$6,000 Fine for Illegal Activities During Moose Hunt in Greenstone Region
Moose photographed in Northern Ontario. Photo OntarioNewsNorth.com
Four southern Ontario men have been fined a total of $6,000 for illegal activities.
Gregory Norris of Alliston, Neil Tucker of Tiny Township, Troy Wolf of Bracebridge and Eric Charron of Oakville, were each fined $1,500 for travelling on a closed road and unlawfully depositing material on public lands contrary to the Public Lands Act. The group pleaded guilty to leaving garbage behind at their campsite.
Court heard that in the fall of 2014, conservation officers responded to complaints about garbage that had been left behind at a remote campsite on Durer Lake, approximately 60 kilometres northwest of Nakina. Upon investigation, it was determined that Norris, Tucker, Wolf and Charron used the Anaconda Road to access Durer Lake for a moose hunt between September 18 and October 3, 2014. The Anaconda Road is closed to public vehicular traffic beyond the Terrier Lake causeway to protect remote tourism operations in the area. On conclusion of the hunt, the group left behind on public lands a large quantity of garbage, including beer cans, food containers, garbage bags, a dock, a woodstove, an outhouse, tables and chairs.
Justice of the Peace John Guthrie heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Thunder Bay, on February 3, 2016.
To report a natural resources violation, call the MNRF TIPS line at 1-877-847-7667 toll-free any time or contact your local ministry office during regular business hours. You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
