ARA / Co-ordinated Land Review Submission
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Our submission
Re: EBR Registry Number: 012-5444
Food and Water First Review Comments (NDACT)
A Blueprint for Change: A Proposal to Modernize and Strengthen the Aggregate Resources Act Policy Framework, Ontario
Dear Ms. Rosa,
This review of the Ontario document ‘A Blueprint for Change: A Proposal to Modernize and Strengthen the Aggregate Resources Act Policy Framework” has been undertaken at the request of North Dufferin Agricultural and CommunityTaskforce (NDACT). This review is focussed on NDACT’s provincial Food and Water First Initiative to protect Ontario’s prime agricultural lands and water resources. This letter conforms to NDACT’s basic objectives but also contains views of the author.
The enclosed comments also reflect consideration of the Provincial Policy Statement (2005 and 2014), the Cornerstone Aggregate Standards (2015) and Crombie Report “Planning for Health, Prosperity and Growth in the Greater Horseshoe 2015-2041". This milestone report released December 7, 2015 is expected to lead provincial land use policy for south-central Ontario over the coming years. The Aggregate Resources Act Blueprint for Change document has not been harmonized with this document.