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Farm drainage
worth the expense
Open letter to Honourable Ernie
Hardeman, Minister of Agriculture
and Food
Mr. Hardeman,
This is my view of the drainage
industry in Ontario. I have been
involved in farm drainage in Ontario
as a farmer, tile contractor and drain
superintendent for over 30 years
(1963 - 2000). I have always been
proud to be involved in such a vital
part of Ontario agriculture. As
everyone who eats food should know,
agriculture is the most important
industry in Ontario.
There suddenly seems to be a
concern about funding the drainage
program, even though it is such a
small percentage of the OMAFRA
budget.
Looking back over 100 years or
more, any funding society as a whole,
has made to improving drainage, has
always been more than adequately
returned. Ontario government money
invested in drainage has resulted in
more productive farmland, improved
road systems and a richer provincial
economy.
Over 150 years ago, much of
Ontario was virtually uninhabitable,
because of the high water table on
what is now some of our richest
farmland. Those wet conditions
created an unhealthy environment for
the inhabitants until the land was
improved by drainage.
The Ontario Drainage Act has
been reviewed, changed and
improved many times over the past
165 years but always before by
people looking ahead to correct
problems. At present, there doesn't
seem to be a problem, except perhaps
from funding cutbacks.
Through the years of work,
legislation and experience, the