAL FINES: $3,000
HARRIS WELL DRILLING LTD.
GORE'S LANDING, ONTARIO
HARRIS, TERRANCE VICTOR
GORE'S LANDING, ONTARIO
(CR)
1
OWRA
612/84
11 (5) (A)
1000
920609
OWRA
612/84
11(7)(B)
1000
920609
OWRA
39
500
920609
OWRA
612/84 .
7 - PARA. 2
500
920609
CONSTRUCTING A WELL WITHOUT A LICENCE AND NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A LICENCE TOTAL FINES: $3,000
44
<=*=? offences Against the Environment
fc==?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg. Seqion
Conviction
Fine Date
HARRISON, DAVID MARTIN
PICTON, ONTARIO
OWRA
(SE)
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT WHICH IMPAIRS THE QUALITY OF THE WATER
16(1)
TOTAI. HNES:
NSdII
920505
HAWTHORNE DISTRIBUTORS LTD. 1
OriAWA, ONTARIO (SE)
BARTENI, TINA (WOODHOUSE) 1
SPENCERVlllE, ONTARIO
ESTABLISHING, OPERATING AND DEPOSITING ViAM i: u\ I NAPPROVED SITE
.EPA
EPA
27(B)
27(B)
7000 920715
NF 920715
TOTAL FINES: $7,000
HEMLO GOLD MINES INC.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
(NW)
EPA
OWRA
80(1) (A)
16(2)
5000
2000
920320
920320
SPILLING TAILINGS CONTAINING CYANIDE INTO CEDAR CREEK
TOTAL FINES: $7,000
HENDERSON HOSPITAL
HAMILTON, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
308
8(1) (B)
150
920320
CAUSING OR PERMiniNG EMISSIONS OF THICK BUCK SMOKE
TOTAL FINES:
$150
HENKEL CANADA UMITED
WINDSOR, ONTARIO
(SW)
EPA
13(1)
25000 921117
DISCHARGING NITRIC ACID INTO NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
TOTAL FINES: $25,000
HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE, INCORPORATED
HENSALL, ONTARIO (SW)
EPA
14(1)
3000 921021
DISCHARGING LIQUID ANIMAL FEED ADDITIVE CAUSING
ADVERSE EFFECT TO NATURAL ENVIRONMENT .
TOTAL FLMES: $3,000
HIDDEN VALLEY HIGHLANDS SKI CLLIB
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO
(CR)
HIDDEN VALLEY UKESIDE CONDOMINIUMS INC.
DON MILLS, ONTARIO
CARNOVOLE CONSTRUCTION LTD.
OSHAWA, ONTARIO
OWRA
OWRA
OWRA
16(1)
16(1)
16(1)"
18000 92G304
5000 920304
2000 920304
DISCHARGING MATERIAL INTO WATER CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL FLNES: $25,000
45
és=f
offences Against the Environment
fa==j
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
SEaiON
CoNviaioN
Fine Date
HOOVER, OWEN
MOUNT ALBERT, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
EPA
309
40
18(1)
400
200
920902
920902
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS OF A C OF A
TOTAL HNES:
$600
HOPPENHEIM, HOWARD BARNEn
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
(SE)
EPA
27(B)
3500 920428
ILLEGAL STORING OF RAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
TOTAL HNES: $3,500
HOUBEN, MARY
TWP. OF ADELAIDE, ONTARIO
(SW)
OWRA
16(1)
500 920708
DISCHARGING LIQUID MANURE INTO CREEK
TOTAL FINES: $500
HUNTER, RAY ALFRED
PORT DOVER, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
75
50 920609
ABANDONING MATERIA!. IN A PLACE SUCH THAT
IT IS REASONABLY LIKELY TO BECOME LITTER
TOTAL FINES:
$50
HURFORD, MONIKA
MISSiSSAUGA. ONTARIO
HURFORD, ROSS DAVID
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
76(B)
250
920917
78(1)
100
920917
76(B)
250
920917
78(1)
100
920917
ILLEGALLY OPERATING AND ESTABLISHING A SEWAGE SYSTEM
TOTAL RNES: $700
INGRm^A, FABIO
RUTHVEN, ONTARIO
INGRATTA, RAFFAEI,E
RUTHVEN, ONTARIO
(SW)
PA
OWRA
73(7)
30(1)
500 921207
200 921207
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT INTO A WATER COURSE
TOTAL FINES: $700
INNOPACINC.
WILLOWDALE, ONTARIO
COOMBES, RICKJ
PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO
(CR)
OWRA
OWRA
16(1)
16(1)
25000 920130
3000 920130
DISCHARGING MATERIAL INTO RIVER AND FAILING TO NOTIFY'
TOTAL FINES: $28,000
fc*=? Ojfences Against the Envirotiment
fc==?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
CoNViaiON
Section Fine Date
FIT INDUSTRIES OF CANADA, LTD. (AIMCO)
ST CA'lTlARlNliS, ONTARIO (WC)
DISCI lAK'i i I \( ; SMOKE AND PARTICUUTE INTO All'
EPA
13(1)
5000 920709
TOTAi, HMS $5,000
JASPER WELL DRILLINC CO.
(9.^8830 ONTARIO INC.)
JASPER, ONTARIO
KERR, RANDY JAMES
JASPER, ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA
OWRA
39
39
500 920325
500 920325
CONSTRUCTING TOLLS WITHOUT PROPER LICENCE
TOTAL HNES: . $1,000
JOHNSTON, JOHN LAWRENCE
ERIE, PENNSYLVANNIA
laiLLAR, ALTON FREDERICK
FRANKFORD, ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA
OWRA-
16(1) AND 77 POA 7500 920313
I6(I) AND 77 POA 1250 920313
BURYING LIQUID INDUSTRIAL WASTE IIIEGAIIY, WHICH IS
LIKELY TO IMPAIR QUALITY OF GROUND WATER
TOTAL FINES: $8,750
KEAFING, JAMES
SIDNEY TOWNSHIP ONT
(SE)
EPA
39
1000 920303
DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL FINES: $1,000
KETTLE CREEK FARMS INC.
GLANWORTH, ONTARIO
SMITH, ROBERT BLAIR
GLANWORTH, ONTARIO
(SW)
EPA
EPA
13(1)
13(1)
3500 920528
NF 920528
DISCHARGING OF SOUND CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECTS
TOTAL FINES: $3,500
KINGSTON IRON AND ME1\L LFD.
KINGSTON, ONTARIO (SE)
EPA
27(B)
14000 92O8I9
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $14,000
47
fc:^
Offences Against the Environment
fes=?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
CoNviaioN
Seqion
Fine
Date
13(1)
4000
920827
146(1A) AND 146(D)
NF
920827
13(1)
750
920827
146(1A) AND 146(D)
NF
920827
13(1)
750
920827
146(1A) AND 146(D)
NF
920827
KINGSWAY VILLA LIMITED
SUDBURY, ONTARIO
BOUDRFAU, REJEAN
SUDBURY, ONTARIO
CARPENTER, GUY
SUDBURY, ONTARIO
(NE)
EPA
EPA
EPA.
