[All] Bill 23, Greenbelt, ROP Update - Thursday
Susan Koswan
susankoswan at execulink.com
Thu Nov 17 23:47:50 EST 2022
This popped up on my Facebook page from the WR Homebuilders Assoc. Guess
what? They love Bill 23.
Good to see what the other side is saying to refute their position:
http://www.wrhba.com/wrhba-and-ohba-support-ontarios-bold-new-housing-plan/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=MD&utm_campaign=waterloo
*26 OCTOBER 2022* — The Waterloo Region Home Builders’ Association
(WRHBA) and the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) supports the
introduction of the Ontario government’s new, once-in-a-generation
housing plan. The /More Homes, Built Faster Act/ will make it easier to
build new homes faster, reduce housing costs, cut red tape and enable
the construction of the 1.5 million new homes needed in the next decade;
ultimately increasing supply and bringing affordability back to the
province.
On average, 25% of the cost of a new home is composed of government
fees, taxes, and charges. This can add as much as $250,000 to the price
of a typical single-family home, and municipalities add more than half
of that. Housing approvals take longer in Ontario than in any other
jurisdiction in North America. In some municipalities, it can take
almost three years to approve new housing projects, which adds a further
$50,000 to $100,000 in costs to new homeowners.
*The /More Home Built Faster Act/* will help get Ontario back on track
towards housing affordability by addressing the core underlying problem,
a lack of housing supply. By incentivizing municipalities to meet
legislated timelines for new housing approvals, adding more transparency
on the municipal fees and charges imposed on new homebuyers and
designating more lands for growth, the province is taking the bold
action needed to build more homes so that future Ontario families have a
better shot at the dream of homeownership.
“The current housing supply and affordability crisis is a man-made
problem that was created in the course of a decade and a half and will
take time to fix,” said Luca Bucci, CEO of the OHBA. “It starts with
Ontario’s new big, bold housing plan. The /More Homes, Built Faster Act/
increases accountability for municipalities in enabling the construction
of housing supply the province needs, increasing transparency on the
funds collected on the back of new homes, capping fees to the economic
conditions of the day and removing roadblocks to adding gentle density.
Put simply; the government has delivered the regulatory framework to
enable necessary change.
The measures the province has brought forward will help preserve the
competitiveness of Canada’s economic engine and ensure more Ontarians
have a better shot at finding a place to call home where they can live,
work and play.
-30-
_For additional information or to schedule an interview with OHBA,
contact Emma Maynard at emaynard at ohba.ca
_/The Ontario Home Builders’ Association is the voice of the residential
construction industry in Ontario, representing 4,000 member companies
organized into 27 local associations across the province. The
residential construction industry contributes over $76 billion dollars
to Ontario’s economy, employing more than 550,000 people across the
province. Our members have the vital responsibility to build the housing
supply that current Ontario residents are counting on at all stages in
their life and be the voice of future home buyers who want to call our
province home. /
_For additional information, or to arrange an interview with the WRHBA,
contact Marie Schroeder, Executive Officer at Marie-Schroeder at wrhba.com
<http://www.wrhba.com/wrhba-and-ohba-support-ontarios-bold-new-housing-plan/Marie-Schroeder@wrhba.com>
_/Since 1946, the Waterloo Region Home Builders’ Association (WRHBA) has
stood as a pivotal key stakeholder in community development and an
economic contributor in Waterloo Region. WRHBA member companies have
worked to help shape the robust and thriving communities across our
municipalities and townships for 75 years. WRHBA member companies
construct over 90% of all new residential construction;, t//he
residential development construction industry is collectively one of
the//largest economic engines driving the Regions’ economy. In 2021
alone, new residential, and renovations, contributed over 4.5 billion to
the overall economic activity in Waterloo Region, supported nearly
22,000 jobs and 1.5 billion in wages./
///The WRHBA //is proudly affiliated with the Ontario and Canadian Home
Builders’ Associations/
On 11/17/2022 8:02 PM, Kevin Thomason wrote:
> Good evening,
>
> The momentum against Bill 23 continues to build with excellent
> in-depth investigative reporting raising troubling questions about
> recent developer land purchases in the Greenbelt and the provincial
> government’s ties to a handful of big donor developers. There are
> also a record number of protests and rallies happening across the
> province - I am aware of more than a dozen rallies planned for
> tomorrow in addition to many more over the weekend.
>
> *1) Investigative Reporting on Bill 23 -* Worthwhile reading in the
> Toronto Star - "They recently bought Greenbelt land that was
> undevelopable. Now the Ford government is poised to remove
> protections - and these developers stand to profit”
> https://www.therecord.com/ts/news/investigations/2022/11/17/they-recently-bought-greenbelt-land-that-was-undevelopable-now-the-ford-government-is-poised-to-remove-protections-and-these-developers-stand-to-profit.html
>
>
> *2) News coverage of our local rallies yesterday *-
> https://www.therecord.com/local-new-hamburg/news/2022/11/16/citizens-groups-protest-bill-23-in-elmira.html
>
>
> *3) Dozens of Rallies Across Ontario -* Speak up and join rallies in
> communities across Ontario with this interactive map -
> https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Vb3nSQnJH031dAK-Q-_34SO6n_mf1fI&ll=44.471772926512486%2C-78.31762795&z=7
> <https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Vb3nSQnJH031dAK-Q-_34SO6n_mf1fI&ll=44.471772926512486,-78.31762795&z=7>
> This includes a rally at Doug Ford’s Etobicoke office at 11am on
> Friday (more details below).
