<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 dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Good Day,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A reminder of our Zoom update call today (Friday) at 5:30pm - <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" class="">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a> - additional dial-in details are below. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Some updates:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">1) Midnight Deadline for ERO Filings -</b> A reminder that you have until 11:59pm tonight to submit comments to the provincial government on many aspects of Bill 23 including changes to the Heritage Act, City of Toronto Act, Development Charges Act, and Additional Residential Units:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6196" class="">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6196</a></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6163" class="">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6163</a></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6172" class="">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6172</a></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6197" class="">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6197</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please take a few minutes to submit comments. They don’t need to be detailed - just enough to express your objection to the government’s action/proposal.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">2) Bill 39 Approval Yesterday -</b> Bill 39 is another Omnibus that's significant for folks fighting for the Greenbelt because it represents the removal of a couple of defenses for a particularly important area of the Greenbelt: the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve (DRAP). In the 1970's the lands were expropriated for the PIckering Airport that never came to be. These lands are also known as the Seaton lands. In 1999, the Regional of Durham and the Town of Pickering and the province agreed to enable the sale by the Province of these lands to tenant farmers or original landowners under strict conditions: the purchaser of the land was required to agree to a conservation easement that would. protect the land for agricultural uses in perpetuity. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Bill 39 reverses the conservation easements that protect the Duffins Rouge Agricultural lands from being developed for housing. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Bill 39 will also extend strong mayor powers to the Cities of Toronto and Ottawa when it comes to provincial priorities such as housing. In other words, Mayors in those cities who bring about bylaws for housing will only need 1/3 of Council's vote to pass such measures - minority rule. The Province continues to strongly hint that the Strong Mayors "tools" will be extended to "more of Ontario's rapidly growing municipalities”. In Waterloo Region the Mayors of Kitchener and Waterloo have spoke out against the need for Strong Mayors powers and says they have no use in our region, while the new Wilmot Mayor Natasha Solonen says she would welcome and request the Strong Mayors powers if possible.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We will continue to demand the repeal of Bill 39 due to its undemocratic minority rule approach unique in Western democracies and devastating impacts on the Greenbelt/Duffins Rouge Area.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">3) Recent Media Coverage </b>- it’s great to see the strong media coverage continuing both locally and nationally. Here’s just some of the recent articles:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/greenbelt-impact-the-focus-of-bill-23-rally-in-elora/" class="">https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/greenbelt-impact-the-focus-of-bill-23-rally-in-elora/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/2022/12/08/scrap-bill-23-and-implement-real-housing-solutions.html" class="">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/2022/12/08/scrap-bill-23-and-implement-real-housing-solutions.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Former Minister Ted McMeekin - <a href="https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2022/12/02/understanding-the-fuss-about-ontario-bill-23.html?rf" class="">https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/2022/12/02/understanding-the-fuss-about-ontario-bill-23.html?rf</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/greenbelt-ontario-changes-parks-canada-1.6675993" class="">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/greenbelt-ontario-changes-parks-canada-1.6675993</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.orilliamatters.com/letters-to-the-editor/letter-for-the-people-fords-actions-say-otherwise-6198140" class="">https://www.orilliamatters.com/letters-to-the-editor/letter-for-the-people-fords-actions-say-otherwise-6198140</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>For a good laugh - <a href="https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/guest-column-whats-next-in-ontario-a-tax-on-sunlight-6189547" class="">https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/guest-column-whats-next-in-ontario-a-tax-on-sunlight-6189547</a></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">4) Lawn Signs </b>- more than 3,000 lawn signs have now been distributed and yet another 1,000 are on order and should be ready for delivery next week. Please continue to reach out to our local sign captains for signs and information:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Guelph Downtown - Anne Moore - <a href="mailto:amoore083@gmail.com" class="">amoore083@gmail.com</a></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Guelph South - Al Dejong - <a href="mailto:albert1dejong@gmail.com" class="">albert1dejong@gmail.com</a></div><div dir="ltr" class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Centre Wellington</span> - Peter Varty - <a href="mailto:pjvarty@gmail.com" class="">pjvarty@gmail.com</a></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Brantford - Joan Faux - <a href="mailto:mom2jnp@gmail.com" class="">mom2jnp@gmail.com</a></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Cambridge - Jenna Quinn - <a href="mailto:jenna.quinn@raresites.org" class="">jenna.quinn@raresites.org</a></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Glen Morris - Jeff Leader - <a href="mailto:geosynergy@yahoo.com" class="">geosynergy@yahoo.com</a> </div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Kitchener - Cathy Scott - <a href="mailto:cathy.scottfree@gmail.com" class="">cathy.scottfree@gmail.com</a></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Waterloo - David Lubell - <a href="mailto:dlubell@bell.net" class="">dlubell@bell.net</a></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Elmira - Sandra Bray - <a href="mailto:sandra@sandrabray.ca" class="">sandra@sandrabray.ca</a></div><div dir="ltr" class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Wilmot - Dorothy Wilson - <a href="mailto:ah_wilson@sympatico.ca" class="">ah_wilson@sympatico.ca</a></div><div dir="ltr" class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> Wellesley - Linda Lackey - <a href="mailto:lindamclackey@gmail.com" class="">lindamclackey@gmail.com</a></div></div><div class=""><div class=""></div></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">5) Radio Ads - </b>are continuing to air on local radio stations such as CHYM 96.7, 570 News, Country 106.7, CJOY 1460, and Magic 106.1FM as well as some community and campus radio stations with more coming soon. Thank you to everyone who contributed to these ads. It’s great to hear them on the air!