Van Boekel Hogs Farms Inc. of Woodstock, Van
Boekel Holdings Inc. and Eric Van Boekel have been fined a total of $345,000
for a manure spill in the spring of 2007.
There is an additional 25 per cent victim
surcharge that elevates the total to $431,250.
Van Boekel also faces 30 days in jail which he
may serve on weekends.
He was convicted in March of last year of
breaking three different acts – the Ontario Water Resources Act, the
Environmental Protection Act and the Nutrient Management Act – and was
sentenced earlier this month in Woodstock.
