CAN (AB): Greenhouse growers brace for carbon tax, push for rebate
Association spokesperson Anna De Paoli says the tax will lead to an increase in imported produce and the loss of some greenhouses.
The greenhouse industry employs over 4,000 people in the province and grower Albert Cramer believes it’s time for the industry to start weighing the costs.
“For Alberta greenhouses, we estimate it’s going to be between four and five million dollars for the whole industry; flowers, trees, vegetables,” he said.
Ideally, the Alberta growers would like to see a rebate program similar to the one in British Columbia, where growers get an 80-per cent rebate on the carbon tax they pay.
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