Already facing some community pushback, a proposed 2,000-head cattle feedlot south of Swift Current, Sask., has been rejected for a municipal permit, partly over zoning concerns about the minimum distance from a residence.
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Saskatchewan RM declines feedlot application, cites bylaws
The southwestern municipality says Monette Farms site near Lac Pelletier would be too close to its nearest neighbour
Sask. rolls out strategic programs
Saskatchewan has signed its bilateral agreement on farm supports with Ottawa and announced its strategic initiatives program for the next five years. Agriculture minister David Marit, with federal rural economic development minister Gudie Hutchings, announced the $485 million spending plans under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership March 20. It takes effect April 1 and represents […] Read more
Debate over land-use planning heats up in Alta.
Recent events in Thorhild County inspire an apparent groundswell of opposition to rural municipalities’ planning reviews
Residents of Thorhild County in Alberta are pushing back against a proposed bylaw that would require development permits for barbed-wire fences. The situation in this community of 3,000 people located about 85 kilometres north of Edmonton is sparking widespread attention and sends a warning to other rural residents to keep close tabs on their councils […] Read more
Alta. land use process raises questions
The 30-day public consultation process regarding the draft Livingstone-Porcupine Hills Footprint and Recreation Plans has now wrapped up. Anyone who completed the surveys or attempted to can attest to the fact that it was a time-consuming process. From a public consultation perspective, one questions if the process was undertaken more for optics than true consultation. […] Read more
Debate over land use plan focuses on OHV use
Province looks for public input on draft plan for Livingstone-Porcupine Hills region in southwestern Alberta
Supporters of a draft plan to manage and protect the Livingstone-Porcupine Hills region of southern Alberta made their views known April 9 at a news conference where they articulated the benefits. Albertans have until April 26 to provide feedback on two plans tabled earlier this month by the provincial government: the land footprint report and […] Read more
Alta. land use plan called a good step
A cynic might observe that we plan more but accomplish less, or, as Woody Allen commented, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” Yet, a goal without a plan is just a wish so, if we want our public lands to conserve water, protect fish and wildlife, provide space for […] Read more
Red Deer farmers fight gravel pit
SPRUCE VIEW, Alta. — Rural neighbours of a proposed project in Red Deer County to convert 122 acres of cropland into a gravel pit continue to voice opposition. On April 25, the county council will entertain second and third reading of a land-use bylaw that would allow gravel mining as a permitted use on the […] Read more
Preventing farmland from development comes with a price
COCHRANE, Alta. — Farmland is still being paved over as urban development continues between Edmonton and Calgary. The result is fragmentation and soaring land values as more people want to be close to a highway and the amenities of a large city, said Brent Swallow of the University of Alberta. His research found 3,127 sq. […] Read more
