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In May 2023, Amberg Corp., along with its senior environmental regulatory coordinator, Olga Kiiker, were charged with 25 counts of: false and misleading information, providing functions of a third-party assurance provider without the required qualifications, and failing to comply with the rules and requirements set out in the Standard for Validation, Verification and Audit under the provincial Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act and the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction  Regulation.
In November 2023, Ms. Kiiker pleaded guilty to one count for knowingly providing false and misleading information pursuant to a requirement under the Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act and all remaining charges against her were withdrawn. Ms. Kiiker was sentenced to pay a $10,000 fine inclusive of the victim surcharge. She is also prohibited from engaging in any employment that may involve collecting, analyzing, reporting, validating, verifying or auditing environmental data for three years and was ordered to prepare an article for publication in the Environmental Services Association of Alberta Weekly News publication in 2024 where she informs the public of the consequences of her mistakes as an environmental services provider.
No conclusion has been reached on the charges against Amberg Corp.

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