January 30, 2008
The Guardian

In a landmark case of environmental protection, an Island potato grower has been charged and convicted for a land slope violation under a new section of provincial legislation.

Dean Hayden of Cherry Valley was charged with violating a section of the Agricultural Crop Rotation Act by planting potatoes on a sloping field that exceeded a nine per cent slope. The field was located in Grandview near Montague.
Counsel for Hayden entered a guilty plea at the Georgetown courthouse just before Christmas and the grower was fined the $3,000 minimum.

“It is a first under this section of the legislation and there are more efforts being taken now to address environmental violations,’’ confirmed Crown prosecutor Lisa Goulden.

“After the passing of the Environmental Protection Act there were lots of warnings ... now the time has come where action is being taken.”

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