ARTICLE · 10 APRIL 2016

Teck Metals: $3 Million In Fisheries Act Fines

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On February 29, 2016, Teck Metals Ltd. plead guilty to three offences under the Fisheries Act for the release of substances deleterious to fish in the Columbia River.

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On February 29, 2016, Teck Metals Ltd. plead guilty to three offences under the Fisheries Act for the release of substances deleterious to fish in the Columbia River. The total fine was $3,000,000 for the Fisheries Act offences. Teck Metals also paid $400,000 in fines under BC legislation. All of the $3,000,000 fine will be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund for fish habitat and fisheries restoration projects in the Kootenay River or Columbia River watersheds.

Teck Metals released a statement in response to the charges describing a total of nine incidents occurring between November 12, 2013 to February 5, 2015. The incidents involved discharges of water with elevated levels of zinc, copper, ammonia, chlorine and cadmium into the Columbia River.

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Teck Metals: $3 Million In Fisheries Act Fines

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