Les Entreprises Énia Lafontaine - 9185-1444 QUÉBEC INC. - conviction information for 2023-11-21
| Corporation name: | Les Entreprises Énia Lafontaine - 9185-1444 QUÉBEC INC. |
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| Address: | 242 Sainte-Anne E Blvd |
| City: | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts |
| Province/territory: | Quebec |
| Postal code: | G4V 1N1 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 236 - Construction of buildings |
| Location of offense: | At the end of 11th Street (GPS position N 49° 5' 54.7434" W 66° 29' 56.688"), Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec |
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| Case summary: | On June 10th, 2022, a complainant reported to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) that a bank swallow colony was being threatened by excavation work in a sand pit in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec. On June 16th, ECCC Wildlife Enforcement Officers attended the site and observed a heavy-duty front-end loader removing sand near the nests in question, causing the sand wall to collapse, destroying the bank swallow nests. The Officers conducted interviews with the owner of the sand pit and the operators of the heavy machinery, who confirmed that the work had been carried out under the owner’s orders since May 2022 and that approximately 20 nests were located at the site of the collapse. |
| Charges: |
Count 1
On or about June 16th, 2022, did damage or destroye the residence of one or more individuals of a wildlife species listed as a threatened species, namely the bank swallow (Riparia riparia), in contravention of section 33 of the Species at Risk Act, thereby committing the offence punishable by summary conviction under paragraph 97(1)(a) of the Species at Risk Act. |
| Enforcement notification: | A Quebec company was fined $12,500 for destroying nests of Bank Swallows, a threatened species |
| Result: | Guilty (Court Decision) |
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| Date of conviction: | 2023-11-21 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Damaged or destroyed the residence of one or more individuals of a wildlife species listed as a threatened species. |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Species at Risk Act | 33, 97(1) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2024-07-04 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, QC |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $12,500 |
| Sentencing details: |
On July 4th, 2024, LES ENTREPRISES ÉNIA LAFONTAINE, represented by their counsel, pleaded guilty to the amended charge under SARA before the Court of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, QC. The company was fined $12,500, without additional costs, and given 10 months to make payment. |