<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>The furor has reached unprecedented levels in Waterloo Region, an excellent Cooperate Ontario campaign launches, and more. Here’s the latest:</div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px;">1) Region Of Waterloo Faces Major Public Backlash For Uncomprehendable Destruction of Food Crop - </b><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Region of Waterloo is facing a major public backlash with front-page headline news and callers swamping local talk radio shows expressing outrage over the needless destruction of 160 acres of corn in Wilmot Township that was nearly ready for harvest. </span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It is a reckless waste of taxpayer dollars to see over 160 acres of food being destroyed by equipment brought in from St. Thomas after all local farmers refused to destroy the crop. It’s estimated that the Region squandered a minimum of $160,000 by destroying this crop as corn is currently valued at about $5 per bushel, with an average yield of 200 bushels per acre on this prime farmland, representing revenues of about $1,000 per acre. With this single farm parcel totalling 160 acres, this is at least $160,000 in lost revenue, which still needs to be compensated to the landowner by the Region, not to mention the additional cost incurred for crop destruction services. To put this into perspective, this yield could have produced 2.5 million boxes of 400g Corn Flakes cereal, or as one newspaper stated enough for more than 4 boxes of cereal for every resident of the region.</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Here’s some of the recent media coverage about the needless crop destruction:</span></font></div></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CTV CKCO Television News - Community Members Express Anger Over Apparent Destruction Of Corn Crop In Wilmot Township:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/community-members-express-anger-over-apparent-destruction-of-corn-crop-in-wilmot-township-1.6982045">https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/community-members-express-anger-over-apparent-destruction-of-corn-crop-in-wilmot-township-1.6982045</a></div><div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CTV CKCO Television News - Timeline of Waterloo Region’s Plan To Purchase Wilmot Township Properties - 19 CTV Stories since March:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/timeline-of-waterloo-region-s-plan-to-purchase-wilmot-township-properties-1.6981854">https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/timeline-of-waterloo-region-s-plan-to-purchase-wilmot-township-properties-1.6981854</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CBC - Region Of Waterloo Criticized After Corn Crop On Newly Purchased Wilmot Lands Plowed Over:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/region-waterloo-wilmot-lands-corn-crop-plowed-testing-1.7279572">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/region-waterloo-wilmot-lands-corn-crop-plowed-testing-1.7279572</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Mike Farwell Radio Show -</b> Both Fight For Farmland Spokesperson Alfred Lowrick and GREN Vice-Chair Kevin Thomason were on the Mike Farwell Radio Show on Thursday where this crop destruction was the lead item on for every newscast all day long. Check out the July 24th recording at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CityNews - Mike Farwell Show - Fight For Farmland Interview (starting at 0:17:05)</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/07/24/wednesday-july-24th-2024/">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/07/24/wednesday-july-24th-2024/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Callers Outraged - </b>And the Fight For Farmland was also the subject of Wednesday's Mike Farwell’s “12 O’Clock Talk Back Hour” on 570 News where it was great to see the switchboard swamped with callers all expressing disappointment, outrage, and disbelief over this attempted land assembly. Many callers even demanded Regional Chair Karen Redman’s resignation. You can listen to the show at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CityNews - Mike Farwell Show - 12 O’Clock Talkback Hour (starting at 1:47:46):</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/07/31/wednesday-july-31st-2024/">https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2024/07/31/wednesday-july-31st-2024/</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required -</b> Please continue to write, call, e-mail, and speak up about the needless shredding of food and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>2) Our Fundamental Values And Democracy Are Being Destroyed Along With Farmland -</b></span> Waterloo Record Newspaper Columnist Luisa D’Amato <span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">wrote an extremely insightful article on Wednesday in which she not only calls the destruction of so much high-quality corn “a deeply offensive act”, but also questions the entire approach by the Region of Waterloo stating “The Region of Waterloo that I know doesn’t behave like this.” Raising concerns about the values, ethics, and principles being so readily compromised and overridden by the Region.</span></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Be it the complete lack of even a single public meeting, the complete absence of any studies and information, the secrecy, the threats of expropriation, and not only this mega-industrial site land assembly but also the massive unplanned development of New Hamburg/Baden, and even the concept of huge pipelines to carry millions of litres of sewage and industrial waste daily to the City of Kitchener for disposal in the Grand River, it is all so contrary to all previous planning and the complete opposite of our longstanding values of sustainability, farmland protection, environmental and water protection, as well as public engagement.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Luisa states the Regional Official Plan “supported Waterloo Region’s longstanding values to keep urban sprawl to a minimum, thus preserving the countryside. Development in rural areas was carefully restricted. Today, this sudden, secretive and arbitrary decision to put a huge industrial site on prime farmland, with massive changes for the rural area around it, could not be less aligned with the Waterloo Region principle. Our value of deep connection to the countryside has been buried it seems, along with all that corn.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Local business leader Paul Kalbfleisch went even further to suggest that what is at stake here isn’t just our values, but democracy itself as the recent actions of the Region of Waterloo suggest that when there is an opportunity for economic development, the fundamentals of democracy can be overridden. If Waterloo Region is willing to push aside longstanding values and democratic openness for some parcels of land, what can we expect in the future when the choices are even bigger and harder? How devoted are we to democracy?