Piscines Caravelles SM3 Inc. - conviction information for 2023-11-23
| Corporation name: | Piscines Caravelles SM3 Inc. |
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| Address: | 6440 route 132 |
| City: | Sainte-Catherine |
| Province/territory: | Quebec |
| Postal code: | J5C 1B6 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 236 - Construction of buildings |
| Location of offense: | 21 Toulenne Street, Candiac, Quebec |
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| Case summary: | On 20 May 2021, officers from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Wildlife Enforcement Directorate (WED) responded to a report of activities being conducted in an area protected by an Emergency Order. Upon arrival, the officers noticed that the fence marking the boundary of the area had been partially removed, allowing companies to enter and install an in-ground pool on private property. The investigation uncovered that, between 15 and 20 May, Piscines Caravelle SM3 Inc. and Les Excavations G.S.R.P. & Frères Inc. had used heavy machinery to damage the habitat of the Western Chorus Frog, thus contravening the Emergency Order under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), which prohibit harming these species and their habitat. |
| Charges: |
Count 1
Between 15 May 2021 and 20 May 2021, did damage the habitat necessary for the recovery of the Western Chorus Frog using heavy machinery, in contravention of subsection 2(1) of the Emergency Order for the protection of the Western Chorus Frog (Great Lakes/St. Lawrence population and the Canadian Shield population), thereby committing an offence punishable on summary conviction under paragraph 97(1)(b) of the Species at Risk Act. |
| Enforcement notification: | Piscines Caravelle SM3 Inc. and Les excavations G.S.R.P. & Frères Inc. were ordered to pay a total fine of $10,000 for violating the Species at Risk Act |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2023-11-23 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
| Nature of offense(s): |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Having destroyed the essential habitat of the Western Chorus Frog using heavy machinery. |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Species at Risk Act | 97(1)(b) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2023-11-23 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Longueuil, Quebec |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $0 |
| Sentencing details: |
On 23 November 2023, before the Provincial Court of the City of Longueuil, Quebec, Piscines Caravelles SM3 pleaded guilty to the offence under section 97(1.1)(b) and was sentenced to pay a fine of $5,000, payable within 90 days.
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