A Wilmot Township farmer is facing a hefty fine after being found guilty of operating an unlicenced milk plant.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agri-businesses says Joris Salverda had been running the facility out of a farm on Huron Road near New Hamburg between October, 2022, and April, 2023.
Salverda was found to be the plant operator and at the time was on probation after being convicted of running another illegal milk facility.
He was fined $50,000 for the Milk Act charge and $1,000 for breaching probation on an earlier conviction for operating an illegal milk plant. He was put a new two-year probation.
