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QuoteFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Toronto, ON, July 7, 2013) – The Technical Standard and Safety Authority's (TSSA's) aggressive enforcement of pipeline damage has netted a guilty plea from a Stouffville construction company.
The Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto levied a fine of $25,000 – plus the mandatory 25% victim surcharge –against Miwel Construction, a subsidiary of Toronto construction company Aecon, for violating a safety regulation under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000.
In November 2010, the Barrie Fire Department reported a gas pipeline strike on a high pressure line in Barrie, Ontario, forcing the evacuation of numerous businesses, residences and nearby schools. TSSA's investigation of the incident led to Miwel Construction pleading guilty to contravening a provincial safety regulation – damaging a natural gas pipeline.
"These are serious violations of Ontario's safety rules that put the public in real danger," said John Marshall, Director of TSSA's Fuels Safety Program. "These strikes can be extremely dangerous and any damage to a natural gas pipeline will be aggressively prosecuted," added Marshall.