immigrantscanada.com

Independent topical source of current affairs, opinion and issues, featuring stories making news in Canada from immigrants, newcomers, minorities & ethnic communities' point of view and interests.

Cannabis Plants: Ont .,

cannabis plants: Cannabis plants are photographed during the grand opening event for the Cann Trust Niagara Greenhouse Facility in Fenwick, Ont., on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, according to Toronto Star. Cannabis cultivators in Pelham, Ont, are getting complaints from local residents due to complaints about odour and light pollution. On hot humid days, it's worse because they have to vent more often ... You wouldn't be able to open your windows, he said. Tijana Martin / THE CANADIAN PRESS The town of Pelham, Ont., where Ireland lives an hour away from Toronto, near Niagara Region wine country has become a hotbed for legal commercial pot growers who have snapped up greenhouses and converted them from flowers and vegetables to the more lucrative crop. And while the community is receptive to the jobs the companies bring, mounting complaints about odour and light pollution at night have prompted residents such as Ireland to form a group aimed at keeping the industry in check. There are now six licensed marijuana production operations in the community of 17,500 people, and one cannabis company that has expressed interest, according to Pelham Mayor Marvin Junkin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.