[All] Bill 212 Rammed Through Legislature, Great Wilmot Delegation, Fantastic Waterloo City OP, Highway #413 Events, Region Surpasses Affordable Housing Goal, Join Us Tonight (Friday) at 5:30pm For The Latest
Kevin Thomason
kevinthomason at mac.com
Fri Nov 29 12:25:18 EST 2024
Good Day!
The provincial government has rammed Bill 212 through the Legislature expediting devastating highways while destroying essential bike lanes, the Fight For Farmland continues with great delegations and parades in Wilmot, some good news with the Region of Waterloo surpassing Affordable Housing goals, the City of Waterloo’s visionary Official Plan comes for final approval on Monday, and lots of events around the Grand River watershed.
Join us on Zoom tonight at 5:30pm to discuss and learn more:
Join us tonight - Friday, November 29th at 5:30pm:
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Here’s the latest:
1) Bill 212 Rushed Through Legislature - Doing everything possible to curtail debate and opportunities for feedback, while also exempting proper due diligence and environmental assessments for the unnecessary and devastating Highway #413, the Ford government pushed Bill 212 through the Legislature earlier this week. This bill is devastating for Ontario with dangerous new precedents being set for expropriation, overriding individual rights and private property laws, and eliminating proper planning as well as due legal process.
There has been a ton of media coverage including:
The Narwhal - Ontario’s Bill 212 Passed: Highway #413 Is In and Bike Lanes Are Out. What Now?:
https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-highway-413-bill-passed/
The Trillium - Ford Government Passes Bill To Remove Three Toronto Bike Lanes:
https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/ford-government-passes-bill-remove-3-toronto-bike-lanes-9861819
The Kingsville Times - Will Bill 212 Destroy More Ontario Farmland?:
https://kingsvilletimes.ca/2024/11/ontario-nature-asks-will-bill-212-destroy-more-ontario-farmland/
Trillium Talk - "This Is A Political Decision And People Are Going To Be Killed”:
https://www.thetrillium.ca/trillium-talk/trillium-talk-this-is-a-political-decision-and-people-are-going-to-be-killed-9849955
The Trillium - Indigenous Consultation Among Legal Risks To Expediting Highway #413: Draft Cabinet Document:
https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/indigenous-rural-and-northern-affairs/indigenous-consultation-among-legal-risks-to-expediting-highway-413-draft-cabinet-doc-9872685
Environmental Defence issued a great media statement stating the overwhelming case for re-instating the federal government’s Impact Assessment:
Passage Of Bill 212 Leaves Canada’s Federal Government With No Alternative But To Restore Federal Impact Assessment Act Oversight Of Highway 413:
https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/11/25/passage-of-bill-212-leaves-canadas-federal-government-with-no-alternative-but-to-restore-federal-impact-assessment-act-oversight-of-highway-413/
More than 120 Scientists have signed a letter calling for a Federal Impact Assessment:, read the letter as a PDF in Appendix B) below or at the following link:
CBC - More Than 100 Scientists Call On Ottawa To Order Assessment Of Ontario’s Highway 413 Project:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/highway-413-scientists-urge-federal-assessment-1.7395209
The Toronto Star - Scientists Urge Federal Environmental Review Of Fast-Tracked Highway #413:
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/scientists-urge-federal-environmental-review-of-fast-tracked-highway-413/article_629da6f2-adbd-11ef-8c6e-ebe9fdc90c63.html
Leadnow has a petition that you can sign:
https://leadnow.ca/campaigns/on-bikelanes24/
Action Required - What you can do about Bill 212:
1) If you missed it watch the excellent Environmental Defence webinar now recorded on YouTube:
Environmental Defence Clock Is Ticking Webinar - Watch Recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o74WZqCsdCQ
2) Encourage the Federal government to intervene on Highway #413. Here’s a great sample letter:
https://environmentaldefence.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Guilbeault-413-letter_Nov.-2024.pdf
3) Attend the upcoming Guelph Climate Action Network (GCAN) and Seniors For Climate Action Now (SCAN) event - Why Highway #413 Is Our Road To Ruin - Ontario At A Crossroads with speaker Mike Marcolongo. Details are as follows:
Date: Tuesday, December 3rd from 7pm to 9pm
Location: artBar, 37 Quebec Street, Upper Level, downtown Guelph
Learn more in the poster attached below.
4) Keep speaking up to elected officials and demand better.
