Posts Tagged ‘natural resources violation’

$4,000 in Fines for Illegal Moose Hunt

$4,000 in Fines for Illegal Moose Hunt

Two Thunder Bay area residents were fined a total of $4,000 for moose hunting offences. Theodore Aho of Thunder Bay pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for hunting calf moose during the closed season and $1,500 for abandoning the moose and allowing it to spoil.  He also received a one-year hunting [Read more]

$6,000 Fine for Illegal Activities During Moose Hunt in Greenstone Region

$6,000 Fine for Illegal Activities During Moose Hunt in Greenstone Region

Four southern Ontario men have been fined a total of $6,000 for illegal activities. Gregory Norris of Alliston, Neil Tucker of Tiny Township, Troy Wolf of Bracebridge and Eric Charron of Oakville, were each fined $1,500 for travelling on a closed road and unlawfully depositing material on public [Read more]

$1,500 in Fines for Using Closed Road

$1,500 in Fines for Using Closed Road

Two Minnesota residents have pleaded guilty to using a closed road. Monty Lockman of Vadnais and Dennis Ollom of St. Paul were each fined $750 for travelling on a closed road, contrary to the Public Lands Act. Court heard that on June 12, 2015, conservation officers contacted Lockman and Ollom, [Read more]

Anglers Fined $3,000 for Catching Walleye Out of Season

Anglers Fined $3,000 for Catching Walleye Out of Season

Two Northwestern Ontario residents have been fined $1,500 each for catching and keeping walleye out of season.    Kristi Kasprick of Beardmore and Kenneth Labbe of Thunder Bay pleaded guilty to fishing for walleye during the closed season and were each fined $1,500. Court heard that on May 15, [Read more]

$2,000 in Fines for Hunting Deer Without a Licence

$2,000 in Fines for Hunting Deer Without a Licence

A Pembroke man has been fined a total of $2,000 for unlawfully hunting white-tailed deer. Eli Gallibois-Drudge pleaded guilty and was fined a total of $2,000 for two counts of hunting deer without a licence, contrary to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Court heard that on November 6, 2013, [Read more]

$500 Fine and $2,200 Costs for Failing to Extinguish Fire Near Wawa

$500 Fine and $2,200 Costs for Failing to Extinguish Fire Near Wawa

WAWA, ON – A Sault Ste. Marie man has been fined $500 for failing to extinguish a fire that spread to a nearby forest. Jeffrey Fleming pleaded guilty and was fined $500 for failing to extinguish a fire that spread to a nearby forest. He was also ordered to pay $2,200 to the Ministry of [Read more]

Enforcement Blitz Finds Most Anglers Obeying Rules

Enforcement Blitz Finds Most Anglers Obeying Rules

Most anglers checked during a two-day fisheries enforcement blitz near Thunder Bay were in compliance with Ontario’s fishing regulations. Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers, including the canine unit, checked anglers at the Pigeon River International Bridge on June [Read more]

Fined $1,525 for Falsifying Trapping Reports

Fined $1,525 for Falsifying Trapping Reports

A Foleyet man has been fined a total of $1,525 for falsifying trapping reports. Wilfred Trochimchuk pleaded guilty to four counts of failing to include appropriate information on a season-end harvest report and one count of making a false statement in a document and was fined $1,525. Court heard [Read more]

Fined $43,000 for Unlicensed Operation of Aggregate Pit

Fined $43,000 for Unlicensed Operation of Aggregate Pit

John Wlad and Sons Construction Limited pleaded guilty to operating an aggregate pit on Crown land without a permit. The court heard that John Wlad and Sons Construction Limited own a private land pit in McCart Township, near Iroquois Falls. On May 1, 2014, a Ministry of Natural Resources and [Read more]

$3,000 Fine and Ban for Careless Hunting

$3,000 Fine and Ban for Careless Hunting

A Fort Frances man has been fined $3,000 for careless hunting. John Homer pleaded guilty and was fined $3,000 for discharging a firearm without reasonable consideration for people or property. He is not allowed to hunt in Ontario for one year and must successfully complete the Ontario Hunter [Read more]

$6,500 in Fines for Illegal Bear Hunts

$6,500 in Fines for Illegal Bear Hunts

Two Shillington-area men have been fined a total of $6,500 for bear hunting offences. Martin Alford pleaded guilty and was fined: $500 for failing to immediately attach his seal to a bear, $1,500 for unlawfully possessing wildlife, $2,500 for abandoning the flesh of three bears. He also received a [Read more]

Longlac Resident Fined $2,000: Illegal Shooting on Cottage Road

Longlac Resident Fined $2,000: Illegal Shooting on Cottage Road

A Longlac resident has been fined $2,000 for careless hunting. Arlene Aird pleaded guilty to careless hunting and was fined $2,000 after shooting a deer on a cottage road. Aird is not allowed to hunt in Ontario for one year and must successfully complete the Ontario Hunter Education Course before [Read more]

$750 Fine for Trespassing to Hunt

$750 Fine for Trespassing to Hunt

A Thunder Bay man has been fined $750 for trespassing to hunt. Eric Scocchia pleaded guilty and was fined $750 for trespassing for the purpose of hunting. Court heard that on October 11, 2014, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers responded to a trespass complaint [Read more]

U.S. Resident Fined For Unlawfully Acquiring Bull Moose

U.S. Resident Fined For Unlawfully Acquiring Bull Moose

$3,000 Fine for Failing to Report Moose Carcass  Cody Christensen of International Falls, Minnesota, pleaded guilty and was fined $3,000 for failing to report acquisition of a game carcass.  Court heard that in 2013, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry conservation officers received [Read more]

Chapleau Man Fined $500 for Leaving Ice Fishing Shelter

Chapleau Man Fined $500 for Leaving Ice Fishing Shelter

A Chapleau man has pleaded guilty to leaving a structure on public land. Remi Ouimet was fined $500 under the Public Lands Act for leaving a portable ice fishing shelter on Crown land and ordered to remove it by February 1, 2015.  Court heard that in March 2014, Ministry of Natural Resources and [Read more]

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