Help save the Bench
A proposed development nearly double the allowed height threatens frost damage to our vineyards. We're fighting this at the Ontario Land Tribunal — and we need our community behind us.
BEAMSVILLE BENCH WINERY ASSOCIATION
OUR STORY
Since May, the Beamsville Bench Winery Association has been an official party at the Ontario Land Tribunal, standing alongside the Town of Lincoln to advocate for how growth happens at 5205 King Street. Hundreds of volunteer hours and a significant financial investment have gone into this effort: retaining experts, gathering evidence, and making sure your voice and the voices of the people who farm and work this land are heard.
Our wineries know how to grow things, and we bring that same instinct to how our community grows, too. We welcome new neighbours and investment in a way that respects the businesses, the environment, the agriculture, and the tourism that make the Bench worth growing in the first place.
That's what this case is really about.
Where we stand
Irreplaceable land
Protected specialty crop lands in the shadow of the proposal
Evidence, not sentiment
A funded climate study, planning experts and legal counsel behind the case
Why the wineries
Their name, resources and standing carry the case — so individual voices can be heard
Where the money goes
Climate and engineering study
Planning consultant
Legal representation through hearing
$43,000
$37,000
$65,000
$60,000 committed of $145,000 total
$85,000 still needed
SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN
Give directly through GoFundMe
COMMUNITY FUNDRAISER
The Good Earth Food and Wine Co. — Aug 31, 6:30–8:30pm
Pay-what-you-can entry, light fare and wine included. RSVP via Tock.
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