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- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced legislation to raise illegal-dumping penalties this fall.
- The bill sets minimum fines of $10,000 for individuals and $100,000 for corporations.
- Maximum penalties could reach $100,000 for individuals plus $1 million for corporations and up to six months jail.
- The legislation also tightens oversight of 150 high-risk waste sites.
- Calgary logged about 30,000 illegal-dumping complaints last year but issued only three fines.
