FISHERIES POLLUTION REPORTS VOLUME 6 (Part 1 of 2) Prepared by Environmental Law Centre Edited by Donna Tingley Indexed by Shannon Keehn 1998 "The decisions and reasons for decision of the Fisheries Pollution Reports fall within the terms of the Reproduction of Federal Law Order, and may be reproduced, in whole or in part and by any means, without further permission. The captioned headnotes, lists of statutes and regulations, and cases and publications judicially considered do not fall within the terms of the Reproduction of Federal Law Order. They may be reproduced for personal use only, without further permission. They may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without permission from the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, on behalf of Environment Canada. 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The Centre also accepts private and government research contracts for work relevant to and consistent with the Society’s objectives. Environmental Law Centre 204, 10709 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N3 Tel: (780) 424-5099 Fax: (780) 424-5133 Alberta Toll Free: 1-800-661-4238 E-Mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.elc.ab.ca III TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................................. IV CASES REPORTED ...................................................................................................................................................v CONSOLIDATED TABLE OF CASES ...................................................................................................................ix SUBJECT INDEX .......................................................................................................................................................x TABLE OF STATUTES.................................................................................................................................xxv [Indexed as: R. v. British Columbia] .............................................................................................................1 [Indexed as: Kostuch (Informant) v. W.A. Stephenson (Western) Ltd.] .............................................8 [Indexed as: Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council v. Canada (Minister of the Environment)] ......13 [Indexed as: Ontario (Attorney General) v. Tyre King Tyre Recycling Ltd.].................................34 [Indexed as: R. v. Shell Canada Products Ltd.] ......................................................................................44 [Indexed as: Bank of Montreal v. Lundrigans Ltd.] .............................................................................48 [Indexed as: Eastmain Band v. Canada (Federal Administrator) #1] ...........................................58 [Indexed as: R. v. Wentworth Valley Developments Ltd.]..................................................................63 [Indexed as: R. v. West Fraser Mills Ltd. #1] ..........................................................................................70 [Indexed as: Eastmain Band v. Canada (Federal Administrator) #2] ...........................................80 [Répertorié: Canada (Procureur général) c. Vernon Homes Inc.] ................................................105 [Indexed as: R. v. Echo Bay Mines Ltd.]..................................................................................................113 [Indexed as: Curragh Resources Inc. v. Canada (Minister of Justice)].......................................118 [Indexed as: R. v. Northwest Territories (Commissioner) #1] ........................................................138 [Indexed as: R. v. Northwest Territories (Commissioner) #2] ........................................................142 [Indexed as: R. v. Giammaria] ......................................................................................................................152 [Indexed as: R. v. Scobey] ...............................................................................................................................155 [Indexed as: R. v. Stora Forest Industries Ltd.]....................................................................................160 IV PREFACE This is the 6th volume of the Fisheries Pollution Reports published by Environment Canada. Volume 6 includes Canadian court cases for 1992, 1993 and 1994 which consider one or more of sections 34-42, inclusive, of the Fisheries Act. Volume 6 of the Fisheries Pollution Report was prepared by the Environmental Law Centre under contract to Environment Canada. The advice and support of Glenn Hamilton and David Noseworthy in the Regional Office of Environment Canada in Edmonton, and Paul Gavrel in the National Office of Environment Canada in Ottawa was appreciated. Both Rob Patzer and Ian Zaharko provided invaluable assistance. The completion of Volume 6 of the Fisheries Pollution Report required the involvement of a number of Environmental Law Centre staff: Dolores Noga, librarian, Tammy Allsup, office manager, Debbie Lindskoog, secretary-receptionist and Shannon Keehn, summer research assistant. Without their professionalism and imagination, this project would not have been completed. It was truly an honour to work on a project initiated so many years ago by my law school classmate, Michael J. Hardin. Donna Tingley v FISHERIES POLLUTION REPORTS CASES REPORTED 1. R. v. British Columbia 1 British Columbia Supreme Court April 3, 1992 2. Kostuch (Informant) v. W.A. Stephenson (Western) Ltd. 8 Alberta Court of Appeal April 10, 1992 3. Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council v. Canada (Minister of the Environment) 13 Federal Court of Appeal May 8, 1992 4. Ontario (Attorney General) v. Tyre King Tyre Recycling Ltd. 34 Ontario Court (General Division) May 15, 1992 5. R. v. Shell Canada Products Ltd. 44 British Columbia Provincial Court May 30, 1992 6. Bank of Montreal v. Lundrigans Ltd. 48 Newfoundland Supreme Court – Trial Division June 8, 1992 7. Eastmain Band v. Canada (Federal Administrator) #1 58 Federal Court of Appeal September 25, 1992 8. R. v. Wentworth Valley Developments Ltd. 63 Nova Scotia County Court October 14, 1992 9. R. v. West Fraser Mills Ltd. #1 70 British Columbia Provincial Court October 27, 1992 10. Eastmain Band v. Canada (Federal Administrator) #2 80 Federal Court of Appeal November 20, 1992 vi 11. Canada (Procureur général) c. Vernon Homes Inc. 105 Cour Supérieure du Québec Le 18 février, 1993 12. R. v. Echo Bay Mines Ltd. 113 Northwest Territories Territorial Court May 10, 1993 13. Curragh Resources Inc. v. Canada (Minister of Justice) 119 Federal Court of Appeal June 29, 1993 14. R. v. Northwest Territories (Commissioner) #1 139 Northwest Territorial Court July 20, 1993 15. R. v. Northwest Territories (Commissioner) #2 143 Northwest Territorial Court July 22, 1993 16. R. v. Giammaria 153 Ontario Court of Justice – Provincial Division August 5, 1993 17. R. v. Scobey 156 Yukon Territorial Court October 18, 1993 18. R. v. Stora Forest Industries Ltd. 161 Nova Scotia Provincial Court August 25, 1993 19. R. v. Northwest Territories (Commissioner) #3 169 Northwest Territorial Court August 27, 1993 20. Kostuch v. Alberta (Attorney General) 185 Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench August 30, 1993 21. R. v. Lerat 199 Saskatchewan Provincial Court September 29, 1993 vii 22. R. v. Canada (Minister of National Defence) 203 Nova Scotia Court of Appeal September 30, 1993 23. R. v. Agrifoods International Co-operative Ltd. 208 British Columbia Provincial Court October 8, 1993 24. R. v. Northwest Territories (Commissioner) #4 215 Northwest Territorial Court November 2, 1993 25. R. v. Oliver, Mangione, McCalla and Associates 224 Ontario Court of Justice – General Division November 18, 1993 26. R. v. Rivtow Straits Ltd. (c.o.b. Pacific Rim Aggregates) 229 British Columbia Court of Appeal December 13, 1993 27. R. v. Bremner 244 Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench December 14, 1993 28. R. v. Fletcher Challenge