Bob Mackie has fought an uphill battle against government over-regulation for close to three years. The Mackie family, owners of Mackie's Mountain Archery, are hard working and have created a magnificently groomed world class piece of countryside realigned with native trees, described as the prototype for sound planning for the escarpment rural property.
Increased red tape and regulatory burden in Ontario
Yet he's been told the passive recreational sport doesn't comply with the NEC plan, it's not a permitted use on the agriculture-zoned land and was ordered to close the range, remove any signs related to the business and restore the property. Bob Mackie is just one of the countless rural business and property owners that have been stifled by the increased red tape and regulatory burden in Ontario.
Bob gets emotional at the thought of not being able to fulfill his commitments to the community, youth groups, high school students or the clients of the Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre (BIRC) who use the Mackie facility. Despite a depleted bank account from paying lawyers and legal battles Mackie continues to “fight the GOOD fight” to keep his business open.
Saturday July 24th 2010
starting at 1:00 p.m.
at Mackie’s Mountain Archery
3922 Zimmerman Road, Beamsville
LIVE MUSIC-3 BANDS
FUN EVENTS
T-SHIRTS,
ARCHERY
EVENING BONFIRE
1:00 P.M TO 3:00 P.M. Guest speakers include Mark Tijssen, Michael Schmidt, andDavid Wesley, come listen to these riveting and often times amusing speakers as they relate their trials and tribulations, but winning ways, in spite of Government bombardment and bureaucracy. David Guergis, Mayor of Essa Township will give his thoughts on dissolving the Conservation Authorities and other topics.
3;00 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M. ONTARIO LANDOWNERS ASSOCIATION (OLA) DIRECTORS MEETING - ALL WELCOME TO ATTEND.
ALL DAY - GOOD FOOD, GOOD FUN, GOOD TIME
LIVE MUSIC STARTS AT 5:00 P.M.
ALL MONEY DONATED GOES
TO HELP BOB WITH LEGAL COSTS
RSVP
For more information contact mackiesarchery.com
or call 905-309-1996-evening or 905-563-7822-daytime
MACKIES MOUNTAIN ARCHERY
D I R E C T I O N S
Address:
Mackies Mountain Archery
3922 Zimmerman Rd.
Beamsville, ON.L0R 1B2
The Ontario Landowners Association shall defend and promote the principal of strong local governments, democracy, and natural justice and represent the interests of the rural community.
For Rural Ontario to survive, Property Rights and judicial reform must be enshrined into law at all three levels of Government, these being; Federal, Provincial, and Municipal.
Rural Ontario is under systematic attack by government bureaucracy and false environmentalism.
The Ontario Landowners have and will continue to expose and meet these threats with determination and resolve in the court of public opinion.