[All] Wilmot Farmer Town Hall Meeting In-Person This Friday at 5pm, Devastating Bill 185 & PPS Changes, Bill 23, Hwy #413, and Bill 165 Overruling OEB

Wed Apr 17 20:29:15 EDT 2024

Good Day,

Marit Stiles, NDP Leader of the Official Opposition has organized a Protect Wilmot Farmland Town Hall Meeting this coming Friday at 5:00pm - right when we would normally hold our bi-weekly Zoom call.  So we are going to hit the road and encourage you to attend this Friday Wilmot meeting in-person from 5:00pm to 6:30pm at the Wilmot Recreation Centre in New Hamburg instead of our usual update call.  We will then have a bit of a tailgate party (with non-alcoholic drinks) in the Rec Centre parking lot afterwards.

We hope that you will be able to join us in-person and show support for the Wilmot farmers and landowners so impacted by this mega-industrial site proposal as well as the massive expansion of New Hamburg and Baden proposed by Wilmot Township.

We will strive to broadcast this event on our usual Zoom link at 5:30pm for those who can’t join us in person in Wilmot:

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

Here’s the latest news:

1) Wilmot Land Assembly By Wilmot Township and Waterloo Region - It’s been another eventful week with many additional media articles and Premier Doug Ford’s housing event in Kitchener overshadowed by questions about this Wilmot Land Assembly.  The Premier even stated that he was unhappy about how things have been handled so far, and that there has to be willing participants - that this wouldn’t be forced on the unwilling and there has to be a willing host.

Concern in the community continues to build about this 770 acre mega-industrial site as well as hundreds and hundreds of acres of accompanying residential and industrial development also being sought by Wilmot Township that could result in tens of thousands of new residents and the creation of a city of 75,000 or more people without any public consultation, studies, nor environmental assessments despite serious concerns about impacts, infrastructure, servicing, water limitations, and much more.

Below are maps outlining the proposed changes.  As mentioned, this coming Friday, NDP Leader Marit Stiles will be hosting a Protect Wilmot Farmland Town Hall Meeting.  Details are as follows:

	Event:  Protect Wilmot Farmland Town Hall Meeting	
	Date:  Friday, April 19th, 5:00pm to 6:30pm
	Location:  Wilmot Recreation Complex, 1291 Nafziger Road, Baden/New Hamburg, Meeting Room A
	GREN Tailgate Social in Parking Lot/Picnic Shelter afterwards

We hope that you will be able to attend on Friday in lieu of our regular Zoom meeting.

Great media coverage - both local and province-wide continues including:

	Global News - Wilmot Residents “Devastated” by Potential Expropriation Of Farms:
	https://globalnews.ca/news/10384865/wilmot-farmland-expropriation/

	Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette - Large Crowd Attends Forum Opposing Land Collection in Wilmot:
	https://granthaven.com/wilmot-tavistock-gazette/

	Farmtario - Farmers, Farm Groups Condemn Expropriation Threat To Farmland in Wilmot Township:
	https://farmtario.com/news/farmers-farm-groups-condemn-expropriation-threat-to-farmland-in-wilmot-township/

	The Record - Landowners Still In Limbo On Wilmot Land Assembly Plan:
	https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/landowners-still-in-limbo-on-wilmot-land-assembly-plan/article_7345b19b-3ca7-5a7e-a49b-508ddad8ac82.html

	Queens Park Today - Doug Ford Encouraged Waterloo Region to Expropriate Farmland For Industry:
	https://www.politicstoday.news/queens-park-today/doug-ford-encouraged-waterloo-region-to-expropriate-farmland-for-industry/

Blog Post - There is a fantastic blog post on SubStack providing an excellent overview of the entire Wilmot Land Assembly situation.  It’s an excellent primer and overview for anyone wanting a complete synopsis of the Wilmot situation  Check it out at:

	Melissa Bowman - Hush Hush In Wilmot - Part 1:
	https://citified.substack.com/p/hush-hush-in-wilmot-pt-1

