Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (9/10/2018) – On September 5, 2018, Ship-Shape Cleaners Limited was sentenced and ordered to pay a penalty of $10,000 which will be directed to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund.

On March 12, 2018, Ship-Shape Cleaners Limited was found guilty in Dartmouth Provincial Court, of contravening the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999.

The charges stem from an inspection of the business’s premises, in 2017, during which Environment and Climate Change Canada enforcement officers identified violations of the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations.

As a result of this conviction, the company’s name will be added to the Environmental Offenders Registry.

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