A lengthy legal dispute involving Consolidated Homes Limited has concluded after Ontario's Court of Appeal rejected the province's effort to revive the case regarding the destruction of a Blanding's turtle habitat. The ruling stands in favor of last year's acquittal of the company, despite claims that construction work in 2018 harmed the turtle's environment. The province's case hinged on historical evidence of turtle sightings, while the company asserted a lack of direct sightings in the affected area, thus challenging the foundation of the accusation.
The Ontario's Court of Appeal upheld last year's acquittal of Consolidated Homes Limited regarding damage to a Blanding's turtle habitat, despite the province's attempts to reopen the case.
The 2024 appeal focused on what evidence is appropriate to determine whether a threatened species inhabits a specific area at any given time.
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