Online Petition - Thanks to everyone who has signed the online Change.org petition that has now surpassed an astounding 30,000 signatures!  Please continue to promote it:

	https://www.change.org/p/stop-appropriation-targeting-wilmot-township-farmland

Opposition Party Petitions - Thanks to everyone who has signed the petitions from NDP MPP Catherine Fife and Green Party MPP Aislinn Clancy.  It was shocking yesterday to see the Legislative Speaker try to prevent Catherine Fife from reading her petition about this Wilmot situation at Queen’s Park.  In an astonishing intervention, the Speaker Ted Arnott tried to prevent MPP Catherine Fife from reading our petitions (collected at the Kitchener Farmers Market and elsewhere) in the Legislature.  This is unprecedented as Catherine has delivered many petitions over her long tenure as MPP.  This is likely related to the just as astonishing removal of opposition MPPs from Provincial Standing Committees who have spoke out about these Wilmot issues.  The Ford government is reaching a new level of ruthless and increasingly turning Ontario into a dictatorship, as they are shutting down democracy with this, and so many other things we have seen recently.  Watch it firsthand at:

	https://twitter.com/cfifekw/status/1780243910620586097?

Lawn Signs - Fight For Farmland - There are lawn signs now available with hundreds of them up already throughout the community.  We really need to keep up the momentum and show firsthand an unwilling community.  Order yours online, pick them up from local Sign Captains throughout Waterloo Region, and learn more at:

	www.fightforfarmland.com <http://www.fightforfarmland.com/> 

Farmers Market Sign Distribution and Petition Signing - Kudos to everyone who helped out last weekend at the Kitchener Market where hundreds of people signed petitions and expressed significant support.  We are looking for volunteers to help this coming Saturday morning at the St. Jacob’s Farmer’s market.  If you can help to volunteer for an hour or two please e-mail:

	wilmotlandowners at gmail.com

2) Bill 185 - Cutting Red Tape To Build More Homes Act - But unofficially it is being called The Doug Ford Damage Control Act as it has so many flip-flops and reversals of things that we have been saying all along would never work from Bill 23, Bill 109, Bill 140, and more.  Unfortunately, it also makes significant negative changes province-wide to urban boundary expansions, planning processes, appeals, and oversight designed to prevent low-density sprawl and instead facilitates farmland, wetland, and natural area destruction for new development. 

The province is also removing Planning Authority from the Region of Waterloo along with 7 other GTA Upper-Tier Regions, changing what can be appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT), and changing what constitutes “public notice” - all of which could have far-reaching consequences.

The removal of Planning Authority from the Region of Waterloo along with the settlement area boundary changes proposed in this Act could be fatal to our visionary Countryside Line protecting farmland, and compromise or even eliminate almost all of our environmental protections in Waterloo Region - particularly since we don’t have Greenbelt protection like the other impacted upper-tier regions losing Planning Authority.  

We also don’t have pipelines to the Great Lakes like the other upper-tier Regions impacted so it’s ironic that our region with the most vulnerable water supply and no backup, could have the least protections.

We need to see Planning Authority restored to the Region of Waterloo, or at least see equivalent Greenbelt expansion to other regions to overlay our Protected Countryside and protect the Waterloo Moraine groundwater recharge areas.  Please speak up loudly and write/call MPP’s to ensure the province is aware of the potential devastation it is about to unleash on citizens and lands across Waterloo Region.

Sadly, Bill 185 is unlikely to build more housing but the consequences and chaos created could be felt for generations.  Here’s some excellent media articles:

	The Record - Doug Ford’s Plans For A Housing Boom Have Gone Bust:
	https://www.therecord.com/politics/political-opinion/doug-fords-plans-for-a-housing-boom-have-gone-bust/article_0211e335-1da2-5fdf-b8c6-adc3558d02b8.html

	Jessica Bell, MPP University-Rosedale - Great Summary of Bill 185:
	https://www.jessicabellmpp.ca/good_bad_and_ugly_what_s_in_the_government_s_new_housing_bill

