Four Quebec men fined $5,000 for overlimit walleye and an illegal landing in northern Ontario
Steven Labranche was fined $1,000 for landing an aircraft in Kesagami Provincial Park, and three other men were fined for possessing an overlimit of walleye.
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Steven Labranche, of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, was fined $1,000 for unlawfully landing an aircraft in Kesagami Provincial Park, a wilderness-class park, and is barred from landing aircraft there for two years, except in an emergency or to support wildland firefighting.
A conservation officer found four helicopters from Quebec during compliance inspections at Kesagami Lake Area on April 11, 2026. The Ontario Court of Justice heard the case in Cochrane on September 1, 2026, and the bulletin reporting the outcome was published November 13, 2026.
Maurice Poirier, of Roquemaure, Quebec, Jocelyn Boudreau, of La Sarre, Quebec, and Yves Boudreau, of Roquemaure, Quebec, each pleaded guilty to possessing an overlimit of walleye. Poirier was fined $1,250. Jocelyn Boudreau was fined $1,500 and is barred from fishing in Ontario for three years. Yves Boudreau was fined $1,250 and is barred from fishing in Ontario for one year.
The three men were fishing as a stand-alone group, and the officer found the group had 25 walleye, 13 over its legal sport fishing limit.
Anyone with information about illegal fishing or hunting can call the ministry TIPS line at 1-877-847-7667 (toll free), or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS. More information is at ontario.ca/MNRTips.
The facts
Who was fined $1,000 for landing an aircraft in Kesagami Provincial Park, and how long is he barred from landing there?
Steven Labranche, of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, was fined $1,000 for unlawfully landing an aircraft in Kesagami Provincial Park. He is barred from landing aircraft there for two years, except in an emergency or to support wildland firefighting.
When did a conservation officer find four helicopters from Quebec at Kesagami Lake Area?
A conservation officer found four helicopters from Quebec during compliance inspections at Kesagami Lake Area on April 11, 2026. The Ontario Court of Justice later heard the case in Cochrane on September 1, 2026.