■ EPA
EPA
EPA
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH COURT ORDER
TOTAL FINES: $5,500
LABONTE SIGN SERVICE LIMITED
WINDSOR, ONTARIO
LABONTE, MARCEL
TECUMSEH, ONTARIO
(SW)
EPA
EPA
8(7)
8(7)
NF
1000
920818
920818
OPERATING A PAINT SPRAY BOOTH AND PERMIT DISCHARGE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $1,000
LACRODC CONSTRUCTION CO. (SUDBURY) LTD.
SUDBURY, ONTARIO (NE)
LACROK, CHARIJiS
SUDBURY ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
27(B)
27(B)
5000 920826
500 920826
OPERATING ILLEGAL WASTE DISPOSAL SITE AND OPERATING
CONTRARY TO CONDITIONS OF A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $5,500
UCROD( CONSTRUCTION CO. (SUDBURY) LTD.
SUDBURY ONTARIO (NE)
LACROIX, CHARLES
SUDBURY ONTARIO
1
EPA
2
EPA
1
EPA
1
EPA
129
27(B)
27(B)
27(B)
1000
10000
1000
500
920826
920826
920826
920826
OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE AND DEPOSITING WASTE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $12,500
LAFARGE CANADA INC.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
EPA
(SE)
39
65000 921214
DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL HNES: $65,000
LAFARGE CANADA INC.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
OWRA
(SE)
24(1)
6000 921215
ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A WASTE SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL KNES: $6,000
48
t=^ Ojfmces Agamsl the Environment ts^^?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Aa
CoNviaioN
Reg. Seqion Fine Date
lANDRY, GERALD J.
NIPIGON, ONTARIO
(NW)
EPA
374/81
13(3)
1=A1L1NG TO SUBMIT RECORDS OF SEWAGE COLLECTION
200 921104
TOTAI. FINES: $200
lANDRY, GERALD J.
NIPIGON, ONTARIO
(\T,\')
EMHTING SEWAGE SYSTEMS WITHOUT A LICHNCE
EPA
EPA
79(D)
80(1) (A)
TOTAL FINES:
200
$400
921104
q2I104
L\ROCQLIE BROTHERS LIMITED
PETAWAWA. ONTARIO
L\ROCQUE, PETER GERARD
PETAWAWA, ONTARIO
(SE)
1 •
EPA
1
EPA
1
EPA
1
EPA
OPERATING A WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A
27(B)
200
920313
40
200
920313
27(B)
800
920313
40
800
920313
TOTAL HNES:
$2,000
LARONDE, DONALD W.
MARATHON, ONTARIO
(NW)
EPA
86
200
920826
ABANDONING MATERIAL LIKELY TO BECOME LITTER
TOTAL HNES:
$200
LAVTGNE, ARNOLD
MARATHON. ONTARIO
(NW)
EPA
13(1)
500 920825
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT LIKELY TO CWSE AD\'ERSE EFFECT
TOTAL HNES: $500
LEE, JOAN DOROTHY*
GRIMSBY, ONTARIO
LEE, WnjJAM OLIVER
GRIMSBY, ONTARIO
(WC)
NEPDA
NEPDA
24(1)
24(1)
1500 920605
1500 920605
OPERATING A FAST FOOD OUTLET WITHOUT A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
TOTAL FINES; $3,000
49
fc5=?
Offences Against the Environment
t=^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts
Conviction
UNTS Act
Reg.
Section
Fine
Date
1 OWRA
612/84
11(1)/13(3)
100
920302
1 OWRA
612/84
11(1)/15(1)
100
920302
1 OWRA
612/84
!1(4)(B)
100
920302
1 OWRA
612/84
1U5)(A)/19(3)
100
920302
1 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(B)
100
920302
2 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(B)
200
920302
1 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(D)
100
920302
1 OWRA
612/84
11(6)
100
920302
1 OWRA
612/84
11(1)/13(3)
150
920302
1 OWRA
612/84
11(1)/15(1)
150
920302
1 OWRj\
612/84
11(4)(B)
150
920302
1 OWRA
612/81
11(S)(A)/196)
150
. 920302
2 . QWA
612/84
11(5)(B)
300
920302
1 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(B)
150
920302
1 OWRA
612/84
11(5)(D)
150
920302
1 OWRA
612/8-i
11(6)
150
920302
LEFEBVRE, GASTON
STE JUSTINE DE NEWTON, QUEBEC
(SE)
PUITS ARTESIENS GASTON LEFEBVRE INC., LES
STE JUSTINE DE NEWTON, QUEBEC
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH C OF A RE: CONSTRUCTING WELLS
TOTAL FINES:
$2,250
LEVESQUE PLYWOOD LIMITED
HEARST ONTARIO (NE)
EPA
13(1)
2000
920324
DISCHARGING WOOD DUST CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECTS
TOTAL FINES:
$2,000
UQUID C\RBONIC INC.
SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO
(SW)
EPA
395/89 5(1)(A)5(4)5(7) .3500 921118
FAILING TO COLLECT REQUIRED SAMPLES
TOTAL FINES: $3,500
LOCICERO, PAUL G.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
40
500 920114
OPERATING AND DEPOSITING ASBESTOS ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL FINES: $500
LUBBERS, HENRY
CLINTON, ONTARIO
(SW)
OWRA
16(1)
1000 920521
DISCHARGING LIQUID MANURE INTO WATERCOURSE
TOTAL HNES: $1,000
LUCIOS GOLD WHOLESALERS INC.
MARKHAM, ONTARIO
(CR)
lllEGAl. STORING OF DRUM CONTAINING SODII M i , \\ i 1 H
EPA
309
15(1
7500 920410
TOIMIINES: $7,500
50
fc*=> Ojfmces Against the Ht ii iron men t
fc==?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
CoNviaiON
EaiON
Fine
Date
16(1)
9500
920525
16(2)
3500
920525
16(1)
3500
920525
16(2)
1700
920525
MB INVESTMENTS LIMITED
TORONTO, ONTARIO
WISE, BEN
Toronto; Ontario
(NE)
owra
OWRA
owra
OWRA
DISCHARGING RAW SEWAGE INTO lAKE MANITOUWABING
total FINES: $18,200
MATCH COMPANY LIMITED, EDDY
PEMBROKE, ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA
OWRA
16(1)
16(2)
6500
1500
920225
920225
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT INTO OTTAWA RIVER
TOTAL FINES:
$8,000
MACDOUGALL LIQWD WASTE
SERVICES AND SYSTEMS LIMITED, O.E.
. EPA
146 KB)
750
920311
BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO . (SE)
EPA
1461(B)
750
920311
EPA ■
. 1461(B)
250
920311
EPA
1461(B)
250
920311
EPA
1461(B)
250
920311
VIOLATING THE CONDITIONS OF A C OF A
TOTAL FINES:
$2,250
MACMILLAN-BLOEDEL LIMITED =
STURGEON FALLS, ONI
(NE)
OWRA
16(1)
2000
920623
DISCHARGING CAUSTIC LIQUID INTO STURGEON FALLS
TOTAL FINES: $2,000
MAGU1RE,J0HN
GRAFTON, ONTARIO
SALOMAA, SHARON
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
64(B)
64(B)
500 9202I8
600 9202I8
ALTERING A SEWAGE SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $1,100
MALCOLM, GALINETT
TORONTO, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
309
15(1)
750
920429
EPA
309
15(10)
750
920429
STORAGING WASTE NOT REGISTERED AND FAILING TO SUBMIT REPORT
TOTAL FINES: $1,500
51
fc=^ Offences Agaimt the Environment t==^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Aa
Conviction
Reg. Section Fine Date
MANCUSO CHEMICALS LIMITED
NL\GARA FALLS, ONTARIO
EPA
(WC)
13(1)
14000 920108
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT, NAMELY TAR, CJiUSING ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL FINES: $14,000
MARK-NICHOLAS HOLDINGS INC.
