[6] In December 2017, local residents and Métis leaders protested a planned oilsands landfill by the company outside of Conklin, Alberta.

[7] SECURE held an open house on December 7, 2017[7] to inform stakeholders about the project and the measures they take to ensure safe conditions in the communities they live and work in.

[8] In July 2021, Secure acquired Tervita after the expiry of the statutory waiting period and having defeated an emergency injunction application brought by the Commissioner to prevent closing of the Merger.

Secure therefore closed “at risk” knowing that its ownership of the Tervita business would be subject to complex, ongoing litigation that could ultimately result in significant divestitures.

The Tribunal ordered Secure to sell 29 facilities to resolve the substantial lessening of competition found in 136 relevant markets.