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<div style="text-align:center;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8756"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><b>Greenbelt Boundary Minor Changes</b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><b>eBlast to Co-ordinated Review stakeholders from Minister Mauro</b></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">I am writing to let you know that today the government opened a <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x3430cx020678&">public consultation</a> on proposed minor changes to the Greenbelt’s boundary, as set out in O. Reg. 59/05 and the Greenbelt Plan and is interested in hearing input on this proposal.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">The proposed boundary changes are shown on these <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x3430dx020678&">maps</a>.</span></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8760"><span style="font-size:11pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8759"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8758">The proposed changes are based on a review of requests for boundary changes submitted since the creation of the Greenbelt, including during the almost-two-year consultation period for the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x3430ex020678&">Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review</a>, and a review of related technical information, as well as further information provided by municipalities, conservation authorities and land owners.</span></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8763"><span style="font-size:11pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8762"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8761">The government received over 700 site-specific requests related to the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x3321ax020678&">Greenbelt Plans</a>. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs reviewed those requests that fall within the Greenbelt Plan Area and the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan Area.</span></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8766"><span style="font-size:11pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8765"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8764">In undertaking this review, the government was guided by a number of overarching considerations, including:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">avoiding boundary changes that would fragment farmland, including prime agricultural lands</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">maintaining a robust Natural Heritage System that can be supported despite urbanization occurring in proximity and downstream to the Greenbelt</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">respecting the functional connections in the Natural Heritage System</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">valuing the overall objectives of the Greenbelt as a landscape</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">avoiding a minimalist approach to defining the Natural Heritage System and</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">being responsive to landowner requests to evaluate site-specific situations.</span></span></li>
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<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8770"><span style="font-size:11pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8769"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8768">Requests related to the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area were not considered as part of this exercise because those requests are subject to a separate review process led by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. </span></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8771"><span style="font-size:11pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8773"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8772">The consultation runs from January 11 to February 27, 2017. Any boundary changes are expected to be finalized early this year as part of the completion of the Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review.</span></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8776"><span style="font-size:11pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8775"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8774">Comments can be submitted at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x3430fx020678&">Ontario.ca/greenbelt</a> or through the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x34310x020678&">Environmental Registry</a>. If you have any questions regarding the consultation or any of the proposed boundary changes, you can contact the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Greenbelt Site Specific Review at <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:greenbeltboundary@ontario.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:greenbeltboundary@ontario.ca">greenbeltboundary@ontario.ca</a></span></span></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8779"><span style="font-size:11pt;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8778"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1484283622769_8777">Thank you for your continued interest and engagement in the Greenbelt Plan.</span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><b>Modifications mineures des limites de la ceinture de verdure</b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;"><b>Publipostage électronique du ministre Mauro à tous les intervenants concernant l’Examen coordonné</b></span></span></div>
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<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Par la présente, je vous informe que le gouvernement vient de lancer aujourd’hui une <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x34311x020678&">consultation publique</a> portant sur les propositions de modifications mineures des limites de la ceinture de verdure, tel qu’énoncé dans le Règlement de l’Ontario 59/05 et dans le Plan de la ceinture de verdure. Le gouvernement souhaiterait obtenir une rétroaction concernant cette proposition.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Vous pouvez visualiser les propositions de modifications mineures des limites en consultant les cartes <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x34312x020678&">ici</a>.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Les modifications proposées reposent sur un examen des demandes de modification des limites présentées depuis la création de la ceinture de verdure, y compris pendant la période de consultation de près de deux ans dans le cadre de l’<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x34313x020678&">Examen coordonné des plans d'aménagement du territoire</a>, ainsi que sur un examen des renseignements techniques connexes et d’autres renseignements provenant des municipalités, des offices de protection de la nature et des propriétaires fonciers.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Le gouvernement a reçu plus de 700 demandes concernant des emplacements spécifiques, liées au <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x33221x020678&">Plan de la ceinture de verdure</a>. Le ministère des Affaires municipales a examiné les demandes qui concernent des emplacements situés dans la région visée par le Plan de la ceinture de verdure et le Plan proposé de conservation de la moraine d’Oak Ridges.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Au cours de cet examen, le gouvernement a été guidé par un certain nombre de points primordiaux, notamment :</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">éviter toute modification des limites qui fragmenterait les terres agricoles, notamment les terres agricoles à fort rendement;</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">conserver un système du patrimoine naturel dense qui puisse être soutenu malgré l’urbanisation aux abords mais en aval de la ceinture de verdure;</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">respecter les liens fonctionnels au sein du système du patrimoine naturel;</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">valoriser les objectifs généraux de la ceinture de verdure en tant qu’aménagement paysager;</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">éviter de définir le système du patrimoine naturel en adoptant une approche minimaliste;</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">prendre en compte les demandes des propriétaires fonciers visant à évaluer la situation de certains sites.</span></span></li>
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<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Les demandes concernant la Plan d’aménagement de l’escarpement du Niagara n’ont pas été prises en compte dans le cadre de cet examen, car elles font l’objet d’un processus d’examen distinct dirigé par le ministère des Richesses naturelles et des Forêts.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Les consultations se dérouleront du 11 janvier au 27 février 2017. Il est prévu que toute modification des limites soit finalisée au début de cette année dans le cadre de l’Examen coordonné des plans d'aménagement du territoire.</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Vous pouvez envoyer vos commentaires sur la page Web <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x34314x020678&">Ontario.ca/greenbelt</a> ou par le biais du <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_1-3657x34315x020678&">Registre environnemental</a>. Pour toute question concernant les consultations ou les modifications proposées des limites, veuillez communiquer avec les services du ministère des Affaires municipales en charge de l’examen de la ceinture de verdure, en composant le 416 585-6508 ou en envoyant un courriel à <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:greenbeltboundary@ontario.ca" target="_blank" href="mailto:greenbeltboundary@ontario.ca">greenbeltboundary@ontario.ca</a><u>.</u></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:11pt;"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;">Nous vous remercions de votre intérêt et de votre coopération au Plan de la ceinture de verdure.</span></span></div>
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