Fine of$ 53,000 Mariloup Wolfe and Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

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Michael Nguyen

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 01:00

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Mariloup Wolfe and her ex-husband, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge have tried in vain to cancel by the court last week a fine of almost $ 53,000, of which they were sentenced to be undertaken without a permit demolition of their residence.

While they were a couple, the two stars of québec began in August of 2015 for major renovations of a building in the Plateau Mont-Royal.

The only problem is that they had not obtained at the time the permit is necessary, given the scope of the work, considers the City of Montreal.

“The committee finds that this project constitutes a serious case of non-compliance procedures “, one can read in the decision that suggested the imposition of a fine of $ 50,000, 2297 $ fee.

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According to a document from the borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal (above), the demolition began on August 21, 2015 (main photo), so that the demolition request has been filed 11 days later.

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In fact, the City has agreed to issue a permit for the demolition, but the work had then already been launched.

Mariloup Wolfe has been the complaint on the social networks of the difficulty of obtaining a permit.

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In 2016, Mariloup Wolfe was criticized on Instagram the complexity of obtaining a permit.

“OMG !! The adventures of permits of the City of Montreal !!! The misadventures should I say !!! Why is it so complicated !??!! But lo, I pass to another step…! “, she had written in may 2016, posing with a building permit.

The same month, Ms. Wolfe and Mr. Lemay-Thivierge received, however, a large fine for having carried ” to the demolition of a building where at least 50 % has been destroyed, without regard to the foundations, without having obtained a certificate of authorization “.

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Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge

Unreasonable delay

Since then, the folder dragged before the courts, complain to Ms. Wolfe and Mr. Lemay-Thivierge, since separated. The building now belongs to Mariloup Wolfe, who says in a court document to have ” personally had no involvement in the demolition of the building “.

The two artists have relied on the unreasonable delay to cancel the procedures.

“The time which will have elapsed at the trial, since the facts will affect necessarily their right to a full and complete defence,” wrote the lawyer of the ex-couple, back in October, trying to avoid its customers a trial and dismiss the ticket.

Because the more time passes, the more the memory of their witnesses is likely to be affected, called it.

“[The defense] must demonstrate that the building in question has not been demolished more than 50 %, and this, while the building has, since the events, was completely rebuilt “, one can read in the folder.

The judge of the municipal court Lison Asseraf, however, has rejected this request last Friday.

Unless Ms. Wolfe and Mr. Lemay-Thivierge pay their ticket of $ 50,000, the trial should be held at the end of march.

Mariloup Wolfe has kindly declined the offer of interview to the Journal.

Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge has not wanted to comment on the case.