(CPR.ca)

Railway reluctance on drainage costs will be carried downstream

If federally regulated railways don’t pay for drainage repair and upgrades, landowners and municipalities will pay the price

Railway companies are more frequently refusing to pay for drainage infrastructure costs, some Ontario municipalities say. David Taylor, director of legal services at the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, said the railways claim the province cannot constitutionally apply its rules to interprovincial railways, which are federally regulated. “We’ve always had a positive experience working with railways, and […] Read more

Tissue culture plants growing in a substrate for approximately three weeks at New Liskeard’s SPUD unit.

SPUD Unit to get $330,000 upgrade

Ontario fruit and vegetable growers to benefit

The provincial and federal governments are investing $330,000 in the Superior Plant Upgrading and Distribution (SPUD) unit in New Liskeard.

The provincial and federal governments are investing $330,000 in the Superior Plant Upgrading and Distribution (SPUD) Unit in New Liskeard. The financial boost from the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will enhance the SPUD Unit’s ability to provide farmers and the agriculture and food industry with increased plant disease testing and healthy plant stock for Ontario’s […] Read more