	The Record - The City Of Waterloo Believes In The Countryside Line:
	https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/the-city-of-waterloo-believes-in-the-country-side-line/article_31f943c0-ff4a-5de1-bfe3-904b547d09fe.html

	CityNews - The City Of Waterloo Has No Plans To Develop Past The Countryside Line:
	https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/04/16/the-city-of-waterloo-has-no-plans-to-develop-past-the-countryside-line/

	The Hamilton Spectator - Is Hamilton’s Firm Urban Boundary Again Under Threat?  Here’s Why Anti-Sprawl Advocates Think So:
	https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/is-hamiltons-firm-urban-boundary-again-under-threat-heres-why-anti-sprawl-advocates-think-so/article_2644b301-3d75-5260-b27c-e757e99136df.html

	The Record - The Countryside Line Made Waterloo Region Distinctive.  Soon It Will Be Gone”
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/the-countryside-line-made-waterloo-region-distinctive-soon-it-will-be-gone/article_8a7c3fa5-9f9a-54ca-9e8b-ab19e26e88d1.html
	“In just two days last week, Premier Doug Ford wiped out our strongest tool to preserve farmland and natural areas, then came to Kitchener to tell us we can do whatever we choose.  Should we believe his words, or his actions?”

	The Record - Now We Need Greenbelt Status To Protect Our Water:
	https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/now-we-need-greenbelt-status-to-protect-our-drinking-water/article_f46f7093-4369-59a5-8cde-13e1c5a24721.html

Environmental Defence released the following statement on Bill 185 focusing on the lack of accountability and huge potential for corruption when so many millions of dollars are at stake in urban boundary expansions with little oversight and inexperienced municipal councils:

	https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/04/10/bill-185-and-proposed-provincial-planning-statement-would-unleash-a-wave-of-greenfield-scandals-by-removing-tribunal-oversight-of-sprawl-approvals/ <https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/04/10/bill-185-and-proposed-provincial-planning-statement-would-unleash-a-wave-of-greenfield-scandals-by-removing-tribunal-oversight-of-sprawl-approvals/#:~:text=Together%2C%20the%20new%20law%20and,natural%20areas%20outside%20the%20Greenbelt.>

3) Federal Housing Announcements - The federal government announced a series of significant housing announcements as part of the new budget this week.  There appear to be a number of encouraging programs that could work well to help get more homes built.  Learn more with these good articles:

	The Toronto Star - Justin Trudeau Launches Sweeping Plan To Help Solve Canada’s Housing Crisis:
	https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/justin-trudeau-housing-plan/article_40c82d8a-f82e-11ee-a96a-2f8863c6d0c5.html

	CBC - Money For Housing, Homelessness And AI In Federal Budget A Win:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/federal-budget-waterloo-region-reactions-2024-housing-1.7176344

	Global News - Does Budget 2024 Make It Easier To Buy A Home In Canada?
	https://globalnews.ca/news/10430202/budget-2024-buying-a-home-affordability/

4) Bill 165 - Keeping Energy Costs Down Act - Doug Ford wants you to pay more for heating and continues to push the ironically named Keeping Energy Costs Down Act, Bill 165 to override the OEB's December decision that Enbridge gas pipeline expansions shouldn't be subsidized by current gas ratepayers given that there are now better alternatives such as heat pumps available.  

A new article by Fatima Syed of the Narwhal states that evidence revealed by a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request (from Environmental Defence) shows that Ford government officials, including an ex-Enbridge lobbyist who is now the Minister of Energy’s Chief of Staff, were in contact with Enbridge as they worked to overturn the OEB decision with Bill 165, passing costs to Enbridge customers knowing that going along with the OEB decision would result in large costs to Enbridge:

	https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-energy-board-enbridge-docs/

There’s also great article in the Hamilton Spectator:

	The Hamilton Spectator - Ford Is Setting Ontario’s Energy Future On The Wrong Course:
	https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/ford-is-setting-ontarios-energy-future-on-the-wrong-course/article_f28596ee-050b-5f2b-a08a-770eae38b3b6.html

