Les Excavations Jacques Germain & fils Inc - conviction information for 2025-04-03
| Corporation name: | Les Excavations Jacques Germain & fils Inc |
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| Address: | 155 rue de Guise |
| City: | Laprairie |
| Province/territory: | Quebec |
| Postal code: | J5R 5W6 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 238 - Specialty trade contractors |
| Location of offense: | Laprairie Decree, Laprairie, Quebec |
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| Case summary: |
On 16 November 2023, during a routine patrol in La Prairie, Quebec, within an area protected under an Emergency Order for the protection of the Western Chorus Frog, wildlife enforcement officers from Environment and Climate Change Canada observed evidence of heavy machinery activity. They also noted vegetation damage spanning approximately 612 square metres.
Following an investigation, it was determined that Les Excavations Jacques Germain & Fils Inc. and Les Habitations Pilon Inc. were responsible for the damage which occurred during work related to the modification of an advertising sign. As a result, legal proceedings were initiated against both companies for contravening subsection 2(1) of the Emergency Order. |
| Charges: |
Count 1
On or about 27 October 2023, installed or constructed infrastructure or carried out any form of maintenance of infrastructure in the habitat necessary for the recovery of the Western Chorus Frog, contrary to subsection 2(1) of the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog (Great Lakes / St. Lawrence and Canadian Shield Population), thereby committing the offence punishable on summary conviction under paragraph 97(1)(b) of the Species at Risk Act.
Count 2
On or about 27 October 2023, compacted or plowed soil, damaged vegetation, deposited gravel, or operated heavy machinery elsewhere than on the road or paved trails, in the habitat necessary for the recovery of the Western Chorus Frog, contrary to subsection 2(1) of the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog (Great Lakes / St. Lawrence and Canadian Shield Population), thereby committing the offence punishable on summary conviction under paragraph 97(1)(b) of the Species at Risk Act. |
| Enforcement notification: | Two Quebec-based companies and two individuals fined a total of $35,000 for violating the Species at Risk Act |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2025-04-03 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: | Have constructed infrastructure or performed any form of infrastructure maintenance in the habitat necessary for the recovery of the Western Chorus Frog. |
| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Species at Risk Act | 97(1)(b) |
| Date of sentencing: |
2025-04-03 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Longueuil, Quebec |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $15,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On 3 April 2025, in the Provincial Court in Longueuil, Quebec, Les Excavations Jacques Germain & fils Inc. entered a guilty plea to an offence under paragraph 97(1)(b) of the Species at Risk Act. The company was fined $1,000, payable within 90 days, and ordered to contribute an additional $14,000 to the Government of Canada's Environmental Damages Fund.
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