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
DUNDAS CUSTOM HOMES LTD.
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
MLIRAN, ANDRE
ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO
(CR)
OWRA
OWRA
OWRA
23(1)
23(1)
23(1)
7500 920508
7500 920508
1000 920508
ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING WATER WORKS WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $16,000
MARTINDALE, TOM
SPRINGFIELD, ONTARIO
PA
(NE)
4(B)
1200 920826
DISCHARGING PESTICIDE, HERBICIDE CAUSING AN ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL FINES: $1,200
MCBRIDE, ROBERT
KINGSTON, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
40
2500 920817
PROCESSING WASTE OIL WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $2,500
MCKANE, RICHARD A.
MISSISSAIIGA, ONTARIO
(CK)
EPA
■ 92(1)(A)
500
920908
)WRA .
.30(1)
600
920908
EPA
92(1)(B)
.NF
920908
EPA
92(1) (C)
NF
920908
EPA
■ 93(1)
NF
920908
DISCHARGING DIESEL FUEL INTO CREEK
TOTAL FINES: $1,100
MCLEIIAN DISPOSAL SERVICES LIMITED
MOUNT FOREST ONTARIO (WC;
MCLELLAN, KENNETH
MOUNT FOREST ONTARIO
depositim; w vs it, on w i \;\pproved site
EPA
EPA
27(B)
27(B)
6500 920721
6500 920721
TOTAL nNES: $13,000
52
4=*=? Offences Against the Enmronment
t==)
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Aa Reg.
Seoion
Conviction
Fine Date
MCQUAKl'R ENTKKI'RISKS I.IMU'HI), HAROID
EMO, ONTARIO • (NW)
MCQUAKF.R, HAROLD
HMO, ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
146(1B)
146(1B)
1500 920521
500 920521
FAILING TO rOMPry \X1TH r OF A
TOTAL FIXES: <;2,nnn
MIDIAND TRANSPORT LIMITED
MlSSlSSAliGA. ONTARIO
(SW)
1
(SE)
PA
751.
106
50000 920106
UNUWFI l.l.^ TKAN.M'OKTIM; PESTICIDE WITH food
TOTAL FINES: $50,000
MILLAR, JEFFREY ANDREW
RENFREW, ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA
OWRA
OWRA
16(1) /66
NF
920406
24(1) /66
NF
920406
24(5)/ 66
NF
920406
ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A SEW ACK W ( )KKS WITHOUT A C. OC A
MILLER, THOMAS
NO FIXED ADDRESS
1
OWRA
(NE)
TOTAL HNES:
16(1)
NF
NF
920212
DISCHARGING SEWAGE TO GROUND AND OPERATING SEWAGE SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A TOTAL HNES:
NF
MOLOUGHNEY, JAMES WILLIAM
OHAWA. ONTARIO
MOLOUGHNEY, W1LLL\M
OTTAWA ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA
612/84
11(4)(B)
500
920430
OWRA .
612/84
19(3) (C)
500
920430
OWRA
22(C)
500
920430
OWRA
612/84
19(3) (C)
500
920430
WELL DRILLING WITHOUT A LICENCE
TOTAL FINES: $2,000
MOLOUGHNEY JAMES WILLLWVl
OTTAWA ONTARIO (SE)
1
OWRA
39.
500
920430
1
OWRA
612/84
11 (4) (A)
500
920430
1
OWRA
612/81
11(5)(D)
500
920430
VIOUTIONS REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF WELLS
TOTAL HN-ES: $1,500
MOLOUGHNEY WATER WELL
DRILLING LTD., JAMES
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
MOLOUGHNEY, JAMES WILLLVM
OHAWA ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA 612/84
OWRA
OWRA
612/84
19(3) (A).
22(C)
11(5)(B)
500
500
500
920430
920430
920430
CONSTRUCTING A WELL WITHOUT A WELL CONTRACTOR'S LICENCE
TOTAL FINES: $1,500
53
t:^^' Offences Agairist the Environment t==^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act
Reg.
Section
Conviction
Fine Date
MORRIS, ALLEN HUGH
KEMPTVILLE, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
39
250 920205
DUMPING DEMOLITION WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOIU HNES:
$250
MOUNT ALBERT SAWLOGS FUELWOOD LTD.
MOUNT ALBERT, ONTARIO . (CR)
DEVRIES, ROBERT A.
MOUNT ALBERT ONTARIO
ENG, ALLEN
MOUNT ALBERT, ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
2
EPA
EPA
39
2000
920403
27(B)
NF
920403
13(1)
1000
920403
27(B)
NF
920403
39
NF
920403
13(1)
1500
920403
39
2000
920403
27(B)
NF
920403
ENG, HARRY
MOUNT ALBERT ONTARIO
EPA
13(1)
500
920403
DISCHARGING CONTAMINANTS WITHOUT A C OF A LIKELY TO CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECT
DVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL HNES:
$7,000
EPA
OWRA
81(1)
23(1)
1000
1
921019
921019
EPA
OWRA
81(1)
23(1).
1000
1
921019
921019
TOTAL HNES:
$2,000
MUIRHEAD, ROSS
.STirrSVlLLE, ONTARIO
STACKHOUSE, SUSAN
STirrSVILLE, ONTARIO
(SK)
DISCHARGING SEWAGE INTO WELL CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECT
MUlilERN, KEVIN
TILLSONBURG, ONTARIO
(SW)
EPA
100
920527
AISANDONING MATERIAl. IN A PUCE SUCH THAT
IT IS REASONABLY LIKELY TO BECOME LITTER
TOTAL FINES:
S 100
MUSITANO, DOMINIC
HAMILTON, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
13(1)
500
920902
13(2)
500
920902
13(4)
500
920902
13(5)
500
920902
13(6)
500
920902
13(9)
2500
920902
54
fc==? offences Against the Environ tnent
às==?
Defendant/
Conviction
Offence Region Counts Aa Reg. Seqion
Fine
Date
MUSITANO, (:\RMELA
I . EPA
13(1)
NF
920428
HAMILTON, ONTARIO ' ■
EPA
13(2)
NF
920428
EPA
13(4) .
NF
920428
.EPA
13(5)
NF
920428
EPA
13(6)
NF
920428
EPA
13(9)
NF
920428
EPA
147A(2)
NF
920428
MUSITANO, PASQUAIi- (PAT)
EPA
13(1)
NF
920428
HAMILTON, ONTARIO • .
EPA
13(2)
NF
920428
EPA
13(4)
NF
920428
EPA
13(5)
NF
920428
EPA :,
13(6)
NF
920428
EPA
13(9)
NF
920428
EPA
147A(2) .
