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]
A Timmins mining company has been fined $60,000 for contraventions of the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act. The Ministry of Natural Resources laid the charges against Liberty Mines, now known as Northern Sun Mining, after mining officials reported a minor breech in their tailings dam in 2010. The [Read more]
McGuinty Government Working to Increase Park Revenue and Visitation Rates Ontario is working with the Town of Hearst, the Township of Moonbeam and the City of Timmins to keep visitor services at provincial parks in their areas. In September 2012, the province announced it was changing these parks [Read more]
A Timmins man has been fined a total of $5,000 for building two water crossings and excavating aggregate on Crown land without the required permits. Steve Anderson was fined $2,000 for each water crossing installed without a permit and $1,000 for excavating aggregate without a permit. He has also [Read more]
A Foleyet man has been fined $1,385 for illegal hunting and fishing activities within the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. Wilfred Trochimchuk pleaded guilty to a number of offences, including possession of a firearm in the game preserve, operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) without a helmet, making [Read more]
A Timmins man has been fined for misleading a conservation officer. Marcel Moreau pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for making a false statement to a conservation officer. Court heard that on the morning of October 23, 2009, conservation officers conducted an inspection on Marcel Moreau on the [Read more]
FROM: Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Headquarters Attawapiskat, ON – January 27, 2011, an agreement between the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) and the [Read more]
Exploration Company Fined $3000 for Littering A mining exploration company has been fined $3000.00 after pleading guilty to littering on Crown land in the Timmins area. Geotech Ltd. of Aurora pleaded guilty to depositing material on Crown land contrary to the Public Lands Act. Court heard that on [Read more]
