Environment and Climate Change Canada says Mackenzie Pulp Mill Corp. has been fined $900,000 for leaking effluent into British Columbia’s Williston Lake.
The mill is located in Mackenzie B.C. , a two hour drive north of Prince George.
The government body says the company pleaded guilty Friday to depositing a deleterious substance into water frequented by fish, in violation of the pollution-prevention provisions of the Fisheries Act.
The offence relates to incidents in July 2014 and September 2016, when effluent
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