NF
920428
P AMI) L TIRE RECYCLINd INC.
EPA
13(1)
NF
920428
HAMILTON. ONTARIO
EPA .
13(2)
NE
920428
EPA
13(4) .
NF
920428
EPA
13(5)
NF .
920428
EPA ■
13(6)
NF
920428
EPA
13(9)
NF
920428
839858 ONTARIO INC. 1
EPA
13(1)
NF.
920428
HAMILTON, ONTARIO
EPA
13(2)
NF
920428
EPA
13(4)
NF
920428
EPA.
13(5)
NF
920428
EPA
13(6)
NF
920428
EPA
13(9)
NF
920428
NOT COMPLYING WITH DIRECTOR'S ORDER
TOTAL HNES:
$5,000
NATIONAL GROCERS COMPANY, UMITED
TORONTO, ONTARIO (NE)
OWRA
24(5)
10000
920326
ESTABLISHING A SEWAGE WORKS WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $10,000
NIAGARA GRAIN AND FEED (1984) LIMITED
920521
SMITH\TLLE, ONTARIO (WC)
EPA
13(1)
3500
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT GRAIN DUST, INTO THE AIR CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL FINES: $3,500
55
t=^ Ojfences Against the Environment t^^»
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Aa Reg.
Section
Conviction
Fine Date
NITROCHEM ENC. *
MONTREAL, QUEBEC
TRANSPORT PROVOST INC.
VILLE D'ANJOU, QUEBEC
(SE)
EPA
OWRA
EPA
81(1)
16(1)
13(1)
5000
15000
25000
920710
920710
9207J0
CAUSING OR PERMITTING THE DISCHARGE OF A CONTAMINANT,
NITRIC ACID, LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL FINES: $45,000
NORMAN, MICHEL
CHUTE-ABLONDEAU,ONT
(SE)
1
EPA
374/81
13(1)(1)
150
920409
19
EPA
374/81
4(1)
6175
920409
OPERATING A SEWAGE SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $6,325
NOVACOR CHEMICALS ((LWADA) LTD.
SARNL\, ONTARIO (SW)
HENRY, TED ALLEN
SARNIA, ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
13(1)
13(1)
40000 921019
2000 921019
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT LIKEU' TO CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL FINES: $42,000
NUTE, WILLLVM WALTER
NO FIXED ADDRESS
(SE)
EPA
40
800 920525
DEPOSITING WASTE (TIRES) WITHOUT C OF A
TOTAL HNES: $800
ONTARIO HYDRO
TORONTO, ONTARIO
GILLLSSIE, RON
SMITH FALLS, ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA
OWRA
16(1)
16(1)
20000 920107
500 920107
DISCHARGING MATERIA!. LIKELY TO IMPAIR WATER QUALITY
TOTAL HNES: $20,500
ONTARIO HYDRO
TORONTO, ONTARIO
(NW)
EPA 11/82
8(B)
3500 920909
MOVING AND STORING OF PCB WASTE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $3,500
OSBORNE, DAVID
PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
39 .
1200
920511
DEPOSITING WASTE ON UND THAT IS NOT A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
TOTAL FINES: $1,200
56
fc*=? Offences Against the Enmronment fc==»
Defendant/
Conviction
Offence
Region
Counts
Act Reg. Section
Fine
Date
OSCOODK SAND AND GRAVI-I, LIMITED
*
i;pA
27(B)
5000
920512
(iRI'Kl.V, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
27(B)
1000
920512
EPA
27(B)
1000
920512
EPA •
40
5000
920512-
EPA
40
1000
920512
EPA
40
1000
920512
GREER, ROBERT
• 3
EPA
27(A)
NF
920512
GREELY, ONTARIO
3
EPA
27(B)
NF
920512
3
EPA
39
NF
920512
•
3
EPA
40
NF
920512
KEECH, JAMES
3
EPA
27(A)
NF
920512
GLOUCESTER, ONTARIO
3
EPA
27(B)
NF .
920512
3
EPA
39
NF
920512
■ 3
EPA
40
NF
920512
DEPOSITING AND BURNING OF WASTE ON ILLEGAL SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL HNES:
$14,000
OXFORD FEED CENTRE LTD.
•3
PA"
6
2100
920928
BURFORD, ONTARIO
(WC)
COHOE, DANIEL BERNARD
.3
PA :
6 -
NF
920928
BURFORD, ONTARIO
D'EGIDIO, DOMENIC FEDERICO
3
PA.
6
NF
920928
BURFORD, ONTARIO
J
METCALFE, JOSHUA LEA
3
PA
■ 6
NF
920928
BURFORD, ONTARIO
OFFERING SALE OF PESTICIDE WITHOUT A LICENCE FOR PREMISE
TOTAL HNES:
$2,100
P.G.R. SEPTIC SERVICE INC.
1
EPA
27(A)
1000
920109
PICKERING, ONTARIO
(CR)
1
EPA
27(B)
NF
920109
OPERATING AN ILLEGAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
TOTAL m'Es:
$1,000
PALUMBO, JOHN DAVID
1
EPA'
39 :
2500
920302
DOWNSVIEW, ONTARIO
(CR)
1
EPA.
40
500
920302
TRANSPORTING AND DEPOSITING WASTE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES:
$3,000
57
fc==^ offences Against the Environment fc=^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Section
Conviction
Fine Date
PANKRATZ, ULTOE ANN
TORONTO, ONTARIO
1 EPA 374/81 4(2), PARA, fl) 250 , 920908
(NW)
OPERATING AND DISCHARGING FROM SEWAGE SYSTEM ONTO GROUND
PERRON, WILF
SIOUX LOOKOUT ONTARIO
EPA
(NW)
TOI\L FINES: $250
39
1500
920917
ESTABLISHING AND DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL HNES: $1,500
POORANMAL, RICHARD
DOWNSVIEW, ONTARIO
EPA
(CR)
DEPOSITING TIRLS ON UNAPPROVED WASTE SITE
39
1500
TOTAL FINES: $1,500
920127
POUUN, PAUL
BANCROFT. ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT CAUSING AN ADVERSE EFFECT
14(1)
TOTAL HNES:
NF
NF
921201
PROTON TOWNSHIP, THE CORPORATION OF THE
DUNDAI.K, ONTARIO (SW)
EPA
27(B)
5000
921105
OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $5,000
PUGA CONSTRUCTION AND DISPOSAL LTD.
TORONTO, ONTARIO (CR)
NUNES, JOSEE.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
")
EPA
■}
EPA
1
I'PA
2
EPA
2
EPA
1
EPA
TRANSPORTING AND DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
27(B)
1 0000
921211
40
10000
921211
41
5000
921211
27(B)
2000
921211
40
2000
921211
41-
1000
921211
TOTAL FINES:
$30,000
PUGA CONSTRUCTION AND DISPOSAL LTD.
