Man fined for Illegal Gravel Pit

A Vermilion Bay man has been fined 1-thousand dollars for illegally operating an aggregate pit on Crown Land.

Court heard that during the summer of 2010, Daniel Desmarais removed roughly 100-yards of gravel from a pit on Slush Road without the proper permit.

In Ontario, operators require licences and permits that regulate the amount of material removed and how it can be used.