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Charged Is: Claude Mantha Parent, Brian Joseph Mareck, Jennifer McCallum-Maltauro

Next Court Appearance: April 14, 2020 in Whitecourt Provincial Court

Date Charges Laid: November 27, 2019

Date Of Alleged Offences: Variously, on or between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2017

Description: Allegedly did: occupy public land and was not the holder of a disposition or of an authorization under section 20 of the Public Lands Act authorizing the person to do so and was not otherwise authorized to do so under the Public Lands Act and regulations; did cause, permit or suffer the accumulation of waste material, debris, refuse or garbage on public land; did cause, permit or suffer loss or damage to public land; did cause, permit or suffer activities on, or the use of, public land that is likely to result in loss or damage to public land; did cause, permit or suffer the existence on public land of any structure or excavation of any kind that is undesirable or otherwise in contravention of the Public Lands Act or the regulations; did cause, permit or suffer the existence on public land of any condition that may cause loss or damage to the public land.

Contraventions: Public Lands Act 54(1)(a), (a.1), (a.2), (b), (c), 56(1)(d)

Charged Is: Superior Concrete Systems Ltd., Loutfi Aboumrad, Alberta Chrome & Grinding (2001) Ltd., Ziad El-Bittar, Amara Investment Corp., Hussein Amery

Next Court Appearance: June 1, 2020 in Calgary Provincial Court

Date Charges Laid: March 14, 2019

Date Of Alleged Offences: Variously - between April 1, 2017 and April 13, 2017; between April 1, 2017 and May 4, 2017; between May 2, 2017 and September 26, 2017

Description: Allegedly did: improper disposal of waste; transport, store, treat or dispose of hazardous waste without a manifest; release or permit the release of a substance into the environment that may cause, is causing or has caused an adverse effect; failed to report a release; consigned or transported hazardous waste without a manifest; knowingly, or otherwise, provided false or misleading information.

Contraventions: Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act 176; 191; 192; 109(2); 110(2); 176; 227(a)(b)

Charged Is: Bowen Contracting Ltd. and Murdock Bowen

Next Court Appearance: June 3, 2020 in Hinton Provincial Court

Date Charges Laid: June 20, 2019

Date Of Alleged Offences: On or between November 2, 2018, and April 30, 2019

Description: Allegedly did: knowingly and otherwise contravene a Water Management Order.

Contraventions: Water Act 142(1)(c),(2)(c)

Charged Is: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Next Court Appearance: September 11, 2020 in Fort McMurray Provincial Court

Date Charges Laid: May 6, 2019

Date Of Alleged Offences: On or between the 8th day of May 2017 and the 17th day of May 2017

Description: Allegedly did: release or permit the release into the environment of a substance in an amount, concentration or level or at a rate of release that causes or may cause a significant adverse effect; did release a substance or permit the release of a substance into any part of a waterworks system that causes or may cause the potable water supplied by the system to be unfit for any of its intended uses; release a substance or permit the release of a substance into any part of a waterworks system that causes or may cause the concentration of the substance or of any other substance in the potable water supplied by the system to vary from the specified concentration for the substance set out in any applicable approval or code of practice or the regulations; did handle dangerous goods without complying with all applicable safety requirements and security requirements; contravene a term or condition of an approval.

Contraventions: Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act 109(2); 148(a)(b); 227(e); Dangerous Goods Transportation and Handling Act 19(a)

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