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Operator Of Grand Bend Area Gas Wells Fined

A Calgary company operating natural gas wells in the Grand Bend area has been fined under the Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Act. Reef Resources Ltd. pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to comply with orders issued by a petroleum inspector, and was fined a total of $80,000. A news release from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, says the company failed to comply with orders to plug two wells that had been suspended for some time. The case was heard by Justice of the Peace Patricia Hodgins in the Ontario Court of Justice in Goderich June 20.

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Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

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