Waterloo Regional councillors look for answers after crop destruction
Waterloo Regional councillors will be digging for answers after hundreds of thousands of dollars of corn was destroyed at a Wilmot farm.
The social media post garnered thousands of views and spiked the ire of community members across the region.
Vice-Chair of the Grand River Environmental Network Kevin Thomason told CTV News Kitchener the crop was only a few weeks away from harvest.
Now councillors want to know why it happened.
The crop destruction came as the Region of Waterloo is trying to acquire 770 acres of rural land. The corn crop was on land that is part of the plan to develop a “shovel-ready site” for future development.
A motion went before committee earlier this week, asking for a report within 4 weeks outlining what happened, including what actions were taken to mitigate the loss of crops. The motion states that report will be made public.
The motion also states the Region of Waterloo will “commit to ensuring, with respect to crops on any further farms purchased through the Land Assembly, that the first consideration will be assessing whether the crops can be harvested, and a suitable use found for the yield.”
The region has previously stated there is no investor currently interested in the land at this stage.
With reporting from Ashley Bacon
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.7033216.1726021317!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
Kamala Harris goes on offence against Donald Trump in combative debate
Democratic U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris put Republican Donald Trump on the defensive at a combative U.S. presidential debate on Tuesday with a stream of attacks on abortion limits, his fitness for office and his myriad legal woes.
Key quotes from the Trump-Harris 2024 U.S. presidential debate
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris and former U.S. president Donald Trump took the stage on Tuesday night for their first and only scheduled presidential debate before the Nov. 5 election.
FACT CHECK: A look at the false and misleading claims made during the Trump-Harris debate
In their first and perhaps only debate, former U.S. president Donald Trump and U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris described the state of the country in starkly different terms. As the two traded jabs, some old false and misleading claims emerged along with some new ones.
Trump campaign falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets
Former U.S. president Donald Trump’s campaign and his allies are amplifying false rumours that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, another instance of the inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric Trump has promoted throughout his campaigns.
U.S. presidential historian predicts results of November elections. Here's who he says will win
An American presidential historian is predicting a Kamala Harris presidency as the outcome of the upcoming U.S. elections in November.
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for U.S. president after debate ends
Taylor Swift, one of the music industry's biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night.
Some restaurants have increased their default tip options. Canadians think you should give this much
Despite what the default options on the payment terminal might read, most Canadians still want to tip around 15 per cent, according to a new survey.
Dave Grohl says he fathered a child outside of his marriage
The Foo Fighters frontman announced that he recently became a father again, writing in a statement on his Instagram page on Tuesday that his new baby girl was born 'outside' of his marriage to his wife Jordyn Blum.
$2M home belonging to children's musician Raffi on the market
Canada’s children’s troubadour is selling his B.C. home, which is now up for grabs for $1,995,000.