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Today's News
November 9, 2005: Tembec fined a record $1 million for polluting
Forestry company fined record amount
Nov 9 2005
CBC News
The Quebec government has fined forestry company Tembec $1 million for polluting the Ottawa river near its paper mill in Temiscamingue. The government says it is the highest fine ever imposed on a company for breaking the province's environmental laws.
Tembec's Temiscamingue complex is a large operation, with three separate pulp and paper mills and two chemical plants.
The facility treats the town's waste water as well as the run off from the mills.
The government charged the company with 155 counts of breaking Quebec's environmental laws.
Tembec admitted to 36 charges, and the two sides agreed on the dollar amount for the fine.
Company spokesman Pierre Brien, says the company recognizes its fault and is willing to pay, but certainly not joyfully.
"You always prefer to invest that money in your mill instead of getting no return on that," Brien says.
He says the company has now fixed the problem, and that Tembec has invested more than $100 million in the past 15 years to limit pollution from the Temiscamingue mills.
"Temiscamingue is the home town for most of us, these mills are part of the beginnings of the company," Brien says. "We always try to find solutions to those problems and we are very committed to the environment."
The company has ninety days to pay the fine.
http://www.cbc.ca/montreal/story/tembec-051109.html
Topic(s): Forestry News, legal news, Pollution and Waste News, Poor Performers, Water News
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