Ottawa man fined $35,000 for causing wildfire that forced evacuations and covered 45 hectares.

An Ottawa man, Wassim Zaibak, has been fined $35,000 after pleading guilty to causing a wildfire in June 2023 near Centennial Lake in Ontario. The fire, which began on a private island and spread to the mainland, forced evacuations and covered nearly 45 hectares, about triple the size of Ottawa's Lansdowne Park. A provincial burn ban was in effect at the time.

November 15, 2024
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