<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Good evening,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The momentum against Bill 23 continues to build with excellent in-depth investigative reporting raising troubling questions about recent developer land purchases in the Greenbelt and the provincial government’s ties to a handful of big donor developers. There are also a record number of protests and rallies happening across the province - I am aware of more than a dozen rallies planned for tomorrow in addition to many more over the weekend.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">1) Investigative Reporting on Bill 23 -</b> Worthwhile reading in the Toronto Star - "They recently bought Greenbelt land that was undevelopable. Now the Ford government is poised to remove protections - and these developers stand to profit” <a href="https://www.therecord.com/ts/news/investigations/2022/11/17/they-recently-bought-greenbelt-land-that-was-undevelopable-now-the-ford-government-is-poised-to-remove-protections-and-these-developers-stand-to-profit.html" class="">https://www.therecord.com/ts/news/investigations/2022/11/17/they-recently-bought-greenbelt-land-that-was-undevelopable-now-the-ford-government-is-poised-to-remove-protections-and-these-developers-stand-to-profit.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">2) News coverage of our local rallies yesterday </b>- <a href="https://www.therecord.com/local-new-hamburg/news/2022/11/16/citizens-groups-protest-bill-23-in-elmira.html" class="">https://www.therecord.com/local-new-hamburg/news/2022/11/16/citizens-groups-protest-bill-23-in-elmira.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">3) Dozens of Rallies Across Ontario -</b> Speak up and join rallies in communities across Ontario with this interactive map - <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Vb3nSQnJH031dAK-Q-_34SO6n_mf1fI&ll=44.471772926512486,-78.31762795&z=7" class="">https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1Vb3nSQnJH031dAK-Q-_34SO6n_mf1fI&ll=44.471772926512486%2C-78.31762795&z=7</a> This includes a rally at Doug Ford’s Etobicoke office at 11am on Friday (more details below).</div><div class="">There is even talk of a provincial day of action or general strike on November 26th if momentum continues to build.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">4) Radio Ads -</b> Fundraising continues to grow for our radio ads and lawn signs with $1,800 already raised that will be matched by the Small Change Fund giving us a budget of at least $3,600 to work with. Please donate online as soon as possible so we know what sort of budget we have to work with for our airtime purchase and also if we should be printing more signs. <a href="https://smallchangefund.ca/project/protect-the-greenbelt-and-visionary-regional-planning-in-the-grand-river-watershed/" class="">https://smallchangefund.ca/project/protect-the-greenbelt-and-visionary-regional-planning-in-the-grand-river-watershed/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Also check out the three radio ads (attached below) from Toronto area groups that are going to start airing on Monday. Our radio team is working on three similar ads using the same background soundtrack for consistency across the province. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">5) Awareness -</b> keep raising awareness about Bill 23 and the harm it stands to do to our communities by e-mailing others, and posting on social media. Also, please use the easy online tools to create customized e-mails to the Premier, Cabinet, local MPPs and Regional Officials. </div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- For Region of Waterloo Residents concerned about Regional Planning changes and the destruction of our Regional Official Plan please visit <a href="http://www.holdthelinewr.org" class="">www.holdthelinewr.org</a>.</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- For residents in Guelph, Brantford and other parts of the Grand River Watershed more focussed on the Bill 23 and the Greenbelt please visit - <a href="https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/take_action_on_bill_23?" class="">https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/take_action_on_bill_23?</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">6) Friday 5:30pm Zoom Update Meeting -</b> a reminder about our 5:30pm Zoom meeting tomorrow (Friday) to go over the latest news and information, learn how to get lawn signs, and discuss next steps in our fight against these awful provincial actions. Please invite others who you think might be interested to join as well - <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" class="">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="">Please share any questions or ideas and lets keep up the great work!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Kevin.</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">--------------------------------------</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">1) One-Pager/E-mail Versions </font>-</b> select your favourite, customize as you like and send to everyone in your address book you think should be aware of Bill 23.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">a) Conversational Style Version</b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></div></div></body></html>