Farmers argue Bill 97 would further imperil Ontario's already vanishing farmland and would redraw the rural landscape.
Farmers argue Bill 97 would further imperil Ontario's already vanishing farmland and would redraw the rural landscape, putting homes and farms closer to each other, and creating a potential flash point for conflict that farmers believe could have far-reaching consequences on their business.
A deserted farmhouse sits on the urban rim of London, Ont., in 2021. Farming groups worry a proposed overhaul to rural planning rules by the province will only cities to push further into the countryside. "Those become the challenges for farmers with all those neighbours in proximity to them — some of the concerns they are anticipating and some of the concerns they've had to live with historically, but with a much smaller group of residents around them."
The joint statement was also signed by Max Hansgen, Ontario president of the NFU, who was quoted as saying "housing needs can be met in services settlement areas on a much smaller land base, reducing farmland loss and potential land use conflicts." Victoria Podbielski, a spokesperson for Clark, the municipal affairs and housing minister, told CBC News in an email Friday that Bill 97 already includes safeguards for protecting farmland.
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