A property owner in Sault Ste. Marie has been ordered to pay a staggering $47,000 in fines after he was found guilty of fire code violations in provincial offences court last week.
It appeared as though an envelope containing the court documents notifying the landlord of the convictions was affixed to the front door of the apartment building when SooToday paid a visit to the property Wednesday. Brown, who initially pleaded not guilty to all four charges, failed to appear in provincial offences court and was subsequently found guilty of all charges Oct. 25.
During an interview with SooToday last year, Sault Ste. Marie Fire Services Deputy Chief Paul Milosevich said there are policies in place in terms of how it handles releasing information to the public.