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Fourth public rally to be held over proposed glass plant

A fourth public rally against a proposed $400-million glass plant is set to be held in Stratford.

Wise Communities Stratford, a citizens group opposed to the proposed Xinyi glass plant, is holding the rally Monday at noon in Market Square behind Stratford City Hall.

It comes as Stratford City Council announced on Saturday that they have cancelled two special meetings that were to be held over the plant this week.

They say the decision was made so they can have additional time to consider the draft cost sharing agreement with the Chinese company.

Monday’s rally will feature a call in speech from former Toronto Mayor David Crombie who is a Conservative cabinet minister and the recently resigned as chair of the provincial Greenbelt Council.

One of the main issues Wise Communities Stratford has with the plant is Ontario’s use of Ministerial Zoning Orders including one that they issued the City of Stratford.

That order rezoned prime agricultural land to accommodate to the proposed plant.

Casey Kenny
Casey Kenny
A graduate of the Broadcast Journalism Program at Loyalist College, Casey has worked in newsrooms across the country for 20 years. Stops along his radio adventure include Ottawa, Calgary, Vancouver, North Bay, Stratford and now Kemptville. Casey is also a veteran play-by-play announcer and is the Voice of the Kemptville 73's Hockey Team. A proud uncle of eight nieces and nephews, Casey is happy to call Kemptville home now.

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