[All] Regional/County Official Plans Reversals, Greenbelt Scandal, Bill 23, Zoom Meeting Tomorrow Friday, November 10th at 5:30pm

Thu Nov 9 21:00:20 EST 2023

Good Day,

A reminder that tomorrow (Friday, November 10th) at 5:30pm is our regular bi-weekly Update Meeting on Zoom.  Join us to discuss the latest breaking news on the Forced Urban Boundary Expansion reversal reversals and further provincial government corruption discovered this week:

	https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09   

Here’s the latest news:

1) Forced Urban Boundary Expansion Reversal Reversals - As reported earlier this week, it’s extremely alarming to see Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra bypass Regional governments  responsible for Official Plans and announce a new process for Mayors to unilaterally decide changes to 30 year Official Plans with no Council input, no public consultation, nor even public record in this newly announced process to re-enable recently cancelled Forced Boundary Expansions.

It has been fantastic to see community groups working together to rally citizens and do everything possible to ensure that our Mayors approve our Official Plans intact - as for example, the Waterloo ROP was overwhelmingly supported and endorsed just 14 months ago in August, 2022.  

The pressure from developers and land speculators will be intense over the weeks ahead to get these local Official Plans changed to promote urban sprawl on the specific lands they own.  We will need to continue to speak up loud and clear for the sustainable future that we want to see. 

Given the resignations and investigations already underway of the provincial government, area Mayors would be wise to distance themselves as much as possible from the corruption and scandal at Queen’s Park and not become party to it by asking for lands that we don’t even know how they were selected by the previous Minister to be selected again in this absurd new process for development approval.

We already have the sustainable Official Plans that we need to far surpass our housing targets without the addition of anymore farmland and unaffordable urban sprawl in Waterloo Region, Halton Region, Wellington County, Hamilton and also other impacted communities.

Kudo’s to the City of Waterloo for unanimously passing a motion (attached below) raising concerns about the Minister’s approach and expressing strong support to see our Regional Official Plan proceed intact.  Please work with your local Council to see if they can pass a similar motion.

Hold The Line Waterloo Region has updated their automatic e-mail machine to include local Municipal Councillors in Waterloo Region so please ensure that you have spoken up to your local Council as well (all area Councillor address attached at the bottom of this e-mail update):

		Hold The Line E-mail Machine:
		https://petition.town/?campaign=restore-our-countryside-reaffirm-ropa-6

Here's a good summary of the forced boundary expansion issue by The Pointer:

	https://thepointer.com/article/2023-11-06/leaked-letter-to-mayors-suggests-pcs-learned-little-from-greenbelt-boundary-expansion-scandals

Guelph Ward 3 Councillor Phil Allt wrote a great letter on the travesty of using Strong Mayor powers to push for the urban boundary expansions: 

	https://www.guelphtoday.com/letters-to-the-editor/letter-city-councillor-expresses-concern-over-strong-mayor-power-7792961#

2) Additional Corruption Revealed - The Trillium yesterday broke the story of the Ford government rezoning numerous land parcels in Peel Region owned by generous developer donors to the Progressive Conservative Party despite significant Ministry Staff objections and concerns:

	The Trillium - Ford Government Rezoned Land After Developer Donations, Despite Ministry Pushback:
	https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/ford-government-rezoned-land-after-developer-donations-despite-ministry-pushback-7795100

3) Kitchener Succeeds With National Housing Accelerator Fund - The City of Kitchener become one of the first seven cities in Canada to successfully receive funding from the new National Housing Accelerator Fund.  This $42 million of funding will fast track over 1,200 housing units over the next three years in Kitchener.  Unlike so many provincial housing initiatives that have seemed more designed to benefit developers than actually building needed homes, this federal program will help to provision affordable housing by making land and incentives available for affordable housing:

	Building More Homes Faster In Kitchener:
	https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/media-newsroom/news-releases/2023/helping-build-more-homes-faster-kitchener

4) New Auditor General Investigation Into Ontario Place - The Auditor General finally announced an investigation into the very troubling proposals for Ontario Place:

	CityNews - Ontario Auditor General Launches Probe Into Ontario Place Redevelopment:
	https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/11/03/ontario-auditor-general-probe-ontario-place-redevelopment/?

