Civil Municipal - May 2024

Canada can’t grow it,” he explains. “A big part of that was an investment made many years ago, in the first organized irrigation system for the agricultural sector.” This partnership between the municipality and the growers resulted in a joint venture that saw water being brought to the local farms, boosting productivity, creating healthy soil, and in turn helping businesses to grow and succeed. “We’ve been partnered with our farmers for a long time in Niagara-on-the-Lake, and we continue to reinvest in that system, which draws water from the Niagara River, and the Welland Canal, and we’re able to bring that water closer to the farmer into their land, so they can leverage it and irrigate.” Efforts are now underway to have this irrigation system accepted as municipal infrastructure, opening up opportunities for the town.“We’ve been positively received by the provincial government in recognizing the major pieces of these irrigation systems. For www.Helpkidsshine.ca HELP SHINE CAMPAIGN PLEASE DONATE TO THE 135 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 05 NIAGARA ON THE LAKE, ON