A Courtenay resident has been handed a hefty fine for failing to correct work which affected fish habitat on the Trent River.
David Tingley was found guilty in Courtenay Provincial Court for failing to correct work he had done illegally on his property.
Tingley was ordered in May 2020 to remediate the damage to the riverbank on his property.
After failing to do so, Tingley was fined $60,000 earlier this year, which was directed to the Environmental Damages Fund for the conservation and protection of salmon and salmon habitat in the Vancouver Island region.
Work was carried out over the years without Fisheries Act authorization on Tingley’s properties, located near the Trent River.
