KAWARTHA LAKES-An Apsley trucking company has been fined $1,500 for an offence under the Public Lands Act.
Court heard that in June 2017, a conservation officer received a complaint about sand being deposited into the waters of Chandos Lake. An investigation revealed that the company had deposited the material using company staff and equipment but did not have the required work permit to do so. The Ministry of natural Resources says the company had been warned earlier in the year about working on shore lands without a permit.
Justice of the Peace Carl Young heard the case in the Ontario Court of Justice, Peterborough, on December 14, 2017.The company pleaded guilty to unlawfully filling shore lands without a permit.
The ministry is reminding the public that work permits are required prior to conducting any work on shore lands.