TORONTO, ONTARIO (CR)
NUNES, JOSEE.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
TRANSPORTING WASTE TO LANDFILL SITl' MTHOUT A C OF A
27(A)
27(A)
4900
2100
TOTAL HNES: $7,000
92I2II
921211
58
fc=*=? offences Against the Environment
ts^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg. Section
Conviction
Fine Date
RMVIMKI.OO, RAYMOND
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO
(SW)
OWRA
16(1)
1300
920805
DISCHARGING LIQUID PIG MANURE CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL HNES: $1,300
RENABIH GOLD MINES LIMITED *
MISSANABIE, ONTARIO
(NE)
EPA
11/82
4000
920422
FAILING TO ENSURE PCB WASTE STORED AT A SAFE AND SECURE LOCATION
TOTAL HNES: $4,000
RliXWOOI) PRODUCTS LIMITED
NEW LISKKARD, ONTARIO (NE)
1
EPA
1
EPA
1
EPA
. 1
OWRA
1
OWRA
13(1)
6400
920106
13(1)
6400
920106
8(1)
6400
920106
16(1)
6400
920106
16(1)
6400
920106
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT LIKELY TO CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL HNES: $32,000
RICHARDS, WAYNE
TORONTO, ONTARIO
EPA
(CR)
27(A)
2500
920317
ESTABLISHING, DEPOSITING AND USING WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A TOTAL FINES: $2,500
RITCHIE, JOHN KEITH
RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO
NEPDA
(CR)
24(1)
3000
920828
UNDERTAKING A DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
TOTAL HNES: $3,000
RIZZARDOS AUTO AND TRUCK SERVICE INC.
920423 . .
ST CATHARINES, ONTARIO (WC)
RIZZARDO, DANIEL
SI CATHARINES, ONTARIO
r EPA
EPA
39
39
500
750
920423
DEPOSITING WASTE ON LAND WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL HNES: $1,250
ROBSON, ROBERT GLEN
ORANGEVILLE, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
EPA .
■27(A)
27(B)
1500
1000
920319
920319
ESTABLISHING AND DEPOSITING ON LAND WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $2,500
59
1==^ offences Agai7ist the Environment t=^^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Section
Conviction
Fine Date
ROGERS, DOUGLAS W.
IIXBRIDGE, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
374/81 4(2)-PARA.4
253
920116
FAILING TO PREVENT ANIMAL LIFE FROM ACCESS TO SEWAGE
TOTAL FINES:
$253
ROLFJ( EQUIPMENT CO, LTD.
THORNHILL, ONTARIO
PETRIGLL\, JOHN CARMINE
THORNHILL, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
27(B)
27(B)
28000 9202031
8000 920203
OPERATING WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $36,000
SAM'S PUMP SERVICE LTD.
TIMMINS, ONTARIO
(NE)
EPA
EPA
27(A)
27(A)
200
200
920427
920427
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS OF A C OF A
TOTAL HNES:
$400
SAMRA, GEORGE
KEMPTVILLE, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
40
1500
921216
ILLEGALLY DISPOSING DEMOLITION WASTE
TOTAL FINES: $1,500
SAUL, RICHARD
CAMUCHIH, ONTARIO
GERRITS, mUXm MARTIN
CAMWCHIE, ONTARIO
(SW)
DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
EPA
EPA
40
27(B)
1300 921112
1000 921112
TOT\l. UNES: $2,300
SCHAI-HAUSER, lARRY
ORIU.IA ONTARIO
SCHAFHAUSER, TANIA
ORILLIA ONTARIO
SCHAFHAUSER, WALTER
ORIlllA, ONTARIO
759008 ONTARIO INC.
ORILLIA, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
■ EPA
EPA
27(B)
2500
920724
40-
■ NF
920724
27(B)
600
920724
40
NF
920724
27(B)
600
920724
40
NF
920724
40
920724
DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL FINES: $3,700
60
fc**» offences Againsl /he Environment
l=:==l
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Seqion
Conviction
Fine Date
SCOnjOHN Wl'SŒY
• HA1.DIMAND, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
EPA
REM! i\ l\( , 1 ll^l MS J-ROM HIS PROPERTY AND DEPOSITING ON ROM )
129
39
roT\i, riNT.s
50
100
921009
92I{X)9
scon AND SONS COMPANY, THE O.M.
MARYSV1L1.E, OHIO . (SE)
6 PA
\ PA
1 PA
1 PA
6
21000
920108
6
8000
920401
93(A)
2000
920108
93(B)
2000
920108
SELLING A PESTICIDE PRODUCT NOT CIASSIFIED BY THE REGUUTIONS
TOTAL HNES: $33,000
SCREMIN, SEVERING
MILTON, ONTARIO
NEPDA-
(ÇR)
UNDERTAKING A DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT A DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
SERNOSKIE BROS. LIMITED
KANATA, ONTARIO
SERNOSKIE, EDW\RD
NEPEAN, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
EPA
24(1)
13(1)
13(1)
1000
TOTAL HNES: $1,000
14000
1000
920616
920721
920721
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT, NAMELY Pm^OCK, LIKELY TO CAUSE AN ADVERSE EFFECT TOTALFINES: $15,000
SERVICE CENTRAL DE RESERVOIRS INC.
MONTREAL, QUEBEC (SE)
r
EPA
309
21(7)(A) ■
1000
921005
1
EPA
309
22(4)
7000
921005
FAILING TO RETURN COPIES OF MANIFESTS TO DIRECTOR
TOTALFINES: $8,000
SERVICES ENVIRONNEMENTAUX
L\n)LAW (QUEBEC) LTEE.
SAINTE CATHERINE, QUEBEC .
(SE)
EPA
309
146/18(1)
3000
920915
EPA
309
146/20(2) (A)
2000
920915
EPA
309
146/21(4)(A)
3000
920915
EPA
309
146/2!(7)(A)
3000
920915
EPA
309
146/21(8)
3000
920915
EPA
309
146/22(3) (B)
3000
920915
EPA
309
146/22(4)
3000
920915
VIOLATING CONDITIONS OF A C OF A
TOTAL HNES: $20,000
61
fc^^? Offences Against the Environment t^^
Defendant/
Offence
Conviction
UNTS
Act
Reg.
Section
Fine
Date
EPA
309
18(1)
5790
920410
EPA
309
18(1)
2750
920410
EPA
309
18(1)
1550
920410
EPA
309
18(1)
3400
920410
EPA
309
18(1)
600
920410
EPA
309
18(1)
1100
920410
EPA
309
2 1(7) (A)
1300
920410
EPA
309
21 (7) (A)
3500
920410
SERVICES SANITAIRES BLAINVILLE INC.
BUINVILLE, QUEBIX (SE)
FAILING TO COMPLY TO CONDITIONS IN C OF A
TOTAL HNES: $19,990
SERVICES SANITAIRES DE
RECYCLAGE EXPERT INC.
BOISBRIAND, QUEBEC
(SE)
309
2 1(7) (A)
2500
920929
309
21(8)
2500
920929
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS OF C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $5,000
(SE)
SET CONSTRUCTION LTD.
