Picton Terminals faces charges over limestone excavation [Video]

Bill Beckett is a retired Picton resident who is among four individuals who pursued a private prosecution against Picton Terminals.

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A multimillion-dollar Toronto waterfront construction project is one of the biggest clients of a Prince Edward County business that’s being accused of illegally excavating more than one million tonnes of limestone from a local shipping port.

The two companies that own Picton Terminals are facing one charge each of operating a quarry without a permit or licence from the province, after a justice of the peace on Friday found in favour of a rare legal challenge called a private prosecution, initiated by a group of Ontario residents. ABNA Investments and 1213427 Ontario have been summoned to appear in an Ontario court in Picton on March 7.

Mahdis Habibinia is part of the Star’s city hall bureau, basedin Toronto. Reach her via email: [email protected]