CASTLEGAR, BC – A BC pulp and paper mill has been penalized more than $21,000 for releasing potentially toxic emissions and failing to monitor what comes out of its smoke stacks. The penalties to Mercer Celgar Pulp come after the company was found to have breached the amount of odorous total reduced sulphur it can release spanning 2023 to 2025. …The company was also found to have failed to monitor a number of air pollutants — including sulphur dioxide, nitrous oxide and chlorine dioxide. …In her ruling, director of the Environmental Management Act Stephanie Little found Mercer Celgar’s breaches should be classified as moderate contraventions because at low concentrations total reduced sulphur “is generally associated with nuisance rather than a risk of significant adverse health effects.” Past decisions against the company show it had planned to make a number of capital improvements to the mill by 2026.