THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police have clarified a 66-year-old resident who hosted a party at a private residence in the Township of Shuniah last month was issued a summons for court, not an $880 as they initially stated through a news release last week.
On Wednesday, Feb. 3, spokesperson Const. Mike Golding said the property owner was not given a ticket but rather an order to attend court to answer the charge.
“The summons allows for a much larger fine under the Reopening of Ontario Act,” Golding said in a statement.
An initial release issued on Jan. 28 stated the owner was fined after police attended to a private residence in the township of Shuniah on Jan. 24.
“The initial release did indicate a ticket was issued however…he was in fact commanded to court to answer to this more serious charge,” Golding said, apologizing for the error.
A justice of the peace has the power to impose a much larger fine in court, OPP said.
The individual, who police have not named, will appear in court on March 5 to answer to the charge.
No other individuals are being fined at this time, police said.
