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Illegally disposing of waste from a demolition project has led to a total of $70,000 in fines for a Saskatchewan RM, two local landowners and a construction company.
According to Saskatchewan’s environment ministry, a call to Saskatchewan’s TIPP Line late in 2022 reported illegal burning near Parkbeg, about 60 kilometres west of Moose Jaw.
“Conservation officers investigated and found that several houses in Parkbeg had been demolished and the resulting waste hauled to two nearby properties,” the ministry said in a statement.
“At one site, materials were dumped in a pit and burned, including toxic materials like asphalt shingles, painted lumber and other construction waste. The concrete foundations were dumped at the second site.”
After pleading guilty in Moose Jaw Provincial Court, the parties were hit with hefty fines at the end of May. The RM of Wheatlands, Morsky Industrial Services and landowner Dale Young were each fined $21,000. Another landowner, Aaron Lambert, was fined $7,000.
“Improper waste disposal can be dangerous to human health, as well as pose serious environmental risks,” the ministry noted.
“Construction and demolition waste, other than clean wood, is illegal to burn because of the dangerous pollutants they emit and the contamination they leave behind.”
Anyone who suspects environmental violations was encouraged to call Saskatchewan’s Turn In Poachers and Polluters line at 1-800-667-7561.