<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>Good Day!</div><div><br></div><div>We are learning that the Get It Done Act is even worse than originally thought, the Wilmot Staff Report has been finally released on the Schneider’s Land donation, and concerns about the province overruling the Ontario Energy Board grow:</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">1) Get It Done Act! - </b>Although the Get It Done Act, Bill 162 is only 59 pages it is extremely vague and frequently refers to other documents and maps not even contained in the Act. As experts across Ontario are learning more and sounding the alarm that things are far worse than expected - particularly for Waterloo Region and Halton Region where Official Plans are again being overridden by the Minister to force thousands of acres of unnecessary urban sprawl. In additiona Waterloo Region there appears to be a surprise further 1,000 or so extra acres of farmland loss along the Highway #401 corridor for employment lands never before contemplated. Maps and documents are attached below. </div><div><br></div><div>Former Toronto Mayor David Crombie and Anne Golden summarized things best in their excellent opinion piece that it is the <b>“wrong type of housing in the wrong places at the wrong prices!”:</b></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Doug Ford’s “Get It Done” Act Worsens Housing Crisis with Sneaky New Push For Sprawl:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-s-get-it-done-act-worsens-housing-crisis-with-sneaky-new-push-for/article_3a61a8a0-d58c-11ee-850a-cf3bd0acc95e.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/doug-ford-s-get-it-done-act-worsens-housing-crisis-with-sneaky-new-push-for/article_3a61a8a0-d58c-11ee-850a-cf3bd0acc95e.html</a></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>We need to ensure a strong response so please write to your MPP and we urge you to speak up on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) so there is a public record of concerns against this Act:</div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ERO - Get It Done Act, 2024 - Amending the Official Plan Adjustments Act, 2023</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8273">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8273</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>LeadNow has also launched a fundraising campaign for Social Media Ads to raise $4,875 to target 28 strategic ridings to push back against the Get It Done Act. There is a Tuesday deadline to see if they can raise the needed funds so help them out at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://act.leadnow.ca/getitdonefr/">https://act.leadnow.ca/getitdonefr/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>2) Schneider’s Land Donation - </b></span>On Wednesday, Wilmot Township released their Staff Report on the Schneider’s Land Donation in advance of Monday’s Council Meeting. The Staff Report was in response to the hundreds of letters received from the public urging the Township to proceed with the required land severances and Wilmot Official Plan Amendments to enable this incredible donation to the Rare Charitable Reserve Land Trust. Thankfully, Township Staff have removed the requirement that a parking lot had to be created on the environmentally sensitive lands. </div><div><br></div><div>However, the report instead removes the ability to park on almost all area roads in Wilmot Township - leaving the City of Waterloo to deal with all parking, drastically lowers speed limits (which makes little sense if they aren’t even going to allow parking), creates new intersections with paving and street lights, and tries to prohibit trucks on roads in which they are already prohibited. The actions seem overly punitive, in several situations defy logic or common sense, and could degrade/threaten area wildlife rather than protect it.</div><div><br></div><div>It will be presented to Wilmot Council on Monday, March 4th at 7pm though we are unsure if any final decisions will be made that evening as there has been no notice, no consultations, and no community meetings about the extensive changes being proposed that would impact area residents so significantly.</div><div><br></div><div>Ideally, we will be able to propose more moderate solutions that will:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- still allow several on-road parking options to ensure that visitors are distributed throughout the properties and trail network and not just concentrated at a single entrance location as it is absurd that Wilmot Township is removing all parking and easy access to the trails within Wilmot Township,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- reduce traffic speeds to a more reasonable 50km/hr as traffic engineers have previously recommended,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- install a pedestrian crosswalk across the Wilmot Line in a location with better sight lines to ensure safe road crossings,</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>- ensure that nature is not negatively impacted by street lights at night or other such “improvements”.</div><div><br></div><div>The Wilmot Staff Report is attached below. We hope to circulate additional materials over the weekend in advance of the meeting. Please send an e-mail to kevinthomason@mac.com if you would like to receive updated maps and a more moderate draft plan of simple solutions that everyone should be able to agree upon to help ensure this amazing land donation proceeds as promptly as possible.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">3) Kitchener Inclusionary Zoning - </b>On March 18th, Kitchener City Council will vote on whether to require “Inclusionary Zoning”, which requires a portion of all new developments around iON Light rail stations to be affordable housing. Community support is needed to counter developer objections and ensure that this opportunity to see more than 800+ affordable homes built over the next 10 years. A negative precedent here could also impede affordable housing initiatives in other municipalities as well. Please sign the petition and learn more at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://stopsprawlwr.wixsite.com/inclusionaryzoning">https://stopsprawlwr.wixsite.com/inclusionaryzoning</a></div><div><br></div><div>Please also let Hal Jaeger know if you can delegate or support other delegations at the March 18th Council Meeting at 519-341-6007 or hzjaeger@gmail.com.