	The Toronto Star - Auditor General To Probe Doug Ford’s Controversial Scheme To Redevelop Ontario Place:
	https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/auditor-general-to-probe-doug-ford-s-controversial-scheme-to-redevelop-ontario-place/article_9026e1ed-47ff-5e3e-83c5-5fb477fd4ffb.html

5) Investigative Reporting Finding The Ford Government Failing - Investigations into MZO’s and the Housing Acceleration Fund not surprisingly are finding that the Ford government is failing badly, programs aren’t meeting objectives and have actually been slowing down as well as hindering home construction, planning, and development processes:

	The Record - Doug Ford Asked 50 Municipalities To Build Housing To Get Cash.  Were They Set Up To Fail?:
	https://www.therecord.com/news/ontario/doug-ford-asked-50-municipalities-to-build-housing-to-get-cash-were-they-set-up/article_3eb63eab-cc0c-5176-9e8e-b45f978730f0.html

	The Record - Doug Ford’s Government Issued Dozens Of Special Orders Designed To Fast-Track LTC Homes And Housing.  That Hasn’t Happened A Star Analysis Reveals:
	https://www.therecord.com/news/ontario/doug-ford-s-government-issued-dozens-of-special-orders-designed-to-fast-track-ltc-homes/article_a60567f6-a730-5637-bf91-7ad1436c8878.html

6) Local, Provincial and National Media Coverage - Here's some of the other news articles from the past week as it is revealed that housing starts are falling far short of targets, Guelph fights back against the Premier, other communities push back as well against corrupt developers, and a new traffic study shows Highway #413 is not needed:

	The Hamilton Spectator - We Need More Housing, Not CO2 Emissions:
	https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/we-need-more-housing-not-co2-emissions/article_81747ac0-f18d-5ef7-aa62-d63305b5d797.html

	The Toronto Star - Ontario Housing Starts Still Far Off Levels Needed For 1.5 Million Homes:
	https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/ontario-housing-starts-up-but-still-far-off-needed-levels-for-1-5-million-homes/article_c1cc2c51-ffe8-552a-8d56-76bb7f307a02.html

	The Toronto Star - Inside This Greenbelt Developer’s Push To Build A Cottage Country Resort And How The Community Is Pushing Back:
	https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/inside-this-greenbelt-developer-s-push-to-build-a-cottage-country-resort-and-how-the/article_7d0b4b0f-4e71-5db8-8259-2efeaddada2c.html

	Kudos to Guelph Mayor Cam Gutherie for standing up to the Premier!
	Guelph Today - Mayor To Premier: Name Calling Doesn’t Build Houses:
	https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/mayor-to-premier-name-calling-doesnt-build-houses-7794455

	National Observer - New Traffic Study shows Ontario's Highway 413 not needed:
	https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/11/07/news/traffic-study-shows-ontario-highway-413-not-needed#

	Hamilton Developers Sergio Manchia and Darko Vranich charged for donation “over-contributions" - Manchia is one of the developers who was going to benefit from Greenbelt carveout:
	https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-developers-charged-with-municipal-election-overcontributions/article_0516537d-d714-57da-88fc-16c0ae5f7fe7.html#

7) Editorials and Insights - Here’s a great editorial on Doug Ford’s rapidly eroding trust and credibility:

	The Star Editorial Board - Premier Doug Ford Claims Ignorance In Land Use Debacle.  Documents Seem To Tell A Different Story:
	https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/premier-doug-ford-claims-ignorance-in-land-use-debacle-documents-seem-to-tell-a-different/article_c1f008a4-de9e-5e10-9c9a-71b7fa15e286.html
	The Record - https://www.therecord.com/opinion/editorials/premier-doug-ford-claims-ignorance-in-land-use-debacle-documents-seem-to-tell-a-different/article_c53a4c4d-b220-57f6-a59e-ecdbc2246ffb.html

8) Greenbelt Promise Webinar On ERO Submissions - Thanks to everyone who joined the Greenbelt Promise webinar, together feedback was submitted to the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) calling for full and permanent protection of the Ontario’s Greenbelt.  November 30th is the deadline for submissions on this Bill 136 ERO so help spread the word and ensure that we have as many voices as possible speaking up for the full protection of the Greenbelt.  There’s an easy to use automatic tool on the Greenbelt Promise website to help draft submissions:

	https://greenbeltpromise.ca/

Key points to emphasize on Bill 136, the Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act include:

