Herons dead, leak from mine tailings: Some environmental fines in Canada
A Saskatchewan judge has fined Husky Energy $3.8 million for a pipeline leak that released oil into the North Saskatchewan River in July 2016.
Here are some other environmental fines handed down in courts in the last few years:
Jan. 3, 2019 — Oilsands giant Syncrude is fined $2.7 million for federal and provincial offences after the death of 31 blue herons in a sump pond near Fort McMurray, Alta.
July 13, 2018 — Nexen Energy is fined $290,000 after a pipeline leaked water, sand and bitumen near Anzac, Alta.