Ontario Community Newspapers

Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 18 Jun 2015, p. 14

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Residents are invited to an anniversary party on Saturday at the Duff Sheep Farm in rural Milton. The Duff family is welcoming people from Nassagaweya and the surrounding communi- ties to celebrate the 126th anniversary of its barn. Festivities will include barn tours. hay- rides and a chance to see the barn animals, including 50 sheep, 75 lambs, two llamas and a donkey. At 2-30 pm. there will be a presentation by the Concerned Residents Coalition about the Hidden Quarry proposal â€" a highly contro- versial project that, if approved, could see an operational quarry at Hwy 7 and Sixth Line. "I feel strongly that the risks inherent in a min- Sheep farm celebrates 126th anniversary www.greentractors.ca Green Tractors Halton 15 Steeles Avenue East Milton, ON 905.878.2 12 1 ing operation for both our community and our agricultural heritage are serious issues. This gathering will give others involved in ag- riculture and the neighbourhood generally a chance to address the issue," said event host Glen Duff. Farmers, farm suppliers, farm association rep- resentatives and politicians from all levels of government are invited. The party takes place from 2 to 4 pm. at 14267 Fourth Line Nassagaweya, south of Rockwood. RSVP to 519-856-9935 or at glen. duff@hotmail.com. For more information about the proposed Hidden Quarry, please contact Linda Sword at lsword@xplomet.ca or at 519-853-1896.

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