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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010 3Town has serious concerns with future highway plans which could fragment the agricultural areaAn eight-lane highway It would run from High-It would provide both a form the Ministry of its always to have a buffer from the Ministry will cutting a swath through way 400, across north north-south and an east-serious concerns with of some sort between not be ready until later rural Halton Hills is not Brampton/south Caledon, west connection and build the preferred option that Georgetown and Milton this summer, council-the vision Town Council and then into Halton Hills on the final report of the Mayor Bonnette said has I dont think anyone lors decided to make its has for the community, a near the proposed North/envisioned a multi-lane concerns and comments position the mayor will South Transportation cor-highway as being a buf-known now. Council will take in a strongly worded ridor that runs through fer, Bonnette said, also ask the Ministry of Part of our plan was always to letter to the Minister of Halton Hills south of 10 adding it would lead to Transportation to make a Transportation.Side Road to connect tohave a buffer of some sort between the pressures of urban-presentation to the town The province is current-the 401 in Milton. Staff ization.after the draft plan is re-Georgetown and Milton I dont ly evaluating alternatives said it would result in two While the final draft leased.for a Greater Toronto Area new major transportation think anyone envisioned a multi-Current(GTA) West Corridor and corridors south of 10 a Niagara to GTA Corri-Side Road, fragmenting Communitylane highway as being a buffer,dor to handle additional the agricultural area in News.traffic by the year 2031. southwestern Halton - BonnetteYour hometown newspaperThe options for the GTA Hills, undermining the Corridor have been nar-rural character.Halton-Peel Bound-the potential to be devas-rowed to two, including The option favoured 373 Queen St. E - Unit 1ary Area Transportation tating to Halton Hills.one slightly preferred by Town councillors mir-Acton, Ontario L7J2N2Study, recently endorsed Part of our plan was by Ministry consultants rors the first option, but 519-853-0051by Council.that gives local council-connects to the Highway Councillors will in-lors serious concerns.401/407 interchange. The RegionalMunicipality of Haltonwww.halton.caFarm acreage declines Halton Hillsin Halton and GTACivic Holiday Household The prime importance for speculation and its extremely Good Class Waste Collection Noticeof agriculture was under-put into farming to qual-one farmland and soils scored by a report received ify the agricultural tax and a climate that lead to Please Note Collection Day Changesby a Halton committee rate, Walton said. While high productivity.MonTuesWedThursFriSatlast week that showed that is a good thing she Walton said challenges agribusiness is the second said, it also has drawbacks facing farming include an Aug 234 567largest element in the Can-as the rental of farmland aging population of farm-Civic adian economy, and was a is usually short-term, so ers there are few under $2-billion industry in the farmers dont plant crops 35 and the average age of HolidayCollection Collection GTA in 2006.that take a number of years Halton farmers is 56 years MovesMovesConsultant Margaret to become established, or old, the second highest in Walton of Planscape told invest in buildings, like the GTA the industrys Due to the Civic Holiday, household waste collection services the week of August 2 will take the Planning and Public greenhouses.low profile, low commod-place the day after your regular collection day. Works committee that Walton said one area ity prices, foreign-owned while the farmland is dis-where there is the potential farmland and the lack of Please place your waste at the curb by 7 a.m. on your scheduled holiday collection day. appearing in the GTA, the for growth is agribusiness local processing.Please check your 2010 Waste Management Guide and Collection Calendar for your trend is to larger farms. processing the food that Asked what is being collection area details, or visit www.halton.ca/waste to use our Search by Address Walton said the rental is grown locally here and done federally and prov-tool. rate of farms is highest in not exporting it.incially to help agriculture Halton and Peel because On the positive side, and agribusiness, Walton Halton Waste Management Siteof high land prices. 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