An Edmonton man pleaded guilty Wednesday to shooting and injuring a black bear in Jasper National Park last summer.
Serge Painchaud, 42, was fined $7,500 for violating a hunting restriction under the Canada National Parks Act.
According to an agreed statement of facts read into the Court of Justice in St. Albert, Painchaud and two friends started a hike on the Overlander Trail to Mount Colin Centennial Hut on Aug. 6, 2022, a Saturday.
Painchaud had brought along a Mossberg Model 510 20-gauge shotgun and ammunition. He carried the firearm openly.
The trail is popular and the hikers met other people along the way. At some point,
