$50,000 in fines for trees cut without a permit in Sherbrooke

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A Sherbrooke entrepreneur and his company will have to pay fines for prohibited tree felling and work without a permit.

A wooded area on Thibault Street in Sherbrooke was almost entirely razed in August 2023.

In a written response, the City of Sherbrooke indicates that two statements of offense were served on Les Immeubles Chicoine Inc totaling $25,605 in fines and costs. She adds that two statements of offense were served on the entrepreneur, François Chicoine, this time, totaling $24,422 in fines and costs.

In the summer of 2023, several Sherbrooke residents reacted on social networks to the cutting of this small wooded area. The municipal councilor for the Ascot district, Geneviève La Roche, then said shocked to see this little wooded area disappear without warning.

At that time, she recalled that it is mandatory to obtain a permit from the City, even if the land belongs to a private developer.