Skip to content

Trio must pay costs of putting out forest fires they started

NEWS RELEASE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ************************* Three Timmins men to pay $14,263.
Gavel2

NEWS RELEASE

MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES

************************* Three Timmins men to pay $14,263.90 for forests fires

(May 3, 2011) - Three Timmins men have been convicted of starting a fire under unsafe conditions and failing to extinguish a fire.

The men were ordered to pay a total of $14,263.90 to the Ministry of Natural Resources to cover the costs of putting out forest fires they started.

John Gorman and Kyle Robitaille were both ordered to pay $5,791, and Darryl Rioux was ordered to pay $2,681.90 to the ministry.

The court heard that on August 24 and 31, 2010, Ministry of Natural Resources fire crews were dispatched to extinguish forest fires in Turnbull Township, 25 kilometres west of Timmins.

On both dates the fire started after a pile of brush next to a forest access road was lit on fire and left to burn.

Timmins District conservation officers conducted an investigation and discovered that the brush pile bonfires were being lit in the evenings for parties and left to burn unattended.

The investigation revealed that Gorman and Robitaille started the fire on August 24, and Rioux started the fire on August 31.

The Ministry of Natural Resources reminds the public that anyone who starts a fire must keep it under control at all times and properly extinguish it before leaving the area.

Failure to control and put out a fire could result in damage to private property, destruction of harvestable timber and loss of life.

To report a natural resources violation, call 1-877-TIPS-MNR (847-7667) toll-free any time or contact your local ministry officer during regular business hours.

You can also call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

************************* ////


What's next?


If you would like to apply to become a Verified reader Verified Commenter, please fill out this form.