Environmental compliance reports

October 1, 2025: EVR Operations Limited: 

EVR Operations Limited (formerly Teck Coal Limited) received seven administrative penalties totaling $3,626,750 for delays in constructing and operating three water treatment facilities between 2018 and 2022 and 171 exceedances of water quality limits between 2021 and 2023:

• $101,250 penalty for 45 days of delay in operating a new water treatment facility at its Elkview Operations

• $1,545,500 penalty for 281 days of delay in operating a new water treatment facility at its Fording River Operations; this is the second administrative penalty for the same issue.

• $896,500 penalty for 163 days of delay in operating a second new water treatment facility at its Fording River Operations

• $220,000 penalty for 44 separate failures to comply with selenium water quality limits between April 2021 and March 2023; this is the second administrative penalty for the same issue.

• $342,000 penalty for 74 separate failures to comply with nitrate water quality limits between April 2021 and March 2023

• $18,000 penalty for 3 separate failures to comply with selenium water quality limits between March and April 2022

• $503,500 penalty for 50 separate failures to comply with nitrate water quality limits between February 2021 and March 2023; this is the second administrative penalty for the same issue.

Administrative Penalty 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

September 24, 2025: Columere Park Developments Ltd. 

Columere Park Developments Ltd. received two administrative penalties totaling $16,500 for six exceedances of municipal effluent quality requirements in 2022 and for failing to install a continuous monitoring system between June of 2022 and October of 2024. This is the second administrative penalty for the same issues.

Administrative penalty 1, 2

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September 2, 2025: Newcrest Red Chris Mining Limited

Newcrest Red Chris Mining Limited, who own a copper/gold mine near Iskut, received a $12,685 administrative penalty for failing to complete the hydrogeological monitoring which is required in their authorization between August 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024.

Administrative penalty

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August 26, 2025: TRLG Enterprises Ltd.

TRLG Enterprises Ltd. received 5 administrative penalties totaling $68,350 for non-compliances with their wastewater authorization. The non-compliances included failing to:

• stay below authorized limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, fecal coliform and turbidity
• regularly inspect and maintain equipment
• put a contingency fund in place in case of equipment failure
• install 24-hour remote plant monitoring
• have a turbidity measuring device

Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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August 26, 2025: Zane William Peck

Zane William Peck received a $7,820 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials on their property in Creston. The prohibited materials included:

• treated wood
• drywall
• other demolition debris

They received a verbal warning and violation ticket in 2024 for the same issue.

Administrative penalty

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August 26, 2025: Ascot Resources Ltd.

Ascot Resources Ltd. who own and operate a gold mine near Stewart, received 2 administrative penalties totaling $2,650 for failing to:

• Immediately notify the Ministry of a conditions which prevented normal operations
• Submit a report summarizing all monitoring data including water quality and toxicity results

Administrative penalty 1, 2

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August 18, 2025: Gulzar Transport Inc.

Gulzar Transport Inc., a trucking company based in Delta, received a $500 administrative penalty for not submitting an End of Spill report as is required under the Spill Reporting Regulation.

Administrative penalty

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August 18, 2025: Conuma Resources Limited

Conuma Resources Limited, which owns and operates Brule Mine near Chetwynd, received a $13,000 administrative penalty for exceeding the maximum total daily particulate levels 32 times between January 2023 and June 2024. The mining process for steelmaking coal can create particulate from blasting, crushing, earth moving, ore conveyance, ground disturbance, and hauling traffic.

Administrative penalty

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July 28,2025: Kenneth Ray Osmond

Kenneth Ray Osmond received a $2,250 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials on a property in Creston. The prohibited materials included:

• Fiberglass
• Plastics
• Asphalt
• Electrical wire
• Treated wood
• Other demolition waste

Administrative penalty

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July 23, 2025: Glacier House Resort Ltd.

