Canac-Marquis Grenier Ltd. - conviction information for 2022-11-24
| Corporation name: | Canac-Marquis Grenier Ltd. |
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| Address: | 5355 Boul. des Gradins |
| City: | Quebec |
| Province/territory: | Quebec |
| Postal code: | G2J 1C8 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 416 - Building material and supplies merchant wholesalers |
| Location of offense: | Intersection of Route 104/Highway 30. Near Canac., La Prairie, Quebec |
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| Case summary: | During a routine patrol on 23 March 2022, wildlife enforcement officers from Environment and Climate Change Canada observed accumulations of soiled snow and various debris within the Emergency Order area in La Prairie, Quebec. An investigation revealed that between 21 December 2021 and 23 March 2022, Canac-Marquis Grenier Ltd. had displaced snow from its lumber yard in La Prairie into the protected habitat of the Western Chorus Frog, thereby violating the Emergency Order. Subsequently, Canac-Marquis Grenier Ltd. was charged under the Species at Risk Act. |
| Charges: |
Count 1
Between 21 December 2021, and 23 March 2022, displaced or deposited snow in a Western Chorus Frog habitat, contrary to paragraph 2(1)(h) of the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog (Great Lakes/St. Lawrence – Canadian Shield population) (SOR/2016-211), thereby committing the offence on summary conviction under subparagraph 97(1.1)(b)(i) of the Species at Risk Act. |
| Enforcement notification: | Canac-Marquis Grenier Ltée fined $40,000 for Species at Risk Act violation |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2022-11-24 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Dumping or depositing snow in a Western Chorus Frog habitat. |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Species at Risk Act | 97(1)(b), 97 (1.1) (b)(i) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2022-11-24 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Longueuil, Quebec |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $40,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On 24 November 2022, in the provincial court of the city of Longueuil, Quebec, Canac-Marquis Grenier Ltd. pleaded guilty to offence 97(1.1)(b)(i) of the Species at Risk Act and was ordered to pay a fine of $40,000 payable within 90 days.
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