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Hi folks!<div><br></div><div>Two big happenings to share here.<br><div><br></div><div>Wilmot no longer fighting Hallman gravel pit due to a “settlement.” A community meeting organized by Citizens for Safe Groundwater is Feb. 26 at 3:30 p.m. at Puddicombe House to discuss this. <a href="https://analytics.twitter.com/mob_idsync_click?slug=6d5LvV3jD9&idb=AAAAEIBp9r3S9S0nDSHHmTniTEzdHT1ng0QoS5_qBP2krDEb69pp7RpGR-tpVvWnvCM8Bdpuc0y1nmg-Dq_3CB5iq1485zU7LUVBvb9HKKUV5WrmLKtEjpJKg1_ZN2w-zB54RTG6ZNGuDbB9T7hRcWBHABEeSSRyi0OIFQFJ6x3O2EJsk_BuFOXbkgt5BfOYRbDtBzMi4L-gOfkV07wSEXqIFKmd48ToKnl7wW4PqUQDaHzAEem2QmD23vyblrNdf_B32OPfgLYEdHuP1nct6q9gpg&ad_tracking=false&tailored_ads=false" target="_blank"></a><div id="temp-enhancr-placeholder" class="enhancr-placeholder-medium" data-size="medium"></div><br><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2023/02/24/wilmot-no-longer-fighting-hallman-pit.html" target="_blank" class="enhancr2_3E9C1C7E-DAB1-43FA-8183-E100684AA907">Wilmot no longer fighting Hallman gravel pit</a> <div><br></div><div id="enhancr2_3E9C1C7E-DAB1-43FA-8183-E100684AA907" class="yahoo-link-enhancr-card yahoo-link-enhancr-cardSize-medium yahoo-link-enhancr-cardType-yenhancr yahoo-link-enhancr-cardCategory-article ymail-preserve-class ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" contenteditable="false" data-url="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2023/02/24/wilmot-no-longer-fighting-hallman-pit.html" data-type="LINK_ENHANCR_ATTACHMENT_TYPE_INLINE" data-category="article" data-embed-url="" data-size="medium"> <a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2023/02/24/wilmot-no-longer-fighting-hallman-pit.html" style="text-decoration:none !important; 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line-height:19px; margin:0 0 4px 0;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Wilmot no longer fighting Hallman gravel pit</h2> <p class="card-description" style="font-size:11px;line-height:15px;color:#999;">Wilmot council will not defend its decision to deny the Hallman Pit at the Ontario Land Tribunal, paving the way for the controversial gravel pit to go ahead</p> </td> <td style="text-align:right;padding:16px 12px 16px 0;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </a> <button class="more" contenteditable="false" data-guid="enhancr2_3E9C1C7E-DAB1-43FA-8183-E100684AA907" data-action="moreMenuInlineAttachment" name="showInlineImageMenu" aria-label="More Menu"></button></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Also in the news: Enbridge’s death spiral. (Their words not mine).</div><div><br></div><div><div>Enbridge is asking the Ontario regulator for a customer rate hike to pay for a $16-billion expansion and replacement of its gas infrastructure because they are loosing customers to heat pumps & clean energy.</div><div><br></div><div>48 municipalities in Ontario have declared climate emergencies. There are also 21 communities in Ontario urging the Ontario government to phase out gas-fired electricity generation. </div><div><br></div><div>There is lower average gas use per residential customer, declining rates of new customers, weaker economic growth outlooks & Ontario regulator is encouraging more competition. Enbridge wants to raise costs between $28 and $193 more annually per customer.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/02/22/news/risk-death-spiral-enbridge-increases-rate-hike-application">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/02/22/news/risk-death-spiral-enbridge-increases-rate-hike-application</a></div><div><br></div><div>Happy weekend folks. </div><div><br></div><div>Lulu </div><div><br></div><br><a href="https://overview.mail.yahoo.com/?.src=iOS">Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone</a><br></div></div>
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