$120,000 Fine For Ontario Water Resources Act Violations

Aecon Construction and Materials Limited ("Aecon") is in the business of constructing complex highway infrastructure, airfields projects, residential and commercial developments, landfills,  and bridges in addition to other large infrastructure projects.

On February 8, 2017 Aecon pled guilty to two offences under the Ontario Water Resources Act ("OWRA") for discharging material into water than may impair the quality of the water and failing to report the discharge. In addition to receiving a fine of $120,000 (plus the 25% victim fine surcharge) Aecon was issued a Court Order requiring the construction of a fish habitat embayment in the Rideau River watershed.

Aecon was contracted by Northland Power Solar McCann Inc. to construct a 10 megawatt solar generation facility located in the Township of Rideau Lakes.  Construction of the McCann project started in mid-2012 and proceeded throughout 2013.