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€334,587Total of monetary amounts
€334,587Largest single case: AV Terrace Bay Inc.
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1 case

14 Mar 2025 AV Terrace Bay Inc.AV Terrace Bay pulp mill: CAD 525,000 fine for effluent and air emission breaches Canada, OntarioEmissions and permits €334,587

In May 2023 all rainbow trout died in a toxicity test on the effluent of the pulp mill, which is discharged via a creek into Lake Superior; in the same month the mill also exceeded the limit for total reduced sulphur (TRS) in its air emissions four times. The court convicted the company of two offences under the Environmental Protection Act and fined it CAD 525,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of CAD 131,250.

What organisations can take from it

Even short-lived exceedances of effluent and air emission limits can lead to heavy fines; continuous monitoring and swift corrective action are essential.

Relevance to training and awareness

Compliance with effluent and emission limits

Authority / court
Gericht in Thunder Bay (Ermittlung und Anklage: Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks)
Area of law
Environment and sustainability · Emissions and permits
Legal basis
Environmental Protection Act (Ontario), RSO 1990, c E.19 – Abwasserqualität nach der Umweltgenehmigung (Environmental Compliance Approval) und Industriestandard für TRS-Emissionen
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Manufacturing and mechanical engineering
Mitigating circumstances
According to the ministry, the company reported the test result and each TRS exceedance as required, immediately investigated the causes of the exceedances and submitted an abatement plan; weekly follow-up tests of the effluent showed no further failures.
Published
14 Jul 2025

Original amount 525,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 14 Mar 2025.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

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