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“Wheats up, malt barley down in PROs,” Dec. 18
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Shouldn’t the headline be “Wheats down, malt barley up in latest PROs”? — Normand Boulet
Editor’s note: It is now. Many thanks for that catch!
“Ont. Greenbelt not saving livestock operations: study,” Dec. 24
There should be no surprises here. As a Greenbelted farmer who was involved in municipal politics at the time, it appears to me that senior politicians and staff were advised repeatedly that the designation alone did nothing for a sector already in transition. Add to that the insult of continuing layers of restrictions on land use and potential opportunity constricted by the new designations (reduced equity, et cetera) and the result is a very despondent community. At some point the province had better get its act together before more damage is done. Consider that Simcoe County is now under attack from speculative greed driven by a process of not having a view that considers the whole province. It is time for some real leadership on this file. — David Lyons