	- legislating that the 10 year Greenbelt Reviews can only add lands to the Greenbelt with no land removals or land swaps,
	- ensure meaningful First Nations consultation,
	- prohibit “Pay to Slay” that enables habitat destruction of species at risk in the Greenbelt,
	- prohibit the licensing of new aggregate extraction permits in the Greenbelt,
	- protect all Prime Agricultural lands in the Greenbelt through Conservation Easements,
	- end the grandfathering of previous zoning for development applications within the Greenbelt.

9) NFU Rallying Against Investor Farmland Purchases - The National Farmers Union (NFU) is organizing a rally and lobby day in Ottawa to advocate for a ban on investor ownership of farmland.  Even if you can’t attend you can find more details, an open letter, and social media sharables to support them at:

	https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zp556LFABERRYFhsE93Vdqpfc_Wwc5M0

10) MPP Lumsden Return Developer Money Event - Join folks from Hamilton and the Greenbelt Promise team this coming Sunday, November 12th at 12:30pm at MPP Neil Lumsden’s Constituency Office in Stoney Creek, Ontario at 102-115 Highway 8 for a Press Conference and encourage him to return developer donations and stick to evidence-based land-use planning.

11) Local Greenbelt Celebrations - Guelph Area - Thursday, November 23rd at 7pm - Join us at the Opus Lounge (just above Bobby O’Brien’s on Macdonell Street).  Complimentary food, fun people, good conversation, and remarks at 8pm!  Please RSVP to Anne Moore at amoore083 at gmail.com if you can attend this Guelph event.

Waterloo Region - Thursday, Dec 7th at 7pm - Please save the date of Thursday, December 7th for an evening of celebration on our our victories of getting the Greenbelt takeouts, rural severances, and forced boundary expansions cancelled/repealed.  Please let us know any ideas for the event and possible locations.  We are hoping for something fun, creative, and memorable for folks in the Waterloo Region and anyone who would like to travel here to join us!

12) Ontario Farmland Trust Webinars - Learn from about pressures on farmland, solutions and share ideas with a series of upcoming webinars including Farmland Protection Options on Tuesday, November 14th at 12pm.  Previous OFLT webinars have been excellent and well attended:

	 https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/2023/10/10/winter-webinars-register-today/

13) Environmental Defence Greenbelt Webinar - Join Tim Gray, Phil Potkin, and Margaret Prophet to discuss the Greenbelt win and the path ahead for Ontario’s environment:

	https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/137809/petition/1?ea.url.id=6661522

14) Reminder - Meeting This Friday - Join us tomorrow - Friday, November 10th at 5:30pm to discuss the latest news and what’s next:

	Topic: Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Bi-Weekly Zoom Meeting
	Time: Every Other Friday at 5:30pm EST

	Join Zoom Meeting
	https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09

	Meeting ID: 826 4469 5701
	Passcode: 713374

Thanks for all the great efforts so far - please share any questions or ideas.

Cheers,
Kevin Thomason and Mike Marcolongo on behalf of all our community groups.

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A) Upcoming Events

Friday, November 10th - 5:30pm - Next update meeting on Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09

Friday, November 10th - 8pm to 9pm - Climate Emergency Vigil - Waterloo Public Square - https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html

Sunday, November 12th - 12:30pm - Return The Developers Money MPP Neil Lumsden Event - 102-115 Highway 8 - Stoney Creek, Ontario - Poster below

Tuesday, November 14th - 12pm - Ontario Farmland Trust Webinar - Intro to Farmland Protection Options - https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/2023/10/10/winter-webinars-register-today/

Thursday, November 16th - 8pm - Environmental Defence Webinar - The Greenbelt Did We Actually Win?  The Path Ahead - https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/137809/petition/1?ea.url.id=6661522

Wednesday. November 22rd - 7pm to 8:30pm - Kitchener-Centre Election All-Candidates Meeting - Save the date - more details coming soon!

