Posted in the Opinion section of the Brampton Guardian, January 25, 2022

Dear Editor:

The Ontario government is planning to build a new highway, Highway 413, part of which will go through the city of Brampton and Peel region. Ontario is currently losing 175 acres of prime farmland a day and this proposed highway will take away another 2,000 acres of our farmland. The section cutting through Brampton will further reduce Brampton’s farmland and impact on its agri-food business sector.

Brampton city council has the opportunity to address the impact on Brampton on Jan. 26 by stating its opposition to Highway 413 and identifying the many alternatives to lessen gridlock, protect Brampton’s farmland and agri-businesses, and avert the danger to the environment this proposed highway would eventually bring.