Re-Inspection of Coastal GasLink Site Near Kitimat Lifts Stop Work Order, but Also Sees New Warning Letter Issued

Sediment and erosion control challenges are not the subject of Coastal GasLink’s newest warning from the Environmental Assessment Office.

Issues of non-compliance related to sediment control had earned CGL a number of stop work orders, all of which have now been lifted.

But, while re-inspecting a site in the Clore River watershed, roughly 47 kilometres southeast of Kitimat, inspectors noted further non-compliance.

It stemmed from failures to adequately dispose of non-hazardous recyclable materials from workforce accommodations.

That resulted in the camp’s second warning letter over the same issues.

Should CGL fail to remedy the issues, they could face a fine of $1 million for the first conviction, and up to $2 million for each subsequent conviction.