WHITEHORSE \u2013 A reality TV star in Yukon has been convicted of violating the territory’s Waters Act while filming a show about gold mining.<\/p>\n
Tony Beets has been found guilty of improperly disposing waste and not reporting it, while mining company Tamarack Inc., where he is a director, was convicted of the same charges plus two charges of failing to comply with a water licence.<\/p>\n
Charges stemmed from filming on October 2014 when a sub-contractor dumped gasoline on a dredge pond and set it on fire after Beets said he didn’t care.<\/p>\n
The incident came to light on the Discovery Channel TV show \u201cGold Rush,\u201d in an episode originally aired in February 2015.<\/p>\n
Territorial Court of Yukon Judge Peter Chisholm ruled there was \u201cno question\u201d Beets allowed the activity to take place, adding he didn’t agree with a defence argument that gasoline wasn’t a waste as defined under the act.<\/p>\n
Sentencing has been reserved until May 26, when Beets and his company could face fines of up to $100,000, one year in jail, or both.<\/p>\n
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