The farmer is Ron Mayhew whose property is located near Ottawa. He has obtained considerable media coverage to date in his fight with the Department of National Defence. For example, a lengthy story ran in the Ottawa Citizen in July of this year which detailed many of his troubles. Legal assistance is definitely indicated but it appears from the Citizen article that Mr. Mayhew has obtained legal help.



One issue that has been highlighted in the coverage is whether the presence of the Dwyer Hill training facility has devalued the Mayhew property. That may be true but if the Mayhew property is expropriated, that impact is normally ignored in determining compensation.

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Need anyone's help. I saw a tv story on a farmer in Ontario whose farm will soon be expropriated by the Dept. of National Defense (for a JTF2 project). This gent is being offered 25 cents on the dollar for his property. Save hiring a lawyer who can this man turn to for help?