Thursday, November 23rd - 7pm - Guelph Greenbelt Success Celebration Event - Opus Lounge - RSVP to Anne Moore at amoore083 at gmail.com

Thursday, November 30th - Final day to comment on ERO Deadline to the Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act  - https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-7739

Thursday, December 7th - Save the Date! - Local Waterloo Region Celebration for Our Successes - Help us plan the location and event details.

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B) Speak Up On The ERO To Return Greenbelt Lands:

https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-7739

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B) Press Releases Regarding November 2nd Minister Calandra Announcement:

Local community groups:

Environmental Defence statement:
https://environmentaldefence.ca/2023/11/03/leaked-letter-reveals-ontario-government-scheme-to-recruit-small-town-mayors-as-lackeys-for-forced-sprawl/

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C) Excellent City of Waterloo Motion Responding to Minister Calandra and Encouraging ROP Approval Intact

Please encourage your municipality to stand up for our Official Plans and issue a similar supporting motion!

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D) MPP Neil Lumsden Return Developer Money Event - Sunday, Nov 12th at 12:30pm 

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E) Environmental Defence - Greenbelt Webinar November 16th at 7pm

https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/137809/petition/1?ea.url.id=6661522

https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/137809/petition/1?ea.url.id=6661522

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F) York University De-Grow Webinar Series 

Sign up for this fascinating Webinar lunch-time series discussing de-growth and how we cannot sustain infinite growth a on finite planet.

Beginning Nov. 22, York University’s Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change (EUC) will present “Aim high, degrow: dialogues on degrowth <https://euc.yorku.ca/euc-seminar-series-2023/>,” a series of six lunchtime webinars addressing the many sides of degrowth:

	https://yorku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nGiczVqHRu-VrieK4LsZgw#/registration

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G) Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:

Premier Doug Ford - doug.fordco at pc.ola.org <mailto:doug.fordco at pc.ola.org> or 416-325-1941
Paul Calandra - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - paul.calandra at pc.ola.org <mailto:steve.clark at pc.ola.org> or 416-585-7000
David Piccini - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - david.piccini at pc.ola.org <mailto:david.paccini at pc.ola.org> or 905-372-4000
Todd Smith - Minister of Energy - todd.smith at pc.ola.org <mailto:todd.smith at pc.ola.org> or 613-962-1144
Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - michael.parsaco at pc.ola.org <mailto:michael.parsaco at pc.ola.org>

Local Conservative MPPs:
Mike Harris Jr - MPP Kitchener-Conestoga - mike.harris at pc.ola.org <mailto:mike.harris at pc.ola.org> or 519-669-2090
Brian Riddell - MPP Cambridge - brian.riddell at pc.ola.org <mailto:brian.riddell at pc.ola.org> or 519-650-2770
Jess Dixon - MPP Kitchener South - jess.dixon at pc.ola.org <mailto:jess.dixon at pc.ola.org> or 519-650-9413
Will Bouma - MPP Brantford-Brant - will.bouma at pc.ola.org <mailto:will.bouma at pc.ola.org> or (519) 759-0361
Ted Arnott - MPP Wellington-Halton Hills - ted.arnott at pc.ola.org <mailto:ted.arnott at pc.ola.org> or (519) 787-5247
Ernie Hardeman - MPP Oxford - ernie.hardeman at pc.ola.org <mailto:ernie.hardeman at pc.ola.org> or (519) 537-5222
Matthew Rae - MPP Perth-Wellington - matthew.rae at pc.ola.org <mailto:matthew.rae at pc.ola.org> or (519) 272-0660

Local NDP MPPs:
Catherine Fife - MPP Waterloo - cfife-qp at ndp.on.ca <mailto:cfife-qp at ndp.on.ca> or 519-725-3477
Laura Mae Lindo (Retiring and Soon To Be Vacant) - MPP Kitchener Centre - llindo-qp at ndp.on.ca <mailto:llindo-qp at ndp.on.ca> or 519-579-5460

Local Green Party MPPs:
Mike Schreiner - MPP Guelph - mschreiner at ola.org <mailto:mschreiner at ola.org> or (519) 836-4190

Independent MPPs:
Bobbi Ann Brady - MPP Haldimand-Norfolk - babrady-co at ola.org <mailto:babrady-co at ola.org> or (519) 428-0446

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H) E-mail Addresses for Local and Regional/County/City Councillors

