Local and Regional Concerns

A Community Fundraiser- Help a Community- Eat a Lobster / Eat a Lobster-Help a Community

Georgetown, a small Prince Edward Island community has issued an appeal for help, “Help a Community - Eat Lobster / Eat Lobster –Help a Community” and Wolfe Island is perhaps is the first community outside of PEI to respond to that appeal.

Grand opening with a carnival atmosphere
By Philippe Blais Fox, Rural affairs correspondent:
(Video from event available on the author's blog page or click here for the photo gallery.)

For the past months, a group of dedicated people have been working together to bring a community driven market in Kingston's north end. Their efforts bore fruit last Sunday.

Kingston's newest market was launched last Sunday with a good turnout. The Community Harvest Market, located in the city's north end, at the Wally Elmer Neighborhood Centre attracted people from the surrounding areas and from all over the city.

Everybody loves to take a scenic drive in the spring and summer, and what could be better than making a pit stop at an Essex County farm, where you can pick up some fresh fruits and veggies and maybe a steak for supper?

Read the full Windsor Star article

Have a look at what was available in 2008 in the Essex County Farm Hiker Tour map. 2009 update will be posted as soon as it ready.

Durham Region egg farmers are in the hot seat with the Humane Society International (HSI).

There as been growing interest in a Kingston, Ontario, for a west end farmers' market. The Kingston Economic Development Corporation (KEDCO) will be approaching some property owners in the west end to discuss the possibility of a site for this proposed market. There has been overwhelming community support for this project.

More to come on this!

By Philippe Blais, rural affairs correspondent

Randy Hillier Hosted the first of a series of meetings of the PC Partners With Rural Ontario (PRO); a project initiated by the leader of the opposition, Mr. John Tory.

Partners with Rural Ontario's Official Launch was Monday, December 1st 2008. Belleville was the first stop of the PRO tour. The Team held private meetings with municipal leaders, business leaders and hosted a town hall meetings at the Belleville Legion Hall from 7:00 to 9:00pm.