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Environmentalists, farmers renew push to shelve Pickering airport, save prime farmland Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn Land was purchased by federal government in 1972 to build airport Angelina King · CBC News · Posted: Jun 14, 2020 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 14 Advocates for farmland in Pickering, part of a group called Land over Landings, want the remaining land preserved for agriculture instead of a proposed airport. (Jonathan Castell) 38 comments Environmental organizations and farmers are renewing calls to protect land in Pickering slated for an airport, saying Ontario is missing out on what could be a secure source of local produce. The federal project has been in limbo for decades and the group says that's led to a missed opportunity to expand southern Ontario's fruit and vegetable production on prime farmland. The land, 18,600 acres, was acquired by the Liberal government of then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau in 1972 for the construction of an airport..
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Environmentalists, farmers renew push to shelve Pickering airport, save prime farmland Social Sharing Facebook Twitter Email Reddit LinkedIn Land was purchased by federal government in 1972 to build airport Angelina King · CBC News · Posted: Jun 14, 2020 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 14 Advocates for farmland in Pickering, part of a group called Land over Landings, want the remaining land preserved for agriculture instead of a proposed airport. (Jonathan Castell) 38 comments Environmental organizations and farmers are renewing calls to protect land in Pickering slated for an airport, saying Ontario is missing out on what could be a secure source of local produce. The federal project has been in limbo for decades and the group says that's led to a missed opportunity to expand southern Ontario's fruit and vegetable production on prime farmland. The land, 18,600 acres, was acquired by the Liberal government of then-prime minister Pierre Trudeau in 1972 for the construction of an airport..
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