Waterloo Regional Council
Karen Redman, Regional Chair, kredman at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:kredman at regionofwaterloo.ca>
All 7 Area Mayors (see below)
Doug Craig, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, dougcraig at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:dougcraig at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Pam Wolf, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, pwolf at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:pwolf at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Colleen James, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, CJames at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:CJames at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Michael Harris, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, MHarris at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:MHarris at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Kari Williams, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, KariWilliams at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:KariWilliams at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Rob Deutschmann, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, RDeutschmann at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:RDeutschmann at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Jim Erb, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, JErb at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:JErb at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Chantal Huinink, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, CHuinink at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:CHuinink at regionofwaterloo.ca>

City of Kitchener Council
Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor, Kitchener, berryv at kitchener.ca <mailto:berryv at kitchener.ca>
Scott Davey, Councillor Ward 1, Kitchener, scott.davey at kitchener.ca <mailto:scott.davey at kitchener.ca>
Dave Schnider, Councillor Ward 2, Kitchener, dave.schnider at kitchener.ca <mailto:dave.schnider at kitchener.ca>
Jason Deneault, Councillor Ward 3, Kitchener, jason.deneault at kitchener.ca <mailto:jason.deneault at kitchener.ca>
Christine Michaud, Councillor Ward 4, Kitchener, christine.michaud at kitchener.ca <mailto:christine.michaud at kitchener.ca>
Ayo Owodunni, Councillor Ward 5, Kitchener, ayo.owodunni at kitchener.ca <mailto:ayo.owodunni at kitchener.ca>
Paul Singh, Councillor Ward 6, Kitchener, paul.singh at kitchener.ca <mailto:paul.singh at kitchener.ca>
Bil Ioannidis, Councillor Ward 7, Kitchener, bil.ioannidis at kitchener.ca <mailto:bil.ioannidis at kitchener.ca>
Margaret Johnston, Councillor Ward 8, Kitchener, councillor.johnston at kitchener.ca <mailto:councillor.johnston at kitchener.ca>
Debbie Chapman, Councillor Ward 9, Kitchener, debbie.chapman at kitchener.ca <mailto:debbie.chapman at kitchener.ca>
Aislinn Clancy, Councillor Ward 10, Kitchener, aislinn.clancy at kitchener.ca <mailto:aislinn.clancy at kitchener.ca>

City of Waterloo Council
Dorothy McCabe, Mayor, City of Waterloo, dorothy.mccabe at waterloo.ca <mailto:dorothy.mccabe at waterloo.ca>
Sandra Hanmer, Councillor Ward 1, City of Waterloo, sandra.hanmer at waterloo.ca <mailto:sandra.hanmer at waterloo.ca>
Royce Bodally, Councillor Ward 2, City of Waterloo, royce.bodally at waterloo.ca <mailto:royce.bodally at waterloo.ca>
Hans Roach, Councillor Ward 3, City of Waterloo, hans.roach at waterloo.ca <mailto:hans.roach at waterloo.ca>
Diane Freeman, Councillor Ward 4, City of Waterloo, diane.freeman at waterloo.ca <mailto:diane.freeman at waterloo.ca>
Jen Vasic, Councillor Ward 5, City of Waterloo, jen.vasic at waterloo.ca <mailto:jen.vasic at waterloo.ca>
Mary Lou Roe, Councillor Ward 6, City of Waterloo, marylou.roe at waterloo.ca <mailto:marylou.roe at waterloo.ca>
Julie Wright, Councillor Ward 7, City of Waterloo, julie.wright at waterloo.ca <mailto:julie.wright at waterloo.ca>

Cambridge Council
Jan Liggett, Cambridge Mayor, Cambridge, liggettj at cambridge.ca <mailto:liggettj at cambridge.ca>
Donna Reid, Councillor Ward 1, Cambridge, reidd at cambridge.ca <mailto:reidd at cambridge.ca>
Mike Devine, Councillor Ward 2, Cambridge, devinem at cambridge.ca <mailto:devinem at cambridge.ca>
Corey Kimpson, Councillor Ward 3, Cambridge, kimpsonc at cambridge.ca <mailto:kimpsonc at cambridge.ca>
Ross Earnshaw, Councillor Ward 4, Cambridge, earnshawr at cambridge.ca <mailto:earnshawr at cambridge.ca>
Sheri Roberts, Councillor Ward 5, Cambridge, robertss at cambridge.ca <mailto:robertss at cambridge.ca>
Adam Cooper, Councillor Ward 6, Cambridge, coopera at cambridge.ca <mailto:coopera at cambridge.ca>
Scott Hamilton, Councillor Ward 7, Cambridge, hamiltons at cambridge.ca <mailto:hamiltons at cambridge.ca>
Nicolas Ermata, Councillor Ward 8, Cambridge, ermetan at cambridge.ca <mailto:ermetan at cambridge.ca>

