<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="">Good Day,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">A quick reminder of our update meeting tonight (Friday) at 5:30pm on Zoom at: <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="">Here’s some of the latest news:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">1) Recent Media Articles -</b></font> Good articles continue in the media. Please think about how you can raise awareness:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/the-big-story/will-the-cops-or-the-courts-stop-doug-fords-greenbelt-plan-6360705" class="">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/the-big-story/will-the-cops-or-the-courts-stop-doug-fords-greenbelt-plan-6360705</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/01/11/greenbelt-impact-ontario-billions-public-purse/?fbclid=IwAR0TOsj7XMlISAzjYz4eZffBLjleY8pEvUolfg35B9socbWZkpIqwlkYvMQ" class="">https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/01/11/greenbelt-impact-ontario-billions-public-purse/?fbclid=IwAR0TOsj7XMlISAzjYz4eZffBLjleY8pEvUolfg35B9socbWZkpIqwlkYvMQ</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>50,000 homes = 100,000 more cars on Ontario roads… Globe & Mail - <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/mobility/article-if-you-love-traffic-jams-youll-love-ontarios-plan-to-develop-the/" class="">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/drive/mobility/article-if-you-love-traffic-jams-youll-love-ontarios-plan-to-develop-the/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Updated Narwhale Greenbelt Attack Overview Article: <a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenbelt-plan-ford-housing/" class="">https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenbelt-plan-ford-housing/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Fuselight has released a good animated video about the Greenbelt destruction - from @thefuselight: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZbW-y8zFRZjh5VHyE63yoRviLdiGp8lf/view" class="">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZbW-y8zFRZjh5VHyE63yoRviLdiGp8lf/view</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div dir="auto" class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class="" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">2) Council Watchdogs Needed -</font></b><span class=""> following the excellent idea of other parts of the province we are looking for volunteers across the Grand River Watershed to become a Council Watchdog and review your municipality agendas, council/committee meetings and flag items that relate to unnecessary sprawl and development. Council Watchdogs look out for new threats to Greenbelt/protected areas and farmland, decisions incompatible with climate mitigation policies, tree removal, compromises to safe active transportation networks, unethical behaviour of elected officials and share this information back to us so we can all assist as required.</span></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Please reply and let us know if you can be a Watchdog for your municipality. We will also need Watchdogs for our upper tier governments as well as the GRCA. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">With many eyes watching over the months ahead hopefully we will have a clear picture of what is happening in our watershed and be able to react accordingly.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">3) Rally’s and Protests -</font> </b>Numerous rallies and protests are being planned for the weeks ahead in Toronto including a Welcome Back February 21st meeting at Queen’s Park (details below). We need to determine what our approach is going to be in our area. It would be great if we could form a team of people interested in organizing simple Pop-Up rallies/events here over the weeks ahead. Please let either Mike or I know if you would be interested in joining this team and seeing what sort of impact we can make.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">4) MNRF Letter to Conservation Authorities - </font></b> Attached below is the letter from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry to the Conservation Authorities directing them to start the process for the future disposition of conservation lands for development. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">5) Today’s Meeting - <span class=""><font class="">Friday, January 13th at 5:30pm Zoom Update Meeting Dial-in Details:</font></span></font></b></div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Topic: Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Weekly Zoom Meeting</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Time: Fridays at 5:30pm EST</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Join Zoom Meeting</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" class="">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Meeting ID: 826 4469 5701</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Passcode: 713374</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">One tap mobile</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">+17806660144,,82644695701#,,,,*713374# Canada</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">+12042727920,,82644695701#,,,,*713374# Canada</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><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></div></div></div></div></div><div class="">-----------------------------------</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><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);"><br class=""></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=""><div class=""><span class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Friday, January 13th - 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 class="">Tuesday, January 24th - 4:00pm - 1st Alliance for a Liveable Ontario Meeting - <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></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;">Monday, February 13th - 1:00pm - Planning Meeting for February 21st Queen’s Park Welcome Back Protection Gathering</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;">Tuesday, February 21st - MPP Meetings at Queen’s Park, Noon Rally at the Legislature Lawn</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;"><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 class=""><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">B) Welcome Back Gathering February 21st at Queen’s Park</font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font size="4" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br class=""></font></b></div></div></div></div></font></b></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="x_x_elementToProof" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); margin: 