On October 15, 2020, Débroussaillage Québec and Forestière des Amériques Inc. were each fined $20,000, for a total of $40,000, at the Longueuil courthouse. Each company pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Emergency Order for the Protection of the Western Chorus Frog (the Emergency Order) in contravention of the Species at Risk Act. The companies pleaded guilty to the charge of carrying out a prohibited activity, namely pruning vegetation— including trees, shrubs, and bushes—in a sensitive area.
Day: November 3, 2020
Joint federal, provincial, and municipal funding through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan will support five infrastructure projects in municipalities across Labrador.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes an announcement with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Small Business Minister Mary Ng. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam and Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo will also be there.
When Liz Saunders paid a contractor $64,000 to fix her beloved cottage, she didn’t know he wasn’t who he claimed to be — or that he had previously bilked a 92-year-old woman out of $132,000.
Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued the following statement in response to news that the Parole Board of Canada is piloting a new videoconferencing solution to allow victims to participate in its hearings by video.