A commercial fisher facing multiple charges under federal and territorial laws made a court appearance earlier this week.
Roger Buckley, 59, appeared before Judge Robert Gorin in NWT territorial court Tuesday.
He had previously pleaded guilty to four charges under the Fisheries Act and the NWT Fishery Regulations.
Buckley failed to properly submit log books or records to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) – within a required time frame – between January and July of last year.
He is also failed to issue receipts for fish buyers.
Additionally, the commercial fisher failed to “accurately complete log books on a daily basis,” while fishing on Great Slave Lake between January and August of 2017, court documents show.
Under territorial fishing regulations, quantities of all fish “caught, retained, or culled” from Tathlina Lake, Kakisa Lake and Great Slave Lake must be documented and reported in a way that adheres to strict guidelines.
After leaving a “gill net” in the waters of Great Slave Lake for more than 30 consecutive hours last summer, the fisher netted another charge.
First time offences of this kind under the Fisheries Act carry possible fines of up to $100,000, while subsequent violations could result in fines and one year in jail.
A fifth count was withdrawn by Crown prosecutor Allison Lewis.
Buckley was previously convicted of similar offences in 2014.
The offender, who is represented by lawyer Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass, is due back in court on April 20 for a facts and sentencing hearing.
Man pleads guilty to drug trafficking charge
A Yellowknife man pleaded guilty to a drug trafficking charge in NWT territorial court.
Forty-seven-year-old Christopher Rumbolt appeared before Chief Jjudge Christine Gagnon on Thursday March 29, pleading guilty to one count of possessing a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
On Oct. 17 2017, Rumbolt is alleged to have possessed cocaine in Yellowknife with the intent of selling the illegal drug.
He was released on a recognizance in October of last year.
Rumbolt has no prior convictions.
Represented by defence lawyer Charles Davison, Rumbolt will be back in court on Oct. 25 for a facts and sentencing hearing.
Arrest warrant issued after court no-show
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Yellowknife man after he failed to appear in court.
Bradley King, 23, was due to appear in NWT territorial court to enter pleas for a slew of charges dating back to September of last year.
But after not showing up to answer to the charges, the Crown sought an arrest warrant for King – a request that was approved by Judge Robert Gorin.
King faces six charges stemming from five separate incidents.
He is accused of committing mischief by breaking the windows at a woman's residence – once on Sept. 6, 2017 and again four days later.
King is charged with uttering threats to the same woman on Sept. 10, 2017.
His remaining charges are related to a series of alleged breaches to his probation conditions, including a failure to abstain from consuming alcohol in January.
King's lawyer, Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass, told the court she hadn't heard from her client prior to his no-show in court.
Bradley is the brother of Denecho King, accused in the murder of John Wifladt in 2014. His murder trial begins Monday in NWT Supreme Court.
The pair received jail sentences for their role in a 2015 attack on a Yellowknife cab driver.
Bradley was handed a four-month sentence after being convicted of assault causing bodily harm in the attack.