HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-02-10, Page 5MNR wetlands policy worries writer
To the editor:
I • am very concerned about the
Ministry of Natural, Resources
(MNR) New Wetlands Policy, State-
ment.
I became aware of it because I
own conservation land and I want
to be informed on anything the
provincial government tries to
inflict on me. I have read" the policy
and it is the most flagrant violation
TO THE -EDITOR
it? The MNR will o ,L e fora riY'errr''
eight or tenithoysan dollars:The
governnlent,a4es the Midget of the
MNR And theij<,sneaaks .a new policy
in so they can stillbleed die farmer.
It boggles the mind.
of land use rights I have ever seen. 7 The MNR in Toronto put an ad in
This new policy contradicts itsielf all thei,city papers in January 1993
constantly. It allows the MNR to asking theflreaders to send in their
rule but has certain clauses: i.e.-the input by February 28 on a new
MNR rules you can not develop on discussion paper called: Improving
or near a wetland but on page 64 it Planning for Ontario Natural
states that if you are zoned properly Resources.
and apply for a building permit and Why would they introduce a new
are refused, you can sue your own policy in November 1992 and not.
•municipal government. tell the rural taxpayer involved and
Now who wants to sue their own then ask the city taxpayer for input
township? You would be taking in January 1993?
yourself to court for your own tax Now I don't know about anyone
money. else but to me' something stinks
In other words the provincial here. What stinks is we own the
government rules and leaves your land, we pay the highest taxes and
own municipality holding the bag. we have no say.
In some cases you can develop 'flle•government assumes because
but will require an environmental you rxare a farmer you won't bother
impact study and guess who does to find out or you are too stupid to
understand what 'they are sneaking
in as land use policy. All farmers
,know that the . provincial govern-
ment has absolutely no idea of rural'
land use. The government agents sit
in their offices collecting their pay
cheques and pensions at the
taxpayers' expense and -plan the
farming world with their maps.
They never come to see you
because they can't fmd you,
•(according to their maps) the smell
of manure offends them and they
assume you have no indoor plumb-
ing.
How can a rural land use policy
be applied when the rural land
owner has not been told about it?
Our civil and land use rights are
being violated and the land owners
must protest.. I am going to. Please
ask your readers to get a copy of
the wetlands policy statement at
their local MNR and write their
concerns before February 28, 1993
to: Improving Planning for Ontario
Natural Resources, The Ministry of
Natural Resources, Planning Review
Office, 99 Wellesley Street, Room
6527, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 1W3:
Catherine E. Stevens
RR2, Lucknow.
Government, farm groups must cooperate
by Paul Klopp, MPP Huron
The meeting last Thursday at
Lucknow highlighted the depressed
state of farming. There was the
feeling that farming needs more
than emergency assistance. Farming
needs some long term help. The
solution would, be better prices for
our crops. Farmers don't want to
fill out forms and wait for sub-
sidies.
The answer is not just rallies but
• a long term relationship between
the governments and farm groups.
The GRIP program has bought
Billings H.S.
will celebrate
its 25th.
To the editor:
Howard S. Billings Regional High
School. Chateauguay, QC, is cel-
ebrating its 25th Anniversary this
year. To celebrate this occasion,
Billings High School will be host-
ing a variety of special events
throughout the year, with a gala
celebration on May 21 through 24,
1993 inclusive and we would wel-
come all former students 'and staff
to attend.
If you or someone you know
attended or worked at Billing's
High School, would you please
forward all names and addresses to:
Howard S. Billings Regional High
School, 25th Anniversary Commit-
tee, 210 McLeod 'Street,
Chateauguay, QC, J6J 2H4. Tel No.
1-514-691-3230, Fax No. 691-0643.
LUCKNOW UNITED CHURCH
Worship Service - T1:00 am
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some time for farmers but we must
look 'beyond that. Agreements like
Free Trade and NAFTA have ended
our ability to set prices which will
provide farmers with an adequate
return on labour and investment,
The two price system for wheat is
gone. Supply management is under
assault andif it goes then the future
of farmingis bleak indeed: Supply
management works for both farmers
and consumers who are assured of
a Steady and safe food supply.
The family farm is also under
assault. The international grain trade
and agribusiness are not concerned
about the *roily farm. The pro-
posed North American Trade Pact
will erode even further our ability
to get decent prices for our com-
modities.
There was supposed to be a third
line of defense for farmers and
Ottawa was to provide it. This was
understood by Ontario when the
GRIP and - NISA 'Programs were
proposed. GRIP has helped, but it
needs to be refined and targeted to
the family farm. There must be
some method of limiting production
to market demands. There is no
point in having incentives if there is
no .market. We end up producing
the same amount, or more. This,
coupled with few buyers, results in
prices that do not cover costs; defi-
nitely not a fair market price.
In Ontario we have begun com-
modity based loans and are present-
ly working on private Mortgages,
where government will guarantee
loans between farmers and private
lenders. We must find ways of
keeping rural Ontario for the use of
farmers and businesses.
Farmers must work .together to
make changes. This is one reason
for supporting the stable funding of
farm organizations. We need long
term • financial support for farm
groups and a long term commitment
to agriculture. We should not wait
for a crisis to get working together.
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, February 10, 1993 - Page 5
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