The sentence prohibits the person from being in possession of any fishing-related tools on, in or inside 30 metres of any Ontario waters, and from having any affiliation with any particular person engaged in any technique of fishing in Ontario for a interval of two years
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A Sioux Lookout man pleaded responsible to failing to adjust to a courtroom order and is suspended from any technique of fishing in Ontario till September 23, 2027.
This after the courtroom heard on April 28, 2024, conservation officers noticed Robert Whalen actively angling on the Jackpine River within the township of Persistence, which was in violation of a courtroom order prohibiting him from fishing in Ontario.
magistrate Nancy Tulloch heard the case within the Ontario Courtroom of Justice, Thunder Bay, on September 23, 2024, and dominated Whalen is prohibited from being in possession of any fishing-related tools on, in or inside 30 metres of any Ontario waters, and from having any affiliation with any particular person engaged in any technique of fishing in Ontario for a interval of two years. Whalen was additionally fined $6,600 and should see a probation officer.
The Ontario authorities says it’s safeguarding fish by guaranteeing fishing rules and suspensions are adopted.
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