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Page WEEKEND EXTRA Friday August IM rage wbMwu August is lies TT g Environment minister R opposes farmland plan sets priorities early sSbrf HOME OF THE WEEK ByARUNHACKMAN Federation of Ontario Natarallsta Ontarios new Environment Mini ster the Honourable Andrew Brandt wasted no time setting priori ties Unfortunately his recent refusal to Initiate an environmental assessment of the Lake forest access road shows that environmental protection does not head the list The notion of a forest access road may spark Images of a picturesque trail winding through the woods In reality the Lake Road under construction north of Thunder Bay Is an all weather Industry highway which carves a wide swath through the forest and allows huge logging trucks to pass at highspeed Far from benign these roads disrupt fish and wildlife habitat and cause serious erosion and sedimentation with consequent effects on water quality On the economic side these are obvious benefits In remote areas road access opens be door to development Souod forest management requires extensive road networks And this access may also serve a variety of recreational pursuits But all these bene1 tt only add up and exceed the costs if there Is a lot of careful planning before construction begins Otherwise any particular road let alone the poorly planned networks which crisscross Northern Ontario can cause land use conflicts and resource depletion The Lake road Is one of many examples Being built virgin territory at public expense to help salvage some aging Umber ft is In reality being used to get at much younger wood which should not be cut now In the process fish spawning areas sod remote tourist operations are being sacrificed Though he acknowledged the validity of these concerns Mr Brandt quickly rejected a request from local outfitt ers conservationists and their for an environment assessment Be also chose not to seek the counsel of the Environmental Assessment Advisory Committee established for this purpose The buck must ultimately stop at the desk of Natural Resources Mini ster Alan Pope whose department is responsible for the sorry state of forest management planning in this province However Mr Brandt bad a perfect opportunity and the mandate to take the Initiative in finding a remedy for this particular problem and spur his colleague to action He chose not to take it Perhaps ongoing public pressure including some from his own advisory committee win cause him to reconsid er That is to be hoped because the situation Is far from unique and Ontario deserves more than a Minister of Exemptions as defender of the environment Herald Special A proposal for is estate residential homes on part of a farm east of Acton does not meet Halton Regions aim to support agriculture as a viable industry Nor does the proposal support a policy to keep nonfarm development off good farmland an Ontario municipal board has been tokL Regional planner Sharon Johnston told the board that the regl on does support the real denlial development in the rural areas of Hall on but such develop ments should happen where they will have the least impact on cultural uses She said any plan should be supported by studies showing need and they should be com with surround ing community uses Ms Johnston said the region a agricultural expert had that 70 per cent of the land in the acre farm at the west half of lot 27 Concession was Classes as soil The land la being farmed The developers sion to sell acres of good farmland to the west of the proposed development site to a neighboring farmer is an attempt to mitigate the region objection to the proposal Ms John- Almond Development Ltd Ksthertoe Johnson it and Dale Verbaegea I were araoeg he hi Using armor who took to the streets of Acton so behalf of the dramatic arts sammer program a parade and arcade In the community estate residential on the site In 1973 said Hills planner Ian Keith The original pro posal was turned down in 197S because of poss ible conflicts 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