# Grande Prairie Court of Justice

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## Timeline

- **2026-08**: Sentencing in Grande Prairie Court of Justice — Birchcliff Energy Ltd. is fined $312,500 after pleading guilty to failing to ensure worker safety; the Crown withdraws 17 remaining charges and the fine is split between Energy Safety Canada ($200,000) and Saddle Hills Protective Services ($112,000).
- **2023-10-10**: Fatal incident at frac pond — David Olesiuk, 43, fell into a hydraulic frac pond while gathering water samples near Baytree in Saddle Hills County and died.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Birchcliff Energy fined $312,500 after fatal frac pond fall
2026-08-23 15:08:55 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

A Grande Prairie sentence offers a regulatory precedent for Alberta OHS creative sentencing, redirecting $312,500 to industry and local safety training while 17 charges are withdrawn. The case turns on adequacy of hazard assessment and the limits of a COR certificate when a consultant dies on site.
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