[All] Bill 23, Greenbelt, ROP Update - Thursday
Elisabeth Daub
bdaub at rogers.com
Fri Nov 18 08:14:05 EST 2022
Hi Everyone,
Well, yeah, no surprise there, eh?
On another note, Mike Schreiner has a good opinion piece in the Record. Also there was an article on strong mayor nonsense
Betsey
https://www.therecord.com/ts/opinion/star-columnists/2022/11/16/the-strong-mayor-legislation-is-a-shameful-act-committed-by-shameless-people.html
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> On Nov 17, 2022, at 11:48 PM, Susan Koswan <susankoswan at execulink.com> wrote:
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> This popped up on my Facebook page from the WR Homebuilders Assoc. Guess what? They love Bill 23.
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> 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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> “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.
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> 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.
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> For additional information or to schedule an interview with OHBA, contact Emma Maynard at emaynard at ohba.ca
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> 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.
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> For additional information, or to arrange an interview with the WRHBA, contact Marie Schroeder, Executive Officer at Marie-Schroeder at wrhba.com
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> 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;, the 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.
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> 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,
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>> 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.
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> 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 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.
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>> 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/
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
>> - 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?
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>> 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
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>> Please share any questions or ideas and lets keep up the great work!
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>> 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.
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>> a) Conversational Style Version
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>> 2) Join Rallies Across Ontario
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>> https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Vb3nSQnJH031dAK-Q-_34SO6n_mf1fI&ll=44.471772926512486%2C-78.31762795&z=7
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>> 3) Check Out the Toronto Ads Against Bill 23
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>> Dates to Remember:
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>> Friday, November 18th - 5:30pm - Next group Zoom Update/Planning Meeting - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09
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>> 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:
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> 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
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>> Resources:
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>> - 50x30WR Website Listing Resources - https://www.50by30wr.ca/events
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>> - 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
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>> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
>> Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4
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>> Phone: (519) 888-0519
>> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
>> Twitter: @kthomason
>> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com
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