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-size: 14px;"><b>4) Ontario Continues To Face Criticism About Plans To Overrule the OEB </b>-</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"> Doug Ford wants you to pay more for heating and continues to push </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">the ironically named Keeping Energy Costs Down Act, Bill 165 to override the OEB's December decision that Enbridge gas pipeline expansions shouldn't be subsidized by current gas ratepayers given that there are now better alternatives such as heat pumps available. </span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br></span></div><div><font color="#26282a"><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">We understand that City of Waterloo Mayor Dorothy McCabe may be bringing forward a motion to Council in support of the OEB decision and pushing back on the Ford Government’s legislation that is so contrary to the elimination of fossil fuels that we need to be achieving to address climate change. Lets start discussing how we can support the motion by raising awareness and organizing delegations.</span></font></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br></span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);">Recent articles include:</span></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><br></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>The Narwhal - Ontario Government Fulfills Promise To Overrule Independent Energy Board In Favour of Enbridge Gas:</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://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-overrules-energy-board-enbridge/">https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-overrules-energy-board-enbridge/</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Ford Government Accused Of Helping Developers And Harming Homeowners With Bill To Reverse Natural Gast Ruling:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-government-officially-repeals-provincial-wage-restraint-law-bill-124/article_8b0c5c2c-d259-11ee-a594-7fbf9c48652d.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-government-officially-repeals-provincial-wage-restraint-law-bill-124/article_8b0c5c2c-d259-11ee-a594-7fbf9c48652d.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Ontario Goes Backwards On Heat Pumps:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/ontario-goes-backward-on-heat-pumps/article_a6313bf7-b133-5cb1-bd14-79160d233afc.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/ontario-goes-backward-on-heat-pumps/article_a6313bf7-b133-5cb1-bd14-79160d233afc.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Gowlings wrote a great analytical piece on the implications of putting politicians in charge of natural gas rates:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://gowlingwlg.com/en/insights-resources/articles/2024/the-keeping-energy-costs-down-act/">https://gowlingwlg.com/en/insights-resources/articles/2024/the-keeping-energy-costs-down-act/</a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div>Tell Doug Ford and Energy Minister Todd Smith that Ontarians want affordable, green heating and to leave the Ontario Energy Board alone. We need to be banning natural gas and following other jurisdictions in prohibiting new connections - not overruling independent energy boards and forcing new connections on citizens for decades to come. Speak up and sign the online petition from <a href="http://leadnow.ca/">LeadNow.ca</a> at:</div><div><div><br></div></div></div><div><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;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Leadnow - Doug Ford Wants You To May More For Heating:</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.leadnow.ca/oeb-mpp/">https://act.leadnow.ca/oeb-mpp/</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-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-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) Disturbing Changes Proposed for the Province's Municipal Environmental Assessment Requirements - </b>While we have all been focusing on the "Get It Done" Act, the Province on February 16th introduced an egregious proposal to change the municipal environmental assessment requirements by allowing a slew of municipal construction projects to be exempt from the Municipal Comprehensive Environmental Assessment such as new pumping stations, expanding sewage treatment plants up to 25% of existing rate capacity, all municipal roads or new parking lots, reconstruction of bridges with or without cultural heritage value and the list goes on. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">The ERO posting can be found here: </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-7891#supporting-materials" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-7891#supporting-materials</a></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Please note the deadline of March 17th. </div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></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) Recent Media -</b><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> Includes concerns about the Premier doubling, then tripling down on patronage appointments to stack the courts with biased judges, and continuing concerns about troubling changes to the Endangered Species Act:</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>The Toronto Star - Doug Ford Defends “Patronage” Appointments Of Ex-Staffers, Says He Wants Like-Minded People Selecting Ontario Judges:</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.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-defends-patronage-appointments-of-ex-staffers-says-he-wants-like-minded-people-selecting/article_85bcd434-d25b-11ee-b59c-bb5445f38856.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-defends-patronage-appointments-of-ex-staffers-says-he-wants-like-minded-people-selecting/article_85bcd434-d25b-11ee-b59c-bb5445f38856.