2) Fight For Farmland - Media coverage continued this week with Waterloo Economic Development Corporation President and CEO Tony Lamantia saying he laughed when he heard US President-elect Trump’s comments about implementing a 25% tariff on Canadian goods. What is not so humorous is the farmers impacted by the Wilmot land assembly plan that have been left in limbo for over 9 months. The farmers need certainty. Waterloo’s Regional Planning authority will cease in January 2025, many questions are left unanswered.
CBC Kitchener - Waterloo Economic Development Corporation Tempers Concerns Over Proposed Tariffs By Bombastic Trump:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-region-economic-development-tariffs-trump-lamantia-1.7394590
Wilmot Delegation - On Monday night Wilmot resident Katie Honek gave an incredible delegation at Wilmot Council calling out parallels between the regular land acknowledgment at each Council meeting and the lack of action or response to widespread community concerns on the proposed Wilmot mega-industrial site. Watch her very impressive presentation on Youtube start at the 10:00 mark at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26fG53FwCU8
Or check out her written presentation at:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xFuvuIn6XOfBOf9f75RBccxNtctsLrcNsJCEdCEUm2g/edit
Media Coverage and Publications - Thanks to Ontario Nature Magazine for covering the Fight For Farmland in their winter edition just out this week:
https://catalog.ontarionature.org/winter-2024/page/12-13
Also out this week is an excellent new book about the Xinyi Glass Plant battle citizens won in Stratford. Learn about it and the many parallels to the Wilmot situation in this excellent article:
My Stratford Now - Book Highlights Winning Campaign Against Glass Factory in Stratford:
https://www.mystratfordnow.com/121435/a-winning-campaign-officially-launched-in-stratford/
Santa Claus Parades - Join us this weekend for the Fight For Farmland float in area Santa Claus parades. A volunteer team has done a great job of decorating Stewart Snyder's hay wagon as a float, Stratford Farm Equipment is supplying a fully decorated tractor, and we will be in the following parades this weekend:
- The Baden Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, November 30th at 12pm,
- The New Hamburg Santa Claus Parade on Sunday, December 1st at 6:00pm.
Upcoming Council Meetings - Join us at the next Region of Waterloo Council meeting on Wednesday, December 11th at 6:30pm where we will have delegations speaking on the Wilmot Land Assembly. and also on Monday, December 16th at the Township of Wilmot where we will have at least one delegation for the Fight For Farmland. Also, If you can add your voice and speak up at either of these upcoming meetings please register to speak with the Wilmot Clerk at clerks at wilmot.ca <mailto:clerks at wilmot.ca> and/or the Regional Clerk at regionalclerk at regionofwaterloo.ca <mailto:regionalclerk at regionofwaterloo.ca>.
Region of Waterloo Council Meeting: 150 Fredrick Street East, Kitchener - Wednesday, December 11th - Council Meeting starts at 7:00pm
Wilmot Township Council: 60 Snyder’s Road West, Baden - Monday, December 16th - Council Meeting starts at 7:00 pm
Action Required - Attend upcoming events, and call or write elected officials at Wilmot Township, the Region of Waterloo and the provincial government and tell them to finally abandon this absurd Wilmot Industrial Mega-site location - that we are an UNWILLING community, the landowners have made it clear they are UNWILLING, and a better plan is needed.
3) Waterloo Region Surpasses Affordable Housing Goal - Despite lower than ever provincial housing starts and the ongoing housing crisis being perpetuated by the Ford government, it is great to see the Region of Waterloo surpassing its target for new affordable housing with over 2,707 affordable homes being created as part of the Building Better Futures plan. Learn more:
CityNews - Region Surpasses Affordable Housing Goal:
https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/11/22/region-surpasses-affordable-housing-building-goal-with-2707-homes/?
4) Housing Starts Continue To Plummet - Despite Waterloo Region surpassing its affordable housing target, housing starts are down 18% again this year in Ontario compared to Alberta and other provinces where housing starts are up over 34% in some provinces. Learn more and get all the details:
The Toronto Star - Doug Ford Wants You To Focus On Bike Lanes And Beer - And Pay No Attention To His Biggest Failure:
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-wants-you-to-focus-on-bike-lanes-and-beer-and-pay-no-attention/article_7ae53cfc-ab42-11ef-8c48-9bf98ca1fb85.html
Housing Advocates Mike Moffat and Cara Stern weigh in on the dismal failures of the Ford government in stimulating home building in the Missing Middle Podcast on Youtube:
Ontario Sucks At Building Homes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP5R0gTRlnQ
5) City of Waterloo Official Plan Update Final Approval on Monday, Dec 2nd - After years of efforts, the updated City of Waterloo Official Plan is coming to Council on Monday night for final approval of Phase 1 and progression onto Phase 2. This excellent Official Plan should be the model for communities across Canada with a focus on a low carbon and green resilient city. This includes zero boundary expansion with all growth within existing boundaries and growing up not out for thousands of new homes and businesses. There is a strong focus on core growth, public transit, active transportation, and liveability for everyone.
