EDMONTON — Alberta's energy regulator has fined a company $456,000 for submitting false or misleading information in its applications for reclamation approval.
The regulator says CEPro Energy and Environmental Services submitted five certificate applications in 2023 that were incomplete, while two contained false or misleading information.
A decision published by the regulator doesn't specify what information was falsified but says providing misleading information is a major contravention of provincial law.
The regulator is responsible for signing off on the work companies undertake to return land to its original state.
If it considers the work complete, it issues reclamation certificates.
The regulator says it hasn't been able to contact CEPro officials in nearly two years.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 23, 2025.
Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press
