Overview

• The Alberta Energy Regulator fined CEPro Energy and Environmental Services $456,000 for submitting incomplete and false reclamation certificate applications in 2023.
• The fine includes a $75,000 penalty for failing to provide required information in 2020, with the total covering 150 regulatory violations.
• CEPro's misleading submissions obstructed the regulator’s ability to verify proper land reclamation, increasing the risk of environmental harm such as water contamination and habitat destruction.
• The company submitted the applications on behalf of Everest Canadian Resources Corp., which was ordered to halt operations and surrender assets shortly after in 2023.
• Regulatory officials have been unable to contact CEPro for nearly two years, as phone numbers are disconnected and mail is undeliverable, leaving the state of reclamation verification unresolved.