Greenbelts
information links
Where is Ontario’s Greenbelt? https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontarios-greenbelt
Ontario’s Greenbelt Under Threat: https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/ontarios-greenbelt-under-threat-a-study-on-whats-at-risk/
Wealthy Developer…https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/developer-greenbelt-pickering-1.6658896
Everything you need to know: https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenbelt-plan-ford-housing/
Stop Bill 23: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-bill-23-
Where?
810,000-hectare area of farmland, forest and wetland stretching from Niagara Falls to Peterborough.
800,000 hectares of land that stretches 325 kilometres from the Niagara River in the west to the eastern end of the Oak Ridges Moraine, close to Rice Lake.
On a number of maps, Ontario Regulation 59/05 provides a detailed definition.
What does it do?
Preserves cultural heritage and supports recreation and tourism
Protects farmland, communities, forests, wetlands and watersheds
Greenbelts help clean water get into lakes.
What can you do to help?
Donate!
https://smallchangefund.ca/project/save-our-greenbelt/
Take the Pledge.
https://www.greenbelt.ca/support_us
Pledge your support as a Friend of the Greenbelt to ensure the continued protection of our farmland and natural areas from urban sprawl. Afterwards, you'll also be eligible to receive special updates, contests, and exclusive offers on unique experiences in the Greenbelt.
Who?
Silvio De Gasperis of the Tacc Group of companies
Greenbelt would cost his company an estimated $240 million in lost revenue.
Doug Ford
Blamed the “inaction of previous governments that didn’t want to take the bold steps to get housing built.”
Why?
The Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve (DRAP)
East of Toronto, in north Pickering, Ont., people are buying up cheap farmland parcels with the intention of developing them into profitable housing subdivisions.
To build more housing.
How?
Another 9,400 acres would be taken from somewhere else and added to the Greenbelt in exchange.
15 small patches of Greenbelt land
7,400 acres in the protected area .
