<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><br><br>--- On <b>Wed, 1/5/11, Kevin Eby <i><KEby@regionofwaterloo.ca></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Kevin Eby <KEby@regionofwaterloo.ca><br>Subject: Provincial Notice of Decision re: the Regional Official Plan for the Region of Waterloo<br>To: <br>Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 5:23 PM<br><br><div id="yiv180911651">
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<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA">Dear Stakeholder:</span></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA">In an effort to keep you informed,
please be advised that on January 4, 2011 the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
Housing issued a Notice of Decision relating to the new Regional Official Plan
(ROP). The Notice of Decision outlines changes and/or modifications to the ROP
required by the Province as part of the approval process. The Notice of
Decision also outlines the process by which any person or public body may file
an appeal to the Province's decision regarding this matter to the Ontario
Municipal Board. In accordance with the provisions of the <i>Planning Act</i>,
any <b>such appeals must be filed to the Province of Ontario within a 20-day
period following issuance of the Notice of Decision </b>(the final appeal date
is January 24, 2011).</span></p>
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<p class="yiv180911651MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "serif";" lang="EN-CA">The Province’s
Notice of Decision may be viewed online at the Province’s Environmental
Registry website at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/">www.ebr.gov.on.ca</a>
OR on the Region of Waterloo’s Regional Official Plan website at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.region.waterloo.on.ca/newrop">www.region.waterloo.on.ca/newrop</a>.
If you would like further information regarding the Notice of Decision, please
contact Provincial staff directly at the following address: </span></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "serif";" lang="EN-CA">Ministry
of Municipal Affairs and Housing<br>
Attention: Mr. Bruce Curtis <u>OR</u> Mr. Dwayne Evans<br>
Municipal Service Office – Western<br>
659 Exeter Road, 2nd Floor<br>
London, ON N6E 1L3<br>
Tel: 519-873-4695<br>
Toll Free: 1-800-265-4736<br>
Fax: 519-873-4018</span></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">Email:
Dwayne.evans@ontario.ca<span lang="EN-CA"></span></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA">Please see the attached letter from Rob
Horne, Commissioner, Planning, Housing and Community Service regarding the
Provincial Issuance of a Notice of Decision regarding the Regional Official
Plan for the Region of Waterloo.</span></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA">Sincerely,<span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"></span></span></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-CA">Kevin Eby</span></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" lang="EN-CA">Director, Community Planning</span></i></b></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" lang="EN-CA">Regional Municipality of
Waterloo</span></i></b></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><b><i><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" lang="EN-CA">(519) 575-4531</span></i></b></p>
<p class="yiv180911651MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);" lang="EN-CA"> </span></p>
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