Madoc men fined for operation of illegal aggregate pit

Two Madoc men who pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed aggregate pit in the area have been fined a total of $30,000.The case was heard April 27 in Belleville’s Ontario Court of Justice, however, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources did not release details of the case or its outcome until July 17.It dates back to August 2022, when ministry staff inspected a property owned by William Willemsen.“During the inspection, it was determined there was a pit on the property and