This release was issued under a previous government.
Dale Andrew Mather was charged under the Water Act with removing aquatic vegetation from the bed and shore near his property on Gull Lake without an approval. This was done in an attempt to improve the view from his property. As part of the sentencing, $15,000 will support a creative sentencing project to improve water quality in the lake and $5,000 will be paid as a fine.
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