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;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>In an appalling and very concerning story involving Waterloo Region’s own Matthew Bondy...</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>Federation Of Ontario Law Associations - Astonishing Press Release:</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.fola.ca/fola-urges-provincial-government-to-de-politicize-and-return-independence-to-judicial-appointments-advisory-committee/">https://www.fola.ca/fola-urges-provincial-government-to-de-politicize-and-return-independence-to-judicial-appointments-advisory-committee/</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 Toronto Star - “I Am Going To Make Sure That We Have Like-Minded Judges”, Ford Doubles Down Amid Ontario Court Outcry:</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.thestar.com/politics/provincial/i-am-going-to-make-sure-we-have-like-minded-judges-ford-doubles-down-amid/article_11957aa8-d4b7-11ee-a4e5-03b6529e6fd5.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/i-am-going-to-make-sure-we-have-like-minded-judges-ford-doubles-down-amid/article_11957aa8-d4b7-11ee-a4e5-03b6529e6fd5.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 Toronto Star - Pierre Poilievre’s Housing Plan Slammed By Canada’s Mayors:</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.thestar.com/politics/federal/pierre-poilievres-housing-plan-slammed-by-canadas-mayors/article_6f8d8f66-d4de-11ee-aafe-93fdd11958e9.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/pierre-poilievres-housing-plan-slammed-by-canadas-mayors/article_6f8d8f66-d4de-11ee-aafe-93fdd11958e9.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 - Doug Ford’s Honesty Is Unique But His Judgement On Judges Is Dangerous:</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/opinion/columnists/doug-fords-honesty-is-unique-but-his-judgment-on-judges-is-dangerous/article_f129efc7-95be-534a-9195-3cf5b2201dc7.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/doug-fords-honesty-is-unique-but-his-judgment-on-judges-is-dangerous/article_f129efc7-95be-534a-9195-3cf5b2201dc7.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;"><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The National Observer - Ontario Groups Alarmed By Changes to Endangered Species Act:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/02/26/news/ontario-groups-alarmed-changes-endangered-species-act">https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/02/26/news/ontario-groups-alarmed-changes-endangered-species-act</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - Wondering Why The Federal Green Home Program Suddenly Ended? Here’s What May Be Next?:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/wondering-why-the-federal-green-home-renovation-program-suddenly-ended-a-top-liberal-explains/article_afb7e0b2-d67f-11ee-b41f-674a919f569a.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/wondering-why-the-federal-green-home-renovation-program-suddenly-ended-a-top-liberal-explains/article_afb7e0b2-d67f-11ee-b41f-674a919f569a.html</a></div><div><br></div></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;">7) Editorials Worth Reading -</b><span style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"> An editorial about why Ford stacking the supposedly independent judiciary sets such a bad precedent:</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>The Toronto Star Editorial Board - Why Doug Ford’s Plan For “Like-Minded” Judges Is a Terrible Move:</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.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/why-doug-fords-plan-for-like-minded-judges-is-a-terrible-move/article_9090a562-d4da-11ee-8d7d-53e7a9d9c6c2.html">https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/why-doug-fords-plan-for-like-minded-judges-is-a-terrible-move/article_9090a562-d4da-11ee-8d7d-53e7a9d9c6c2.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="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;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>8) Wheels On The Bus -</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"> A great new report from Environmental Defence and Equiterre that concludes the largest factor in the ability to reduce emissions is urban built form and the importance of the need to reduce sprawl while building transit ridership with frequent, fast public transit.</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-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: pre; word-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"> </span>Meeting Canada’s Climate Goals and Unlocking The Potential of Public Transit:</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;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/putting-wheels-on-the-bus-public-transit-policy-to-meet-canada-climate-goals/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/report/putting-wheels-on-the-bus-public-transit-policy-to-meet-canada-climate-goals/</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;">And heres an excellent media article about the report:</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>TVO - If The Feds Are Serious About Fighting Climate Change, They Should Tackle Transit, Report:</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.tvo.org/article/if-the-feds-are-serious-about-fighting-climate-change-they-should-tackle-transit-report">https://www.tvo.org/article/if-the-feds-are-serious-about-fighting-climate-change-they-should-tackle-transit-report</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-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>9) Walking Back -</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"> The Official Opposition NDP have calculated that Ford’s Conservatives have spent 72 hours in the Legislature reversing their majority policies:</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-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></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-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/maritstiles/status/1762279048095408213?s=61&t=xlKnvO_bv2iW_xxyisrT0A">https://twitter.com/maritstiles/status/1762279048095408213?s=61&t=xlKnvO_bv2iW_xxyisrT0A</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-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">10) Triple