North Dumfries Township Council
Sue Foxton, Mayor, North Dumfries, sfoxton at northdumfries.ca <mailto:sfoxton at northdumfries.ca>
Rod Rolleman, Councillor Ward 1, North Dumfries, rrolleman at northdumfries.ca <mailto:rrolleman at northdumfries.ca>
Derrick Ostner, Councillor Ward 2, North Dumfries, dostner at northdumfries.ca <mailto:dostner at northdumfries.ca>
Alida Wilms, Councillor Ward 3, North Dumfries, awilms at northdumfries.ca <mailto:awilms at northdumfries.ca>
Scott Tilley, Councillor Ward 4, North Dumfries, stilley at northdumfries.ca <mailto:stilley at northdumfries.ca>

Wilmot Township Council
Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca <mailto:natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca>
Stewart Cressman, Councillor Ward 1, Wilmot, stewart.cressman at wilmot.ca <mailto:stewart.cressman at wilmot.ca>
Kris Wilkinson, Councillor Ward 2, Wilmot, kris.wilkinson at wilmot.ca <mailto:kris.wilkinson at wilmot.ca>
Havir Sidhu, Councillor Ward 3, Wilmot, harvir.sidhu at wilmot.ca <mailto:harvir.sidhu at wilmot.ca>
Lillianne Dunstall, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, lillianne.dunstall at wilmot.ca <mailto:lillianne.dunstall at wilmot.ca>
Steven Martin, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, steven.martin at wilmot.ca <mailto:steven.martin at wilmot.ca>

Wellesley Township Council
Joe Nowak, Mayor, Wellesley, jnowak at wellesley.ca <mailto:jnowak at wellesley.ca>
Shelley Wagner, Councillor Ward 1, Wellesley, swagner at wellesley.ca <mailto:swagner at wellesley.ca>
Lori Sebben, Councillor Ward 2, Wellesley, lsebben at wellesley.ca <mailto:lsebben at wellesley.ca>
Derek Brick, Councillor Ward 3, Wellesley, dbrick at wellesley.ca <mailto:dbrick at wellesley.ca>
Claude Hergott, Councillor Ward 4, Wellesley, chergott at wellesley.ca <mailto:chergott at wellesley.ca>

Woolwich Township Council
Sandy Shantz, Mayor, Woolwich, sshantz at woolwich.ca <mailto:sshantz at woolwich.ca>
Evan Burgess, Councillor Ward 1, Woolwich, eburgess at woolwich.ca <mailto:eburgess at woolwich.ca>
Nathan Cadeau, Councillor Ward 1, Woolwich, ncadeau at woolwich.ca <mailto:ncadeau at woolwich.ca>
Eric Schwindt, Councillor Ward 2, Woolwich, eschwindt at woolwich.ca <mailto:eschwindt at woolwich.ca>
Bonnie Bryant, Councillor Ward 3, Woolwich, bbryant at woolwich.ca <mailto:bbryant at woolwich.ca>
Kayla Grant, Councillor Ward 3, Woolwich, kgrant at woolwich.ca <mailto:kgrant at woolwich.ca>

