HUNTSVILLE MOTEL FINED ALMOST $12,000 FOR SMOKE DETECTOR VIOLATIONS
HUNTSVILLE — The owners and the director of a residential motel here were yesterday fined almost $12,000 for smoke detector violations.
On July 14, in the Bracebridge Provincial Offences Court, the corporation that owns the Highland Court Inn & Suites in Huntsville and its director each pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to ensure smoke alarms were maintained in operating condition and failed to ensure that a record of tests for the smoke alarms was prepared.
Huntsville Fire says in a release today that the corporation was fined a total of $7,500 and the director $2,000 plus a 25 per cent victim surcharge of $2,375 (= $11,875) for contraventions of the Ontario Fire Code.
Charges were filed by the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department following an inspection of the property located at 208 Main St. West in October 2019. They say a number of “serious contraventions” of the Ontario Fire Code were observed during the inspection and Orders were issued for several deficiencies.
They add that the owner has since brought the Motel into compliance with the Ontario Fire Code.
“Owners and prospective purchasers of industrial, commercial and income producing residential properties must know their responsibilities under the Ontario Fire Code and ensure that all fire safety requirements are in place,” says Fire Chief Rob Collins.
He says the Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department continues to work to reduce community risk through fire prevention and enforcement strategies.
And adds that it is committed to ensuring that appropriate measures are taken by property owners to achieve fire safety through compliance with the Ontario Fire Code and the Fire Protection and Prevention Act.
