Wednesday, October 19: Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition forum in Midhurst

Public Forum: Ensuring a Positive Water Future in Simcoe County

from the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition

You are cordially invited to attend our public forum about protecting our water resources through Greenbelt expansion in Simcoe County.

Where: Midhurst United Church, 91 Doran Road, Midhurst

When: Wednesday, October 19, 2016 10 am – 12 pm; doors open at 9:30 am

PROGRAM OF EVENTS

-Recognition of Indigenous Territory: Jeff Monague

-Welcome and Opening Introduction: Mayor Bill French, Springwater Township

-Key Note Video Presentation: David Crombie, chair of Provincial Co-ordinated Land Use Review Panel – “Greenbelt expansion and its importance to our water and communities.”

Simcoe County Community/Citizen Perspectives:

– Becky BigCanoe, Nibi Maadziwin “The need to change our relationship with water” 

– Bob Bowles, citizen ecologist “Witnessed changes to Simcoe County’s water, wetlands and forests”

– Bernard Pope, Ontario Farmland Preservation “ A Farmer’s perspective on Greenbelt & water protection”

– Nancy McBride, Water Keeper, “Tottenham: A Community in Water Crisis”

– Closing Presentation: Margaret Prophet, SCGC, “Why We Need the Greenbelt in Simcoe County”
RSVP: info@simcoecountygreenbelt.ca