<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 dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">I hope that everyone’s new year is off to a good start. There continues to be a lot happening including some pending deadlines:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class="">1) Official Plan ERO Comment Deadlines </b>- We need to ensure as many positive comments are received by the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) on the bold and visionary Region of Waterloo Official Plan as well as other area plans such as the Wellington County Official Plan. We only have until 11:59pm tonight (January 4th) to urge the province to approve these plans as approved by local municipalities and without any changes by the Minister such as the massive amounts of sprawl Minister Clark has forced in Halton and Hamilton’s Official Plans:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Region of Waterloo - <a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-5952" class="">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-5952</a></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><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It’s an easy process to submit comments and please encourage others to submit comments as well. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Group member Kae Elgie has drafted an excellent e-mail that she has sent to her friends and family that can serve as a template for all of us. With her permission I am sharing it here and urge you to use it to encourage others to speak up as well:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="ydp332edb77yahoo-style-wrap"><div id="ydp332edb77yahoo_quoted_2962842132" class="ydp332edb77yahoo_quoted"><div class=""><div class=""><div id="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" class=""><div id="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635yqt35322" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635yqt0602767968"><div class=""><div class=""><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><div id="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyahoo_quoted_3370512132" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyahoo_quoted"><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><div id="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yahoo-style-wrap"><div id="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840ydpc84843e1yahoo-style-wrap"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">Thanks for all your help last year to stop 4,330 acres (1752 hectares) of Waterloo Region farmland from being paved over.* </i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">Thanks to your letters, phone calls, emails to Regional Councillors, Regional Council almost unanimously** voted for a Regional Official Plan that will save the Countryside Line, stop urban sprawl, and help us fight climate change by reducing traffic emissions.</i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class=""><br clear="none" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"></i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">But Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, could undo all that.</i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">We have until 11:59pm on<b class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"> Wednesday January 4</b>, to stop him.</i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class=""><br clear="none" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"></i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">Just click this link <a shape="rect" href="https://ero.ontario.ca/user/login?action=comment&destination=/comment/reply/node/9322/comment" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ero.ontario.ca/user/login?action=comment&destination=/comment/reply/node/9322/comment</a></i></div><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">And post a comment on the Environmental Registry of Ontario <br clear="none" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"></i></div><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">saying<br clear="none" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"></i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><b class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><i class="">Please approve Waterloo Region's Official Plan Amendment 6.</i></b></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class=""><br clear="none" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"></i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">You can add to your comment why this matters to you, e.g.</i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><ul dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><li class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><i class="">because I save money by buying locally produced food</i></li><li class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><i class="">because my family is healthier from eating food grown locally, by people I can know and trust</i></li><li class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><i class="">because building inside the city limits will mean people don't have to drive everywhere and can save money they'd otherwise have to spend on gas</i></li><li class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><i class="">because it respects the citizens of Waterloo Region: all but one of our 17 elected representatives voted for the Regional Official Plan Amendment 6.</i></li><li class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><i class="">because it fights climate change. It will reduce traffic emissions, the biggest source of greenhouse gases in Waterloo Region</i></li></ul><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><i style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);" class="">You don't have to log in. You can just <a shape="rect" href="https://ero.ontario.ca/user/login?action=comment&destination=/comment/reply/node/9322/comment" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click this link</a> (</i><font color="#26282a" class=""><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42);" class=""><i class=""><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/user/login?action=comment&destination=/comment/reply/node/9322/comment" class="">https://ero.ontario.ca/user/login?action=comment&destination=/comment/reply/node/9322/comment</a>) </i></span></font><i style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);" class="">and post your comment.</i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class=""><br clear="none" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"></i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">Thank you so much. Our children and grandchildren will thank us too.</i></div></div><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840ydpc84843e1signature" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">Kae Elgie</i></div><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840ydpc84843e1signature" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class=""><br clear="none" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"></i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840ydpc84843e1signature" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">If just thinking about what Steve Clark could do makes you mad, you may wish to sign <a shape="rect" href="https://act.holdthelinewr.org/" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">holdtheline's letter</a> (<a href="http://www.holdthelinewr.org" class="">www.holdthelinewr.org</a>) to Doug Ford and other cabinet ministers. Maybe one of them will get the message?