July 6, 2009
FINES FOR LITTERING IN THE CHAPLEAU CROWN GAME PRESERVE
Two Chapleau men have been fined a total of $1,090 for violations under the Public Lands Act and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act.
Jody Cloutier and Eric Gervais pleaded guilty to depositing litter on Crown land and failing to notify the Ministry of Natural Resources about a change of address.
Court was told that on March 13, 2009, a Chapleau District conservation officer came upon the two men while on snowmobile patrol in the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve on Rawhide Lake in Ramsden Township. During the routine inspection, they told him they had just finished ice fishing. After completing his inspection, the officer subsequently found a large amount of litter on the ice where the two men had been fishing. The investigation also revealed that both men did not change their Outdoors Card information with the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Justice of the Peace Murielle Quinn heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Chapleau, on June 24, 2009.
In the Ontario, it is illegal to litter on public lands. The holder of an Outdoors Card must notify the ministry of any change in information not later than 10 days after the change occurs.
To report a natural resource
violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667) toll-free any time or contact your
local ministry office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime
Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).