Two forestry companies court-ordered to pay $40,000 for violating the Species at Risk Act 

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.