This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on: December 4, 2022 The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing is seeking feedback on proposed changes to the Greenbelt Plan that would remove or redesignate 15 areas of land and add lands in the Paris Galt Moraine area. Comment here...
‘Before, I was just writing letters; now I’m coming out,’ said a resident on the recent passage of controversial Bill 23. ‘I’ll go to more, as many rallies as I need to’ from OrilliaMatters Dec 2, 2022 Greg McGrath-Goudie About 100 residents picketed in front of Si...
Media Statement: On the passing of Bill 23 From: Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition, Forbid Roads Over Greenspaces, Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and Concerned Citizens of King Township December 1, 2022 Simcoe County, ON – On November 30th, the Auditor General of Ontario – an independent of...
By Graeme McNaughton From Guelph Mercury Tribune Tue., Nov. 29, 2022 Schreiner has filed an official complaint with integrity commissioner for ‘what seems to be pretty suspicious benefits flowing to a handful of speculators who also happen to be significant donors’ to PC Party Premier Dou...
Damage to wetlands not easily reversible, says Doug Hevenor From Simcoe.com Nov. 22 2022 In Ontario, wetlands are very important for flood control, water filtering, and groundwater recharge and discharge. When there is a lot of rain or snowmelt, wetlands absorb and slow flood waters, helping to allev...
Conservative leader Doug Ford makes a campaign stop in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. Ontario’s auditor general says the province ignored its own experts when it decided to prioritize building eight highways, including Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick TOR...
Statement by Phil Pothen, Ontario Environmental Program Manager, Environmental Defence. Nov 28,2022 Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – By forcing passage of Bill 23, the “More Homes, Built ...
Madeleine Fournier is one of the organizers behind the ‘Simcoe North Unites to Protect the Greenbelt’ rally to be held Friday at noon outside MPP Jill Dunlop’s office. From OrilliaMatters, Nov 29, 2022 Like a growing number of Ontarians, residents across Simcoe North are rightly con...
stock photo From Toronto Star Nov 17,2022 By Noor JavedStaff Reporter Brendan KennedySocial Justice Investigative Reporter Emma McIntoshThe Narwhal In September, a company run by a prominent Ontario developer paid $80 million for two parcels of land that could not be developed. Totalling nearly 700 a...
From OrilliaMatters Nov29 2022 By now most Ontarians know what a scandalous, draconian and, I dare say, corrupt piece of legislation that provincial Bill 23 is. Bill 23 destroys the ability of conservation authorities to mitigate the inevitable flooding events to come. Bill 23 destroys the planning p...
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