Shipping company fined $40,000 after tanker entered wildlife area

Shipping company fined $40,000 for entering marine conservation area near Qikiqtarjuaq

A Quebec shipping company has been ordered to pay $40,000 for unlawfully entering the Akpait National Wildlife Area off the coast of Baffin Island, south of Qikiqtarjuaq. Transport Desgagnes Inc. pleaded guilty on May 8 in the Nunavut Court of Justice to its vessel Sarah Desgagnes — built to transport oil and chemicals — unlawfully entering the marine conservation area on Sept. 29, 2024, and again on Oct. 6, 2024. Proceeds of the fine will go to…

Shipping company fined $40,000 after tanker entered wildlife area

A Quebec-based shipping company got $40,000 in fines after pleading guilty to illegally entering Nunavut’s protected waters off the coast of Baffin Island.

Shipping company fined $40,000 for enterring marine conservation area near Qikiqtarjuaq - Yellowknifer

A Quebec shipping company has been ordered to pay $40,000 for unlawfully entering the Akpait National Wildlife Area off the coast of Baffin Island, south of Qikiqtarjuaq. Transport Desgagnes Inc. pleaded guilty on May 8 in the Nunavut Court of Justice to its vessel Sarah Desgagnes — built to transport oil and chemicals — unlawfully entering the marine conservation area on Sept. 29, 2024, and again on Oct. 6, 2024. Proceeds of the fine will go to…