NEP1-:AN, ONTARIO
ZOR, MENTS
NEPEAN, ONTARIO '
ILLEGALLY DUMPING WASTE ON UNAl'I'Ki )\ i;i 1 ,MT1
EPA
EPA
39
39
4500
1000
TOTAL FINES: $5,500
920624
920305
SHAW, BENJAMIN GORDON
SOUTH GILLES, ONTARIO
(NW)
EPA
EPA
27(B)
39
NF
920818
920818
ESTABLISHING AND DEPOSITING WASTE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL HNES:
NF
SHELL CANADA PRODUCTS LIMITED
DON MILLS, ONTARIO (SE)
EPA
13(1)
90000 920512
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT LIKELY TO CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL HNES: $90,000
SINGH, GLIRSHARAN
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO
EPA
(CR)
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT NAMELY PAINT SOLVENTS, WITHOUT A C OF A
8(1) (A)
500 921102
TOTAL FINES: $500
62
fa**» Offences Against the Fjivironmettt
tss=?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
CoNviaioN
Seqion Fine Date
SKOTIDAKIS, PITER
EAST HAWKESBURY TWP., ONTARIO
(SE)
DIS(:MAK(il\(; WASTE INTO DITCH DRAINING TO RIVER
OViT{,\
16(1)
5000 920629
TOTM, HNES: $5,000
SMITH, PAUL D.
FORMOSA, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
40
400 921006
DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL HNES: $400
SMITH AND SONS WRTAGE LIMITED, HAROID E
VILLAGE OF FINCH, ONTARIO (SE)
SMITH, HAROLD E
VILLAGE OF FINCH, ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
OWRA
OWRA
EPA
13(1)
1500
921009
14(1)
1500
921009
16(1)
1500
921009
16(2)
1500 .
921009
13(1)
2000
921009
SPILLING DIESEL FUEL TO RIVER AND FAILURE TO NOTIFY
TOTAI. FINES: $8,000
SOLVTEC CORPORATION, THE
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
RODIN, SIDNEY
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
(CR)
2
EPA
1
EPA
2
EPA
1
EPA
146(1B)
146(18)
146(IB)
146(IB)
1000
500
800
200
920106
920106
920106
920106
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS ON C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $2,500
SOLVTEC CORPORATION, THE
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
RODIN, SIDNEY
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
27(B)
27(B)
3000
2000
921027
921027
ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $5,000
SOLVTEC CORPORATION, THE 1 EPA
; . 27(B)
3000
921027
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (CR) 1 EPA '
41
3000
921027
RODIN, SIDNEY 1 EPA
27(B)
2000
921027
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO 1 EPA
41
2000
921027
ILLEGALU- USING OF FACILITIES FOR STORAGE AND HANDLING OF WASTE
TOTAL FINES:
$10,000
63
t*==? Offences Agaitist the Environment fc=^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
SEaiON
Conviction
Fine Date
SOLVTEC CORPORATION, THE
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
RODIN, SIDNEY
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
40
40
3000 921027
2000 921027
DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED UND
TOTAL HNES: $5,000
SOUTHWESTERN SALES CORPORATION LTD.
SOMBRA, ONTARIO ' (SW)
FRYE, GEORGE HENRY
PORT LAMBTON, ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
13(1)
13(1)
lOOOO 921019
2000 921019
DISCHARGING CONTAMINANT LIKELY TO CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL HNES: $12,000
ST ANDREW GOLDFIELDS LTD.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
RITCHIE, ROBERT H.
CAUANDER, ONTARIO
(NE)
OWRA
OWRA
30(1)
30(1)
16000 921029
1000 921029
OPERATING ILLEGAL SEWAGE SYSTEM AND DISCHARGING INTO A CREEK
TOTAL FLNES: $17,000
ST ANDREW GOIDFIELDS LTD.
TORONTO, ONTARIO
EPA
(NE)
27(B)
3000 921028
USING, OPERATING AND ESTABLISHING A WASTEDISPOSAL SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A TOTAL RNES: $3,000
ST THOMAS SANITARY COLLECTION
SERVICE LIMITED
ST THOMAS, ONTARIO
(SW)
EPA
EXCEEDING REFUSE VOLUME SET OUT IN C OF A
27(B)
18000 920326
TOTAL FINES: $18,000
STEWART, GORDON
ORILLIA, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
8(7)
400 921027
AIJERING PROCESS AND DISCHARGE CONTAiMINANT INTO AIR
TOTAL FINES: $400
64
fc==> offences Against the Environment
à==?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act
Conviction
Reg. Seqion Fine Date
STRliAMI-lNl' TIRl- SAI.F.S LIMITED
I'AKRY SOUND, ONTARIO
IlEALEYJAMl'SFRl'URICK
PARRY SOUND, ONTARIO
(NE)
I-PA
EPA
ILLEGAIJy STORING AND DISCHARGING WASTE OIL TO GROUND
27(B)
27(B)
2000 920224
500 920224
TOTAL HNES: $2,500
SUDBIRY, REGIONAL
MUNICIP.\Lrn 01-
SUDBURY, ONTARIO •
(NE)
OPERATING \M\\H;EWORKSCONTRAK"i !()( n| \
OWRA-
66(3)
5000 920220
lOIMMMS $5,000
SULLIVAN, JOHN
ENNISMORE, ONTARIO
(CR)
OWRA
CONSTRUCTING A WELL WITHOUT A WELL TECHNICIAN LICENCE
43(1)
TOTAI. I IMS
NF
\1-
921015
SULLIVAN SALVAGE LIMITED
DESBORO, ONTARIO , . . ■
SACKS, JEFFREY PALI. FREDERICK
DESBORO, ONTARIO
<SW)
EPA
EPA
27(A)
27(A)
11000 921005
2000 921005
OPERATING AN ILLEGAL WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
TOTAL FINES: $13,000
SULLIVAN SALVAGE LIMITED
TWP. OF SUUIVAN, ONTARIO
SACKS, JEFFREY PAUL FREDERICK
TWP. OF SULLIVAN, ONTARIO
(SW)
EPA
EPA
39
39
6000 921005
1000 921005
ESTABLISHING, OPERATING AND DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL HNES: $7,000
SUNRISE EGGS (1989) UMITED
BURLINGTON, ONTARIO .
(WC)
EPA
309
1(1)
300
92061 1
ESTABLISHING A DUMP IN A PROHIBITED AREA
TOT.\L FINES:
$300
SZUCS, ALEX
BOLTON, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
39
2000
921005
DISCHARGING A HYDRAULIC OIL ONTO LAND THAT IS NOT A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
TOT.\L RNES: $2,000
65
fc==? offences Against Ihe Environment i=^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Section
Conviction
Fine Date
THEEMES, TODD
CHATHAM, ONTARIO
(SW)
PA
PA
PA
,751
5(1)
.5(2)
19(1)
500
500
500
920610
920610
920610
USING PESTICIDES NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LICENCE
TOTAL FINES: $1,500
THREE PENQUINS INC.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
(SE)
1 EPA
1 EPA
1 . EPA
1 EPA
309
13(1)
10000
920603
27(A)
5000 ■
920603
27(B)
5000
920603
15(10)
5000
920603
SPILLING AND ILLEGALLY STORING HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL WASTE
TOTAL HNES: $25,000
TITTON CONSTRUCTION UMITED, PRIMO *
SUDBURY, ONTARIO (NE)
TinON, PRIMO
SUDBURY ONTARIO
1
EPA
I
EPA
1.
