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Food Water FirstProvincial Candidates Respond to Question About Aggregate
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From: Protect Mono Inc.
Sent: May 25, 2018 9:55 AM
To: All Candidates for Dufferin-Caledon
Subject: Aggregate Question
“What would you and your party do to protect rural communities being threatened by the adverse social and environmental impacts of aggregate pits and quarries, and how would you level the playing field for communities forced to defend themselves from these threats?”
Learn More About the Greenbelt Expansion
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Want to learn more about the proposed Greenbelt Expansion?
Come out to one (or both) of the following meetings in Dufferin / Peel:
- "WaterScape"
Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Time: 5:30pm-8pm
Location: Whole Village Farm, Alton (south east of Orangeville)
Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), Ontario Environment Network (OEN), and Ontario Headwaters Institute (OHI) have pu
t together community discussion groups ("WaterScape") to brainstorm about the proposed Greenbelt expansion with a special focus on protecting Ontario's water. WaterScape's goal is gathering of information for a joint submission so this is the perfect opportunity to have your say about water.
- "Greenbelt Expansion Open House"
Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018
Time: 5:30pm-8pm
Location: Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre, Orangeville
Registration: not required
Read Orangeville Banner article
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Have your say through Ontario's Environmental Registry (EBR #013-1661). Public comment period ends on March 7, 2018.
Greenbelt Information Open House - Orangeville Feb. 8, 2018
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Greenbelt Expansion Consultation
The MMA of will be hosting an Open House....
Date: February 8, 2018
Time: 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre,
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Impact of Urbanization on Water Resources
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The Greater Golden Horseshoe’s water resource systems are critically important for communities throughout the region. These systems provide us with clean drinking water. They also support agricultural viability, ecosystem health, climate change mitigation, including reducing flood risks — and much more.
In the next 25 years, the Greater Golden Horseshoe’s population is forecasted to grow by approximately 50% or more than 4 million people. This growth will place tremendous pressure on our water resources.
Ontario has already taken action to protect these resources. The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, the Greenbelt Plan, the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and the Niagara Escarpment Plan work together to help protect our water systems. We recently completed a Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review of these plans which resulted in stronger protections for water.
Greenbelt News
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2018 is off to a big start with an announcement from the Ontario government about expanding the Greenbelt in order to protect more water resources! The province is launching a public consultation process which means you will be able to make a difference. The deadline for comments is March 7, 2018.
The Chair of Food & Water First, Brian Bell, has already responded to the government's announcement with a letter supporting the move.
"It is a positive step forward that can lead, with public support, to better protection of our farmland and source water supplies."
Brian's response was published in the Creemore Echo and you can read it here: Food & Water First letter
A consortium of environmental groups has also been formed to push for water protection within an expanded Greenbelt. Food & Water First is proud to be a part of ProtectOurWater along with farmers, First Nations activists and author Margaret Atwood.
Read more about the province's study and the positive response to it in this Toronto Star story. And get ready to ACT!