Local company fined $15,000 for excavating on Crown land
THUNDER BAY - A Thunder Bay company has been fined $15,000 after pleading guilty to excavating on Crown land without first obtaining a permit. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the Hockenhull Land and Cattle Company of Thunder Bay removed soil and aggregate and deposited a layer of stone on Crown land near Kashabowie Lake. The excavation was part of landscaping for a tourist facility in the area and was done between October 2017 and November 2018. The company did not obtain a proper permit for the work, which is required under the Aggregate Resources Act. Additional...