<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 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 regular update meeting tomorrow - Friday, June 23rd at 5:30pm on Zoom where we will discuss all the recent activities 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> Hopefully you will be able to join us.</div><div><br></div><div>Despite the nice weather and the start of summer there still continues to be a staggering amount of things happening. Here’s the latest:</div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>1) Natural Heritage System (NHS) and Agricultural System (AS) Updates </b>-</span> The long awaited updates to the Natural Heritage System and Agriculture Systems that form the foundation of so much of the planning system in Ontario were released by the province last Friday. We have long feared what the Ford government would be proposing and how it could further devastate our province. The updates were released as new chapters (4.1 and 4.4) to the Provincial Planning Statement (PPS). Please share any feedback or insights you may have on the impacts of new approach they are proposing.</div><div><br></div><div>The proposed changes can be found online through the ERO at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_3-a38dx315f1ex0MsIeALQNnF&">https://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_3-a38dx315f1ex0MsIeALQNnF&</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>And there is a PDF of the updated PPS below that includes the full text of these new chapters.</div><div><br></div><div>We have until August 4th, 2023 to provide comments and feedback via the ERO and to our local MPPs.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">2) Rural Severances Abandoned Or Not? </b>- The provincial government had a perfect chance to demonstrate they had heard all the concerns raised by us, the agricultural groups, and others about the 3 severances proposed for every farm and rural property in Ontario but instead of deleting this from the recent PPS update released last week, they have left it intact and fully in place still. The concern is that the media was not accurate in reporting that these severances have been abandoned since we can still find no proof from the government and now the Narwhal is raising similar questions and concerns:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Narwhal - Can Good Things Still Grow in Ontario? - After pushback from farming organizations the future of Ford government policy allowing more residential development on agricultural land is unclear:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-farmland-development/">https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-farmland-development/</a></div><div><br></div><div>We still need to be submitting strong feedback to the ERO and making it clear to all elected officials that this absurd concept to destroy farms across Ontario for unsustainable, inefficient housing must be abandoned and cancelled completely.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">3) Put 70 Hectares Back </b>- Kudo’s to City of Waterloo Mayor Dorothy McCabe for calling out the province and demanding that they replace the 70 hectares permitted for development by breaching the Region of Waterloo Countryside Line with another 70 hectares of land elsewhere so there is no net loss of lands to our communities:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Put 70 Hectares of Land Back into the Countryside Line, says Waterloo Mayor Dorothy McCabe:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/put-70-hectares-of-land-back-into-the-countryside-line-says-waterloo-mayor-dorothy-mccabe/article_deb344d8-0edc-5657-a8e6-f060ef31323a.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/put-70-hectares-of-land-back-into-the-countryside-line-says-waterloo-mayor-dorothy-mccabe/article_deb344d8-0edc-5657-a8e6-f060ef31323a.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>We need to speak up and find ways to support the Mayor with this bold statement and approach.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">4) Recent Media Coverage -</b> there has been a lot of media articles recently including:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>A great article by Green Party Kitchener MP Mike Morrice - Climate Generation Needs Wildfires Devastation to Serve As A Wake-up Call:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/climate-generation-needs-wildfires-devastation-to-serve-as-a-wake-up-call/article_dd87d491-323d-52db-9902-530b7f44ac8d.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/climate-generation-needs-wildfires-devastation-to-serve-as-a-wake-up-call/article_dd87d491-323d-52db-9902-530b7f44ac8d.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CityNews - Waterloo Mayor Unlikely to Use Strong Mayor Powers:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/06/16/waterloo-mayor-unlikely-to-use-strong-mayor-powers/?">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/06/16/waterloo-mayor-unlikely-to-use-strong-mayor-powers/?</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CityNews - Strong Mayor Powers Coming to Four Local Cities:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/06/16/strong-mayor-powers-coming-to-four-local-cities-source/?">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/06/16/strong-mayor-powers-coming-to-four-local-cities-source/?</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC: Ontario Expanding Strong Mayor Powers:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/municipal-affairs-meeting-ontario-big-city-mayors-1.6878776">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/municipal-affairs-meeting-ontario-big-city-mayors-1.6878776</a> </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Strong Mayors Can Veto Council Decisions:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/council/kitchener-cambridge-and-waterloo-will-have-strong-mayors-by-july-who-can-veto-council-decisions/article_f9cbede4-697a-5bd6-be39-13edcef4afd2.