It will take 411 units being built every day for 10 years to reach provincial population targets — we must look past GTA to accomplish that. From the Toronto Star. By Shawn Watters Contributor, Tue., Jan. 3, 2023 Living in a place we can call home remains a big issue for Canadians this holiday season...
Letter writer says southern Ontario is struggling to ‘maintain, conserve and yet live beside or within their green spaces’ from BradfordToday, Nov 30 2022, Stock Image “They took all the trees and put them in a museum and charged a buck or two to see em. Don’t it always seem t...
Columnist says ‘we are all in this together’ and now is the time to embrace the ‘new’ 3 Rs of rights, respect and responsibility David Hawke photo David Hawke Well, here it is, a whole new year dawning before us. This concept was driven home as we took down our dog-eared and m...
‘Damage to the Greenbelt is on you, MPP Dunlop, and you, Premier Ford,’ says letter writer Dec 30 2022 Protesters take their demonstration to downtown Midland to get support from drivers to end Bill 23 in this file photo. Andrew Philips/MidlandToday I was recently treated to two communica...
From The Pointer, Dec 22 2022 By Rachel Morgan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Photo: Alexis Wright Newly elected Brampton Councillor Navjit Kaur Brar was a respiratory therapist before running for local office. Rookie Mississauga Councillor Martin Reid has a master’s degree in social work. Cal...
‘We need a culture change now,’ says letter writer Dec 28, 2022 Photo: Biodiversity Jenga by Martin Sharman cc The main drive for elected officials is to be (re)elected. If we want to fight for our Greenbelt, we must slow down issuing building permits for the development of the necessary...
‘What bleak future would shake this premier enough to turn the nightmare into a miracle?’ wonders local Green party official, harkening parallels to Dickens. Premier Doug Ford speaks during a media conference in Orillia in August 2020. | Nathan Taylor/OrilliaMatters file photo Brad Coccim...
Critics say the changes will “completely undermine the protection of wetlands” while doing little for housing. By Noor JavedStaff Reporter,Toronto Star Sat., Dec. 24, 2022 photo Hartley Woodside The majority of sensitive wetlands in the Greater Toronto Area could lose environmental protection ...
I am sure if Premier Davis were alive he would be fighting alongside Ontarians against Ontario’s anti-environment Bill 23 and Greenbelt land grab. From the Toronto Star, By Sarah Harmer Contributor, Wed., Dec. 21, 2022 I grew up on the Niagara Escarpment, the backbone of southern Ontario’s Gre...
First Nation in northwestern Ontario gains promise that no logging company or lumber mill will touch trees from their land without their permission. From the Toronto Star By Marco Chown Oved Climate Change Reporter Fri., Dec. 2, 2022 For 20 years, they’ve blockaded and marched, gone to court a...
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