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></o:p></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p class=""><b class="">6) Alliance for a Liveable Ontario - ALO - </b><span class="">Every local group and individual is encouraged to join the Alliance for a Liveable Ontario, a big tent initiative to bring a wide variety of people and groups across Ontario together to fight Bill 23 and create the liveable communities we need over the long term. It is an impressive provincial collaborative that is coming together.</span></o:p></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></o:p></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p class=""><span class="">Learn more and sign up at: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHngEQ_HTlayZ-kbdOinbBWX4tdK8EvcUD0Oq0QOmreXveog/viewform" class="">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHngEQ_HTlayZ-kbdOinbBWX4tdK8EvcUD0Oq0QOmreXveog/viewform</a></span></o:p></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm;"><o:p class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></o:p></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm;"><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><b class="">7) Keep e-mailing, calling and mailing -</b> It’s important that we continue to keep the pressure on local MPP’s (particularly vulnerable Conservative MPPs who won by only a few hundred votes). The Hold The Line Waterloo Region e-mail engine has been updated to include MMAH Staff and the new option to send a physical letter to Conservative MPPs in the region - <a href="http://www.holdthelinewr.org" class="">www.holdthelinewr.org</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">8) Rallies and Canvassing </b>- Rallies are continuing in Ontario in places such as London, Muskoka, Belleville, Milton, Niagara Falls and Woodbridge this weekend. Join them and learn more at:</div><div class=""><br class=""></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="">There is also strong interest in canvassing for lawn signs and delivering handbills here in Waterloo Region - particularly in neighbourhoods around the homes of our Conservative MPPs. Please share any ideas and more information will be available soon.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">9) Petitions -</b> there are still a number of great petitions you can sign online including:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-attack-on-heritage-kill-bill-23" class="">https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-attack-on-heritage-kill-bill-23</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.change.org/p/demand-ontario-s-auditor-general-investigate-ford-s-more-homes-built-faster-act/" class="">https://www.change.org/p/demand-ontario-s-auditor-general-investigate-ford-s-more-homes-built-faster-act/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://connectivity.wildlandsleague.org/protecting-ontarios-greenbelt/" class="">https://connectivity.wildlandsleague.org/protecting-ontarios-greenbelt/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-bill-23-protect-the-greenbelt-and-build-real-affordable-housing" class="">https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/stop-bill-23-protect-the-greenbelt-and-build-real-affordable-housing</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please encourage your family and friends to sign these as well - it’s a great and easy way to start to engage them in this cause and these activities we need for a better future.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd69568" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863">Keep up all the incredible actions and please share any questions or ideas.</div></div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd24641" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863"><div class=""><br clear="none" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-style-span">Cheers,</span></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Kevin Thomason and Mike Marcolongo on behalf of all our community groups.</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div><div class="">-------------------------------------</div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">1) Friday at 5:30pm Zoom Dial-in Details:</font></b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Topic: Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Weekly Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Time: Fridays at 5:30pm EST</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Join Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class=""><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" class="">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Meeting ID: 826 4469 5701</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">Passcode: 713374</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">One tap mobile</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">+17806660144,,82644695701#,,,,*713374# Canada</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;" class="">+12042727920,,82644695701#,,,,*713374# Canada</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">———————————————————</div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">2) Preparations for today’s rally in London - a great photo for anyone looking for creative sign ideas:</font></b></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="179DB8C3-ED4F-4C0C-B3E5-5B6D34EF69E2" src="cid:B1748CD3-149D-431C-8707-8E1B8A546943" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">------------------------------------</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">3) Bill 39 Press Release - Environmental Defence</font></b></div><div class=""><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><img width="300" height="106" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://environmentaldefence.ca/resources/ED-LOGO-NO-TAGLINE-FINAL.jpg" class=""></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><br class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">For immediate release: December 8, 2022</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE </span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><b class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Statement from Phil Pothen, Ontario Environment Program Manager, Environmental Defence: Bill 39 is a public giveaway and breach of MPPs’ promise to not to touch the Greenbelt</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">Toronto | Traditional territories of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishnaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation – MPPs who voted this afternoon to force passage of Bill 39 – the so-called “Better Municipal Governance Act, 2022” – have directly participated in breaking their government’s clearest, most emphatic promise to Ontario voters, and endorsed a vast transfer of public wealth to a few select real estate investors. That is because the substantive impact of Schedule 2 of the bill - <i class="">Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Repeal Act - </i>is to remove strong legal protection for the Greenbelt’s unique Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve. </span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">While the Ontario government has proposed to remove large areas of the Greenbelt, special legal protections for the key triangle of Greenbelt land connecting Rouge National Park to Duffins Creek mean that this 4000 acre jewel of the Greenbelt could not be opened to development without the active participation of individual MPPs. Each and every one of them was elected on the government’s express and repeated commitment that it would “not consider any proposals to remove or develop any part of it.”