Greenhouse proposal Controversial greenhouse proposal in Cypress County withdrawn Jan 25, 2020 5:44 PM

Medicine Hat, AB – A public hearing on a controversial greenhouse proposal scheduled for next month has been cancelled after the proponent withdrew their application, CHAT News has learned.

The proposal by Redcliff-based Reuben’s Veggies to rezone a property on Hwy. 523 to allow for an artificially-lit, 10-acre greenhouse drew the ire of a number of 50 or so residents of nearby county residential sub-divisions.

Opposition to the proposal was such that Cypress County councillors decided during their Dec. 3 meeting to schedule a public hearing on the matter on Feb. 4.

That hearing has now been cancelled after Reuben’s pulled that application, according to affected resident Craig Elder.