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radu Hg Country Market ordered to meet Scugog The owners of the Country Market on Highway 7A say they are willing to work with Scugog Township "to fullfil all the necessary (zoning) requirements." The Market operators issued a statement Monday after receiving a letter from the Vol. 2, No. 21 Tuesday, November 17, 1992 CIRC. 10,000 32 pages Corn crop a bitter harvest this year There's not much joy on Durham Region farms this fall. It's been a bitter harvest for area farmers as the weather has caused what some are calling the poorest corn crop in living memory "It's probably the worst fall ever: In fact, the entire season (for corn) has been just terrible," said John Finlay of the Ontario Agriculture and Food office in Port Perry. While stating it's tough to estimate the exac} dollar loss in Durham Region, he said it could easily be well over $1 million when all the factors are considered. There are about 50,000 acres of grain corn in Durham and another 10,000 acres planted for sileage. A lot of the corn crop is still sitting in the fields as farmers wait for it to dry out. Mr. Finlay said the. moisture content of corn now is in the 40-50 per cent range, while last year it was between 20 and 22 per cent moisture. What this means is that if farmers are even able to get the crop off they are faced with drying costs of $25-30 per tonne, or more than four times what it costs to dry corn with moisture content of about 20 per cent. And some of the corn crop is of such poor quality it is impossible to harvest. What happened to the corn crop this year is simple enough: the heavy summer rains prevented the plants from maturing properly before the first heavy frosts in mid- September. And as the weather remained mostly cold and damp during the fall, the crop didn't dry out for harvesting. Farmers are now faced with the prospect of storing high moisture corn or buying corn for animal feed at a cost up to $130 per tonne, said Mr. [Turn to Page 6 ] Township's by-law enforcement department that says the = Market "is not permitted under the provisions of the C4-46 zoning." The letter, dated November 12, goes on to say the site should be brought into compliance with (Scugog) Zoning By-law 76-80. A copy of the letter was supplied to the Citizen by the operators of the Market. The Township letter concludes with a warning that "if you do not take steps to cease the activities referred to above, the Township has a number of legal options to it including commencement of prosecution under the Provincial offences Act and commencement of injunction proceedings in court. You have 30 days from the date of this letter (Nov. 12) to provide proof that the illegal activities have ceased." Market operators Mr. and Mrs. Randy Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Sandison of Scugog Township said that before opening the market they had the zoning requirements thoroughly investigated by their lawyer. The legal advice suggested "the market was a conforming use as laid out in legal documentations willingly supplied to the municipal offices." They also said that prior to opening they submitted to wnship, & copy of an amended by-law from Innisfil Township that allowed the 400 Market to operate under existing municipal zoning. They go on to point out that they have worked with health, building and fire departments in meeting the requirements of various codes and regulations. d 6n the support and growing interest of the community, the owners believe in the future and the benefit of the Country Market to all the citizens of Scugog," the statements concludes. The Township's by-law enforcement department says that a site visit to the market and recent newspaper ads "The Gipsy Princess" on stage at Town Hall 1873 Getting ready to kick up their heels in the Scugog Choral Society's fall production of "The Gipsy Princess," with Catherine Millar in the lead role as Sylva. She is pictured here with the dancing girls from the Ortheum Cabaret. This operetta is set In pre-World War | Vienna and promises to be a | and visual d for theatre goers at the Town Hall 1873 in Port Perry. Artistic direction is by Virginia Reh with Tom Millar providing the musical direction. The Gipsy Princess opens this Thursday night November 19th for eight shows including matinees on Sunday, November 22nd and 29th. See ad in the Citizen this week for dates of all performances. Reserved seating is available and tickets are on sale at Irwin Smith Music. Curtain for all evening shows is 8 p.m.. "indicate little or no similarity to a country market or garden centre and the evidence appears to indicate that a flea market is being operated and that use is not permitted under the provisions of the C4-46 Zoning." The by-law department said the investigation into the zoning started when a complaint was lodged with the Township. The indoor market on the south side of Highway 7A, just west of Port Perry village limits, opened late this summer on Saturdays and Sundays. B [3 Co OR 8) 1511 0032: 0 Ya 1 A A © 155 io101:0% 2A © Jf Neto