Media Statement From: Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition, Forbid Roads Over Greenspaces, Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and Concerned Citizens of King Township Simcoe County, ON – On November 30th, the Auditor General of Ontario – an independent officer of the legislature who is tasked with ...
Bill 23 Ends Municipal Green Standards in Ontario – Updated November 28th, 2022 On November 28th, the Ontario government voted to pass Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, at third reading. This means that no further amendments to the legislation will be made. The Bill will now go through Royal ...
‘Doug Ford, man of the people,’ is a lie – just as his promise to protect the Greenbelt was a lie,’ letter writer laments Letter to the Editor, from OrilliaMatters, Dec 6, 2022 Photo: Maija Hoggett/TimminsToday What happened to ‘For the People?’Five years after Ford took...
‘Community members … will no longer be able to participate in or challenge decisions that affect their own neighbourhoods,’ warns letter writer Letter to the Editor from MidlandToday, Nov 15, 2022 Map showing Ontario’s Greenbelt.Image courtesy of the Greenbelt Foundation The F...
‘Our whole way of life is being destabilized so some big corporations can gain,’ says letter writer of widespread issues resulting from provincial politicians Letter to the Editor Nov 13, 2022 Photo: Premier Doug Ford, second from left, was joined by, from left, Simcoe North MPP Jill Dunl...
No matter which explanation is offered, Steven Clark has shown himself unfit for this portfolio and ought to resign. By Steven Parish, Contributor From the St. Catherines Standard Fri., Dec. 2, 2022 photo: David Hawke I was involved in municipal politics in the GTA for 28 years, 23 of which I served ...
‘Democracy is being bled to death,’ says letter writer Letter to the Editor, Nov 18, 2022 From OrilliaMatters Stock photo:Donatello Trisolino via Pexels Probably most Ontarians, especially those near the GTA, know about Bill 23 and are aware that it will remove any input on development by...
‘All climate change predictions show that we need to put more, not fewer, resources into our cities’ infrastructure to head off the worst effects from extreme weather conditions,’ says Living Green Barrie official Letter to the Editor, BarrieToday Dec 7, 2022 file photo.Natasha Philpott/...
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie and other municipal leaders said Ontario’s new law will force them to raise property taxes to pay for infrastructure that supports new housing Canadian Press, OrilliaMatters photo:Daniel Caudle BRAMPTON, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is telling the mayor of M...
Proposed changes will jeopardize goal to protect lives and properties from natural hazards: NVCA Alliston Herald Thursday, November 3, The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) has released a statement in response to Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act, tabled in the Ontario legislatu...
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