<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10355" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10357" class="">This is Sample Letter. Please personalize to assist Sustainable Brant to securing a Grand River Watershed Greenbelt. </strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10355" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><br></strong></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10409" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Send to Ted by email, fax or snail mail:</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10355" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""></strong></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10411" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" dir="ltr">17th Floor 777 Bay Street<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10413" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Toronto M5G 2E5<br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10415" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="mailto:tmcmeekin.mpp@liberal.ola.org" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10417" class="" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(184, 88, 18); box-sizing: border-box;">tmcmeekin.mpp@liberal.ola.org</a><br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10419" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <br id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10421" class="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fax: 416-585-6470</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10355" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><br></strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10355" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="">Lulu </strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10355" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" class="" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10528">________________________________________________________________</strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10355" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><br></strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10355" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" class=""><br></strong></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10359" class="">Dear Minister McMeekin, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing,</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10361" class="">I am deeply concerned about the leapfrog development pressure in Brant County. We want to grow the Greenbelt to include a Grand River Greenbelt, which would protect farmland, natural areas and our drinking water. A greenbelt would promote healthy communities by preventing urban sprawl. During the review of the Ontario Greenbelt Plan, I ask the Ontario Government to take this opportunity to protect the Grand River watershed, farmland and natural areas for present and future generations.</div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10363" class="">I urge you to work to:</div><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10365" class=""><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10367" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10369" class="">Keep foodland in local farmers’ hands</strong>. Developers, landbankers and off-shore investors “leapfrog” over the Hamilton boundary of the Ontario Greenbelt and have been buying up precious farmland in Brant County. Stop the landgrab of our local foodland.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10371" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10373" class="">Freeze urban expansion.</strong> Stop sprawl on our precious local foodland. Let cities grow up, not out,</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10375" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10377" class="">Grow the </strong><a href="http://www.lconserv.org/r?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.placestogrow.ca%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D9%26Itemid%3D14&e=f41bce4b9641fe615920df6f8a1b7e108c7a5d41&utm_source=langfordconservancy&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=greenbelt_rev&n=2" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(184, 88, 18); text-decoration: none;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10379" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10381" class="">Ontario Greenbelt</strong></a> to protect our precious foodland, natural areas and water resources.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10383" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10385" class="">Protect prime farmland</strong> Classes 1-3 throughout Brant County.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10387" class="">Create a <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10389" class="">Grand River Watershed Greenbelt</strong>.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10391" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10393" class="">Protect the Paris-Galt Moraine</strong> which is a significant ground water recharge area.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10395" class=""><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10397" class="">Legislate an end to landbanking</strong> practices in Ontario. Saskatchewan has put a <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/debate-launched-over-who-can-own-saskatchewan-farmland-1.3081341" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(184, 88, 18); text-decoration: none;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10399" class="">moratorium</a> on the purchase of farmland by non-family trusts (with more than 10 beneficiaries) and pension plans.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10401" class="">Grow the Greenbelt to <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10403" class="">ensure the connectivity in Brant County's agricultural system, natural heritage and water systems along Highway 403</strong>, with abutting (protected) lands along Hwy 403 in the Ontario Greenbelt</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10405" class="">Include the "protected agriculture" <a href="http://www.sustainablebrant.org/green_ribbon_campaign" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(184, 88, 18); text-decoration: none;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10407" class="">ribbon</a> that was created by Provincial law in 1980. </li></ul><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10526"><font color="#505054" face="proxima-nova, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br></span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10525"><font color="#505054" face="proxima-nova, sans-serif" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10531"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10530">Yours Sincerely</span></font></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10527"><font color="#505054" face="proxima-nova, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10409" class=""><br></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(80, 80, 84); font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1447701452673_10423" class=""> </div></div></body></html>