Are you an aspiring hobby farmer? Looking to build a quieter, simpler life for your family? A great place to raise children.

You have to check this property out.

95 acres of prime farm land located in the hamlet of Jogues/Coppell. Lowther township is unorganized, however falls within the municipality of the town of Hearst. The planning department is very easy to talk to and most accommodating.

Where is the property located? Lowther is 28 km south of Hearst, Northern Ont. along highway 583.

Taxes are cheap! No permits are required!

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The property enjoys 1617′ of frontage on Grenier Rd (Con 6&7). Grenier Rd is maintained all year round. And of course highway 583 is a paved maintained secondary highway, open year round.

The northern section of the property is mainly cleared and has been used for hay over the years, which would make for an ideal spot for grazing animals, cutting hay or growing you own organic veggies for you own consumption, canning of possibly bringing them to the local farmer’s market.

The southern section which about 30 acres, is well wooded.

The Obijou river flows through the property, with approx 465m of frontage on both sides.

Where is Hearst? It is located along the northern highway route 11. Hearst is a bustling little town with a population of around 5000 residents. Originally formed from a divisional point of the railways. Hearst was first named Grant, however changed in 1911. Hearst was named to honour William Howard Hearst, then Ontario Minister of Forests and Mines and later Premier of Ontario. Just over 96% of the town’s residents speak French as their first language, the highest proportion in Ontario.

As far as amenities, Hearst has everything you could need, from municipal offices, banking, postal services, hardware, grocery stores, fast food and most definitely a Tim Horton’s!

The property is zoned NR

10.1 NATURAL RESOURCE (NR) ZONE
10.1.1 Permitted Uses

• Agricultural uses
• Agriculture-related uses
• Conservation
• Forestry use
• Greenhouse
• Hunting and fishing camp
• Kennel
• Mineral mining operation
• On-farm diversified uses
• Recreational uses
• Seasonal residential dwelling
• Wayside pits and quarries; portable asphalt plants; and portable concrete plants

• 10.1.3 Additional Provisions
• Accessory Dwellings
  Notwithstanding the Accessory Buildings and Structures, and One Dwelling per Lot Sections within this
  By-law, a Single detached, seasonal dwelling or trailer accessory to a use permitted in the Natural
  Resource (NR) Zone, except for a single dwelling on a lot created by consent under the Planning Act or a
  predecessor thereof or a Single detached dwelling on an original township lot, is permitted if the
  minimum ground floor area of the Single detached or seasonal dwelling is fifty-five (55) square metres.