Should We “Pave Paradise?*”
The Upton Farmlands in summer. We need to ask ourselves: “is housing the best use for this land?” Photo credit to Rob Leclair, CBC; * Lyric Credit, Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi
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Chester Loves the Upton Farmlands
Like many other dogs, Chester enjoys his daily off-leash frolic with his friends at the Upton Farmlands. Here he takes a quiet minute to contemplate the view across the North River.
Is Housing the Best Use for this Land?
The Upton Farm is a 246-acre property in Charlottetown, PEI. It is bisected by the Trans-Canada Highway and located between the North River Causeway and the Upton Road traffic light. The fields and mixed woods of the Farm start at the Beach Grove Forest Division and run along the shore of the North River to the proposed location of the […]
Picture Credits
Picture Credits: Header: From “Guiding Principles for Development of the Upton Farmlands” prepared by the Upton Advisory Group. Aerial Photo: From “Upton Farmlands” by the Canada Lands Company Subdivision Plan: Handout from a public information meeting hosted by the City of Charlottetown.