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A Pakenham landowner has been ordered to carry out remediation work estimated to cost a cool million dollars after destroying fish habitat on a tributary of the Indian River.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (the DFO) took the individual to court following actions occurring between August 2018 and October 2019 involving the construction of a berm that had been intended to create a large pond.
It did just that, but in the process blocked fish passage to habitat 1.8 kilometres upstream, and decimated the native Brook Trout population.
The actions were contrary to sections 35(1) and 38(4.1)(a) of the Fisheries Act.
The court-ordered rehabilitation plan will be monitored by the DFO, who reminds residents that when working near water, they should review the projects near water website.
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By Rick Stow
