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Nov 30th, 2022
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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 ...
Nov 30th, 2022
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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...
Nov 29th, 2022
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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...
Nov 29th, 2022
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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...
Nov 29th, 2022
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  Once again we are faced with the threat of paving over parts of the Greenbelt. Tell Premier Ford that this simply can not happen! The Greenbelt provides natural infrastructure that helps reduce flooding, forest fires, and heat waves. The Greenbelt protects at-risk species and ecosystems, and p...
Nov 29th, 2022
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The Peasants are rolling up their sleeves Margaret Atwood Nov 28 2022 Read The blogpost here...
Nov 28th, 2022
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford attends Question Period at the Queens Park Legislature, in Toronto, on Monday, November 14, 2022.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/CHRIS YOUNG Press Release from the Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition, November 28 – Simcoe County By Margaret Prophet, Executive Director Today, local ...
Nov 27th, 2022
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Connor Earl Photo From OrilliaMatters, Nov. 27 2022. Letter to the Editor Yes, another letter in opposition to Doug Ford’s Bill 23 and related Greenbelt encroachment. It is great to see so many people writing letters to the editor, emailing/writing their MPPs and local council, attending rallies, sig...
Nov 27th, 2022
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From the Toronto Star Nov 27, 2022. Contributor Simon Woodside photo by David Hawke “Ford raises property taxes.” This is not exactly a headline you would expect to see written about Ontario’s buck-a-beer premier. By his own words, Doug Ford is all about cutting costs, taxes and red tape. He promised...
Nov 26th, 2022
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Stock Photo From BarrieToday, Nov 25 2022. Letter to the Editor Dear Premier Ford, Simcoe County and all of Ontario are experiencing an unprecedented affordable housing crisis, which requires all levels of government and all involved stakeholders to take concerted and effective action to address the ...