Dates Set for Vale NL Illegal Dumping Trial

[Peter Emberley]

Dates Set for Vale NL Illegal Dumping Trial

Future court dates have been set for a case involving allegations of illegal dumping by Vale Newfoundland and Labrador. Lawyers appeared for status this morning at provincial court.

The company is facing three charges stemming from the alleged release of waste into Anaktalak Bay, near Voisey's Bay mine site in 2011. Vale has been charged with one count of unlawfully depositing a deleterious substance in water, one count of failing to report the deposit of a deleterious substance, and one count of breaching the Federal Fisheries Act.

Though the trial began in May, a voir dire was called to determine if certain evidence is admissible in court. The voir dire proceedings are scheduled for December 1-3, and 10-11.

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