There’s lots to like so please speak up and show your support to a municipality doing so many things right (Councillor contact information at the bottom of this e-mail). Also, please encourage other municipalities to learn from and model this excellent Official Plan that will be more important than ever as the Region of Waterloo loses Planning Authority and these lower-tier Official Plans become the only future plans for our communities.
Download the Official Plan starting on Page 37 of the Council Package:
https://events.waterloo.ca/meetings/Detail/2024-12-02-1300-Council-Meeting/250fb681-916e-4002-8038-b236014e6564
Action Required - Speak up, share, and attend on Monday night support this visionary Official Plan that will determine so much in the years ahead.
6) ALO Housing Report Card - The Alliance For A Liveable Ontario (ALO) continues to get significant media coverage on their new Provincial Housing Report Card showing that the provincial government's ongoing actions are making our housing crisis worse not better. Learn more at the following link and please share widely with your networks:
https://www.liveableontario.ca/alliance-resources/new-provincial-housing-report-card
Here’s some of the recent media coverage:
The Toronto Star - Ford Can Fix Crisis, But He’s Making It Worse:
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/to-make-ontario-liveable-again-ford-needs-to-fix-the-housing-crisis-so-why-is/article_09370164-a848-11ef-aa1b-fbbbe4cf67ae.html
TVO Today - How Many Ways Can Ontario Fail To Tackle The Housing Crisis?:
https://www.tvo.org/article/opinion-how-many-ways-can-ontario-fail-to-tackle-the-housing-crisis
City TV News Coverage - New Housing Report Card Give Ford Government A Failing Grade:
https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/11/18/new-housing-report-card-gives-ford-government-a-failing-grade/
Listen Live to David Crombie on KW CBC Radio with Craig Norris:
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w/clip/16109920-new-report-gives-ontario-failing-grade-comes-housing
Action Required - Please share widely and work with your local media and elected officials to help them understand the needed housing solutions.
7) Reform Gravel Mining Coalition Success! - It has been fantastic to see the groundbreaking aggregate reforms approved in Caledon last month that shows what is possible when citizens and elected officials work together to protect our communities. Watch the excellent webinar at the link below:
How Caledon Reformed Gravel Mining - And Your Municipality Can Too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50K7zWbGMsA
Download the new fact sheet on aggregate supply and demand that shows there is already a 30+ year supply of aggregates approved:
https://assets.nationbuilder.com/reformgravelmining/pages/297/attachments/original/1732672085/SupplyFactSheet.pdf?1732672085
8) Cooperate For Canada Pledge - Cooperate for Canada continues to gain momentum with excellent Town Hall meetings and now a new pledge that you can sign online. Check it out at:
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/cooperate-for-canada-voting-pledge-for-provinces-and-territories
Help Cooperate For Canada (C4C) grow support for the newly launched Grand River Chapter. With enough momentum this cooperation strategy will see centre left parties win all of the local seats for the Region of Waterloo, Guelph, and Brantford-Brant.
Check out the new polling and projections to guide cooperation - https://cooperateforcanada.ca/2024/11/17/using-polling-data-to-guide-cooperation/
If you have any ideas or wish to help please contact info at cooperateforcanada.ca
9) Fergus Battery Storage Concerns - Kudos to Donna McCaw and others who have been following issues around battery storage facilities being constructed at a rapid pace with little oversight in Ontario. Despite the need for a cleaner, more resilient power grid this certainly isn’t the best use for prime farmland. Learn more and help find better solutions at:
GuelphToday.com - Concerns Raised Over Fergus Battery Energy Storage System:
https://www.guelphtoday.com/wellington-county/concerns-raised-over-proposed-fergus-battery-energy-storage-system-9860004
Brantford Expositor - Battery Fire At Off Grid Energy Facility:
https://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/news/local-news/battery-fire-in-container-storing-off-grid-energy
10) Nuclear Waste Repository Decision - The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has announced that their preferred site for a nuclear waste repository is a location near Ignace, Ontario. This means that the South Bruce/Teeswater site is out of contention but a fight is brewing in Northern Ontario. Kudos to the local sheep, goat, and dairy farmers who lead the fight in South Bruce for what was supposed to be a “done deal”.
