Georgina council meets to discuss DG Group forest destruction

DG Group clears forest

From Jack Gibbons North Gwillimbury Forest Alliance

Special council meeting to discuss DG Group forest destruction

Georgina Council will discuss what actions to take to stop further destructive clearing of the Maple Lake Estates lands by DG Group at a special council meeting on Monday night at 8 p.m.

The municipality issued a “stop work” order to DG Group earlier this month after the company started clearing forest areas on the property without a permit.

The Town’s Stop Work Order is a good first step. But more needs to be done. The Town should fully enforce all applicable by-laws; issue all required Notices of Contravention and Orders to Comply; and prosecute all by-law violations to the fullest extent of the law. Upon any conviction, the Town should seek an Order that the DG Group rehabilitate the disturbed lands.

The council meeting will be held in closed session, but will reconvene into an open session and report on matters discussed in the closed session.