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/council/kitchener-cambridge-and-waterloo-will-have-strong-mayors-by-july-who-can-veto-council-decisions/article_f9cbede4-697a-5bd6-be39-13edcef4afd2.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Globe and Mail - Ontario Liberal Leadership Contenders Distance Themselves from Bonnie Crombie Greenbelt Comments:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-liberal-leadership-contenders-distance-themselves-from-bonnie/">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontario-liberal-leadership-contenders-distance-themselves-from-bonnie/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Global News - Bonnie Crombie Facing Backlast for Greenbelt Comment:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/9769701/bonnie-crombie-ontario-greenbelt-comments/">https://globalnews.ca/news/9769701/bonnie-crombie-ontario-greenbelt-comments/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Bonnie Crombie Denies Doug Ford’s Claim She’s Endorising Greenbelt Takeouts:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/06/15/bonnie-crombie-denies-doug-fords-claim-that-she-is-endorsing-our-greenbelt-plan.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/06/15/bonnie-crombie-denies-doug-fords-claim-that-she-is-endorsing-our-greenbelt-plan.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Bonnie Crombie Put Her Foot in Her Mouth:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2023/06/17/bonnie-crombie-put-her-foot-in-her-mouth-but-is-it-game-over.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/2023/06/17/bonnie-crombie-put-her-foot-in-her-mouth-but-is-it-game-over.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Narwhal - Ontario is Ignoring Advice for Indigenous-Led Conservation:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-indigenous-conservation-recommendations/">https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-indigenous-conservation-recommendations/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star: Doug Ford Shoots Down York Region Amalgamation:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/06/15/doug-ford-shoots-down-mayors-idea-of-amalgamating-municipalities-in-york-region.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2023/06/15/doug-ford-shoots-down-mayors-idea-of-amalgamating-municipalities-in-york-region.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Here’s A Great Op-Ed on how the Greenbelt may be the Ford Government's Undoing:</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="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.nationalobserver.com/2023/06/21/opinion/ford-attack-greenbelt-undoing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/06/21/opinion/ford-attack-greenbelt-undoing</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><div><br></div><div>And while Ontario's government continues to depend on the private sector to provide much-needed housing, other jurisdictions understand that government needs to play a role in the provision of affordable housing:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/06/05/how-minnesota-will-spend-1-billion-on-housing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/06/05/how-minnesota-will-spend-1-billion-on-housing/</a></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) </b><b style="font-size: 14px;">Proposed Rally and Picnic - Saturday, July 29th -</b> Our Rally Committee continues planning our next rally for Saturday, July 29th in advance of the August 6th PPS ERO deadline. It could be a perfect opportunity to bring together a broad range of groups such as affordable housing advocates, agricultural groups, environmental groups, and many others concerned about the proposed PPS changes, housing, and rural severances. <u> We need one more volunteer to join the Committee</u> and help with the planning. Please let either Mike or Kevin know if you would be interested in joining the Rally Committee to assist with this next event or if you have any ideas on how we can surpass our last events with even greater impact.</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">6) Greenbelt Promise Fundraising Event - July 20th in Guelph - </b>The first Gather event in Toronto back on March 2nd was a great success. We hope to repeat another successful event this time in Guelph!</div><div><br></div><div>Please Gather with us for an old-fashioned barn party at the historic Beattie-Blair Barn (circa 1870) in Guelph on July 20th from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. This fundraising event will feature complimentary food & drink, musical performances, a participatory art installation, and speakers that you won’t want to miss!</div><div><br></div><div>Tickets are limited, please purchase yours today at the following link:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gather-for-the-greenbelt-tickets-658110374847">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gather-for-the-greenbelt-tickets-658110374847</a></div><div><br></div><div>The event will include musical performances by Tragedy Ann, Donna Grantis, and Ken Whiteley. Speakers will include Mike Schreiner - Guelph MPP & Leader of the Ontario Green Party, David Donnelly - leading environmental lawyer, and Liv Cazzola - Music Declares an Emergency. The art installation is by Rochelle Rubinstein.