Glacier House Resort Ltd. received 4 administrative penalties totaling $70,125 for non-compliances related to its wastewater treatment system. They included failing to:

• Have an operator who is certified by the Environmental Operator Certification Program
• Monitor the receiving environment where reclaimed water is discharged
• Install and maintain an effluent flow measuring device
• Monitor municipal effluent quality and quantity

They received 2 warnings previously for the same issues.

Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4

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July 22, 2025: District of Hope

The District of Hope (DoH) received a $13,000 administrative penalty for issues related to how wastewater was discharged from their wastewater treatment plant. They have been using a temporary outfall, which is unauthorized since 2017, when their authorized outfall was damaged.

Administrative penalty

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July 21, 2025: Kanwar Kanwaljit Singh Herr

Kanwar Kanwaljit Singh Herr received a $6,156 administrative penalty for burning prohibited material on their property in Erickson. The prohibited materials included:

• Plastics
• Tar paper
• Other demolition waste

Administrative penalty

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July 21, 2025: Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure received a $4,500 administrative penalty for failing to keep the perimeter fence electrified at their Dease Lake landfill on multiple occasions.

Administrative penalty

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July 17, 2025: Deep Water Recovery Ltd.

Deep Water Recovery Ltd., a marine maintenance and recycling company,  received two administrative penalties totaling $72,050 for failing to comply with two requirements of Pollution Abatement Order 112057.  The non-compliances included failing to:

• Immediately cease releasing effluent to the environment that has concentrations of copper, lead and zinc above BC Water Quality Guidelines
• Implement the approved Effluent Sampling and Management Plan

Administrative penalty 1, 2

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July 16, 2025: 1141536 B.C. Ltd

1141536 B.C. Ltd, which owns property on the New Westminster Pier, received 2 administrative penalties totaling $33,410 for failing to clean up contaminants left from the 2020 New Westminster Pier fire.

Administrative penalty

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July 15, 2025: Jesse Aaron Dynna

Jesse Aaron Dynna received a $3,596 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials on his property near Arras. The prohibited materials included:

• PVC pipe
• Insulation
• Tin roofing
• Other demolition waste

Administrative penalty

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July 15, 2025: Gold Mountain Mining Corporation

Gold Mountain Mining Corporation, which operates a gold mine near Merritt, received a $8,771 administrative penalty for discharging mine effluent that exceeded the permitted parameter limits. The parameters that were exceeded included:

• Total suspended solids
• Sulphate
• Dissolved cadmium
• Total uranium
• Total zinc

Administrative penalty

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July 14, 2025: The Owners Strata Plan EPS 3002

The Owners Strata Plan EPS 3002, who own Saratoga Marina and Resort in Scotch Creek, received a $800 administrative penalty for not transferring the wastewater treatment system into their name which is considered discharging without a proper authorization.

They received a warning for the same issue in 2023.

Administrative penalty

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July 2, 2025: Roy Mahon

Roy Mahon received a $5,000 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials on his Idabel Lake property near Kelowna. The prohibited demolition debris included:

• Asphalt or asphalt products
• Carpets
• Drywall
• Fuel tanks
• Furniture
• Appliances
• Plastics
• Tires
• Treated or painted wood products

Administrative penalty

June 30, 2025: Walter Yee Lee and Mei Yan Lee

Walter Yee Lee and Mei Yan Lee received two administrative penalties totaling $49,500 for failing to comply with a Remediation Order for their former dry-cleaning property on Cook Street in Victoria. The Remediation Order required them to submit:

• A proposed work plan and schedule to complete the site investigation and report out on it
• Bi-weekly email updates to document the progress made in meeting the Order requirements

They received two warnings and two other administrative penalties for the same issues.

Administrative penalty 1, 2

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June 24, 2025: Domtar Inc., doing business as Skookumchuck Pulp

Skookumchuck Pulp, a bleached kraft pulpmill, received 3 administrative penalties totaling $56, 250 for:

• Discharging effluent that exceeded the authorized limit for Rainbow Trout 96-hour LC50 Toxicity
• Failing to maintain the settling basin in good working order
• Bypassing the effluent treatment system and discharging effluent to the ground

Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3

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June 23, 2025: Newcrest Red Chris Mine Limited

Newcrest Red Chris Mine Limited, a copper/gold mine, received 3 administrative penalties totaling $17,254 for failing to:

• Implement a surface water quality monitoring program for all discharges
• Implement the groundwater monitoring program required in their Permit
• Immediately notify the Ministry of non-compliances
• Submit a comprehensive annual report for 2019, 2020 and 2021

The non-compliances took place from January 2, 2020, to April 1, 2022.

Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3

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June 18, 2025:  Conuma Mining Services Limited

Conuma Mining Services Limited received a $12,000 administrative penalty for the unauthorized discharge of high selenium waste rock at their open pit metallurgical coal mine near Tumbler Ridge.

Administrative penalty

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June 16, 2025: Fraser Valley Agri Waste Solutions Ltd.

Fraser Valley Agri Waste Solutions Ltd. received a $9,000 administrative penalty for taking more organic matter than their composting facility was designed to take which was in contravention with the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation. The facility was designed to take 8000 tonnes per year and they accepted 25, 637 tonnes between April 1, 2023 and May 15, 2024.

Administrative penalty

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June 12, 2025: 0822759 B.C. Ltd doing business as Ucluelet Harbour Seafoods

Ucluelet Harbour Seafoods received 2 administrative penalties totaling $25,000 for non-compliances related to the discharge from their fish processing plant.  The non-compliances include:

• Exceeding allowable limits for ammonia, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS) and oil and grease
• Failing to record the effluent volume once per day

Administrative penalty 1, 2

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June 12, 2025: Michael Stephen Reppy

Michael Stephen Reppy received two administrative penalties totaling $17,800 for non-compliances related to the Double Bay Sanctuary Foundation’s wastewater treatment plant which discharges to the marine environment. The non-compliances include failing to:

• Maintain a suitable flow measuring device
• Monitor effluent quality and quantity

Records are not currently available

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June 11, 2025: Thichum Forest Products Limited Partnership

Thichum Forest Products Limited Partnership received a $1,250 administrative penalty for non-compliances under the Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation. The non-compliances included:

• Burning within 100 metres of neighbouring buildings
• Failing to notify occupants in neighbouring buildings 24 hours in advance of the burn
• Failing to complete burning by 4pm on the same day the burning started

Administrative penalty

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June 9, 2025: Hemlock Utility Services Ltd.

Hemlock Utility Services Ltd. received 4 administrative penalties totaling $119,250 for non-compliances at the wastewater treatment plant they operate at Sasquatch Mountain Resort west of Chilliwack. The non-compliances included failing to:

• Ensure that a Wastewater Treatment III Operator, certified by the Environmental Operator Certification Program (EOCP), operates and maintains the system
• Maintain a suitable flow measuring device
• Take a grab sample of the effluent once per month on 7 occasions
• Submit semi-annual reports containing data analysis and flow measurements

Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4

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June 5, 2025: Kitimat-Stikine Regional District

The Kitimat-Stikine Regional District received 4 administrative penalties totaling $42,700 for non-compliances at their Iskut Landfill. The non-compliances included failing to:

• Maintain a minimum 15-meter fire break clear of all combustible materials
• Prevent litter from being scattered around the facility and impacting neighboring properties
• Operate its electric fence with a minimum of 6,000 volts
• Maintain a logbook to record all dates when cover was applied to the waste disposal area

Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4

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May 26, 2025: Peace River Coal Inc.

Peace River Coal Inc. received a $1,750 administrative penalty for failing to immediately notify the Ministry of any non-compliance with the requirements of their authorization. The authorization is for their Trend-Roman Mine metallurgical coal mine 30km south of Tumbler Ridge.

Administrative penalty

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May 26, 2025: Huldra Properties Inc.

Huldra Properties Inc., which operates the Craigmont Mine near Merritt, received a $700 administrative penalty for failing to upload groundwater level measurements and monitoring well information to Ministry databases.

Administrative penalty

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May 21, 2025: MBEC Communications Inc. dba The UPS Store Inc.

