<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Good Day,</div><div><br></div><div>A reminder of our meeting tomorrow, Friday, May 26th at 5:30pm on Zoom where we will discuss recent provincial announcements and the implications for our communities: <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><b style="font-size: 14px;">1) We Will Not Be Divided -</b> There is an excellent new media campaign that has been released by the 13 farm organizations (OFA, NFU, Beef Farmers, Dairy Board, Egg Board, etc.) working together to fight the rural farm severances that could be so devastating to Ontario’s landscape and our ability to grow food in the future. </div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>OFA/NFU/CFU Unite - We Will Not Be Divided:</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15F7MH1SeojpXdc009kL3_2ksu98oumXjASEGz-CkRko/edit">https://docs.google.com/document/d/15F7MH1SeojpXdc009kL3_2ksu98oumXjASEGz-CkRko/edit</a></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><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></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;">Please check out this campaign and spread the word on social media. There are excellent materials that you can download and share over social media (examples below). We really need to engage our family, friends and neighbours to ensure that this devastating and far-reaching policy proposal is never enacted by the Ford government or our province will be forever changed for the worse with little recourse.</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-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><font color="#26282a"><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">TVO's David Moscrop wrote an excellent article on the impacts of Bill 97 and changes to the PPS where he stated: "Bill 97 is not a foregone conclusion. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture and the National Farmers Union are fighting it. They are calling on Ontarians to back them up. And we should.</span></font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">”</span><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span></font></font></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-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></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-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><a href="https://www.tvo.org/article/doug-fords-plans-for-ontarios-farmland-put-us-all-at-risk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.tvo.org/article/doug-fords-plans-for-ontarios-farmland-put-us-all-at-risk</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>2) Recent Media -</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"> there continues to be good coverage of the issues in the media:</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></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>CBC - Farmers say Bill 97 imperils the future of Agriculture in Ontario:</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><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-bill-97-farm-housing-severence-1.6849374">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-bill-97-farm-housing-severence-1.6849374</a></div><div><br></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>Petersburg Pit Petition - Wilmot Township - Coming to Council on Monday, May 29th:</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><a href="https://act.newmode.net/action/wellington-water-watchers/protect-petersburg">https://act.newmode.net/action/wellington-water-watchers/protect-petersburg</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></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>The Record - Breaking Up Region Would Set Us Back Big Time:</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><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2023/05/23/breaking-up-into-separate-municipalities-would-set-us-back-big-time-regional-councillor-says.htmi">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2023/05/23/breaking-up-into-separate-municipalities-would-set-us-back-big-time-regional-councillor-says.htm</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></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>The Record - Why Doug Ford is Happy to Split Up Peel:</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><a href="https://www.therecord.com/ts/politics/political-opinion/2023/05/20/why-doug-ford-is-happy-to-split-up-peel-region.html">https://www.therecord.com/ts/politics/political-opinion/2023/05/20/why-doug-ford-is-happy-to-split-up-peel-region.html</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></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>The Record - Veteran Planner Calls for One Stop Development Approvals In Waterloo Region:</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><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2023/05/24/veteran-planner-calls-for-one-stop-development-approvals-in-waterloo-region.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2023/05/24/veteran-planner-calls-for-one-stop-development-approvals-in-waterloo-region.html</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></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></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 14px;">3) Municipal Reports on the Provincial Planning Statement -</b> Municipalities, Regions and Counties across Ontario are releasing reports on the proposed changes to the PPS. Some of these reports are very well written and express serious concerns about many of these troubling proposals from Queen’s Park. We need to be speaking at our local Councils in support of this important feedback to the provincial government as well as urging our municipalities to be even bolder and more outspoken.</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></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;">We believe that Wilmot Township, the City of Waterloo, and Wellesley Township will all have reports coming out in the next 48 hours. Please share any information you can learn about other municipalities across our watershed as well.</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></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></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>4) Farmland Severances - ALO - </b></span>The Alliance for a Liveable Ontario has released a detailed report and media release that describes these severances and other proposed changes as a “Fatal Blow to Agriculture in Ontario”. These are excellent materials to circulate to local media in each of our communities. Please don’t assume that others have done it - communicate directly to your local media. PDF copies of the release and report are attached below or learn more on-line at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.liveableontario.ca/">https://www.liveableontario.ca/</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><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></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-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) Greenbelt Overview Presentation -</b><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> Liz Benneian an amazing environmental activist in the Niagara Region, is hosting a free webinar on May 31st from 7pm to 8pm about the history and background of the Greenbelt. She realized that many people may not be familiar with its origins, why it was created, and how it is so integral for our future quality of life in Ontario. A poster with details is attached below or join the event online directly 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></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>https://tinyurl.com/4b8mvdve</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></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></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-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">6) NDP Stop The Sprawl Virtual Rally and Town Hall -</b><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> Join Official Opposition Housing Critic NDP MPP Jessica Bell and NDP MPP for Waterloo Catherine Fife for an online virtual Town Hall discussing how the housing crisis can be solved while protecting the Greenbelt and farmland on May 31st at 7pm. RSVP 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></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><a href="https://www.jessicabellmpp.ca/stopsprawl">https://www.jessicabellmpp.ca/stopsprawl</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></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></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-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">7) Speak Up on the ERO Submissions </b>- We need to be speaking up very loudly and protesting these proposed changes to planning, our communities, and precious farmland. There is still an important open comment period on the recent announcement of changes to the Provincial Policy Statement. You don’t need to be an expert and you don’t need to submit a lengthy submission in order to comment - even just a few words of concern is enough to send a message that you are not supportive of these provincial changes and policies:</div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Comment on the Provincial Policy Statement (in particular the absurd proposed farm severances) until June 5th:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6813">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6813</a></div></div></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">8) Ontario Health Coalition Vote </b>- This coming Friday May 26th and Saturday May 27th is the province wide referendum on private healthcare being help by the Ontario Health Coalition. It is very important that we participate and help spread the word about this important initiative that aims to get over 1 million people to the polls this coming weekend. There are polling locations across our watershed to vote in-person or you can also vote online or learn more at:</div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>www.publichospitalvote.ca</div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">Additional information is also attached below that you can share with friends and family.