0px;"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted1" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="x_x_x_MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0cm;"><div class="x_x_x_x_elementToProof x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">After a nice long 10-week break, the Ontario House of Legislature gets back to the business of burning Ontario's Healthcare, Education, Environment and Democracy to the ground while failing to meet our collective need for affordable housing, transit, decent wages, an anti-poverty strategy, or a sustainable future. (note, this is not an exhaustive list by any means!) </div><div class="x_x_x_x_elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><br class="x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0"></div><div class="x_x_x_x_elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">On February 21 Ontarians are invited to a Protection Gathering where we will sing, chant and dance and work together for a better future. This peaceful and powerful event will tell the Progressive Conservative Party that Ontario demands better. <span class="x_x_x_x_elementToProof" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="x_x_x_ContentPasted1 x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted4 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px; display: inline !important;">Help us</span><span class="x_x_x_ContentPasted1 x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted4 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;"> </span><span title="" class="x_x_x_ContentPasted1 x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">welcome</span><span class="x_x_x_ContentPasted1 x_x_ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted4 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px; display: inline !important;"> Doug back from his cottage with a cross-sectional gathering of friends. </span></span><br class="x_x_ContentPasted4 x_x_Apple-interchange-newline ContentPasted0"></span><br class="ContentPasted0"></div><div class="x_x_x_x_elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span class="ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">Our first cross-sectional planning meeting is on Friday January 13, 2023 at 1:00pm. If you would like your group to be part of the organizing team, please attend our zoom meeting or email us back (see link below). </span><br class="ContentPasted0"></div><div class="x_x_x_x_elementToProof" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class="ContentPasted0"></span></div><div class="x_x_elementToProof x_x_x_x_elementToProof ContentPasted0 x_x_ContentPasted2" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;">If you have any questions, feel free to email Kim and I and we will do our best to get back to you, but briefly:</div><div class="x_x_x_x_elementToProof x_x_elementToProof x_x_ContentPasted2" style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px;"><ol class=""><li class="ContentPasted0">Immediately SAVE THE DATE!!</li><li class="ContentPasted0">Yes, everyone is invited to attend. If you or your group has concerns about the current government's conduct, get involved</li><li class="ContentPasted0">No, we don't actually have a fixed plan. This is a happening and it depends on you to make it work, so please, get involved. </li><li class="ContentPasted0">Yes, of course, we will have lots of music and fun and a songbook is in process. Email Susan Berry if you have something musical to share.</li></ol></div></div><div class="x_x_x_MsoNormal x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0cm;">With faith in the future,</div></span></div><div class="x_x_elementToProof" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); margin: 0px;"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted1" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="x_x_x_MsoNormal x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0px 0cm;">Kim and Susan from the Welcome Back PC Party Team</span></span></div><div class="x_x_elementToProof" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted1" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="x_x_x_MsoNormal x_x_ContentPasted0 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px 0cm; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font color="#26282a" face="Calibri, sans-serif" class=""><a href="mailto:susanberry@hotmail.com" class="">susanberry@hotmail.com</a></font></span></span></div><div class="x_x_elementToProof" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); margin: 0px;"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted1" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class="ContentPasted0"></span></div><div class="x_x_elementToProof" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); margin: 0px;"><span class="x_x_ContentPasted1 x_x_ContentPasted3" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div class="ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">Greenbelt Guardians is inviting you to a zoom meeting<br class="ContentPasted0"></div><div class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">Time: Friday January 13, 2023 at 1:00pm</div><div class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">Topic: February 21 2023 Protection Rally at Queen's Park</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0"></div><div class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">Join Zoom Meeting</div><div class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85736096758?pwd=VzhZZTM1UEZadVJZV0FNV2UwVmxVQT09" class="">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85736096758?pwd=VzhZZTM1UEZadVJZV0FNV2UwVmxVQT09</a></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><br class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0"></div><div class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">Meeting ID: 857 3609 6758</div><div class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">Passcode: 781945</div><div class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">One tap mobile</div><div class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">+16469313860,,85736096758#,,,,*781945# US</div><div class="x_x_ContentPasted3 ContentPasted0" style="margin: 0px;">+16694449171,,85736096758#,,,,*781945# US</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></span></div></div><div class="" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">--------------------------------</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);"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font size="4" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">C) MNRF Letter to Conservation Authorities:</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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>