<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;" class="">I am pleased to submit on behalf of the Grand River Environmental Network the attached comments and suggestions on the government's proposed expansion of the Greenbelt. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We are strongly supportive of Greenbelt expansion into areas throughout the Grand River watershed provided that Greenbelt expansion ensures that the strongest protections - whether provincial or municipal - prevail. We have made several proposals for improvement in the proposed Greenbelt expansion plan.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you have any questions about our submission, don't hesitate to contact us.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">John Jackson</div><div class="">Chair Grand River Environmental Network</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">cc: </div><div class="">Kathleen Wynne, Premier</div><div class="">Bill Mauro, Minister of Municipal Affairs</div><div class="">Waterloo Region Chair Ken Seiling</div><div class="">Waterloo Region Planning and Works Chair Tom Galloway</div><div class="">Region of Waterloo Councillors</div><div class="">Daiene Vernile, MPP</div><div class="">Kathryn McGarry, MPP</div><div class="">Catherine Fife, MPP</div><div class="">Michael Harris, MPP</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></div></body></html>