Wellington County
Andy Lennox, Warden, anyl at wellington.ca <mailto:anyl at wellington.ca>
All Area Mayors (See below),
David Anderson, County Ward 1, Wellington County, davida at wellington.ca <mailto:davida at wellington.ca>
Earl Campbell, County Ward 2, Wellington County, earlc at wellington.ca <mailto:earlc at wellington.ca>
Campbell Cork, County Ward 3, Wellington County, campbellc at wellington.ca <mailto:campbellc at wellington.ca>
Steve O'Neill, County Ward 4, Wellington County, steveo at wellington.ca <mailto:steveo at wellington.ca>
Mary Lloyd, County Ward 5, Wellington County, maryl at wellington.ca <mailto:maryl at wellington.ca>
Diane Ballantyne, County Ward 6, Wellington County, diane at dianeballantyne.ca <mailto:diane at dianeballantyne.ca>
Matthew Bulmer, County Ward 7, Wellington County, matthewb at wellington.ca <mailto:matthewb at wellington.ca>
Doug Breen, County Ward 8, Wellington County, dougb at wellington.ca <mailto:dougb at wellington.ca>
Jeff Duncan, County Ward 9, Wellington County, jeffd at wellington.ca <mailto:jeffd at wellington.ca>

Town Of Erin
Michael Dehn, Mayor, Erin, michaeld at wellington.ca  <mailto:michaeld at wellington.ca>
John Brennan, Councillor, Erin, john.brennan at erin.ca <mailto:john.brennan at erin.ca>
Jamie Cheyne, Councillor, Erin, jamie.cheyne at erin.ca <mailto:jamie.cheyne at erin.ca>
Cathy Aylard, Councillor, Erin, cathy.aylard at erin.ca <mailto:cathy.aylard at erin.ca>
Bridget Ryan, Councillor, Erin, bridget.ryan at erin.ca <mailto:bridget.ryan at erin.ca>
Town of Minto
Dave Turton, Mayor, Minto, davidt at wellington.ca  <mailto:davidt at wellington.ca>
Jean Anderson , Deputy Mayor, Minto, janderson at town.minto.on.ca <mailto:janderson at town.minto.on.ca>
Judy Dirksen, Councillor, Minto, jdirkesen at town.minto.on.ca <mailto:jdirkesen at town.minto.on.ca>
Ron Elliot, Councillor, Minto, relliott at town.minto.on.ca <mailto:relliott at town.minto.on.ca>
Geoff Gunson, Councillor, Minto, ggunson at town.minto.on.ca <mailto:ggunson at town.minto.on.ca>
Ed Podniewicz, Councillor, Minto, epodniewicz at town.minto.on.ca <mailto:epodniewicz at town.minto.on.ca>
Paul Zimmerman, Councillor, Minto, pzimmerman at town.minto.on.ca <mailto:pzimmerman at town.minto.on.ca>
Centre Wellington Township
Shawn Watters, Mayor, Centre Wellington, shawnw at wellington.ca  <mailto:shawnw at wellington.ca>
Lisa MacDonald, Councillor, Centre Wellington, lmacdonald at centrewellington.ca <mailto:lmacdonald at centrewellington.ca>
Kimberley Jefferson, Councillor, Centre Wellington, kjefferson at centrewellington.ca <mailto:kjefferson at centrewellington.ca>
Barbara Lustgarten-Evoy, Councillor, Centre Wellington, blustgarden at centrewellington.ca <mailto:blustgarden at centrewellington.ca>
Bronwynne Wilton, Councillor, Centre Wellington, bwilton at centrewellington.ca <mailto:bwilton at centrewellington.ca>
Denis Craddock, Councillor, Centre Wellington, ccraddock at centrewellington.ca <mailto:ccraddock at centrewellington.ca>
Guelph/Eramosa Township
Chris White, Mayor, Guelph/Eramosa, chrisw at wellington.ca  <mailto:chrisw at wellington.ca>
Bruce Dickieson, Councillor, Guelph/Eramosa, bruce.dickieson at get.on.ca <mailto:bruce.dickieson at get.on.ca>
Corey Woods, Councillor, Guelph/Eramosa, corey.woods at get.on.ca <mailto:corey.woods at get.on.ca>
Steven Liebig, Councillor, Guelph/Eramosa, steven.liebig at get.on.ca <mailto:steven.liebig at get.on.ca>
Mark Bouwmeester, Councillor, Guelph/Eramosa, mark.bouwmeester at get.on.ca <mailto:mark.bouwmeester at get.on.ca>

