<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 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 meeting tomorrow (Friday) February 3rd at 5:30pm on Zoom - <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="">There’s an impressive amount of new developments and news on Bill 23, the Greenbelt, and Regional Planning:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">1) </font></b><b class=""><font size="4" class="">Local Rally for Wetlands, Saturday Feb 4th 1:00pm -</font></b> In support of wetlands, our local Grand River Conservation Authority, and World Wetlands Day Colleen, Hal, Dave, Laura, Lyndsay, and Kae have been busy organizing a rally for Saturday, February 4th at 1:00pm at the Dumfries Conservation Area in Cambridge fronting on busy Hespeler Road/Hwy #24. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Hopefully you will be able to be creative with some signage and join for an hour rain, snow or shine this Saturday. A flyer is attached below and you learn more online at:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/731525825076097" class="">https://www.facebook.com/events/731525825076097</a></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 12px;"><font size="4" class="">2) Recent Media Articles -</font></b><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""> A steady stream of media articles and coverage continues:</span></font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></font></b>“So naturally you’re going to build on that open field. Simple as that” - Doug Ford commits again to build on Greenbelt lands:</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/01/27/doug-ford-warns-ottawa-what-happens-with-the-greenbelt-is-ontarios-business.html" class="">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/01/27/doug-ford-warns-ottawa-what-happens-with-the-greenbelt-is-ontarios-business.html</a></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class=""><span class=""><font class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>A fantastic article about how distant sprawl subdivisions have already been struggling:</font></span></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/01/31/i-dont-know-what-they-are-smoking-durham-was-already-struggling-to-support-growth-then-the-province-opened-up-its-greenbelt-lands.html" class="">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/01/31/i-dont-know-what-they-are-smoking-durham-was-already-struggling-to-support-growth-then-the-province-opened-up-its-greenbelt-lands.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Greenbelt Council is going to need another new Chairperson and Hazel McCallion Dies at Age 101:</div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> <a href="https://www.thestar.com/News/Obituary/2023/01/29/hazel-mccallion-longtime-mississauga-mayor-dies-at-age-101.html" class="">https://www.thestar.com/News/Obituary/2023/01/29/hazel-mccallion-longtime-mississauga-mayor-dies-at-age-101.html</a> -</div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div></font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Christopher Hume - Opening the Greenbelt Has Nothing to Do With Housing:</div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://storeys.com/greenbelt-has-nothing-to-do-with-affordable-housing/" class="">https://storeys.com/greenbelt-has-nothing-to-do-with-affordable-housing/</a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ontarionature.org/ontarians-wont-be-ignored-blog/" class="">https://ontarionature.org/ontarians-wont-be-ignored-blog/</a></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""></div></div></font></b></div><div class=""><span class=""><font size="4" class=""><b class="">3) Better Election Outcomes?</b> </font><font class="">- There continues to be lots of speculation and discussion about Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner running for the leadership of the provincial Liberal Party:</font></span></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/01/28/veteran-liberals-urge-green-mpp-mike-schreiner-to-be-their-leader.html" class="">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/01/28/veteran-liberals-urge-green-mpp-mike-schreiner-to-be-their-leader.html</a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2023/01/29/10-reasons-why-mike-schreiner-should-think-before-swapping-green-for-grits.html" class="">https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2023/01/29/10-reasons-why-mike-schreiner-should-think-before-swapping-green-for-grits.html</a></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cp24.com/news/mike-schreiner-says-he-s-thinking-about-running-for-leader-of-ontario-liberals-1.6252600" class="">https://www.cp24.com/news/mike-schreiner-says-he-s-thinking-about-running-for-leader-of-ontario-liberals-1.6252600</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></font></b></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class=""><span class=""><font class=""><b style="font-size: large;" class="">4) Local Developments Already Seeing Bill 23 Impacts</b> - Already Bill 23 is negatively impacting local developments:</font></span></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class=""><br class=""></font></b></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/local-waterloo/news/2023/01/30/wetland-protections-at-risk-in-waterloo-as-development-pushes-out.html" class="">https://www.therecord.com/local-waterloo/news/2023/01/30/wetland-protections-at-risk-in-waterloo-as-development-pushes-out.html</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/report-centre-wellington-1000-acres-short-of-needed-growth-land-6441699" class="">https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/report-centre-wellington-1000-acres-short-of-needed-growth-land-6441699</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-treaty-poop/" class="">https://thenarwhal.ca/great-lakes-treaty-poop/</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">5) Federal Intervention? </font></b>- There are increasing calls for the Federal Government to intervene to protect the Greenbelt:</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2023/01/30/ottawa-has-an-obligation-to-protect-the-greenbelt.html" class="">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2023/01/30/ottawa-has-an-obligation-to-protect-the-greenbelt.html</a></div></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>NFU Letter on Federal Protection:</div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.nfu.ca/letter-protect-the-duffins-rouge-agricultural-preserve/" class="">https://www.nfu.ca/letter-protect-the-duffins-rouge-agricultural-preserve/</a></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>And here’s the Narwhale article that lead to the speculation about the Federal government intervening in the Greenbelt:</div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/steven-guilbeault-ontario-greenbelt/" class="">https://thenarwhal.ca/steven-guilbeault-ontario-greenbelt/</a></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">6) Other Rally’s and Protests -</font> </b>Numerous additional rallies and protests are being planned for the weeks ahead in Toronto including a Welcome Back February 25th meeting at Queen’s Park (details below) as well as London this weekend (Feb 4th): </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><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><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=""><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><b class=""><font size="4" class="">7) Reminder - <span class=""><font class="">Friday, February 3rd 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 Bi-Weekly Zoom Meeting</div><div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">Time: Every Other Friday 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);">Friday, February 3rd - 5:30pm - Bi-weekly Update Meeting on Zoom - <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" class="">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></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><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;">Saturday, February 4th - 1:00pm to 2:00pm - Rally for Wetlands and Conservation Authorities - Dumfries Conservation Area, Cambridge - <b class="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font size="4" class=""><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/731525825076097" class="" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;">https://www.facebook.com/events/731525825076097</a></font></b></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;">Thursday, February 16th - 4:00pm - Municipal Best Practices for Protecting Farmland and Natural Heritage - <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcOqgrz8iHdJ6vjHhjYYGmPuW-fXru5ai" class="">https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcOqgrz8iHdJ6vjHhjYYGmPuW-fXru5ai</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;">Saturday, February 25th - 11:00am - Welcome Back Doug Rally at the Legislature Lawn - <a href="https://www.welcomebackdoug.com" class="">https://www.welcomebackdoug.com</a> - in some parts of Guelph buses are being organized due to lack of public transit options on weekends - more details to come.</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 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="" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="4" class="">B) Wetland Rally this Saturday!</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></font></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>