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Letter to Elected Officials in the Region of Waterloo Regarding Threat of Wilmot Farmland Expropriation
Dear Mayor Salonen, Councillor Sidhu, Councillor Dunstall, Councillor Cressman, Councillor Wilkinson, and Councillor Martin, The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O) is calling on the...
Letter to Premier Ford Regarding Threat of Wilmot Farmland Expropriation
Dear Premier Ford, The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O) is calling on the Region of Waterloo and Wilmot Township to immediately pause all plans...
Max Hansgen Acclaimed National Farmers Union – Ontario President / NFU Region 3 Coordinator for Second Term
Between the Lakes Purchase (Treaty 3); Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit; Guelph, ON (April 8, 2024) – Max Hansgen was re-acclaimed as...
A Manufacturing “Mega-Site” on Prime Farmland is a Mega-Mistake, says the National Farmers Union – Ontario
Between the Lakes Purchase (Treaty 3); the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit; Guelph, ON (April 2, 2024) - Converting 770 acres...
NFU-O Response to the Get it Done Act (Bill 162)
Re: ERO-019-8273 Bill 162, Get it Done Act 2024 Minister Calandra, The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O) is responding to ERO-019-8273 to voice our...
Letter to Minister of Finance re: 2024 Budget Consultation
Dear Minister Bethlenfalvy, On behalf of the National Farmers Union – Ontario (NFU-O), thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the Ontario budget development...
NFU-O Response To Restored Protections to Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve
Minister Smith, Re: ERO 019-7735 New Act Regarding the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Easements and Covenants The National Farmers Union - Ontario (NFU-O) is pleased...
NFU-O Response to Proposal to Return Lands to the Greenbelt
Minister Calandra, Re: ERO 019-7739 Proposal to Return Lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023 The National Farmers Union of Ontario...
Ford’s Return of Greenbelt Lands is Vindication for NFU-O Farmers and their Supporters
September 21, 2023 Treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit (Guelph, ON) - We have been heard. The Ontario government has done...