Puslinch Township
James Seeley, Mayor, Puslinch, jamess at wellington.ca  <mailto:jamess at wellington.ca>
Russel Hurst, Councillor, Puslinch, rhurst at puslinch.ca <mailto:rhurst at puslinch.ca>
Jessica Goyda, Councillor, Puslinch, jgoyda at puslinch.ca <mailto:jgoyda at puslinch.ca>
John Sepulis, Councillor, Puslinch, jsepulis at puslinch.ca <mailto:jsepulis at puslinch.ca>
Sara Bailey, Councillor, Puslinch, sbailey at puslinch.ca <mailto:sbailey at puslinch.ca>
Wellington North Township
Andy Lennox, Mayor, Wellington North, andyl at wellington.ca  <mailto:andyl at wellington.ca>
Penny Renken, Councillor, Wellington North, prenken at wellington-north.ca <mailto:prenken at wellington-north.ca>
Sherry Burke, Councillor, Wellington North, sburke at wellington-north.ca <mailto:sburke at wellington-north.ca>
Lisa Hern, Councillor, Wellington North, lhern at wellington-north.ca <mailto:lhern at wellington-north.ca>
Steve McCabe , Councillor, Wellington North, smccabe at wellington-north.ca <mailto:smccabe at wellington-north.ca>
Mapleton Township
Gregg Davidson, Mayor, Mapleton, greggd at wellington.ca  <mailto:greggd at wellington.ca>
Amanda Reid, Councillor, Mapleton, areid at mapleton.ca <mailto:areid at mapleton.ca>
Martin Tamlyn, Councillor, Mapleton, mtamlyn at mapleton.ca <mailto:mtamlyn at mapleton.ca>
Michael Martin, Councillor, Mapleton, mmartin at mapleton.ca <mailto:mmartin at mapleton.ca>
Marlene Ottens, Councillor, Mapleton, mottens at mapleton.ca <mailto:mottens at mapleton.ca>

City of Hamilton
Andrea Horwath, Mayor, , mayor at hamilton.ca <mailto:mayor at hamilton.ca>
Maureen Wilson, Councillor, Ward 1, ward1 at hamilton.ca <mailto:ward1 at hamilton.ca>
Cameron Kroetsch, Councillor, Ward 2, ward2 at hamilton.ca <mailto:ward2 at hamilton.ca>
Nrinder Nann, Councillor, Ward 3, ward3 at hamilton.ca <mailto:ward3 at hamilton.ca>
Tammy Hwang, Councillor, Ward 4, ward4 at hamilton.ca <mailto:ward4 at hamilton.ca>
Matt Francis, Councillor, Ward 5, matt.francis at hamilton.ca <mailto:matt.francis at hamilton.ca>
Tom Jackson, Councillor, Ward 6 , tom.jackson at hamilton.ca <mailto:tom.jackson at hamilton.ca>
Esther Pauls, Councillor, Ward 7, esther.pauls at hamilton.ca <mailto:esther.pauls at hamilton.ca>
John-Paul Danko, Councillor, Ward 8, ward8 at hamilton.ca <mailto:ward8 at hamilton.ca>
Brad Clark, Councillor, Ward 9, brad.clark at hamilton.ca <mailto:brad.clark at hamilton.ca>
Jeff Beattie, Councillor, Ward 10, jeff.beattie at hamilton.ca <mailto:jeff.beattie at hamilton.ca>
Mark Tadeson, Councillor, Ward 11, mark.tadeson at hamilton.ca <mailto:mark.tadeson at hamilton.ca>
Craig Cassar, Councillor, Ward 12, ward12 at hamilton.ca <mailto:ward12 at hamilton.ca>
Alex Wilson, Councillor, Ward 13, ward13 at hamilton.ca <mailto:ward13 at hamilton.ca>
Mike Spadafora, Councillor, Ward 14, mike.spadafora at hamilton.ca <mailto:mike.spadafora at hamilton.ca>
Ted McMeekin, Councillor, Ward 15, ted.mcmeekin at hamilton.ca <mailto:ted.mcmeekin at hamilton.ca>

If you are in communities such as Guelph, Brantford, Brant County, Stratford, Perth County, etc. be thankful that your Official Plans haven’t been overridden by the province and experienced forced urban boundary expansions.  Please continue to encourage your elected official to decline developer donations and work towards the sustainable communities we need.

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Kevin Thomason
Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network
www.gren.ca <http://www.gren.ca/>

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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