Federal Charges Laid Against the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) for Wabamun Lake Spill

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Publication: CCNMatthews Newswire

Date: 2008-03-18 00:00:00

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 18, 2008) - Environment Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada have laid three charges against the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) under the federal Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and the federal Fisheries Act.

CN is charged with one count under subsection 5.1(1) of the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, for allegedly depositing a substance harmful to migratory birds in water frequented by birds, and two charges under subsection 35(1) of the Fisheries Act for the alleged harmful ...

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