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Teck fined millions for polluting Columbia River SHERI REGNIER Trail Times
Teck Trail Operations was penalized $3.4 million in Rossland Provincial Court on Monday. The fine relates to 13 accidental discharges that occurred between November 2013 and February 2015, according to the company’s news release. Effluent with elevated levels of substances including copper, zinc, ammonia, chlorine and cadmium were released by outfall into the Columbia River, leading to five charges under the Fisheries and Environmental Management Acts. A portion of the penalty will be designated for local environmental conservation funds. In relation to the federal Fisheries Act charges, $3 million of the fine will be directed to the Environmental Damages Fund, confirmed Catherine Adair, Teck community relations leader. “The judge recommended that these funds be directed to conservation and protection of fish habitat in the Lower Columbia region,” said Adair. “Which includes the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers from Nelson south.” The remaining $400,000 is in relation to the provincial Environmental Management Act charges, explained Adair. She said $390,000 will be directed to the Habitat Conservation Trust Fund, and used for projects that enhance biological diversity, fish, fish habitat and wildlife habitat in the Lower Columbia, which includes the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers from Nelson south. The remaining $10,000 will go to general revenue, she added. “Incidents of this kind are simply not acceptable,” Thompson Hickey, general manager of Trail operations, said in the release. See TECK, page 3
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Molly Miller (centre) receiving her award from Donna Mihalcheon, BC Games Society Board Member (left) and Kelly Mann, BC Games Society President and CEO (right).
Miller receives W.R. Bennett Award for Athletic EveryExcellence deduction C AROLYN GR ANT Bulletin Editor
As reported in yesterday’s Bulletin, Kimberley’s Molly Miller brought home two gold medals from the BC Winter Games. She also brought home a prestigious award, the W.R. Bennett Award for Athletic Excellence. The award is given to one outstanding athlete at each BC Winter and BC Summer Games. The award includes a $2500 bursary and is designed to recognize and sup-
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