EPA
1
EPA
1-
■ EPA
1
EPA
27(B)
1500
920729
39
1500.
. 920729
41
.1500
920729
27(B)
500
"920729
39
500
920729
41
500
920729
OPERATING AN ILLEGAL WASTE DISPOSAL SITE
TOTAL HNES: $6,000
TOSTE, ANTONIO E
TORONTO, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
27(A)
39
1000.
500
■920124
920124
DEPOSITING WASTE AND OPERATING WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM WITHOUT C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $1,500
TOWN LINE PROCESSING LTD.
HILLIER, ONTARIO
FAIL TO COMPLY WITH ORDER
(SE)
OWRA
66(2)
2250 920929
TOTAL FINES: $2,250
TREVIRANUS, GERJL\RD
GEORGETOWN, ONTARIO
1 ■.•
(CR)
OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHOUT \ r 1 tr \
EPA
27(B)
750 ■ 920220
TOTAL HNES: $750
TRUDEL, ROLAND
WELLAND, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
27(A)
1200 920928
OPERATING A mSTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES; $1,200
66
t=*=? Offences Af^ainst the Environment ^^^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Section
Conviction
Fine Date
UCAR CARBON CANADA INC.
Wl-LIAND, ONTARIO
(WC)
i?k
309
16(1)(A)
25000
ILLEGALLY STORAGE AND TRANSPORTING OF P.C.B. WASTE
TOTAL HNES: $25,000
921125
UNION ("ARBIDi; CANADA
Wl'LIANI), ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
EPA
13(1)
13(1)
20000
25000
920525
920325
PIANT EMITTING CARBON CONTAMINANT INTO AIR CAUSING DISCOMFORT
TOTAL FINES: $45,000
UNION GAS UMITED
CHATHAM, ONTARIO
OWRA
(SW)
30(1)
25000 921117
DISCHARGING SILT INTO WATERCOURSE IMPAIRING WATER QUALITY
TOTAL HNES: $25,000
UNIR()V/\I, CHEMICAI. LTD.
(008387 ONTARIO LTD.)
EIJVIIRA, ONTARIO
FA
(WC)
36(3)
16000 921117
DISCHARGING WASTE WATER (AMMONIA) INTO lAKE FREQUENTED BY FISH
TOTAL HNES: $16,000
UTHANE RESEARCH LTD.
MARKHAM, ONTARIO
GHALI, RAGUT
UNIONVILLE, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
EPA
13(1)
13(1)
5000 921126
1000 921126
DISCHARGING SMOKE, DUST AND PARTICULATE INTO THE AIR
TOTAL FINES: $6,000
VANDENBERG, DAVID PAUL
TWP. OF GOSFIELD NORTH, ONTARIO
(SW)
OWRA
16(1)
1000 920106
DISCHARGING OF PIG MANURE INTO DRAINAGE DITCH
TOTAL HNES: $1,000
VANROBOYS TRUCKING LTD.
THAMESVILLE, ONTARIO
TRI-LAND RECYCUNG INC.
CLi':ARWATER, ONTARIO
(SW)
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
EPA
39.
2500
920311
39.
2500
920311
39
5000
920311
39
5000
920311
39 .
2500
920311
39
2500
920311
67
t==? offences Against the Environment
fcs=5
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
SEaiON
Conviction
Fine Date
VANROBOYS, OSCAR
THAMESVILLE, ONTARIO
VANROBOYS, STEVEN
THAMESVILLE, ONTARIO
EPA
EPA
EPA
13(1)
27(B)
27(B)
1500
3000
3000
920311
920311
920311
STORING AND BURNING OF TIRES AND WASTE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FLNES:
$27,500
VARGA BROS. WRECKING LIMITED
1
EPA .
27(A)
5000
920124
CALEDONIA, ONTARIO
(WC)
1
EPA
27(B)
8000
920124
VARGA, STEVE
1
EPA
27(A)
1000
920124
Cj*iLEDONIA ONTARIO
1
EPA
27(B)
1000
920124
OPERATING AND DEPOSITING WASH 1 1\ i NAPPROVED SITE WITHOUT C OF A
■ TOIU FINES:
$15,000
VARNICOLOR CHEMICAL LTD.
1
EPA
I46(1A)
NF
920826
ELMIRA, ONTARIO
(WC)
ARGENTON, SEVERIN
'l .
EPA
146(1 A)
NF
920826
ELMIRA, ONTARIO
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH DIRECTOR'S ORDER
TOTAL FINES:
NF
.\RGENTON, SEVERIN
1
EPA
27(A)
NF
920826
ELMIRA, ONTARIO
(WC)
USING, OPERATING AND ESTABLISHING A
WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL HNES:
NF
.\RGENTON, SEVERIN
17
EPA
14()(1A)
NF
920903
ELMIRA, ONTARIO
(WC)
NOT COMPIi'lNG WITH AN ORDER FROM THE DIRECTOR
1 DIAL FLNES:
." NF
,\R(iENTON, SEVERIN
1
EPA ■ ■ .
13(1)
NF
920903 'f
ELMIRA, ONTARIO
1
EPA
147(A)
NF
920903
K()WAI,CHUK, WILLIAM
1
EPA
■ 146(13)
7500
920903
KITCHENER, ONTARIO .
(WC)
1 ■
EPA
8
7500
920903
MANAGING AND RECEIVING PCB WASTE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES:
$15,000
68
fcs=ï
offences Against the Environmetil
t==?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Seqion
CoNviaioN
Fine Date
VISNOVSKY.JOZEF
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO
(WC)
DEPOSITING WASTE SHINGLES ONTO liNAI'I'KOVHD SITE
EPA
40
150 920804
TOTAL nNES: $150
VREUGDENHIL, MARIEN
HASTINGS COUNTY, ONT
.(SE)
EPA
ÉPA
27(B)
27(B)
500
NF
920331
920331
ILLEGAlJy DEPOSITING AND BURNING WASTE BEFORE BEING
TRANSFERRED TO A lANDFILL SITE
TOTAL nNES; $500
WARREN, CULIDE
MILTON, ONTARIO
(CR)
NEPDA
24(1)
NF
920924
GRADING AND FILLING ON PROPERTY WITHOUT A PERMIT
TOTAL FINES:
NF
WAWANG FOREST PRODUCTS LTD.
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO ■ (NW) '
■3. EPA
27(B)
NF
920324
USING, OPERATING AND ESTABLISHING A WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A TOTAL HNES:
NF
WEIL'S FOOD PROCESSING LTD.
LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO
WEIL, HENRY
LEAMINGTON, ONTARIO
(SW)
OWRA
OWRA
16(1)
16(1)
33000 920710
5000 920710
ILLEGALLY DISCHARGING UNTREATED WASTE INTO CREEK
TOTAL FINES; $38,000
WHELAN, WILLLVM
KARS, ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA
OWRA
16(1)
16(1)
1500
1500
920501
920501
DISCHARGING MANURE ENTERING THE RIDEAU RIVER
TOTAL FINES: $3,000
WOODS, BRL\N
KINGSTON, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
39
100
920925
DEPOSITING PAINT WASTE ON UNAPPROVED SITE
TOTAL FLNES: $100
YOUNG CONSTRUCTION LTD., ROBERT E.
