Focus On The Lands, 2017-2018
Number of Articles: 63
Provinces not powerless against Ottawa
Publication Date: June 6, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Environment
(letter to the editor) BC writer points out the provinces can successfully defy the will of the federal government. Look at Ontario and the Pickering airport saga!Times Colonist
Transport Canada extends Pickering lands farm leases
Publication Date: May 25, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Food/Water/Agriculture
More local news coverage of the 10-year agricultural lease announcement for the remaining Federal Lands.DurhamRegion.com
Feds extend leases on airport lands in Pickering
Publication Date: May 18, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Food/Water/Agriculture
Local news coverage of the 10-year agricultural lease announcement for the remaining Federal Lands (first article).The Uxbridge Cosmos
Feds extend Farm leases on remaining Lands
Publication Date: May 15, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Food/Water/Agriculture
(news release) Transport Canada announces that agricultural leases on the remaining Federal Lands will be lengthened to 10 years effective April 1, 2018. Plans following the end of these leases in 2028 are unknown.joconnell.liberal.ca
RNUP announces acquisition of 2nd tranche of Federal Lands
Publication Date: May 15, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Food/Water/Agriculture, RNUP
Parks Canada finally announces that they now hold title to an additional 5,200 acres of the land expropriated in the 1970s for a Pickering airport.Parks Canada
The new agrarians
Publication Date: March 1, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Environment, Food/Water/Agriculture
(letter to the editor) This January, the United Church Observer ran an article, "The new agrarians," that prompted this letter from LOL’s chair. The full version of the letter can be found in the comments below the article; an edited version was printed in the March issue of the magazine.United Church Observer
Pickering airport? Time to hit reset
Publication Date: March 1, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Climate Change, Environment, Food/Water/Agriculture, Historical, RNUP
On the 45th anniversary of the Pickering airport announcement, we explain to an audience of 30,000 international readers why the airport should never be built and why the food hub alternative is right for this century. We were invited to contribute the article after we commented on an earlier article by York U. professor Fred Lazar, who also said the airport shouldn't be built. International Airport Review
LOL refused grant; Pickering residents face 2.69% tax hike
Publication Date: February 22, 2017
Tags: Food/Water/Agriculture
The City of Pickering executive budget committee denies our request for a $9,650 community grant to help fund our agricultural/rural-growth economics study, even though it could show ways to quickly make north Pickering more productive and a generator of revenue. And we disagree with treasurer Karwowski: we did meet the criteria for the grant application.DurhamRegion.com
Say no to Pickering airport
Publication Date: February 15, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Climate Change, Historical
LOL chair Mary Delaney is invited by the Toronto Reference Library to give a lecture on why the Pickering airport lands must be permanently protected as farmland and natural habitat – all part of our outreach/education program. The event was part of the Library’s “Fragile Planet” series. Mary’s lecture was well received, and by and larger-than usual audience for the Library.NOWmagazine
Regional chair pushes Pickering airport campaign
Publication Date: January 27, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports
Our regional chair continues to pitch a Pearson-sized Pickering airport (Pearson employs about 40,000), ignoring the evidence that such an airport won’t fly.DurhamRegion.com
LOL study takes flight
Publication Date: January 19, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports, Food/Water/Agriculture
Good article on our planned study, including a strong shout-out to our invaluable partner Green Durham Association.durhamregion.com
Does Toronto need another airport?
Publication Date: January 17, 2017
Tags: Aviation/Airports
York U business professor Fred Lazar repeats his long-held opinion that Pickering airport makes no business sense.international airport review
Who says we can’t grow food in the winter?
Publication Date: January 7, 2017
Tags: Food/Water/Agriculture
Our supporters and local farmers Liz and Matt of Joyfully Organic Farm are successfully using low- hoop tunnel technology at their Claremont site (they also farm on the Federal Lands) to extend their fresh vegetable growing season from March to December. Joyfully Organic Farm