Please see if you can get your local Council to pass a similar motion in support of the OEB and phasing out fossil fuels like Guelph, Hamilton and others.  The Clean Air Alliance has great tools and examples for you:

	https://www.cleanairalliance.org/cities-speak-up/

Or watch the video of the recent Environmental Defence webinar:

	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJgUwSp2K-M

5) YTP Weekend and Earth Day - A reminder that the Yours To Protect Weekend is coming up on April 19th, 20th and 21st with lots of Earth Day focussed activities around Ontario:

	https://environmentaldefence.ca/ytpweekend2024/

6) New Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) - Everyone is still trying to figure out all the changes and updates in the latest draft of the proposed Provincial Planning Statement (PPS).  There are no shortage of troubling things to try to interpret including what appears to be:

	- concerning changes to remove greenfield density targets,
	- the elimination of required intensification targets,
	- 2 additional residences permitted on every farm despite last year’s efforts to prevent the absurd 4 severances per farm,
	- troubling changes to permit new subdivision developments in rural areas,
	- encouraging development on septic systems and water systems that have proved problematic in the past.

We’ll keep you posted as we learn more.  Speak up in the ERO with concerns so far at:

	Review Of Proposed Policies For A New Provincial Planning Policy Instrument:
	https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8462

7) Recent Articles - Media stories this week include:

	GuelphToday - City’s Environmental Concerns “Unreasonable” At This Stage: OLT:
	https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/citys-environmental-concerns-unreasonable-at-this-stage-olt-8601203

	The Tyee - The Case For Defending Canada’s Carbon Pricing:
	https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2024/04/12/Defending-Canada-Carbon-Pricing/

	CBC - Federal Government Launches New Housing Strategy:
	https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-government-fraser-housing-strategy-1.7171889

	The Hamilton Spectator - Ford Government Won’t Make Electric Vehicle Chargers Mandatory In New Homes Despite Championing EV Industry:
	https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial/ford-government-wont-make-electric-vehicle-chargers-mandatory-in-new-homes-despite-championing-ev-industry/article_ef6acc19-df6c-50af-875b-8adc36d72b48.html

8) Greenbelt Scandal Continues - In an confounding article just published this afternoon, the Toronto Star is reporting that outsed MPP Kaleed Rasheed returned to Queen’s Park for the first time in over six months and is hoping to clear his name.  Heaven only knows what he has been doing while collecting a generous paycheque for months.  He claims he only got a date wrong, despite being found in Las Vegas having massages with key developers set to make millions of dollars from destroying Greenbelt lands.  Read about it firsthand:

	The Toronto Star - Former Doug Ford Minister Ousted In Greenbelt Scandal Vows To Clear His Name:
	https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/former-doug-ford-minister-ousted-in-greenbelt-scandal-vows-to-clear-his-name/article_5488ce3a-fcd7-11ee-9bb1-9f534cf1ffcc.html

9) Highway #413 - A troubling announcement was made this week on a partnership by the Federal government with the Provincial government to work together on environmental concerns regarding the unnecessary and destructive Highway #413.  There are still many things that we can be doing to try to prevent this highway from destroying thousands of acres of farmland, greenspace, Greenbelt, and important habitat.

	The Toronto Star - In Victory For Doug Ford, Ontario and Ottawa Strike Highway #413 Deal On Environment:
	https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/in-victory-for-doug-ford-ontario-and-ottawa-strike-highway-413-deal-on-environment/article_c74ae74e-fb62-11ee-aa75-3731a04ec197.html

Learn more about the current status and what can be done by joining the Environmental Defence Webinar this Thursday, April 18th at 7pm.  Please register at:

	Highway #413 Webinar:
	https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/147651/petition/1

10) Ontario Nature Blog - Saving Ontario’s Disappearing Wetlands - Enjoy this excellent blog post on the importance and need to save Ontario’s wetlands that are under more threats than ever:

	https://ontarionature.org/saving-the-goulbourn-wetland-complex-blog/

11) Ontario Place For All - A new financial viability study has found the provincial proposal for Ontario Place isn’t viable without massive amounts of taxypayers money for this private spa.  Learn the details at:

	https://mailchi.mp/86cc0c7bd6a0/press-release-detailed-financial-review-reveals-ontario-place-megaspa-relies-on-massive-injection-of-taxpayer-money

	And find out how to take action at:	https://ontarioplaceforall.com/

12) Reminder - Next Meeting - Join us in-person this Friday, April 19th at 5:00pm in the Protect Wilmot Farm Land Town Hall meeting (details below) or online at the Zoom link below.  Our next regular meeting will be held on Zoom on Friday, May 3rd at 5:30pm.

