Some Tobacco Farmers Plan To Sue

Source from:  Posted by Newsroom on 2006/3/28 5:55:33 (152 reads)  03/29/2006

Some local tobacco farmers are looking to the courts to solve their financial woes. Yesterday during a protest in Delhi Randy Hillier, head of the Lanark Landowners Association, told a crowd of hundreds they will be suing the government in small claims court to get farmers the money they deserve. Hillier says it wouldn't be the same as a buyout as farmers could only see about 10 thousand dollars a piece. Hillier tells CD 989 the buyout may never happen, because the government keeps stalling. Hillier adds they plan to take legal action against the province as well as the local tobacco marketing board for not representing them properly. Enditem