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EconomicCanada·23 Oct 2026

Ontario farmer places conservation easement on fruit farm

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Farmer Charles Stevens and his family secured a 999-year conservation easement on 29 acres of their 164-acre property, Wilmot Orchards, in the Durham Region of Ontario. Despite receiving a C$16 million offer from a developer, the family partnered with the Ontario Farmland Trust to legally restrict the land from non-agricultural development. This decision…

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