The UPS Store Inc, whose corporate headquarters are in Ontario but operate 61 locations in BC, received a $14,500 administrative penalty for failing to:

• Submit an Extended Producer Responsibility Plan
• Operate according to an approved Extended Producer Responsibility Plan

Both are required under the Recycling Regulation.

Administrative penalty

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May 14, 2025: RF Franchising Inc.

RF Franchising Inc., who do business as Freshslice Pizza, received a $750 administrative penalty for failing to provide requested information to an officer for an inspection under the Environmental Management Act and Recycling Regulation.

Administrative penalty

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May 13, 2025: Vintage Views Developments Ltd.

Vintage Views Developments Ltd. owns and operates a municipal wastewater collection and treatment system for a residential housing development at Heritage Hills, near Okanagan Falls. They received 4 administrative penalties totaling $158,480 for failing to:

• Immediately notify the Ministry if the wastewater fails to meet a requirement in the Municipal Wastewater Regulation
• Monitor the receiving environment
• Meet class B effluent quality requirements; Biochemical Oxygen Demand 10mg/L, Total Suspended Solids 10mg/L, Fecal coliform 400 MPN/1
• Install monitoring wells to measure background and receiving environment water quality
• Monitor the quality and quantity of the wastewater

Vintage Views has received 2 other administrative penalty packages related to their wastewater system.

Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4

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May 13, 2025: Columbia Shuswap Regional District

The Columbia Shuswap Regional District received a $1,050 administrative penalty for failing to ensure that litter from their Golden landfill did not cause a nuisance for neighboring properties.

Administrative penalty

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May 12, 2025: Oak and Fort Corp.

Oak and Fort Corp., a clothing and lifestyle retailer in Vancouver, received a $600 administrative penalty for failing to provide requested information to an officer for an inspection under the Environmental Management Act and Recycling Regulation. They received a warning for the same issue in 2024.

Administrative penalty

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May 8, 2025: K.M.S. Tools and Equipment Ltd.

K.M.S. Tools and Equipment Ltd. (KMS) received a $28,300 administrative penalty for failing to have an Extended Producer Responsibility Plan which is required under the Recycling Regulation. KMS is a tool distributor with nine retail locations in BC and five in Alberta. They also operate KMS C.A.R. Parts, KMS Tool Repair, an online store and a distribution warehouse in Coquitlam.

Administrative penalty

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May 5, 2025: Domtar Inc. DBA Skookumchuck Pulp

Domtar Inc., DBA Skookumchuck Pulp, received 3 administrative penalties totaling $17,200 for failing to:

• Meet permitted opacity limits for the wood waste fired power boiler
• Maintain equipment in good working order
• Immediately notify the Ministry of an authorized discharge or discharges outside of permitted limits
• Comply with the Spill Reporting Regulation
• Take appropriate action to prevent pollution
• Submit an annual report

Administrative penalty 1, 2 , 3

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April 28, 2025:  Mr. P’s and Mr. Pet’s Ltd.

Mr. P’s and Mr. Pet’s Ltd. received a $1,400 administrative penalty for failing to provide information requested to complete an inspection under the Recycling Regulation. They received a $1,000 administrative penalty for the same issue in 2021.

Administrative penalty

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April 28, 2025: Jagvinder Smagh

Jagvinder Smagh received a $3,696 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials in contravention of the Environmental Management Act’s waste disposal provisions. The prohibited materials included carpets, electrical wire, insulation, plastics, polystyrene foam, treated wood products & other demolition type waste.

Administrative penalty

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April 25, 2025: Sun-View Industries Ltd

Sun-View Industries Ltd., which operates an aluminum and steel powder coating facility in Summerland, received two administrative penalties totaling $2,500 for failure to:

• Test their emergency contingency plan annually (2022 and 2023)
• Keep an operating record which records the following:
  • Date and amount of process chemical added to the system
  • Amounts of materials removed
  • Dates process tanks are cleaned
  • What process was used to dispose of any liquid or sludge removed from the tanks

Administrative penalty 1, 2 

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April 10, 2025: Teck Metals Ltd.

