Why Gateway SUCKS

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add farm issue to "Why Gateway SUCKS" list

My main objection to Gateway project is I've heard farmland will be destroyed as part of the project.

Hope you add farmland issue to list. (perhaps include estimate on how much farmland will be destroyed by the project)

Posted by anonymous on Sat, 10/18/2008 - 03:07
Land destroyed

Information from the EA report.

The Project would result in the loss of approximately 105 ha of agricultural land from the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) in Delta. MoT estimates that another 20 ha of currently productive land would convert to lower agricultural utility as a result of severance and isolation effects (Assessment Report pg 11).

MoT estimates the proposed Project will impact about 520 properties and a total of approximately 248.2 ha of land including agricultural, residential and commercial or industrial parcels that will be required from a variety of landowners including municipalities, private companies and individuals.

Potential adverse impacts on wildlife resources include noise and visual disturbance, loss, alteration or fragmentation of habitat, changes in wildlife movement patterns, and wildlife mortality due to vehicle collisions. The total loss of wildlife habitat from the Project is estimated to be 113 ha (pg 14).

Posted by anonymous on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 17:53

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