</div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">9) Municipal Leaders for Stronger Communities Webinar -</b> The webinar “Creating Housing Solutions Amidst Provincial Planning Chaos” was held earlier today featuring Victor Doyle (Provincial Housing and Planning Expert) and Dr. Karen Chapple (Director of the School of Cities, University of Toronto).</div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div>The panel discussion focused on an expert analysis of the proposed changes to the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) and what it will mean for municipal Councils trying to meet housing needs. It was an incredible presentation highlighting how the province is heading in the absolute wrong direction on almost every recent planning initiative. It is well worth taking the time to watch and also directing your local elected officials to watch it as it is so relevant and informative. It will be posted soon to the EcoSpark Youtube Channel at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EcoSparkEnv/videos">https://www.youtube.com/@EcoSparkEnv/videos</a></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 14px;">10) David vs. Goliath Win in Eastern Ontario - </span>The Coalition Against the Proposed Prison (CAPP) to protect former Kemptville Agricultural College Lands has scored a major victory. In a case that thus far has received little media attention, a judicial review application by the Coalition Against the Proposed Prison (CAPP) is moving forward after the Ontario Superior Court rejected the Province's bid to quash the case:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-style: normal;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ngtimes.ca/prison-judicial-review-can-proceed-judge-rules/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ngtimes.ca/prison-judicial-review-can-proceed-judge-rules/</a>. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-style: normal;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-style: normal;">This challenge is taking place in Steve Clark’s own riding of Leeds-Grenville. You can read the decision here:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-style: normal;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.coalitionagainstproposedprison.ca/_files/ugd/3afeb7_12b1f2f397024dab801d1ed9b407bf9e.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.coalitionagainstproposedprison.ca/_files/ugd/3afeb7_12b1f2f397024dab801d1ed9b407bf9e.pdf</a> </div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b><span style="font-style: normal; font-size: 14px;">11) Enough is Enough Day of Action on June 3rd - </span></b><span style="font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Ontario Federation of Labour is doing a fantastic job organizing events across Ontario as part of their Saturday, June 3rd Enough is Enough campaign to push back against the policies of the provincial government - so many of which are not in the best interest of the public. Let's have a strong environmental/Greenbelt/farmland protection contingent at events across our Grand River watershed on June 3rd! </span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span style="font-size: 9pt; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://ofl.ca/event/eie-day-of-action/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ofl.ca/event/eie-day-of-action/</a></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br></div></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Here are all the locations for the Day of Action including for Guelph, Puslinch, Brantford, and Kitchener-Waterloo:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.coalitionagainstproposedprison.ca/_files/ugd/3afeb7_12b1f2f397024dab801d1ed9b407bf9e.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.coalitionagainstproposedprison.ca/_files/ugd/3afeb7_12b1f2f397024dab801d1ed9b407bf9e.pdf</a></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>12) Reminder - Meeting this Friday</b><b> -</b></span> Join us this Friday, May 26th at 5:30pm:</div></div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><br></div><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Topic: Grand River Watershed Bill 23 Bi-Weekly Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Time: Every Other Friday at 5:30pm EST</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Join Zoom Meeting</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;"><br></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Meeting ID: 826 4469 5701</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Passcode: 713374</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div>Please help us inform people about these issues. Feel free to forward this e-mail or parts of it to anyone you think would be interested and please reply or send Mike or I any e-mail addresses of people you would like to be added to our distribution list. Each week we are growing our reach and helping to educate to more people.</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Thanks for all the great efforts so far. Please share any questions or ideas.</div><div><div id="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqtfd24641" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770yqt1303954863"><br clear="none"><div dir="ltr"><div style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000Apple-style-span">Cheers,</span></div><div 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><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>-----------------------------------</div></div></div></div><div><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><font style="font-size: 14px;">A) Upcoming Events</font></b></div></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><b style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friday, May 26th - 5:30pm - Next update meeting on Zoom - </span><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09" style="font-weight: 400;">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></b></div><div><br></div><div>Friday, May 26th and Saturday, May 27th - Ontario Health Coalition Citizen Lead Referendum - Be sure to vote to send a message on health care privatization - <a href="https://publichospitalvote.ca/">https://publichospitalvote.ca/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Wednesday, May 31st - 7:00pm - The Truth About The Greenbelt Webinar - https://tinyurl.com/4b8mvdve</div><div><br></div><div>Wednesday, May 31st - 7:00pm - NDP Stop The Sprawl Virtual Rally and Town Hall Event - <a href="https://www.jessicabellmpp.ca/stopsprawl">https://www.jessicabellmpp.ca/stopsprawl</a></div><div><br></div><div>Saturday, June 3rd - Ontario Federation of Labour - Enough is Enough Day of Action - Join Activities in Guelph, Puslinch, Kitchener, Brantford, London and across Ontario - <a href="https://ofl.ca/event/eie-day-of-action/">https://ofl.ca/event/eie-day-of-action/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Monday, June 5th - last day to comment on the Provincial Policy Statement - <a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6813">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-6813</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">---------------------------------</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">B) We Will Not Be Divided Campaign Materials -</b><b style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal;"> </b>here are some of the excellent materials produced by the farm organizations to fight Bill 97. Please share these on social media and distribute them widely:</div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"><br></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-family: Helvetica;"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>