	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

Thursday, April 18th - 7:00pm - Highway #413 Webinar - https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/147651/petition/1

Friday, April 19th - 5:30pm - Next update meeting on Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09

Saturday, April 20th - 1pm to 3pm - Residential Energy Efficiency Program (REEP) Open House - https://reepgreen.ca/reep-house-for-sustainable-living/

Saturday, April 20th - 9:30am to 2pm - Fight For Farmland Petitions and Lawn Sign Distribution at St. Jacob’s Farmers Market - www.fightforfarmland.com

Wednesday, April 24th - 7pm to 9pm - GreenDrinks KW - Abe Erb in the Tannery Building at 151 Charles Street W., Kitchener

Sunday, April 28th - Killer Water: The toxic legacy of Canada’s oil sands industry for Indigenous communities - Princess Twin in Waterloo, Sunday April 28th - https://www.ink-stainedwretches.org/film-festival.html

Wednesday, May 1st - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Waterloo Region Climate Collaborative - Help local environmental groups figure out how we can collaborate and work together better - Civic Hub 23 Water Street N. Kitchener or on Zoom at  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86159205227?pwd=OWhYOEo5ZFN0RjlOU3laVHVLT1RYUT09

Friday, May 3rd - 5:30pm - Update meeting on Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09

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B) Protect Wilmot Farmland Town Hall - Friday, April 19th 5pm to 7pm:

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C) Wilmot Township Farmland Assembly and Massive Development Request To Province

Below are maps showing the modest 46ha farmland loss in Wilmot approved as part of our sustainable Regional Official Plan in August, 2022, then the over 700 acres of farmland loss ordered by Minister Clark in April, 2023 as part of the forced urban boundary expansions imposed on Waterloo Region, then a Township of Wilmot request for hundreds of acres of additional farmland development - using up all the lands within the Countryside Line designed to last for generations.  Furthermore, the Township also requested the destruction of the Countryside Line and hundreds of acres of farmland development in areas never anticipated for any sort of development.

The fourth map shows all of these lands sought by Wilmot Township along with this 770 acre industrial development site - all combined an area for development larger than the existing towns of New Hamburg and Baden.

This is a massive amount of development, turning New Hamburg and Baden into the size of many cities with potentially 50,000 to 75,000 people.  We need to be calling out Wilmot Township’s scheme to create a new city with no public engagement, no studies/research, no mandate, and so contrary to all previous planning/expectations.  

A) Development Lands provided to Wilmot in August 2022 Regional Official Plan - shown in blue about 46ha of expansion with a focus on minimal farmland loss and population growth of about 7,000 to 14,000 people.

B) Development Lands forced open by Minister Clark in April, 2023 with no explanation or rationale or justification.  No idea how any of this additional growth of thousands of additional people would be serviced but it was all approved for development.

C) Hundreds of Acres of Additional Lands beyond the Minister Clark expansions requested by Wilmot Council in November, 2023 with no public consultation and no idea how any of it would be serviced either or how this population would be supported as it was so incongruent to the ROP and all previous planning including destroying the Countryside Line - which was supposed to be the long-term boundary until at least 2051.

D) The latest map showing the 770 ha of farmland threatened with expropriation in March, 2024.  No clue on how any of this massive industrial facility potentially employing thousands of people would be serviced in addition to all of the residential growth and other employment lands growth.  This is lands for many tens of thousands of people at current density and required intensification levels of at least 85 people/jobs per hectare.  In fact the farmlands being proposed for destruction are almost the size of all of the existing towns New Hamburg and Baden that have taken centuries to build.

