Débroussaillage Québec (9178-4611 Québec inc.) - conviction information for 2020-10-15
| Corporation name: | Débroussaillage Québec (9178-4611 Québec inc.) |
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| Address: | 155 Huot Street |
| City: | Château-Richer |
| Province/territory: | Quebec |
| Postal code: | G0A 1N0 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 113 - Forestry and logging |
| Location of offense: | Palerme Boulevard, La Prairie, Quebec |
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| Case summary: |
On 23 and 24 April 2018, Forestière des Amériques Inc., acting under a mandate from Débroussaillage Québec, conducted vegetation removal activities beneath high-voltage electrical transmission lines. These activities occurred within the municipal jurisdiction of La Prairie, Quebec, specifically within a designated area protected by an Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog (Great Lakes/St. Lawrence and Canadian Shield population).
Pursuant to the provisions of the Species at Risk Act, vegetation removal within the area subject to the Emergency Order requires a permit. Environment and Climate Change Canada Wildlife Enforcement Officers investigated and found that Débroussaillage Québec, which had contracted Forestière des Amériques Inc. to conduct the work, did not have the required authorization. Débroussaillage Québec was formally charged with contravening the provisions of the Emergency Order, thereby committing an offence under the Species at Risk Act. |
| Charges: |
Count 1
On or about 23 April 2018, in La Prairie, within the judicial district of Longueuil, did unlawfully remove, trim, damage, or destroy vegetation within the habitat of the Western Chorus Frog (Great Lakes/St. Lawrence and Canadian Shield population), thereby contravening paragraph 2(1)(b) of the Emergency Order, and thereby committing an offence punishable on summary conviction, pursuant to subparagraph 97(1.1)(b)(i) of the Species at Risk Act. |
| Enforcement notification: | Débroussaillage Québec (9178-4611 Québec inc.) company court-ordered to pay $20,000 for violating the Species at Risk Act |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2020-10-15 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
| Nature of offense(s): |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Having trimmed vegetation, namely trees, shrubs, and bushes, within the area protected by the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog. |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Species at Risk Act | 97(1.1)b)(i) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2020-10-15 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Longueuil, Quebec |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $20,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On 15 October 2020, before the Provincial Court of the City of Longueuil, Quebec, the company Débroussaillage Québec (9178-4611 Québec inc.) pleaded guilty to the offence under section 97(1.1)(b)(i) of SARA and was sentenced to a fine of $20,000, payable within 12 months.
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