Funny that the large urban centre of Vaughan is talking about placing a priority on farmland:
"..the north end of Vaughan will remain agricultural, with an eye to trying to cultivate local food production on those lands."
Click for entire article:
http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/805355--land-for-food-tough-sell-in-vaughan-councillor-says
Yes it will be a tough sell in Vaughan, but pretty visionary. Imagine then why, with probably THE best prime agricultural land in Ontario, if not Canada, in an agricultural area our local Council doesn't have this vision.
In fact Vaughan's draft OP calls for 6,000 acres in the north end to remain in farm production. That nicely offsets the 6,000 acres Melancthon's planning consultant has designated in the draft OP for aggregate.
It seems urban municipalities are "getting it". We need food to live. Even Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff seems to "get it" when he announced that if elected (cough, cough) the Liberals would enact a national food policy.
"the agricultural food sector is the cornerstone of the country’s economy, he said. This sector provides one out of every eight jobs and generates $42 billion annually, accounting for 8 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product."
Click for entire article: http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/805462--liberals-pitch-food-plan
I wish our local Council would "get it".
We have sustainable jobs now As long as the prime agricultural land remains ON the ground, the farming/agricultural sector will employ people. Once a giant hole is dug and the limestone removed, there is nothing-no farmland, no jobs, no community NOTHING, well except a big hole in the ground filled with water.
Sadly Melancthon Council's main priority seems to be not going to the OMB every for any reason at all. Not over a tree cutting bylaw, not a demolition control bylaw and certainly not over a 2,400 acre 200 foot hole in the ground.
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