A few protest signs are springing up in Niagara. Under Greenbelt legislation land in certain areas can only be used for agriculture. However, the Ontario government has not supported the farmers. It allowed the only canning factory east of BC to close, it did not support the grape growers when the Welch's grape juice company closed. Now, it's not giving any assistance to wine grape growers who are having a hard time finding a market for their grapes.Thursday, July 2, 2009
Greenbelt Protest Signs
A few protest signs are springing up in Niagara. Under Greenbelt legislation land in certain areas can only be used for agriculture. However, the Ontario government has not supported the farmers. It allowed the only canning factory east of BC to close, it did not support the grape growers when the Welch's grape juice company closed. Now, it's not giving any assistance to wine grape growers who are having a hard time finding a market for their grapes.
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- wino-fred
- Former Treasurer, Ontario Wine Society - Niagara Chapter; Former Treasurer, Society for American Wines - Toronto and National. Former employment: Controller, College of Audiologists & Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario; Controller, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario; Assistant General Manager, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Capital Leasing Division.
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