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<div style="direction: ltr;font-family: Tahoma;color: #000000;font-size: 10pt;">Thanks for forwarding this, Lulu.
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<div>The Region is to be commended for its appeal regarding aggregate extraction regulations. It has attempted to bring in more progressive and ecologically sound procedures and regulations, but has been beaten back by the Ministry of Natural Resources' stubborn
defence of the status quo. The Region of Waterloo was the first municipality to get its new official plan approved by council - and the last to get its approval back from the provincial government which was trying to delete or modify the Region's more enlightened
positions on aggregates. I think GREN should write a letter to Regional Council supporting the OMB challenge - or appear in support of it at the OMB hearing.</div>
<div>- Greg <br>
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<div id="divRpF146159" style="direction: ltr; "><font face="Tahoma" size="2" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> all-bounces@gren.ca [all-bounces@gren.ca] on behalf of Louisette Lanteigne [butterflybluelu@rogers.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 02, 2011 5:21 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> all@gren.ca<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [All] 21 OMB appeals launched regarding ROPP<br>
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<p style="line-height:14.4pt"><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt; color:black"><span style="font-weight:normal">(Just found out about this via: Waterloo Food System Roundtable)</span></span></strong></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt; color:black">Twenty-one Appeals filed on Regional Official Plan</span></strong><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt; color:black"><br>
</span></b><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt; color:black; font-weight:normal">The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has received twenty-one appeals of the Region of Waterloo’s Regional Official Plan (ROP), including one by the Region itself. The
ROP, which for the first time contains a section on Local Health Foods, was approved by Regional Council in June 2009 but needed approval from the provincial government.
</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt; color:black; font-weight:normal">The appeals were filed after
</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt; font-weight:normal">the province approved the Council-adopted ROP with several modifications on December 22, 2010.<span style="color:black"> While many of the appeals focus on specific lands excluded
from </span>future development areas, some question the Region’s overall approach to directing
<span style="color:black">where growth may occur. The Region’s own appeal seeks to strengthen protections for environmentally-sensitive lands as they pertain to aggregate extraction (gravel pits). </span><span style="color:red">
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To view the 23 page PDF report regarding the appeals, view the attachments. <br>
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Lulu<br>
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