<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" 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="">It has been a busy weekend with protests across the province and tons of media coverage against Bill 23, the Greenbelt attacks and the destruction of Regional Planning.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">1) Provincial Submission - </b>The submission to the Provincial Government by Kevin Eby, Mark Reusser and myself is online now as well as attached below as a PDF. Please feel free to share this document or the information it contains really important and helpful data on just how misguided the provincial government's approach is:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.greenwr.org/wp-content/uploads/Bill-23-Build-Homes-Faster-Act-Submission-to-ERO-by-K-Eby-K-Thomason-M-Reusser.pdf">http://www.greenwr.org/wp-content/uploads/Bill-23-Build-Homes-Faster-Act-Submission-to-ERO-by-K-Eby-K-Thomason-M-Reusser.pdf</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">2) Great Media Coverage -</b> there has been lots of excellent media coverage about Bill 23 and all the protests over the weekend. This has included an excellent extensive (3+ pages) feature in the Toronto Star:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/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.thestar.com/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="">And a fantastic story in Guelph Today that really calls out the government:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.guelphtoday.com/columns/market-squared-by-adam-a-donaldson/open-for-business-but-closed-to-oversight-or-actual-solutions-6123571" style="color: blue;" class="">https://www.guelphtoday.com/columns/market-squared-by-adam-a-donaldson/open-for-business-but-closed-to-oversight-or-actual-solutions-6123571</a></div><div style="margin: 0cm;" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0cm;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" class="">There has also been a great couple minute video about Bill 23 and the Greenbelt by Environmental Defence which has been created that I recommend that everyone shares:</div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPg_5JcEBic" class="">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPg_5JcEBic</a></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;" class=""><br class=""></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">3) Lawn Signs -</b> the uptake on the lawn signs has been fantastic and there are more signs along with the No Bill 23 stickers coming this Wednesday. Mike Marcolongo will work with the people who have volunteered as sign captains to get them out and into our communities this week.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">4) Radio Ads - </b>The GTA Greenbelt Radio ads are starting to air on Monday and will include several Guelph radio stations. Our fundraising for radio ads and lawn signs it at an astounding $4,870 which when matched by the Small Change Fund will give us almost $10,000 to work with. Lets see if we can surpass the 10k amount and have a really strong fund to work with for getting word out about Bill 23, the Greenbelt and Regional attacks. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><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=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">5) Virtual Rally Wed Nov 23rd and Thurs Nov 24th </b>- This coming Wednesday and Thursday at 7:15pm the Water Watchers is organizing a virtual rally online with Mike Schreiner of the Green Party, Sandy Shaw from the NDP and others as well. Hundreds of participants have already registered:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/rally_for_the_greenbelt" class="">https://www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/rally_for_the_greenbelt</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">There are still at least a dozen ralliy's happening across the province in the days ahead, learn more and join what you can:</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/handsoffthegreenbelt/" class="">https://environmentaldefence.ca/handsoffthegreenbelt/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><b class="">6) 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><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><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></div></div></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">---------------------------------</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">1) Build Homes Faster Act Submission by Kevin Eby, Mark Reusser and Kevin Thomason</font></b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""></div></div></body></html>