On November 15,2013 the Agriculture Business Community (ABC) submitted its response to PIC 6. Entitled Volume 9, it is available below and on our website under its own page for anyone interested to view, copy or download.
It is short, direct and to the point, and lists a variety of concerns that have been problems from the inception of this Environmental Assessment (EA).
ABC has distributed this document to all the affected municipalities for their information.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Monday, August 5, 2013
New Letters to the Editor
The letter below was submitted to the Stratford Beacon Herald in response to an article entitled: Farmers best served by South route, published on July 25th.
The letter was subsequently published.
The letter was subsequently published.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Municipalities have a role to play
The municipal governments of Perth County are certainly going to be heavily impacted by any future highway. The members of ABC decided to ask Perth East and Perth County to respond with as much vigour as they had in 2012. ABC asked for and received time on the agenda's of Perth County and Perth East.
The letter below to Perth County is similar to the letter provided to Perth East.
The letter below to Perth County is similar to the letter provided to Perth East.
Friday, November 23, 2012
A Common Municipal Position
The Municipalities of Perth East, Perth South, Stratford and Perth County took the time to pursue a joint position on common elements. This is their response to PIC 5. See it below.
Perth East Response
Perth East also contributed to the material received by the Consultants in response to PIC 5. Their detailed response is below.
Perth East Comments on Provincial HWY 7 Corridor October 2012 Approved
Perth East Comments on Provincial HWY 7 Corridor October 2012 Approved
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Highway 7/8 Shakespeare bypass to swing north?
By Laura Cudworth, Stratford Beacon Herald
The Ministry of Transportation will host three public meetings to get input about a north bypass route around Shakespeare.
The proposed route is part of the "preliminary design alternative" for the Hwy. 7/8 expansion.
The route chosen by the ministry last year follows Hwy. 7/8 until about 2.5 km east of Shakespeare. At that point it drops south and follows the train tracks and eventually veers further south through a bush lot and farmland. It then runs along a municipal drain before it connects with Line 33 (known as Pork Road).
The north bypass around Shakespeare is a new alternative. The highway would follow Hwy. 7/8 and then head north just west of Road 106 but stay south of Vivian Line. It would dip down and reconnect with Hwy. 7/8 east of Road 108. In this proposed design a segment of Road 110 is used as a link between the existing highway to Lorne Ave.
The ministry had intended to host PIC meetings in January regarding the design phase of the highway expansion. However, more consultations were held with the agricultural community to come up with alternatives to "soften potential impacts."
The chosen route was expected to eat up about 500 acres of farmland.
Producers have expressed safety concerns as they could potentially have to negotiate cumbersome equipment on or across four lanes of fast-moving traffic. The latest round of consultations with farmers touched on safety issues.
The Agriculture Business Community (ABC) of Perth East, Perth South and Wilmot West has not yet seen the proposed north bypass, said spokesperson Sharon Weitzel.
These meetings will be the first seeking input on the north bypass.
The first public meeting will be on July 25 from 5-9 p.m. at Shakespeare and District Optimist Hall. The second meeting will be held in Stratford at the Rotary Complex Hall B from 5-9 p.m. and the third will be Aug. 15 at the Wilmot Recreation Complex from 5-9 p.m. The same information will be presented at each meeting with brief presentations at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
laura.cudworth@sunmedia.ca
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
New Hamburg Independent Article
This article appeared in the New Hamburg Independence.
Contention Over Highway 7
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