Teck Metals Ltd. received two administrative penalties totaling $14,500 related to unauthorized bypasses of the:

• Main zinc stack, No.1 acid plant stack, roaster startup stacks 1 and 2
• No.3 slag fuming furnace baghouse and stack and the lead furnace baghouse and stack

The non-compliances occurred between July 2022 and April 2024.

Administrative penalty 1, 2

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April 2, 2025: Net Zero Waste Eastgate Ltd. (NZWE)

NZWE, which operates a composting facility south of Princeton, received a $20,650 administrative penalty for not ensuring that all composting areas were:

• On an impermeable surface
• Covered
• Designed to prevent surface water infiltration
• Equipped with a leachate management system

Administrative penalty

March 25, 2025: Cutline Industries Ltd and 1064413 B.C Ltd., dba LifeSoils Products

LifeSoils Products received 2 administrative penalties totaling $41,357 for failing to:

• Have a paved or impervious surface under the compost processing area
• Prevent the discharge of leachate to the environment

Administrative penalty 1, 2

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March 20, 2025: Jonathan Ryder Spick

Jonathan Ryder Spick received a $5,000 administrative penalty for burning during poor venting conditions which contravenes the Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation.

Administrative penalty

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March 17, 2025: Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.

Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. received two administrative penalties totaling $14,424 for failing to:

• Conduct effluent discharge and receiving environment water quality monitoring on 37 occasions
• Enter water quality sample results into the Ministry’s Environmental Monitoring System database on 24 occasions

 Administrative penalty 1, 2

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March 11, 2025: Arctic Const. Ltd.

Arctic Const. Ltd. received a $4,300 administrative penalty for burning prohibited materials. Materials included furniture, treated wood products, electrical wire, and demolition waste.

Administrative penalty

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March 11, 2025: Teck Metals Ltd

Teck Metals Ltd in received two administrative penalties totaling $26,75 for bypassing the authorized works when discharging effluent. The bypasses were between June 2022 and February 2024.

Administrative penalty 1, 2

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March 5, 2025: Barrick Gold Inc.

Barrick Gold Inc. received a $114,750 administrative penalty for discharging effluent with high cobalt concentrations to Hedley Creek. This caused the water quality limit for cobalt to be exceeded 17 times between September 2021 and October 2023.

This is Barrick’s second administrative penalty for exceeding cobalt limits.

Administrative penalty

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February 27, 2025: City of Prince Rupert

The City of Prince Rupert received 4 administrative penalties totaling $75,000 for non-compliances at their landfill including:

• Not managing their municipal solid waste and recyclable material according to their approved Solid Waste Management Plan
• Accepting more material to be landfilled than they were authorized to
• Discharging leachate that exceeded authorized limits for ammonia, boron, copper, nitrate and zinc
• Failing leachate toxicity tests
• Failing to control the spread of litter and wildlife access to it

Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4

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February 26, 2025: City of Prince Rupert

The City of Prince Rupert received a $26,000 administrative penalty for the unauthorized discharge of leachate from their landfill which impacted nearby Hays Creek. 

Administrative penalty

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February 26, 2025: Ascot Resources Ltd.

Ascot Resources Ltd. received four administrative penalties totaling $54,030 for non-compliances for discharging:

• Water treatment plant effluent above authorized limits for zinc, cadmium, and copper
• Tailings effluent that was above authorized limits for zinc and cadmium and

Failing to:

• Have an operational water treatment plant
• Operate receiving environment flow monitoring stations
• Immediately notify the ministry about non-compliances

Administrative penalty 1, 2, 3, 4

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January 27, 2025: Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd.

Bralorne Gold Mines Ltd. received a $1,300 administrative penalty for failing to immediately notify the Ministry about drill cutting spills from their surface exploration drilling in 2022.

Administrative penalty

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January 16, 2025: City of Prince Rupert

The City of Prince Rupert received an $18,460 administrative penalty for failing to inspect and maintain their wastewater system. This resulted in multiple effluent pipe leaks and discharges of raw sewage to waterbodies.