The Narwhal - Canada Is One Step Closer To Burying Nuclear Waste in Northwestern Ontario:
https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-nuclear-waste-ignace-decision/
The Toronto Star - Norther Ontario Site Selected For Nuclear Waste in Northwestern Ontario:
https://www.thestar.com/business/northern-ontario-site-selected-for-nuclear-waste-underground-repository/article_583e7adc-e6d6-5388-817a-9342635c3d6d.html
11) Norfolk County Farmland Protection - It’s fantastic to see an innvoative program being considered by Norfolk County that would reward developers with lower development charges for more sustainable building within existing urban areas where existing infrastructure can be utilized instead of destroying farmland for unsustainable sprawl. Learn more:
The Hamilton Spectator - Norfolk Mulls Rewarding Developers Who Build In Urban Areas:
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/to-save-farmland-norfolk-mulls-rewarding-developers-who-build-in-urban-areas/article_dc1ffcd7-6464-5a14-bd62-faf7c03b4cee.html
12) Recent Articles - includes trying to build a new McDonald’s restaurant in a floodplain, how Toronto could be a solar energy powerhouse, the Ford government in discussion with Highway 407 operators about options, and creative activists use a guerilla ad campaign to raise awareness about safe injection site closures:
CBC - Conservation Authority Rejects Proposal To Build McDonald’s On NorthEast London Flood Plain:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/conservation-authority-rejects-proposal-to-build-mcdonald-s-on-northeast-london-flood-plain-1.7393717
Canada’s National Observer - Toronto Could Become A Solar Electricity Powerhouse:
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/26/news/toronto-solar-electricity-powerhouse
Global News - Ford Government In Conversation With Highway 407 Owners As Buy Back Calls Grow:
https://globalnews.ca/news/10891720/highway-407-buy-back-calls-conversation-ontario-government/
The Trillium - Guerilla Ad Campaign Targets Safe Injection Site Closures:
https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/guerilla-ad-campaign-targets-removal-safe-injection-site-removal-9870426
Brilliant work by Toronto community activists!
13) Grand River Conservation Authority Concerns - There continues to be much concern about the potential sale of the Niska lands by the GRCA. Kudos to local activists and citizens who are pursuing Freedom Of Information Requests to get all the relevant details. We will discuss this issue further on Friday at 5:30pm as more details become available.
14) Auditor General Reports To Be Released - This coming week the Auditor General will be releasing reports on Ontario’s opioid strategy, the immigrant nominee program, Ontario Place, MZO’s. and other sensitive topics for Doug Ford’s provincial government.
We’ll have to see what the Auditor General has to say. We are also still optimistic the AG will agree to undertake the Value-For-The-Money Audit that the NDP has requested for the Wilmot Land Assembly.
15) Climate Emergency Vigil This Friday! - This Friday, November 29th, Faith Climate Justice Waterloo Region will be hosting a public climate emergency vigil in Waterloo Public Square, free for all to attend. These vigils build on the power of the 16 vigils hosted last fall, and are designed to create sacred spaces to process complex climate emotions together, to reflect, and to share opportunities for action. Spread the word and we hope you will join us. For more information see the poster attached below or visit:
https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/clim <https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html>ate-vigils.html <https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html>
16) Greta At COP29 In Baku - A few days ago, Greta Thunberg said:
As the COP29 climate meeting reaches its end, it should not come as a surprise that yet another COP is failing. The current draft is a complete disaster. But even if our expectations are close to non-existent, we must never find ourselves reacting to these continuous betrayals with anything but rage.
The people in power are again about to agree to a death sentence to the countless people whose lives have been or will be ruined by the climate crisis. The current text is full of false solutions and empty promises. The money from the Global North countries needed to pay back their climate debt is still nowhere to be seen. The host country, Azerbaijan, is a repressive and authoritarian petrostate that has committed ethnic cleansing and genocidal acts towards Armenians. Civil society present at COP29 are being silenced, yet continue fighting and pushing negotiators towards the bare minimum.
