SKOOKUMCHUCK, BC — A BC pulp and paper mill has once again been struck with environmental penalties after provincial inspectors found it had discharged acutely toxic effluent into the Kootenay River and failed to properly maintain equipment that treats the facility’s toxic waste. The three penalties to the Domtar’s Skookumchuck, BC, mill span 2022 to 2024 and totalled more than $56,000. They come just over a month after the Ministry of Environment and Parks penalized the mill north of Cranbrook for nearly two dozen failures to control the release of emissions. …Tests carried out on mill effluent in the summer of 2023 found it was toxic to trout. Domtar submitted that the toxicity only lasted for a short duration. Environmental Management Act Jennifer Mayberry determined the violations were of a medium severity. …A spokesperson for Domtar said the company planned to appeal parts of the decision.