March 4th, 2024 Wilmot Township Bill 162 Staff Report again re-requesting all of this massive development in Wilmot Township starting on Page 151.

	https://calendar.wilmot.ca/townshipcalendar/Detail/2024-03-04-1900-Council-Meeting/e1189e00-e790-4e4c-8bc7-b12401781ee7

We need to challenge Wilmot Council on what mandate do they have for all this growth and such significant expansion contrary to the Regional Official Plan and all previous planning expectations at such a cost of our very successful agricultural community.  As well as continue to push back on this absurd location for a mega-industrial site.  There are far better locations with far fewer negative impacts.

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D) Bill 185 & PPS Resources and Information

Bill 185 Full Official Text:
https://www.ola.org/sites/default/files/node-files/bill/document/pdf/2024/2024-04/b185_e.pdf

PPS - Review Of Proposed Policies For A New Provincial Planning Policy Instrument:
https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8462

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E) Thursday, April 18th 7pm - Highway 413 Webinar:

Highway #413 Webinar - https://act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/147651/petition/1

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F) Saturday, April 20th - REEP Open House:

https://reepgreen.ca/reep-house-for-sustainable-living/

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G) Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:

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>

Region of Waterloo Council

Karen Redman, Regional Chair, kredman at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:kredman at regionofwaterloo.ca>
Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor, Kitchener, berryv at kitchener.ca <mailto:berryv at kitchener.ca>
Dorothy McCabe, Mayor, City of Waterloo, dorothy.mccabe at waterloo.ca <mailto:dorothy.mccabe at waterloo.ca>
Jan Liggett, Cambridge Mayor, Cambridge, liggettj at cambridge.ca <mailto:liggettj at cambridge.ca>
Sue Foxton, Mayor, North Dumfries, sfoxton at northdumfries.ca <mailto:sfoxton at northdumfries.ca>
Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca <mailto:natasha.salonen at wilmot.ca>
Joe Nowak, Mayor, Wellesley, jnowak at wellesley.ca <mailto:jnowak at wellesley.ca>
Sandy Shantz, Mayor, Woolwich, sshantz at woolwich.ca <mailto:sshantz at woolwich.ca>
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>

Province of Ontario

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
Andrea Khanjin - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - andrea.khanjin at pc.ola.org <mailto:andrea.khanjin at pc.ola.org> or 705-722-0575
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

Local Green Party MPPs:
Mike Schreiner - MPP Guelph - mschreiner at ola.or <mailto:mschreiner at ola.org>g or (519) 836-4190
New! - Aislinn Clancy - MPP Kitchener Centre - aclancy-co at ola.org <mailto:aclancy-co at ola.org> or 519-579-5460

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

Federal Members of Parliament

Local Liberal MPs:
Bryan May - MP Cambridge - bryan.may at parl.gc.ca <mailto:bryan.may at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 624-7440
Tim Louis - MP Kitchener-Conestoga - tim.louis at parl.gc.ca <mailto:tim.louis at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 578-3777
Valerie Bradford - MP Kitchener-South Hespeler - valerie.bradford at parl.gc.ca <mailto:valerie.bradford at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 571-5509
Bardish Chagger - MP Waterloo - bardish.chagger at parl.gc.ca <mailto:bardish.chagger at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 746-1573
Lloyd Longfield - MP Guelph - lloyd.longfield at parl.gc.ca <mailto:lloyd.longfield at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 837-8276

Local Conservative MPs:
Michael Chong - MP Wellington-Halton Hills - michael.chong at parl.gc.ca <mailto:michael.chong at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 843-7344
Larry Brok - MP Brantford-Brant - larry.brock at parl.gc.ca <mailto:larry.brock at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 754-4300
John Nater - MP Perth-Wellington - john.nater at parl.gc.ca <mailto:john.nater at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 273-1400

Local Green Party MPs:
Mike Morrice - MP Kitchener - mike.morrice at parl.gc.ca <mailto:mike.morrice at parl.gc.ca> or (519) 741-2001

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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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