Provincial investigator with the Special Investigations Services Unit, Tim Rochette, has been named the Ontario Conservation Officer of the Year for 2017. Rochette has been strongly committed to protecting natural resources, ensuring public safety, and mentoring fellow officers throughout his career. He’s lead and executed many special investigations in high-profile cases, which resulted in significant convictions, licence suspensions and fines.
He’s also represented the MNR on the Near North Crimestoppers Board for five years, where he introduced creative public awareness initiatives focused on hunter safety, commercialization of fish and wildlife, and unlawful hunting activities.
Rochette was first appointed as a conservation officer in 1994 with the Lake Huron Management Unit, and has worked in the Chapleau and Bancroft districts before coming to North Bay. Rochette began his law enforcement career with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in 1988 as a park warden at Devil’s Glen and Wasaga Beach provincial parks.
