Posts Tagged ‘natural resource violation’

Dumping on Crown Land Illegal

Dumping on Crown Land Illegal

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reminds the public that it is an offence to deposit any material on public land. Dumping and other environmental abuses of Crown land can be controlled using enforcement provisions under the Public Lands Act. Ministry conservation officers can charge [Read more]

Lake Sturgeon Harvest Results in Fines and 15-year Fishing Ban

Lake Sturgeon Harvest Results in Fines and 15-year Fishing Ban

A Blind River area man received a total of $500 in fines and a 15-year ban on harvesting Lake Sturgeon for illegally taking the species. Kevin Poulton, a resident of Mississauga First Nation, pleaded guilty and was fined $250 for illegally taking Lake Sturgeon and $250 for making a false statement [Read more]

Cottager Fined $2,000 for Dredging Shore Lands

Cottager Fined $2,000 for Dredging Shore Lands

HEARST, ON – A Hearst man has been fined for dredging the shore lands of Pivabiska Lake. Leandre Lachance pleaded guilty and was fined $2,000 for contravening the Public Lands Act. Court heard that during the summer of 2012, Lachance, after purchasing a cottage lot on Pivabiska Lake, cleared [Read more]

Trio of Walleye Fishermen Nets $6,000 Fine

Trio of Walleye Fishermen Nets $6,000 Fine

Three Chelmsford men have been fined a total of $6,000 for fishing quota violations. Joel Rouleau, Ryan Lalonde and Guy Brosseau were each fined $2,000 for unlawfully possessing an over-limit of walleye. Court heard that on June 22, 2013, a conservation officer inspected the three men on the Rush [Read more]

Illegal Bait Fish Operation Leads to $1,500 Fine

Illegal Bait Fish Operation Leads to $1,500 Fine

HEARST, ON – Two Hearst men have been fined a total of $1,500 for operating an illegal commercial baitfish operation. Remi-Serge Gosselin and Roger Neron were found guilty of operating an illegal commercial baitfish operation and fined $750 each. Court heard that on August 21, 2013, a [Read more]

Fined for Trespassing on Private Property to Hunt Moose

Fined for Trespassing on Private Property to Hunt Moose

Jeffrey Taylor of Constance Lake First Nation was fined $800 for shooting a moose on private lands after permission to hunt on the property was denied by the landowner. Court heard that on or about November 5, 2012, Taylor obtained permission from the Templeton Township landowner to use a private [Read more]

White River Area Tourism Operator to Pay $2,500 in Fines and Fees

A tourist operator in the White River area was fined for failing to comply with conditions of a Land Use Permit. 612372 Ontario Limited, operating as White River Air, was fined $2,500 when it failed to pay its annual land use permit fees. The company was also ordered to pay up to $118,500 in [Read more]

$1,500 Fine for Shooting Moose from Roadway

$1,500 Fine for Shooting Moose from Roadway

Brunswick House First Nation man has been fined $1,500 for illegal hunting northwest of Chapleau, Ontario. Jonathan Tangie was convicted for unlawfully discharging his firearm in a travelled roadway while hunting moose in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. His hunting rifle was seized and will be [Read more]

$1,000 Fine for Shooting Moose From Roadway

$1,000 Fine for Shooting Moose From Roadway

A Brunswick House First Nation man has been fined $1,000 for illegal hunting northwest of Chapleau.  Daniel Jacques pleaded guilty to unlawfully discharging his firearm in a travelled roadway. His hunting rifle was seized at the time of the incident and will be returned once his fine is paid. [Read more]

$2,500 In Fines For Offences Related To Illegal Sale and Harvest Of Baitfish

$2,500 In Fines For Offences Related To Illegal Sale and Harvest Of Baitfish

Three tourist businesses in the Wawa area pleaded guilty to offences related to the selling and harvesting of baitfish. Mar Mac Lodge and Camp 88 were fined $800 each for unlawfully taking baitfish and $300 each for selling baitfish without a commercial bait licence.  White River Air was fined [Read more]

Hot Ashes Gets Cochrane Resident into Hot Water

Hot Ashes Gets Cochrane Resident into Hot Water

A Cochrane man has been fined $300 and was ordered to pay $ 7,756.57 for a fire that burned two hectares of forest, southeast of Cochrane. Scott Antila pleaded guilty under the Forest Fires Prevention Act to dropping hot ashes in a forested area.  He was ordered to pay fire suppression costs [Read more]

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