</div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div><div><b><span style="font-size: 14px;">7) Doodle Poll for Group Meeting Time - </span></b>Our Friday at 5:30pm meeting time has served us well over the winter months, however we are wondering if there is a more optimal time to meet in the summer given weekend outings and travel schedules. Please complete the short questionnaire below to let us know your preferences and ideas:</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </o:p>https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KJF5J3F</p><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">8) Narwhal Bill 23 Summary -</b> The amazing folks at the Narwhal have compiled a great resource on Bill 23 and related articles/information:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Narwhal - Bill 23 Summary and Overview of Articles:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://thenarwhal.ca/topics/bill-23-ontario-housing/">https://thenarwhal.ca/topics/bill-23-ontario-housing/</a></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">9) Hamilton Lessons -</b> We could be getting some great insights in what to expect on the forced urban boundary expansions from what is currently unfolding in Hamilton. Below is a CHCH Television report of just how upset Hamilton elected officials are with the handling of Greenbelt development as the province is taking over local control, ending public engagement, and committing the City of Hamilton to be on the hook for millions of dollars of expenses despite having no say in matters:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CHCH TV Hamilton - Councillors Upset with Ontario’s Handling of Greenbelt Development:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.chch.com/hamilton-city-councillors-upset-with-ontarios-handling-of-greenbelt-development/">https://www.chch.com/hamilton-city-councillors-upset-with-ontarios-handling-of-greenbelt-development/</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hamilton Spectator Article on the costs being imposed on the City of Hamilton for developing the Greenbelt carve-out: </span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/council-reluctant-to-put-price-tag-on-developing-hamilton-s-ex-greenbelt-lands/article_ac405295-16ad-591b-b031-1a73094fa255.html?" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/council-reluctant-to-put-price-tag-on-developing-hamilton-s-ex-greenbelt-lands/article_ac405295-16ad-591b-b031-1a73094fa255.html?</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>“Ford’s housing legislation spells disaster for Hamilton” Danko says….</div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">10) Hallman Aggregate Pit Update </b>- Ontario Nature has written an excellent update on the situation and battle against unnecessary aggregrate mining in Wilmot Township at the Hallman Pit:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hallman Pit Update:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ontarionature.org/hallman-pit-another-threat-to-precious-farmland-blog/">https://ontarionature.org/hallman-pit-another-threat-to-precious-farmland-blog/</a></div><div><div><br></div></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">11) Canada is Burning Day of Action - Wednesday, June 28th </b>- 350.org is organizing a National Day of Action on June 28th in communities across Canada. Use the interactive map below to find or create an action near you:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://350.org/canada-burning/#map">https://350.org/canada-burning/#map</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></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><b style="font-size: 14px;">12) Reminder - Meeting this Friday</b><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> -</span></b> Join us this Friday, June 23rd at 5:30pm:</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 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><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 Kevin 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 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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></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 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><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><br></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>Friday, June 23rd<b style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> - 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>Wednesday, June 28th - Canada is Burning National Day of Action - <a href="https://350.org/canada-burning/#map">https://350.org/canada-burning/#map</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thursday, July 20th - 6:30pm - Greenbelt Promise Fundraising Event in Guelph - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gather-for-the-greenbelt-tickets-658110374847">https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/gather-for-the-greenbelt-tickets-658110374847</a></div><div><br></div><div>Saturday, July 29th - 2:00pm - Save the Date! Proposed Rally and Picnic at Waterloo Park - More details coming soon!</div><div><br></div><div>Friday, August 4th - 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><div><br></div><div><div>------------------------------------</div><div><br></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;">B) Updated PPS with Natural Heritage System (NHS) Section 4.1</font></b></div><div><br></div><div><div>On April 6, 2023, the government released a draft of the Provincial Planning Statement, (ERO#019-6813<<a href="https://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_3-a38dx315f1dx0MsIeALQNnF&">https://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_3-a38dx315f1dx0MsIeALQNnF&</a>>) that would replace the existing Provincial Policy Statement and A Place to Grow: Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe.<br><br>At that time, natural heritage policies and related definitions remained under consideration by the government and were not released for review and input. The proposed natural heritage policies are now available for review and feedback. The details of the changes can be found through the Environmental Registry of Ontario:</div><div><br><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_3-a38dx315f1ex0MsIeALQNnF&">https://trk.mmail.lst.fin.gov.on.ca/trk/click?ref=zr9uf3m5h_3-a38dx315f1ex0MsIeALQNnF&</a>.<br><br></div><div>Please note that the comment period has been extended to August 4, 2023.<br><br></div></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>