Three men from the Prince Albert area were fined thousands of dollars in the spring for illegally possessing and transporting timber.

According to Saskatchewan’s Ministry of the Environment, the case began in October of 2022, when a conservation officer stopped a vehicle hauling timber on Highway 916, north of P.A.

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“The driver, Reginald Cook, was transporting the wood to Terry Thoms to be sold as firewood, but did not have the required shipping and receiving reports,” the ministry explained in a statement.

“Further, Thoms had no permit to harvest the birch. Th

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