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Dallas Stars’ owner fined thousands for damaging fish habitat in B.C.

Dallas Stars owner and governor Tom Gaglardi, left, addresses questions during a news conference about the hiring of new general manager Jim Nill, right, Monday, April 29, 2013, in Dallas. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez).

VANCOUVER  – The owner of the Dallas Stars and Sandman Hotels chain, Tom Gaglardi, has been fined thousands of dollars for damaging a fish habitat while renovating his vacation home in Kamloops.

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Gaglardi and his company, Northland Properties, were convicted in August of two counts of “harmful alteration of a fish habitat”, which was along the shore of Kamloops Lake.

The renovations were done in 2010, without permits, to the five-bedroom home. A boat launch was also constructed, along with a parking lot and extensive landscaping.

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