A letter-writiing campaign is planned by a citizens coalition in the Ashfield Township against intensive farming operations, in reaction to a permit issued to a 3 400 hogs farm. Those letters will be sent to Noble Villeneuve, ag. and rural affairs minister and also to other ministries including health, environment and economic development.
\nA moratorium is also demanded by PROTECT on 2 500 hogs and more farms. PROTECT are concern with the impact of those farms particularly considering the environmental outcomes in North Carolina, Iowa and elsewhere. The three fish killer spills this year in the township also aggravated the concerns.
\nBill Andrews emeritus prof. at the env. studies at Toronto Univ. invited to a PROTECT meeting also rised concerns pointing out the situation in North Carolina and questionning the lagoons as proper way to store the manure. He goes futher asking why factory farms shouldn’t have waste management plans as urban developpers have to produce before building. He sees another way to control the problem in limitating the number of animals and septic systems a given watershed can sustain. He also advise the residents to ask the government to clarify some elements of the Bill 146 particularly concerning the defintion of the “normal farm practice” and also whether the farmers will be exempted from the Environmental Protection Act.
\nMembers of the group mentioned the deteriorating quality of the water and the fact that money is spent on beachfront for swimming purpose. Where will the people swim if the beaches are closed.
\nJoe Gleason (an america) mentioned that he sold his property in Michigan to settle along the lake and he is worried about the situation. He also is at the head of the Huron’s edge a news letter dealing with pollution problems.<\/p>\n
Some of the proposed actions are quite drastic and don’t offer much viable solutions for the existing facilities (septic systems and farms) that cause problems now, it is not sufficient to ban expansion. It would be more productive to see how the situation could be controlled including the expansion project. The watershed approche proposed is probably the best element of this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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