A $32,000 penalty for a Huron County farmer represents ‘a sea change’ in the way polluters are dealt with and another reason for farmers to ensure they are environmentally responsible
by DON STONEMAN
Huron County farmer Piet Peeters may or may not be the first farmer to run afoul of new and stiffer fines by spilling manure on a farm near Zurich in July, 2006. But he has certainly drawn the most attention since his guilty plea in a Goderich courtroom in late January.