All of this while oppression, inequalities, wars, and genocides all over the world continue to intensify. Those in power are worsening the destabilization and destruction of our life-supporting ecosystems. We are on track to experience the hottest year ever recorded, with global greenhouse gases reaching an all-time high just last year.
It is clear that the current systems are not working in our favor. The COP processes aren’t just failing us, they are part of a larger system built on injustice and designed to sacrifice current and future generations for the opportunity of a few to keep making unimaginable profits and to continue exploiting planet and people.
With every negotiation, with every speech made by a world leader, and with every agreement they sign, it becomes clear that it is up to us as a global collective to take the action we so desperately need, and to show where the leadership truly lies. They are not going to do it for us, as this COP29 yet again proves.
Lets continue to speak up and demand better.
17) Some Good News! MPs Unite In Cross-Party Effort Against Greenwashing By Fossil Fuel Companies:
The Narwhal - Three MPs Set Politics Aside For A Cross-Party Effort Against Corporate Greenwashing:
https://thenarwhal.ca/mps-greenwashing-competition/
18) Reminder - Next Meeting - Join us today, Friday, November 29th at 5:30pm online at the Zoom link below:
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, Mike Marcolongo, and Joan Faux on behalf of all our community groups.
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A) Upcoming Events - Get out and get involved! And keep us posted on your events so we can share them:
Friday, November 29th - 5:30pm - Next group update meeting on Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09
Friday, November 29th - 8pm - Climate Emergency Vigils - Waterloo Town Square - https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html
Saturday, November 30th - 12pm - Baden Santa Claus Parade - www.fightforfarmland.com <http://www.fightforfarmland.com/>
Sunday, December 1st - 6:00pm - New Hamburg Santa Claus Parade - www.fightforfarmland.com <http://www.fightforfarmland.com/>
Monday, December 2nd - 6:30pm - City of Waterloo Official Plan Public Meeting - https://www.engagewr.ca/waterloo-official-plan
Tuesday, December 3rd - 7pm to 9pm - Why Highway #413 Is Our Road To Ruin - Ontario At A Crossroads - artBar, 37 Quebec Street, Upper Level, downtown Guelph - see poster below
Wednesday, December 11th - 7pm - Fight For Farmland Delegations at Regional of Waterloo Council - www.fightforfarmland.com <http://www.fightforfarmland.com/>
Monday, December 16th - 7pm - Fight For Farmland Delegations at Wilmot Township Council - www.fightforfarmland.com <http://www.fightforfarmland.com/>
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B) 120 Scientists Urge Federal Impact Assessment:

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C) Why Highway #413 Is Our Road To Ruin - Ontario At A Crossroads with speaker Mike Marcolongo:

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D) Bill 212 - Removing Bike Lanes and Forcing Highway #413 Act - Town of Caledon Bill 212 Letter and Letter Example to Federal Minister Guilbeault:


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E) Alliance For A Liveable Ontario (ALO) Housing Report Card:
a) Full Report:

b) Report Card Graphic:

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F) Climate Emergency Vigils every Friday, 8-9pm - October 4th to November 29th
https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html

https://www.faithclimatejustice.ca/climate-vigils.html
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G) City of Waterloo Official Plan Update Notice of Public Meeting - December 2nd, 2024

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H) Recent Articles:

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I) 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> or 519-634-8519 x 9351
Stewart Cressman, Councillor Ward 1, Wilmot, stewart.cressman at wilmot.ca <mailto:stewart.cressman at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-1496
Kris Wilkinson, Councillor Ward 2, Wilmot, kris.wilkinson at wilmot.ca <mailto:kris.wilkinson at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-4173
Harvir Sidhu, Councillor Ward 3, Wilmot, harvir.sidhu at wilmot.ca <mailto:harvir.sidhu at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-2521
Lillianne Dunstall, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, lillianne.dunstall at wilmot.ca <mailto:lillianne.dunstall at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-4975
Steven Martin, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, steven.martin at wilmot.ca <mailto:steven.martin at wilmot.ca> or 519-807-5214
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>
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 - available 24/7 - all calls confidential
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
Vic Fedeli - Minister of Economic Development- vic.fedeli at pc.ola.org <mailto:vic.fedeli at pc.ola.org> or 416-326-8475
Rob Flack - Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness - rob.flack at pc.ola.org <mailto:rob.flack at pc.ola.org> or 416-326-3074
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 - Minister of Red Tape Reduction, 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
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 Brock - 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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