</i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840ydpc84843e1signature" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class="">We can only try.<br clear="none" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"></i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840ydpc84843e1signature" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class=""><a shape="rect" href="https://act.holdthelinewr.org" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://act.holdthelinewr.org</a><br clear="none" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"></i></div><div class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840ydpc84843e1signature" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><i class=""><br clear="none" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"></i></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840ydpc84843e1signature" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><i class="">*If the Region had followed the Province's planning guidelines, 5656 acres of farmland would have been lost forever. Regional Official Plan Amendment 6 reduced the farmland loss to 1126 acres. And ROPA 6 will be better for the environment besides.</i></font></div><div dir="ltr" class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635ydp46c3fe5dyiv7075996329ydpd3fd4038yiv0135198840ydpc84843e1signature" style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font class="ydp332edb77yiv0243694635"><i class="">** only Michael Harris voted against it. Should Steve Clark give more credit to one vote than 16 others???</i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><i class=""><br class=""></i></div><div class=""><i class=""><br class=""></i></div><div class=""><b class="">2) Recent Media Articles -</b> Well written and informative articles, editorials and op-ed pieces continue in the media. Please continue to write and help to inform others:</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/gta/2022/12/30/thousands-voice-protest-to-greenbelt-development-but-its-infrastructure-issues-that-could-delay-builders.html" class="">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/12/30/thousands-voice-protest-to-greenbelt-development-but-its-infrastructure-issues-that-could-delay-builders.html</a></div><div class="">
<meta charset="UTF-8" class=""><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>An excellent article about the Bill 23 impacts in the City of Waterloo - <a href="https://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news-story/10816500--highly-consequential-waterloo-to-consider-project-deferrals-to-manage-financial-impact-of-bill-23/" class="">https://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news-story/10816500--highly-consequential-waterloo-to-consider-project-deferrals-to-manage-financial-impact-of-bill-23/</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b class="">3) Radio Coverage - </b><span style="font-weight: normal;" class="">Our radio team continues to get information out on the air. Our Bill 23, Greenbelt and Official Plan commercials continue to air on area stations and thanks to Jeff Stager, Henriette Thompson and Tanya Gevaert for a great radio show on CKMS this past Friday that is now airing on CFRU as well. It’s a casual, informal program with some great Canadian music and information about these issues. You can listen to the one hour show online at:</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Radio Show - Community Connections - CKMS - 102.7 FM</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://radiowaterloo.ca/storage/track/?resource=CCC+221230+stop+bill23+Kevin+and+Henriette+.mp3" style="font-family: monospace;">https://radiowaterloo.ca/storage/track/?resource=CCC+221230+stop+bill23+Kevin+and+Henriette+.mp3</a></div><div><br class=""></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Radio Show - The Breezy Breakfast Hour - CKRU - 93.3 FM</div><div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://breezybreakfastradiohour.podbean.com/e/special-episode-on-bill-23-and-the-greenbelt/" class="">https://breezybreakfastradiohour.podbean.com/e/special-episode-on-bill-23-and-the-greenbelt/</a></div></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b class="">4) Online Resources -</b><span style="font-weight: normal;" class=""> Kudo’s to Hal Jaeger and the Olde Berlin Towne Neighbourhood Association who have built the most impressive list of information, resources, and articles about Bill 23, Bill 39, the Greenbelt and Regional Planning issues in the province at:</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <a href="https://oldeberlintown.ca/information-about-proposed-bill-23/" class="">https://oldeberlintown.ca/information-about-proposed-bill-23/</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b class="">5) Fantastic Submission and Synopsis -</b><span style="font-weight: normal;" class=""> Congratulations to Ontario Nature and Environmental Defence who on very short notice on the holidays pulled together and excellent submission to the ERO on the PPS and Places to Grow Act. We have attached it below as it is well worth reading and referring to in the future.</span></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br class=""></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div class=""><b class="">6) Greenbelt Guardians </b><span class="">- For those interested in becoming more active and involved in protecting the Greenbelt in a firsthand manner as a Greenbelt Guardian there is a volunteer form you can fill out to learn more and offer assistance:</span></div><div class=""><span class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgAUNoxc1aD8wHiMtT7D5F95gS629lXap7V7QBve3rai15ig/viewform" class="">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgAUNoxc1aD8wHiMtT7D5F95gS629lXap7V7QBve3rai15ig/viewform</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><br class=""></b></div><div class=""><b class="">7)</b><b class=""> Meeting This Friday -</b> A reminder of our next update meeting this Friday, January 6th at 5:30pm -<span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> </span><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="">Thanks for all the great efforts so far. Please share any questions or ideas.</div><div class=""><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=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;">----------------------</div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font size="4" class="">A) Upcoming Events</font></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font size="4" class=""><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><div class=""><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd24641" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class=""><span 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:</span></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=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Friday, January 6th - 5:30pm - Update Zoom Call -</span><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> </span><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></div></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;">Wednesday, January 28th - Enough is Enough Provincial events against Doug Ford - <a href="https://ofl.ca/event/eie-kickoff/" class="">https://ofl.ca/event/eie-kickoff/</a></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;">------------------------------------</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><b class=""><font size="4" class="">B) Detailed Submission to Waterloo ROP ERO </font></b>- use this document to help inform your own submissions prior to January 4th.</div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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