Parksville construction firm fined after issuing fake occupancy permits

Parksville construction firm fined after issuing fake occupancy permits

NANAIMO — What’s believed to be an unprecedented case of forgery in the mid-Island region involved a construction contractor issuing multiple fake occupancy permits for newly built homes. Don Ballard, owner of Ballard Fines Homes, pleaded guilty to three counts of issuing fraudulent occupancy permits on behalf of his company in 2022 for three new, single-family homes in the rural Parksville-Qualicum Beach area. During a Tuesday, Feb. 20 sent…