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New Rules Proposed For Farming In Greenbelt, Niagara Escarpment

The province is proposing allowing more flexibility for agricultural use in the Greenbelt.

That's one of a number of changes being proposed for the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Greenbelt Plan, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and the Niagara Escarpment plan.

The changes are in response to a report from the Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review Advisory Panel chaired by former Toronto Mayor David Crombie.

Some of the other changes include adding the lands within 21 major urban river valleys to the Greenbelt and establishing Greenbelt-level protections for natural heritage systems beyond the Greenbelt.

Stakeholders and the public now have a chance to comment on those proposed changes.

Open houses will be held in May and June of 2016 to gather public feedback on the amendments.

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New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

Sarnia police said the investigation began on May 29 after the victim was allegedly attacked by acquaintances at a residence near Tashmoo Avenue and Christopher Drive at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.