Administrative penalty

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January 13, 2025: GFL Environmental Inc.

GFL Environmental Inc. received a $22,200 administrative penalty for allowing compost leachate to be discharged to the environment. The leachate had the potential to negatively affect aquatic species.

Administrative penalty

2024 compliance summary year in review infographic (PDF, 19MB)

Environmental Management and Pest Management Acts

Inspections

• 830 inspections done by 34 inspectors

Compliance responses

• 164 notices of compliance, 300 advisories, 303 warnings, 61 administrative penalties, 2 investigation referrals

Complaints by discharge type in percent

• Effluent 36%, refuse 25%, odour 11%, air emissions 14%, pesticides 13%, other 1%
• 862 complaints with 91% responded to within 7 days

Integrated Environmental Enforcement Unit

An equal partnership between the environmental protection division and the conservation officer service that investigates significant complex environmental offences and pursues both prosecution and administrative enforcement responses.

3 investigators responsible for:

• 8 active investigations
• 1 completed administrative penalty
• 2 completed investigations

Administrative penalties

Administrative penalties levied totalled $1,946,644

Administrative penalties levied per sector:

How do we know that administrative penalties are working?

If an administrative penalty (AP) has been effective, we should see increased compliance and therefore, a de-escalation in response. Data from 2017-2024 shows that 65% of AP follow-up inspections result in either a notice of compliance, advisory, or warning.

• Notice of compliance 11%
• Advisories 12%
• Warnings 42%
• Administrative penalties 35%

2023 compliance year in review infographic (PDF, 8.8MB)

Environmental Management and Pest Management Acts

Inspections

• 805 inspections done by 30 inspectors

Compliance responses

• 211 notices of compliance, 268 advisories, 280 warnings, 45 administrative penalties, 1 investigation referral

Complaints by discharge type

• Effluent 288, refuse 209, odour 74, air emissions 117, pesticides 96
• 784 complaints with 94% responded to within 7 days

Administrative penalties levied totaled $17,211,591

Administrative penalties levied per sector:

Integrated Environmental Enforcement Unit

An equal partnership between the environmental protection division and the conservation officer service that investigates significant complex environmental offences and pursues both prosecution and administrative enforcement responses.

4 officers responsible for:

• 8 active investigations
• 1 completed administrative penalty
• 2 completed investigations

2022 compliance year in review infographic (PDF, 5.4MB)

Environmental Management and Pest Management Acts

Inspections

• 912 inspections done by 25 inspectors

Compliance responses

• 270 notices of compliance, 370 advisories, 221 warnings, 50 administrative penalties, 1 investigation referral

Complaints by discharge type

• Effluent 357, refuse 350, odour 159, air emissions 146, pesticides 117
• 1,129 complaints with 97% responded to within 7 days

Administrative penalties levied totaled $2,239,101

Administrative penalties levied per sector by percent:

Integrated Environmental Enforcement Unit

New in 2022, this unit is an equal partnership between the environmental protection division and the conservation officer service that investigates significant complex environmental offences and pursues both prosecution and administrative enforcement responses.

3 officers responsible for:

• 4 active investigations
• 1 completed administrative penalty
• 2 completed investigations

2021 compliance year in review infographic (PDF, 247KB)

Environmental Management Act

Inspections

• 932 inspections done by 18 inspectors

Complaints by discharge type

• Effluent 287, refuse 175, odour 242, air emissions 165

Complaints by region

• South Coast 356, Thompson-Okanagan 220, West Coast 168, Kootenay-Boundary 41, Omineca-Peace 41, Cariboo 16, Skeena 15, Northeast 12
• 869 complaints with 90% responded to within 7 days

Integrated Pest Management Act

Inspections

• 245 inspections done by 4 inspectors

Complaints by region

• South Coast 61, West Coast 36, Thompson-Okanagan 29, Kootenay-Boundary 5, Unknown 3, Skeena 2, Northeast 1, Omineca-Peace 1
• 139 complaints with 95% responded to within 7 days