Protect Clearview Farmland

AI summary

Petitioners say the Department of National Defence purchased 288 hectares of prime farmland overlapping the Minesing Wetlands and has contacted residents about acquiring another 2,600+ acres in Clearview Township to build preliminary and permanent Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar (A-OTHR) receive sites. They ask the Government of Canada to stop construction on the purchased property, prevent future acquisitions and A-OTHR construction on Clearview’s prime farmland, and register the previously purchased property with the Ontario Farmland Trust to preserve its agricultural status. The petition does not include a government response.

AI summaries describe petitioners’ requests and claims. Consult the official record for the full text.

Official petition

Petition to the Government of Canada Whereas: -The Department of National Defense (DND) has purchased 288 hectares (700+ acres) of prime farmland, overlapping the Minesing Wetlands, to build a Preliminary Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar (A- OTHR) Receive Site in Clearview Township; and -DND has also sent mail to residents to potentially purchase another 2600+ acres (1050+ hectares) of prime farmland in Clearview Township to build 2 Permanent Arctic Over-the-Horizon Radar (A- OTHR) Receive Sites. We, the undersigned, citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to: Stop the building of any A-OTHR site on the already purchased property; Prevent future acquisition of prime farmland and the building of any A-OTHR sites on the prime farmland of Clearview Township; and Register the previously purchased property with the Ontario Farmland Trust to preserve its agricultural status.

Government response

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