<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I think that the final paragraph of the Crombie Report summarizes things perfectly and we couldn't ask for a better recommendation:</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"...revealed an urgent need to strengthen the four plans and to support them with a wide range of complementary actions. The plans provide a strong foundation but we must step up our efforts to curb sprawl, build complete communities, grow the Greenbelt, support agriculture and address traffic congestion. We owe it to current and future generations to ensure that the GGH supports healthy lifestyles, a high quality of life, a sustainable environment and a prosperous economy."</span></div><div><br></div><div><br>Points the report stresses: <br>- thousands of Ontarians speaking up and asking for more environmental protection, greenbelt expansion and action on climate change<br>- the importance of improving our resilience to future climate changes and weather events<br>- the need for urgent action to counter significant growth pressures<br>- better planned communities that are more efficient, walkable, transit-friendly<br>- better protection of agriculture and farmland<br>- better protection of source water areas <br>- sustainability</div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; orphans: 2; widows: 2; border-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><div>-------------------------------------</div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div>Kevin Thomason</div><div><br></div><div>1115 Cedar Grove Road</div><div>Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4</div><div><br></div><div>Phone: (519) 888-0519</div><div>Mobile Phone: (519) 240-1648</div><div>Twitter: @kthomason</div><div>E-mail: <a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com">kevinthomason@mac.com</a></div><div><br></div><div>-----------------------------------------</div><div><br></div></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></div></span></span></div></div><div>
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