To the editor:
Hope for a better future, for oneself and society, is an inherent Canadian trait. If what the world needs more of is love, its path is cleared by optimism in the goodness of the human spirit.
During this federal election it would be so great for constituents to show this ideal is alive and well in Pickering. Advocating for the airport lands to be turned into an agricultural park, run by a municipal share crop co-operative, could do this. A new way in which to treat agriculture, parkland and a legacy to leave future generations.
Funny thing about sowing the seeds for a better future, it generally requires sacrifice and hard work in the present. It's one thing when the consequences for only living in the moment are one's own doing and quite another when the burden is placed on future generations. This just isn't fair.
The Federal government turning the airport lands into an agricultural park could act as a catalyst to stop urban sprawl in Durham and preserve safe local produce. It's NFTA friendly and could maybe stave off the Seaton development by inhibiting the "jobs before houses" mandated by the (councillors) Littley/Johnson motion adopted by council.
Residents have demonstrated, by requesting a farmer's market, their earnestness in the importance of preserving local food production. Pickering Council first demonstrated their lack of interest, by first putting the farmer's market miles away from shoppers in Greenwood. Then they moved it to the Esplanade. Doesn't matter, there's hardly any farmers left anyway and Mayor Ryan's council couldn't care less.
In 500 years no one will remember the political turmoil of the day, the budgets and minority governments which captivate our attention. But a productive agricultural rural community, in the GTA, left by the citizens of Pickering in 2008, will be a cherished heirloom.
Ken Nash
Pickering
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