Councillors, advocates question report on corn crop destruction in Wilmot Township [Video]

Advocates are demanding an apology after a staff report regarding the destruction of corn crops in Wilmot Township was found to be lacking in detail.

Anger boiled over in Region of Waterloo council chambers Wednesday night as councillors discussed the report after a social media post in July sparked concerns over how farmland and crops were being treated as the region tries to acquire 770 acres of rural land in Wilmot Township. The region is trying to create a parcel of land that may be suitable for future large-scale development.

The social media post garnered thousands of views and inspired multiple protest as farmers called the destruction ‘wasteful and unnecessary.’

“On Aug. 28, we stood here and implored you to support Councillor [Natasha] Salonen’s motion to direct staff to account for and justify their actions with regards to the destruction of 160 acres of corn in Wilmot Township,” Vice President …