Illegal Dumping

• Alberta aims to crack down on illegal garbage dumping with tougher legislation

  The proposed Alberta legislation would allow for up to $100,000 in fines for individuals, or $1 million for corporations — doubling the maximum penalties now on the books.

  Crime

  Sep 30
  
• Cowichan Tribes member handed pollution prevention order over huge dumping site

  The Ministry of Environment says the materials are known to release substances including heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, copper, iron and lead. 

  Environment

  Nov 6, 2025
  
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• 2 men filmed dumping substance in Tri-Cities fish-bearing creek

  David Bennie, vice-president of the Port Moody Ecology Society, has also been volunteering at the hatchery for 30 years. He thinks the substance looks like pain.

  Crime

  Oct 29, 2025
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• B.C. junk removal company accused of illegally dumping garbage

  Devean Schoenfelder, who owns Dev's Disposals, spotted the company, Junk Be Gone, around 8 p.m. on Tuesday and turned around to see what was happening.

  Environment

  Aug 20, 2025
• Residents grow frustrated as northeast Calgary lot used for illegal dumping

  'You have to drive by all this garbage,' said Shirley Silbernagel, who works in the area. 'It looks like we're a dump.'

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2025
• Curbside junk: Vancouver spends up to $2.5 million annually on illegal dumping

  The City of Vancouver says illegal dumping costs about $2 – $2.5 million annually.

  Politics

  Mar 6, 2025
• Kanesatake residents accused of illegal dumping say they’ve done nothing wrong

  Quebec government lawyers are seeking a temporary injunction to stop the dumping of contaminated soil and other waste on 17 waterfront properties.

  Environment

  Oct 7, 2024
• When someone dumped a trailer in B.C.’s backcountry, a group put them on blast

  The Okanagan Forest Task Force was recently notified about a trailer dumped along Beaver Lake Road in Lake Country. They decided to post about it on social media.

  Environment

  Sep 27, 2024
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• Quebec seeks injunction against illegal dumping in Kanesatake

  Government officials collected soil samples in Kanesatake last month that court documents say were contaminated with hydrocarbons. 

  Environment

  Sep 26, 2024
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• As Quebec promises action, Kanesatake residents call for end to illegal dumping

  Quebec's Environment Department is taking soil samples from trucks headed to the Mohawk community of Kanesatake as part of an effort to fight illegal dumping in the area.

  Environment

  Sep 6, 2024