Kirby pleaded guilty in May to separate counts under the Fisheries Act, the Migratory Birds Convention Act and the Pilotage Act for the spill that damaged both fish and birds, and for failing to have a pilot aboard the vessel.Chief Marilyn Slett of the Heiltsuk Nation says the company should be banned from its territorial waters until there is proper restitution in accordance with the nation’s traditional laws.
Slett, members of the community and representatives for Kirby participated in a sentencing circle during provincial court proceedings held in a gym in Bella Bella before Judge Brent Hoy announced the sentence. Kirby spokesman Paul Welsh says the company sincerely regrets the spill and has amended its operating procedures, training and equipment to help reduce the potential for future accidents.
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