Ontario Community Newspapers

The Era, 4 Mar 2010, A1

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Set season MAPLE SYRUP STARTING TO FLOW PAGE PUBLIC LIBRAE PARK AVE NEWMARKET ONTARIO L3Y NEWMARKET Street Newmarket 9058951171 THE ERA SI INCLUDING GST PAGES Thursday March Holland Marsh worth 169M annually Provincial economy benefits greatly from Ontarios salad bowl FORGET THE LOVE HOW ABOUT A TREAT sprouting BY AMANDA The Holland Marsh goldmine Not only is it Ontarios salad bowl but a recent study by the friends of the foundation found it contributes close to 169 million to the provincial economy each year The agricultural impact study which took more than months to complete is the first of its kind foun dation president said This paper tells atvjmprcssive story about this tiny piece of land said Before ho one had any idea what the economic impact the Holland Marsh Its a victory for the Holland Marsh because now the farmers have tiling to take to the government The Holland Marsh grows more than crops on more than hectares of land covering parts of King West Bradford Newmarket and When mectirigMith the gov ernment they have no concept of what goes on here were just another patch of farm Growers Association chairperson AlcxMarkarenko said With this study we can show the government what we actually do Instead of saying we grow carrots and onions Another finding of the study is Holland Marsh fanners and growers are getting more for their land than While Archibald 2 is distracted giving a kiss phi goes after her stash of during a KOCREfiSCHEl at Fairy Lake Central test pilot off course Canes in 12 showdown S whatever became of that Central Division pilot project A season ago the con cept held promise with eight Ontario Junior Hockey teams including the New market lurricanes in the lineup There were bright and fresh ideas illustrating what can be accom plished If team operators read from the same page and put the collective Interests of the league to the forefront Then along conies a risky plan to corner the market on the teams to control the boardroom for the Oil and next thing yon know 1 members of the team league start another league Hie Centrals biggest Issue suddenly John Cudmore Cuddy Shark became trying to Juggle teams with varying selfinterests instead of eight with a common focus The results are predictable As wellintentioned as the Cen tral concept was too many teams were unwilling or unable to get their heads around how the program was to function The concept lost Its way this season even though the Central Canadian 1 iockey league was intended to be an extension of Tie eightteam test project The Central Idea bad merits and lots of upside It was to revolution ize the way junior hockey operates in Ontario by paying attention to detail and policing operating pro cedures And while the was presented as a continuation of the concept it was not at all what any one had in mind Instead the simply became a team league full of many teams and issues the original Shutdown defence takes on Burlingtons highpowered attack If you want classic matchups on your junior hockey playoff menu youve got one If doesnt get more classic from a offencedefence standpoint than the Central Canadian Hockey West Division final series between the Newmarket Hur ricanes and Burlington Cougars which starts Saturday night in Bur lington West Division final Newmarket Hurricanes 2 vs Burlington Cougars 1 Game Saturday at Burlington pm Game 2 Sunday at Newmarket Ray Complex pm Game Tuesday at Burling- March 11 at March 13 at Burlington pm Game March 15 at Newmarket King peaker plant fight rages on Residents join Oakville counterparts at Queens Park rally AMANDA The peaker plant debate Is about location location location And for King Township residents the message is clear the proposed location Is the wrong location and they will not sit back m the Ontario Power Authority plans to build a peaker plant on their 1 I ho government wonted to protect farmland wanted to protect a legacy hut this is violating their own law Hobble Concerned Citizens of King Township on plum No one likes the Idea Con cerned of King Township chairperson Debbie said But Units not the point What was the process for selecting a she There Was no attention given to the environment to citizens this week members of King council and the Concerned Citizens of King Township group Joined forces with town officials from and members of Oakvilles Citizens for Clean Air for a rally at Queens Park The Holland Marsh Is in Die protected Ms said The govern ment wanted to protect farmland wanted Jo protect a legacy hut King Township residents joined rally oust rate their opposition to the provinces pin fired power generator in the Holland Marsh Park Monday to build a natural gas- Brand Names and Croat Selection Price Match all Big Box Stores Custom Installation Homo Theatre Repairs to all makes models Distributed Audio Entertainment Seating ft Furniture SHARP SAMSUNG YAMAHA

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