A Kamloops laundromat has been fined $10,000 after a toxic chemical was found to be improperly stored during a random Environment Canada inspection nearly two years ago.
Lori Ann Decap and Richard Decap’s company, Lorick Ventures, pleaded guilty on behalf of McCleaners in Kamloops provincial court on Monday to two charges under the Environmental Protection Act relating to the improper storage of PERC, a dangerous chemical used in dry-cleaning.
Federal Crown prosecutor Kendra Torvik said an inspection was conducted on Dec. 8, 2015.
“Two open containers that contained PERC [were found],” she said. “The legislation requires that all PERC containers be closed, and they were open.”
Torvik said another two PERC containers did not have secondary containment, another violation of federal regulations.
“My client apologizes,” defence lawyer Jeremy Jensen said. “It was a brief oversight. He’s remedied the problem and it will never happen again.”
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