ENNISMORE, ONTARIO (CR)
EPA
. 13(1)
10000 920519
EMITTING RED BRICK DUST INTO AIR
TOTAL FINES: $10,000
69
fc^^» offences Agaimt the Environment t=^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg.
Seqion
CoNviaioN
Fine Date
ZOLLER, ARTHUR JACOB
WEST LORNE, ONTARIO
(SW)
OWRA
43(1)
800
920430
CONSTRUCTING A WELL WITHOUT A WELL TECHN1CL\N LICENCE
TOTAL HNES:
$800
ZWILLING, STEPHEN
PICTON, ONTARIO
(SE)
EPA
■41
500
921016
OPERATING A WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL HNES:
500
144587 CANADA INC.
(L\P DE U MADELEINE, QUEBEC
PRONOVOST, JEAN GUY
CAP DE LA MADELEINE, QUEBEC
(NE)
EPA
11/82
4(1)
50000
920623
EPA
11/82
6(B)
50000
920623
EPA
11/82 .
7
50000
920623
EPA
11/82
4(1)
25000
920623
EPA
11/82
6(B)
25000
920623
EPA
11/82
7
25000
920623
FAILING TO MANAGE PCB WASTE ACCORDING TO CONDITIONS OF C OF A
AND FAILING TO KEEP PROPER RECORDS
TOTAL FINES: $225,000
169527 CANADA INC.
PETROLL\, ONTARIO
(SW)
OWRA
OWRA
16(1)
16(2)
12500
5000
920601
920601
DISCHARGING OIL INTO BEAR CREEK AND ENVIRONMENT
TOT.U FINES: $17,500
291001 ONTARIO UMITED
GODERICH, ONTARIO
BRinON, PAUL
GODERICH, ONTARIO
(SW)
EPA
EPA
39
39
6000 920507
3000 920507
OPERATING, USING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL HNES: $9,000
349977 ONTARIO LTD.
GLOUCESTER, ONT/\RI()
(SE)
I
EPA
309
■ 17(1)
14000
920117
2
EPA
309
18(1)
18000
920117
2
EPA
309
. 22(2) (A)
3000
920117
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH CONDITIONS OF A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $35,000
70
>==^ Ojfences Against the Environmmt
fc==?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act Reg. Seqion
CoNviaiON
Fine Date
5 10656 ONTARIO INC.
SUDBURY, ONTARIO
FAI.VO, BHNITO
SUDBURY, ONTARIO
(NE)
KPA
EPA
39
39
2000 920709
1000 920709
OPERATING A WASTE DISPOSAI, SITE AND DEPOSITING WASTE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $3,000
591173 ONTARIO CORP.
FORT ERIE, ONTARIO
(WC)
1 ■ EPA
1 EPA
r EPA
13(1)
3000
920424
8(7)
1000
920424
8(7)
1000
920424
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT AND USING EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL nNES: $5,000
621695 ONTARIO LTD.
ST rj\THARINES, ONTARIO
VIELE, ANTHONY
ST CATHARINES, ONTARIO
(WC)
EPA
EPA
39
39
2250 921008
225 921008
DEPOSITING DEMOLITION WASTE ON UNAPPROVED LAND
TOTAL FINES: $2,475
670422 ONTARIO INC.
BARRIE, ONTARIO
(CR)
OWRA
22(C)
200 920826
ALTERING A WELL WITHOUT A THE PROPER LICENCES
TOTAL FINES: $200
682506 ONTARIO INC.
CLAREMONT, ONTARIO
(CR)
EPA
27(B)
3000 921008
USING A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE WITHOUT A C OF A
TOTAL FINES: $3,000
699184 ONTARIO INC.
ST CATHERINES, ONTARIO
(WC)
1
EPA
1
EPA
1
EPA
13(1)
3500
. 920922
8(1)(A)
1000
920922
8(7)
2000
920922
DISCHARGING A CONTAMINANT CAUSING ADVERSE EFFECT
TOTAL FINES: $6,500
713852 ONTARIO UMITED
PARRY SOUND, ONTARIO
(NE)
EPA 374/81
4(1)
1200
921110
DISCHARGING SEWAGE ONTO GROUND
TOTAL HNES: $1,200
71
t=^ offences Against the Environment fc==^
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Act
Reg.
Conviction
ection
Fine
Date
16(1)
2000
' 920408
16(2)
1000
920408
16(1). :
■'300
920408
16(2)
■ ■ 200
920408
724597 ONTARIO INC.
AIJWONTE, ONTARIO
BROWN, RALPH L.
KANATA, ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA
OWRA
OWRA
OWRA
DISCHARGING LIQUID WASTE INTO MARSHLAND
TOTAL HNES:
$3,500
728678 ONTARIO INC.
HANNON, ONTARIO
CASTONGUAY, CL\UDE
ANCASTER, ONTARIO
FACTOR, KEVIN •
HAIJ^IMAND, ONTARIO
(WC)
.1
EPA
EPA
EPA
309
15(1)
2000
921 120
39
2500
920730
13(1)
2500
920901
TRANSFERRING AND DEPOSITING WASTE ON UNAPPROVTiD SITE
TOTAL FINES:
$7,000
839039 ONTARIO UMITEU
WYOMING, ONTARIO
VERROEN, FREDERICK
WYOMING, ONTARIO
(SW)
DISCHARGING MANURE DRAINED INTO DRAIN
OWRA
OWRA
16(1)
16(1)
NF
1000
920211
920211
TOTAL FINES:
$1,000
856469 ONTARIO LIMITED
JASPER, ONTARIO
DESAULNIERS, KEN-NETH
JASPER, ONTARIO
(SE)
OWRA
612/84
11(1)/13(3)
1000
920929
OWRA
612/84
11(1)/13(4)
1000
920929
OWRA
612/84
11(5)(C)
500
920929
OWRA
612/84
11(5)(D)
500
920929
OWRA.
612/84
11(5)(D)
250
920929
OWRA
612/84
11(1)/13(3)
500
920929
OWRA
612/84
11(1)/13(4)
500
920929
OWRA
612/84
11(5)(C)
250
920929
OWRA
612/84
11(5)(D)
250
920929
OWRA
612/84
11(5)(D)
125
920929
OWRA
612/84
98/11 (5) (D)
500
920929
VIOUTIONS IN CONSTRUCTING WELLS
TOTAL HNES:
$5,375
72
i=*=? Offences Agaii is/ the Environment
tss=?
Defendant/
Offence
Region Counts Aa Reg.
CoNviaioN
EQION
Fine
Date
107(3)
250
920626
107(3)
1000
920626
107(3) .
600
920626
107(3)
400
920626
107(3)
250
920626
107(3)
500
920626
917283 ONTARIO UMITF.l)
'mUNDKR BAY, ONTARIO
MORRISON, KEVIN R.
THllNDKR BAY, ONTARIO '
mi)
(wm
OWR.\
OWRA
OWRA
OWRA
OWRA
FAILING TO COMPLY WITH RFGIIUTIONS IN CONSTRUCTION OF WELLS
TOTAL HNES: $3,000
TOTAL FINES 1992
$3,633,095
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