Builders buy farm for $100M


The Beckett farm, at the northeast corner of 16th Avenue and Kennedy Road, has been sold to a group of developers.

The 204-acre farm, which has long been marked for future development, sold for $100 million.

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Hindmarsh family land donation protects farm from urban sprawl

Caledon Farm Sets Precedent for Land Preservation


For the first time in Ontario, prime agricultural land has been permanently protected through a farmland conservation easement with the Ontario Farmland Trust (OFT).

Made possible through the generosity of long-time horse enthusiast Deirdre Wright, the easement ensures that the Belain Farm in Caledon remains in farming for generations to come.

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