</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">The passage of Bill 39, <i class="">Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Repeal Act</i>, will enable a massive transfer of land value effectively held in trust for the public into the hands of a few well-connected real estate investors. This is because the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve was formerly public land, bought, paid for and belonging to the people of Ontario as a reserve, and rented out to farmers to maintain it as an agricultural preserve. While it was nominally “sold” to private owners, and ultimately found its way into the hands of the current owners, it was for a tiny fraction of market value, because the most valuable portion of the property rights were retained in trust for the people of Ontario in the form of an easement. </span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">That easement protected the public interest in preserving the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve strictly as agricultural and natural heritage land. Bill 39 removes that easement, thereby transferring development rights worth millions – if not billions – of dollars to private real estate investors <i class="">without </i>payment of that money to the public.</span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">It is clear that this extraordinary reversal of promises – and handover of public wealth – will not help accelerate housing construction. That is because the supply of “greenfield” land is not one of the factors constraining housing supply in Durham Region, where the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve is located. Even prior to the current round of urban boundary expansion, Durham has the GTA’s largest supply of farms and natural areas already designated for development and included within settlement boundaries, but sitting unused. While Durham Region consumed roughly 1,546 hectares of greenfield land in the 18 years between 2001 and 2019, it has roughly six times that much land, 9,509 hectares, sitting unused within its boundaries. </span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class="">ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE (<a href="http://environmentaldefence.ca" style="color: purple;" class="">environmentaldefence.ca</a>): Environmental Defence is a leading Canadian environmental advocacy organization that works with government, industry and individuals to defend clean water, a safe climate and healthy communities. </span></p></div><div class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><b class="">-------------------------------</b></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><b class=""><font size="4" class="">4) Upcoming Events</font></b></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Friday, December 9th - 5:30pm - Next group Zoom Update/Planning Meeting - <a shape="rect" href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Friday, December 9th - 11:59pm - Deadline for submissions to the Environmental Registry of Ontario for numerous Bill 23, Planning Act and Heritage Act regulations - <a shape="rect" href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6216" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6196</a></div></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Saturday, December 10th - Rally in Erin, Ontario.</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Saturday, December 10th - Handbill canvassing/delivery planned for Kitchener-Waterloo (details to come).</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Wednesday, January 4th - 11:59pm - Deadline for submissions to the Environmental Registry of Ontario for Region of Waterloo and Wellington County Official Plans:</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Region of Waterloo - <a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-5952" class="">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-5952</a></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>County of Wellington - <a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-5635" class="">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-5635</a></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">-------------------------------</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font size="4" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">5) Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:</font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Premier Doug Ford - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:doug.fordco@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">doug.fordco@pc.ola.org</a> or 416-325-1941</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Steve Clark - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:steve.clark@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">steve.clark@pc.ola.org</a> or 416-585-7214</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">David Piccini - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:david.paccini@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">david.piccini@pc.ola.org</a> or 905-372-4000</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Todd Smith - Minister of Energy - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:todd.smith@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">todd.smith@pc.ola.org</a> or 613-962-1144</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Conservative MPPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Mike Harris Jr - MPP Kitchener-Conestoga - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:mike.harris@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mike.harris@pc.ola.org</a> or 519-669-2090</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Brian Riddell - MPP Cambridge - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:brian.riddell@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brian.riddell@pc.ola.org</a> or 519-650-2770</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Jess Dixon - MPP Kitchener South - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:jess.dixon@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jess.dixon@pc.ola.org</a> or 519-650-9413</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local NDP MPPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Catherine Fife - MPP Waterloo - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca</a> or 519-725-3477</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Laura Mae Lindo - MPP Kitchener Centre - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:llindo-qp@ndp.on.ca" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">llindo-qp@ndp.on.ca</a> or 519-579-5460</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Or use the Hold The Line Waterloo Region engagement engine to automatically address and send an e-mail you help to draft: <a shape="rect" href="http://www.holdthelinewr.org/" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.holdthelinewr.org</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class=""></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div></div><div class="">-------------------------------------</div><div class=""><br class="">Kevin Thomason</div><div class="">Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network<br class=""><br class="">Phone: (519) 888-0519<br class="">Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648<br class="">Twitter: @kthomason<br class="">E-mail: <a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com" class="">kevinthomason@mac.com</a><br class=""><br class="">-----------------------------------------</div></div></div><br class=""></body></html>