On November 5, 2015 Canaport LNG Limited Partnership plead
guilty to charges under the Migratory Birds Convention Act,
1994 and the Species at Risk Act and was ordered to
pay a total penalty of $750,000 by the New Brunswick Provincial
court.
The investigation conducted by Environment Canada into the
incident disclosed that in September 2013 there were in excess of
7,500 bird mortalities resulting from direct or indirect contact
with burning natural gas from a flare stack being operated at the
Canaport LNG facility. Approximately 26 different species of
migratory birds were killed; four of which were Canada Warblers, a
threatened species listed under the Species at Risk
Act.
The money from the fine will be used for a variety of different
programs including a study in bird migration by Bird Studies Canada
and a scholarship at the University of New Brunswick in environment
and natural resources. The New Brunswick Museum will also receive
$150,000 to create a DNA
