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\t\t- depositing, permitting, or arranging for the deposit of waste onto land that was not an authorized waste disposal site<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\t\t
- operating, establishing, altering, enlarging, or extending a waste management system or waste disposal site without ministry approval<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\t\t
- failing to comply with a Director’s Order by failing to provide documentation to the ministry related to the source and transportation of waste<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\t\t
- failing to comply with a Director’s Order by failing to remove all waste from a site<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\t\t
- failing to comply with a Director’s Order by failing to submit a report confirming that all waste had been removed from a site<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\t<\/ul>\t<\/li><\/ul>
\t- The convictions against Wesley Dass are for<\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\t
\t\t- depositing, causing, permitting, or arranging for the deposit of waste onto land that was not an authorized waste disposal site<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\t\t
- submitting false or misleading information in a statement made to a Provincial Officer <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\t\t
- failing to comply with a Director's Order by failing to remove all waste from a site<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\t<\/ul>\t<\/li><\/ul>
\t- The conviction against 11705580 Canada Inc. is for depositing, causing, permitting, or arranging for the deposit of waste onto land that was not an authorized waste disposal site.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
Date of Offences –<\/span><\/strong> Various dates beginning on or about April 9, 2020, and ending on or about April 4, 2023<\/span><\/p>Date of Convictions –<\/strong> September 12, 2024, and April 18, 2024 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>Penalties Imposed –<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t- On September 12, 2024, Mario Cascio was convicted of 5 violations under the Environmental Protection Act<\/em> (EPA). Sentencing concluded on September 13, 2024. Mario Cascio was fined $300,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of $75,000, and given 15 days to pay.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- On April 18, 2024, Wesley Dass was convicted of 3 violations under the EPA. <\/em>Sentencing concluded on August 28, 2025. Wesley Dass was fined $225,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of $56,250, and given 12 months to pay. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- On April 18, 2024, 11705580 Canada Inc. was convicted of one violation under the EPA. Sentencing concluded on August 28, 2025. The company was fined $500,000 plus a victim fine surcharge of $125,000, and given 12 months to pay.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
Background –<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t- Wesley Dass and Mario Cascio were the directors of 11705580 Canada Inc.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- In February 2020, the owners of a property located in Essa Township were approached by Mario Cascio and Wesley Dass who were seeking to rent land for the purpose of receiving tree and natural wood product. The property owners were advised that the wood product would be converted into recycled consumer landscape material. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- The property owners subsequently entered into an agreement with 11705580 Canada Inc. allowing the company to rent two acres of land at their property (the site). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- The site previously operated as an auto salvage yard, however the property had remained vacant in recent years. The site is not an authorized waste disposal or landfill site, nor is it permitted to operate as a waste transfer or receiver site.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- Between April and August 2020, the defendants directed multiple trucking contractors to deposit hundreds of truckloads of construction and demolition waste at the site. The waste was comprised of plywood, drywall, brick, insulation, and glass, amongst other materials. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- In September 2020, a Provincial Officer questioned Wesley Dass about the waste deliveries to the site. Mr. Dass denied having any involvement in the arrangement, transportation and\/or deposit of waste at the site. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- In November 2020, a Provincial Officer’s Order was issued to the defendants requiring them to cease depositing waste at the site and commence clean-up by removing and transporting all waste from the site to an approved waste disposal site. The defendants were provided an extension until December 2020 to meet the requirements of the Order. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- In May 2021, a Director’s Order was issued to the defendants requiring them to comply with the November 2020 Provincial Officer’s Order. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- In July 2021, ministry staff attended the site and learned that no waste had been removed from the site. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- In January 2022, the defendants were directed to comply with the Director’s Order. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- By April 2023, the ministry had still not received confirmation from any of the defendants that the waste had been removed from the site. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>
\t- The ministry’s Environmental Investigations and Enforcement Branch investigated and laid charges which resulted in the convictions.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>","default_contacts_included_flag":null,"keywords":"","language":"en","media_assets":null,"lead_ministry":{"id":238,"ministries_timeframes_id":6,"acronym":"MECP","acronym_fr":"MEPP","featured_story_boost":100000,"name":"Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks","name_abbreviated":"Environment, Conservation and Parks","name_fr":"Minist\u00e8re de l'Environnement, de la Protection de la nature et des Parcs","name_fr_abbreviated":"Environnement, Protection de la nature et Parcs","created_at":"2025-03-19T20:25:44.000000Z","deleted_at":null,"updated_at":"2025-03-19T20:25:44.000000Z","pivot":{"release_id":1007029,"ministry_id":238,"lead_ministry_flag":1}},"partner_ministries":[],"ministry_acronym_opposite":"mepp","ministry_id":238,"ministry_acronym":"MECP","ministry_name":"Ministry of the Environment Conservation and Parks","ministry_abbreviated":"Environment, Conservation and Parks","preview_expires":null,"quickfacts":null,"quotes":[],"regions":[],"release_date_time":"2026-02-11 16:15:00","release_date_time_formatted":"February 11, 2026","release_id_translated":1007029,"release_type_id":2007,"release_type_name":"Court Bulletin","release_type_label":"court","release_crossreferences_resources":"","release_resources":null,"slug":"company-and-directors-fined-1025000-for-environmental-protection-act-violations","slug_translated":"une-societe-et-ses-administrateurs-ont-recu-une-amende-de-1-025-000-apres-avoir-enfreint-la-loi-sur-la-protection-de-lenvironnement","status_type_id":3002,"streams":null,"owners":[],"tags":[],"topics":[{"label":"Courts, justice and law","description":"Ontario\u2019s laws and related information about our legal system, emergency services, the Ontario Provincial Police and victim services.","link":"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/courts-justice-and-law","value":10},{"label":"Environment and energy","description":"Learn more about how Ontario protects and restores wildlife and the environment. Includes information on conservation and the electricity system.","link":"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/environment-and-energy","value":5}],"unformatted_slug":"company_and_directors_fined_1025000_for_environmental_protection_act_violations","unformatted_slug_translated":"une_societe_et_ses_administrateurs_ont_recu_une_amende_de_1_025_000_apres_avoir_enfreint_la_loi_sur_la_protection_de_lenvironnement","release_distribution_id":5001,"release_language_distribution":null,"distributed":false,"additional":{"content_notes":null,"content_location":null,"content_date":null,"content_time":null,"content_livestream_url":null,"content_epk_url":null,"content_nr_url":null,"content_crossreferences":[],"created_by":null,"content_assets":null,"content_assets_formatted":""}}}