Renewable Energy - </b>The amazing folks at The Ontario Clean Air Alliance have released an excellent new video on how badly Ontario has fallen behind the rest of the world on low-cost clean energy and is hoping that you will watch the video and help speak up. Spend 1 minute of your time and check it out at the following link: </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;"><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVB1IdoMb1k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVB1IdoMb1k</a></div><div><br></div></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;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>11) Other Media:</b></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px;"> Other recent stories include Doug’s obsession with Bonnie and finally repealing Bill 124:</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>The Toronto Star - Are Doug Ford’s Conservatives Obsessed With Bonnie Crombie?:</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.thestar.com/politics/provincial/are-doug-fords-conservatives-obsessed-with-bonnie-crombie/article_26a25990-d0f0-11ee-b86a-eb7114601d5c.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/are-doug-fords-conservatives-obsessed-with-bonnie-crombie/article_26a25990-d0f0-11ee-b86a-eb7114601d5c.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 Toronto Star - Doug Ford Government Official Repeals Provincial Wage Restraint Law Bill 124 - Victory for tens of thousands of public sector workers:</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.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-government-officially-repeals-provincial-wage-restraint-law-bill-124/article_8b0c5c2c-d259-11ee-a594-7fbf9c48652d.html">https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-government-officially-repeals-provincial-wage-restraint-law-bill-124/article_8b0c5c2c-d259-11ee-a594-7fbf9c48652d.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>CityNews - Ontario Repeals Bill 124, Wage Restraint Law Twice Found Unconstitutional:</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://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/02/23/ontario-repeals-bill-124-wage-restraint-law-twice-found-unconstitutional/?">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/02/23/ontario-repeals-bill-124-wage-restraint-law-twice-found-unconstitutional/?</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="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; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>12) The Future of Farmland Forum -</b></span> The Ontario Farmland Trust would like to invite you to the annual Farmland Forum on March 21st from 9am to 5pm at the Grandway Events Centre in Elora and online. Registration and more information can be found at:</div><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><a href="https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/forum/">https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/forum/</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">13) Reminder - Next Meeting</b><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> -</span></b> Join us next <span dir="ltr">Friday, March 8th at 5:30pm</span> to discuss the latest news and what’s next:</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 style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><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 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 <span dir="ltr">Friday at 5:30pm EST</span></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: <span dir="ltr">826 4469 5701</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span dir="ltr">Passcode: 713374</span></div><div><br></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">-----------------------------------</b></div><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><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 style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><div><span dir="ltr">Wilmot Township Meeting on Schneider’s Land Donation - Monday, March 4th - 7:00pm - Wilmot Township Council Chambers - </span><a href="https://calendar.wilmot.ca/townshipcalendar/Detail/2024-03-04-1900-Council-Meeting/e1189e00-e790-4e4c-8bc7-b12401781ee7">https://calendar.wilmot.ca/townshipcalendar/Detail/2024-03-04-1900-Council-Meeting/e1189e00-e790-4e4c-8bc7-b12401781ee7</a></div><div><span dir="ltr"><br></span></div><div><span dir="ltr">Friday, March 8th</span><b style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <span dir="ltr">- 5:30pm</span> - 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></div></div></div></div></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">The Future of Farmland Forum - Thursday, March 21st 9am to 5pm - <a href="https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/forum/">https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/forum/</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">ERO Deadline Municipal Environmental Assessment Requirements - Deadline - Sunday, March 17th - <a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-7891">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-7891</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;">ERO Deadline Get It Done Act Amending the Official Plan Adjustments Act, 2024 - Deadline - Thursday, March 21st - <a href="https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8273">https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-8273</a></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal;"><br></div></div></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; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px;"><div dir="auto" style="font-weight: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><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;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">-----------------------------------</b></div></div></div></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">B) The Get It Done Act, 2024</b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;"><br></b></div><div></div></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>