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That includes a scenic lodge with plenty of windows, towering pine trees and a boathouse that can accommodate four vessels.

Dovigi, 46, is the founder and CEO of Green for Life Environmental Inc. He was in the news last fall after the 海角社区官网police Guns and Gangs unit investigated a spate of shootings and attacks against his properties, including gunshots at his Weston Road office and his home on a cul-de-sac in Rosedale.

Dovigi could not be immediately reached for comment.听

The听Fawn Island听purchase isn鈥檛 Dovigi’s first foray into the pricey waters of Muskoka. He previously听bought听another island property near Lake Joseph that was accessible with a seaplane and a 75-metre yacht.听

The sale of Fawn Island was completed on Sept. 19, and at under $17 million, Dovigi got a deal. The entire property, located between Mac Tier and Port Carling, had been listed for $32 million in late 2023 and $20,750,000 in March.

He also reportedly owns luxury real estate in the U.S., including a 22,000-square foot home in Aspen, Colorado that reportedly cost a record-breaking $72.5 million in 2021 and which he sold in 2024 for a record of $108-million to former casino magnate Steve Wynn.

There’s also a $27.5 million, 11,000 square foot waterfront property in Miami Beach, with a $6-million lot across the street.

Dovigi, nicknamed 鈥淭he Garbage King,鈥� is known for his aggressive and rapid rise in the world of waste disposal. Green For Life Environment is known for its distinctive lime green trucks that can be seen across Canada and into the United States.

His uncles are Hockey Hall of Fame players Phil and Tony Esposito. Dovigi was a goalie like his uncle Tony and was drafted 41st听overall by the Edmonton Oilers in 1997.

After four years in the minor leagues, he moved on, enrolling in business school at 海角社区官网Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson). Next, he worked for Brovi Investments, a real-estate investment firm in Toronto.

He bought out 220 companies en route to building Green For Life Environmental, Alex Cyr wrote in a 2023 profile.听

He told Cyr he learned toughness young in Sault Ste. Marie, when his father, Fred, would throw pucks at him on the family outdoor rink. “Everything hurts more when it’s -40 C,” he said.

His parents were both teachers and his father also owned two sports bar chains.

“It’s the immigrant mentality: you’re working morning, noon and night,” he told Cyr. “Hockey was a hobby, but at the end of the day, you had to make money.”

While working for an investment firm, he had a failed TV venture alongside Kiss lead singer Gene Simmons.

At age 27, he drummed up investors to begin his own garbage business, merging three small firms to make Green For Life.

His first contracts were in Hamilton and Peel region.

“The plan was to build a little business that could generate $20 million of revenue over five to six years,” Dovigi told Cyr. “But once I got in, the rest is history.”

A big break came in late 2011, when the city of 海角社区官网announced it was looking to privatize its municipal garbage contract for 165,000 households between Yonge Street and the Humber River.

Dovigi met with then 海角社区官网Mayor Rob Ford, who had campaigned partly on improving trash pickup after a garbage strike in 2009.

Dovigi succeeded in 2011 with a lowball bid and soon he was described routinely in the media as a billionaire.

He has been criticized for an aggressive style throughout his rapid rise in business.

“It’s just crazy stuff you read online,” he told Cyr. “Canada can be a weird place听鈥� we don’t celebrate success as much as we should; we try to knock the guy on top. But in my time as a goalie, I developed the habit of not reading the paper during the highs, or the lows ... Play the game and block the noise.”

“I don’t have fear, generally,” Dovigi said.

When his home and firm came under attack last year, he told the media he did not know who was behind the gunshots, texting a Star reporter simply, 鈥淚 wish I knew.鈥