Shaun Haney interviews Keith Wilson

[Kathy]

Shaun Haney interviews Keith Wilson about the Land Stewardship Act. Here's the link:

http://realagriculture.com/2010/12/01/is-this-alberta-or-the-former-soviet-union-the-land-stewardship-act-is-unbelievable/

This page shows a MAP of Environmentally Significant Areas of Alberta with areas colored in Green for International importance, Red for National importance, and Blue for Provincial importance.

Link to AB Gov documents with details about the colored regions; further information and links (to map of Alberta Environmentally Significant Areas):
http://tpr.alberta.ca/parks/heritageinfocentre/environsigareas/default.aspx



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[grassfarmer]

Thanks Kathy, I got it in my email yesterday too. Shawn could you post it in your usual format so that everyone can just click it and watch the interview? Maybe over on the commodity forum too as the guys over there seem unaware of anything happening that doesn't have the letters c, w and b attached to them.

[per]

I sent this to several on my email list and face book page. Sean it is an excellent interview and certainly helps keep the heat up. You probably joined the those of us who have a special file in Edmonton. Welcome to the club. Not sure where I got the link from but I have seen it several places including Ranchers.com.

[per]

Sorry for the misspell on your name Shaun.

[SADIE]

www.Caepla.org-----Look at the Landowner Journal--Special Edition.

To those of you in ALberta there is detailed information on the bills and documentation from Keith Wilson who works closely with CAEPLA now.

For those landowners in Saskatchewan this edition is about the process CAEPLA is working trying to make awareness of why this province needs a Surface RIghts Access Fee.

This publication will be going to massive mailout to subscribed members of CAEPLA.

This is current, up to date information to keep putting the importance of "PROPERTY RIGHTS" to all Canadians no matter what province you might live in.

The radio ads that CAEPLA Connections have been running are available off this website as well. Q91 Drumhehller and 980 Regina.

[shaney]

Thanks for the cudos on the interview everyone.
Apparently I can be a critical thinker. (inside joke
from a couple weeks ago)

This bill is crazy. I have known Keith Wilson for a long
time and trust his opinion. How this bill is written
grants the government a scary amount of power that
you need to be concerned about.

[grassfarmer]

Guess I'm spelling your name wrong too - sorry! I have 3 customers whose names are Sean, Shawn and Shaun and I can never keep them straight either.

[kato]

From reading this, I only have to think that Manitoba can't be far behind. They've already brought in a whole lot of regulations that have effectively done all they could to kill the hog industry. New large operations and expansions are outright banned, and now, from what I hear, the smaller ones are being required to build above ground liquid manure storage tanks, which pretty much no one can afford.

Once they're done with the hogs, are we next? I think we are. They're laying the groundwork now, if I read this article correctly.

"The Manitoba government plans to amend its Planning Act to allow itself to set up a process by which it will review applications for large-scale livestock production.

The province has set up an approval path for large-scale livestock operations in which a producer's municipality would retain authority over land-use issues, but the environmental approval rests with the province.

But the Planning Act amendments announced Tuesday "will enable the government to create a more comprehensive, transparent and inclusive process for the technical review committee (TRC) when reviewing applications for new or expanded livestock operations involving 300 or more animal units," Local Government Minister Ron Lemieux said.

Regulations are needed to authorize the provincial TRC to get and share additional information from an applicant, and from the public, on any proposed livestock operation, as well as to set out the process to be followed by the TRC in reviewing an application, he said.

The new review process would require a "comprehensive" site assessment for all livestock operations involving 300 or more animal units, as well as opportunity for the public and government departments to review and comment on the site assessment.

The amendments would also require the TRC to produce a summary report addressing comments raised in the government and the public review.

Local input would have to be allowed before a municipal council can proceed with a conditional-use hearing for such a proposal.

"The process requires applicants to submit a detailed site assessment that is placed on a public registry for comment on the proposal," said Lemieux.

The amendments, he said, stem from the recommendations of the provincial Clean Environment Commission's 2008 report on environmental sustainability and hog production in Manitoba.

Since the CEC report's release, the province has put a permanent ban on expansion of hog farming in areas near Lake Winnipeg and the Red River, including much of Lemieux's southeastern riding of La Verendrye.

The province has also introduced new buffer zones to protect water from phosphorus application, and offered farmers incentives to protect wetlands and riparian areas.

The provincial government late last year also announced plans for a complete ban on winter spreading of manure on farms in Manitoba by 2013, and for a "minimum capacity" requirement for on-farm manure storage"

[smcgrath76]

Sean here...
I am pleased to see upon further review
that our entire farm is of National
Significance according to the map. I
feel so much more important now that I
know who will be taking our ranch away
without compensation. I now realize
that the province will only be an agent
for the federal government...
Another approach might be...
Perhaps if our place is so important,
maybe someone would like to provide some
funding to further help us take care of
it, or perhaps they should come and see
the kind of job we already do. Imagine,
on our few acres they have several
underpaid park wardens (us) on duty
24/7/365...

[kato]

I've been working on the family history, and have been studying up on the Highland Clearances. I see parallels........... This time though, it may be antelope that replace the people, instead of sheep.