> There is even talk of a provincial day of action or general strike on
> November 26th if momentum continues to build.
>
>
> *4) Radio Ads -* Fundraising continues to grow for our radio ads and
> lawn signs with $1,800 already raised that will be matched by the
> Small Change Fund giving us a budget of at least $3,600 to work with.
> Please donate online as soon as possible so we know what sort of
> budget we have to work with for our airtime purchase and also if we
> should be printing more signs.
> https://smallchangefund.ca/project/protect-the-greenbelt-and-visionary-regional-planning-in-the-grand-river-watershed/
>
> Also check out the three radio ads (attached below) from Toronto area
> groups that are going to start airing on Monday. Our radio team is
> working on three similar ads using the same background soundtrack for
> consistency across the province.
>
>
> *5) Awareness -* keep raising awareness about Bill 23 and the harm it
> stands to do to our communities by e-mailing others, and posting on
> social media. Also, please use the easy online tools to create
> customized e-mails to the Premier, Cabinet, local MPPs and Regional
> Officials.
> - For Region of Waterloo Residents concerned about Regional Planning
> changes and the destruction of our Regional Official Plan please visit
> www.holdthelinewr.org <http://www.holdthelinewr.org>.
> - For residents in Guelph, Brantford and other parts of the Grand
> River Watershed more focussed on the Bill 23 and the Greenbelt please
> visit - https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/take_action_on_bill_23?
>
>
> *6) Friday 5:30pm Zoom Update Meeting -* a reminder about our 5:30pm
> Zoom meeting tomorrow (Friday) to go over the latest news and
> information, learn how to get lawn signs, and discuss next steps in
> our fight against these awful provincial actions. Please invite
> others who you think might be interested to join as well -
> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09
>
>
> Please share any questions or ideas and lets keep up the great work!
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin.
>
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>
> *1) One-Pager/E-mail Versions -* select your favourite, customize as
> you like and send to everyone in your address book you think should be
> aware of Bill 23.
>
> *a) Conversational Style Version*
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> *b) Data/Fact Driven Style Version*
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> *c) Bullet Point Version*
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> *2) Join Rallies Across Ontario*
>
> https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Vb3nSQnJH031dAK-Q-_34SO6n_mf1fI&ll=44.471772926512486%2C-78.31762795&z=7
> <https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Vb3nSQnJH031dAK-Q-_34SO6n_mf1fI&ll=44.471772926512486,-78.31762795&z=7>
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> *3) Check Out the Toronto Ads Against Bill 23*
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>
> *Dates to Remember:*
>
> Friday, November 18th - 5:30pm - Next group Zoom Update/Planning
> Meeting -
> https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09
>
> Sunday, December 4th - Deadline for submissions to the Environmental
> Registry of Ontario - https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6216
>
>
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>
> *Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:*
>
> Premier Doug Ford - doug.fordco at pc.ola.org or 416-325-1941
> Steve Clark - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing -
> steve.clark at pc.ola.org or 416-585-7214
> David Piccini - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks -
> david.paccini at pc.ola.org or 905-372-4000
> Todd Smith - Minister of Energy - todd.smith at pc.ola.org or 613-962-1144
> Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - michael.parsaco at pc.ola.org
>
> Local Conservative MPPs:
> Mike Harris Jr - MPP Kitchener-Conestoga - mike.harris at pc.ola.org or
> 519-669-2090
> Brian Riddell - MPP Cambridge - brian.riddell at pc.ola.org or 519-650-2770
> Jess Dixon - MPP Kitchener South - jess.dixon at pc.ola.org or 519-650-9413
>
> Local NDP MPPs:
> Catherine Fife - MPP Waterloo - cfife-qp at ndp.on.ca or 519-725-3477
> Laura Mae Lindo - MPP Kitchener Centre - llindo-qp at ndp.on.ca or
> 519-579-5460
>
> Or use the Hold The Line Waterloo Region engagement engine to
> automatically address and send an e-mail you help to draft:
> www.holdthelinewr.org <http://www.holdthelinewr.org>
>
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> *Resources:*
>
> - 50x30WR Website Listing Resources - https://www.50by30wr.ca/events
>
> - Olde Berlin Town Website Listing Resources -
> https://oldeberlintown.ca/information-about-proposed-bill-23/
>
> - Yours to Protect Resources -
> https://yourstoprotect.ca/hands-off-the-greenbelt-digital-materials/
>
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>
> Kevin Thomason
> Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network
>
> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
> Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4
>
> Phone: (519) 888-0519
> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
> Twitter: @kthomason
> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>
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