9125-3534 Québec Inc. - conviction information for 2023-06-29
| Corporation name: | 9125-3534 Québec Inc. |
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| Address: | 602 King George Street |
| City: | Longueuil |
| Province/territory: | Quebec |
| Postal code: | J4J 2V7 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 236 - Construction of buildings |
| Location of offense: | Longueuil Decree, Longueuil, Quebec |
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| Case summary: |
In December 2022, wildlife enforcement officers from Environment and Climate Change Canada attended an area in Longueuil, Quebec, that was subject to an Emergency Order. This intervention was prompted by a citizen's report alleging that vehicles were dumping soil and gravel in the protected area.
At the scene, officers observed that machinery had indeed circulated within the perimeter defined by the decree and that the concrete blocks prohibiting access had been moved. The investigation identified 9125-3534 Quebec Inc. as responsible for these activities, which disturbed the habitat of the Western Chorus Frog, contrary to subsection 2(1) of the Emergency Order. As a result, legal proceedings were initiated against the company for violating the prohibitions set out in the Emergency Order, aimed at protecting the Western Chorus Frog's habitat, in contravention of the Species at Risk Act. |
| Charges: |
Count 1
On or about 12 December 2022, circulated in a Western Chorus Frog habitat, contrary to paragraph 2(1)(f) of the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog, Great Lakes / St. Lawrence – Canadian Shield Population (Longueuil) (SOR/2021-231), thereby committing an offence on summary conviction under subparagraph 97 (1.1)(b)(iii) of the Species at Risk Act. |
| Enforcement notification: | A Quebec property management company has been fined $5,000 for violating the Species at Risk Act |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2023-06-29 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Circulated in the habitat of the Western Chorus Frog, in contravention of paragraph 2(1)(f) of the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog, Great Lakes / St. Lawrence – Canadian Shield Population (Longueuil). |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Species at Risk Act | 97(1.1)(b)(iii) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2023-06-29 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Longueuil, Quebec |
| Sentence(s): |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $5,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On 29 June 2023, in the Provincial Court of Longueuil, Quebec, 9125-3534 Québec Inc. pleaded guilty to an offence under subparagraph 97(1.1)(b)(iii) of the Species at Risk Act and was fined $5,000, payable within 60 days.
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