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Destroying Food Is Against Waterloo Region’s Values. Especially When Our Neighbours Are Hungry:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/destroying-food-is-against-waterloo-regions-values-especially-when-our-neighbours-are-hungry/article_8c66465b-33ce-5823-be85-8207a089f1c4.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/destroying-food-is-against-waterloo-regions-values-especially-when-our-neighbours-are-hungry/article_8c66465b-33ce-5823-be85-8207a089f1c4.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required -</b> Please continue to write, call, e-mail and speak up about the values, principles, and democracy that you expect from our governments.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>3) Wilmot Township Meeting Rally and Protest -</b></span> <span style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">A huge thank you to everyone who came out to protest and rally outside the Township of Wilmot Council Meeting this past Monday. It was incredible to see the growing numbers with over 150 people showing firsthand they are unwilling and so many Fight for Farmland supporters with homemade signs and bright t-shirts. The sound of honking cars could be heard throughout the Council meeting and even in the online livestream until the end of the meeting. Some photos are attached below.</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Thanks to those who delegated at the meeting to address Wilmot Councillors Sidhu and Wilkinson's motion for up to three delegations at future Council Meetings on any general interest topic relevant to the Township. The Staff Report and motion passed unanimously with several amendments helping to make future Council meetings even more welcoming to the public. The new procedural bylaws should be in place by the September 9<font size="1">th</font> Wilmot Council meeting and we hope to soon have speakers finally be able to discuss this land assembly with our council. Let's continue to show them that we are <b>UNWILLING HOSTS!</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;">Here is a list of the upcoming Wilmot and Regional meetings. We are hoping to continue Monday’s impressive show of force and firsthand demonstration of an unwilling community with protest rally’s in advance of each of these upcoming meetings:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Wilmot Township Council: 60 Snyder’s Road West, Baden - </b>Monday, August 26, 2024 - 5:30 pm (council meets at 7:00 pm)</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Region of Waterloo Council: 150 Frederick Street, Kitchener </b>- Wednesday, August 28, 2024 - 6:30 pm</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 15.693334px; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></p><font face="Aptos, sans-serif">Here’s some media coverage of Monday's Wilmot Council meeting:</font><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard;"></span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Wilmot Council To Allow Delegates on “General’ Non-Agenda Matters:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/wilmot-council-to-allow-delegates-on-general-non-agenda-matters/article_03f6b3b9-f070-53d5-b079-3da300a1c345.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/wilmot-council-to-allow-delegates-on-general-non-agenda-matters/article_03f6b3b9-f070-53d5-b079-3da300a1c345.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required -</b> Get ready to join the protest rallies on August 26th and August 28th and sign up to be one of the 3 delegations to speak on any topic at Wilmot Council meetings this autumn once the Delegation Request form is available on the Wilmot Township website in the next week or two.</div><div><br></div><div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">4) Other Fight For Farmland Media Coverage - </b>It’s been fantastic to see more great newspaper articles asking such important questions about this absurd proposed Wilmot mega-industrial land assembly in the heart of prime farmland. And kudos to everyone writing Letters To The Editor in area newspapers. Please keep speaking up! Here’s some of the recent articles:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Farmers And Region Far Apart On Land Prices:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/farmers-and-region-far-apart-on-land-prices/article_94d11d36-ac00-582c-9b5f-16a1dfd04de6.html">https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/farmers-and-region-far-apart-on-land-prices/article_94d11d36-ac00-582c-9b5f-16a1dfd04de6.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Regional Government Is Gambling On Wilmot Land Assembly:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/regional-government-is-gambling-on-wilmot-land-assembly/article_06052cbd-3d82-5660-ac57-d0078321fe6e.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/regional-government-is-gambling-on-wilmot-land-assembly/article_06052cbd-3d82-5660-ac57-d0078321fe6e.html</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>And here’s the link to some recent Letters To The Editor (which are also attached below):</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Some Recent Letters To The Editor On The Fight For Farmland:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/july-25-ford-gets-better-treatment-than-wynne-we-dont-know-how-many-jobs-would/article_f00eb7b1-5860-5f98-be9f-99f2a4a08ffe.html?source=newsletter&utm_content=a08&utm_source=ml_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_email=2DF5A405D6082D2C0C4FDB5202BCAE69&utm_campaign=wrop_180974">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/july-25-ford-gets-better-treatment-than-wynne-we-dont-know-how-many-jobs-would/article_f00eb7b1-5860-5f98-be9f-99f2a4a08ffe.html</a></div><div><div class="asset-masthead" data-lpos="asset|header" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: none; margin: 0px auto; width: 690px; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Merriweather Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><header class="asset-header" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: min(960px, 100%); max-width: none; margin: 0px auto;"></header></div></div><div><br></div><div><b>Action Required -</b> Continue to keep writing and speaking up with your concerns, ideas, and solutions in the local media to raise awareness and help guide things to better outcomes.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">5) Cooperate For Canada - Ontario Election Launch - </b>It is exciting to see Cooperate For Canada that is urging cooperation between the NDP, Liberals and Green Parties has launched a new campaign specifically for the Ontario provincial election which could be called as early as this autumn. Details of this new campaign are available at:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://cooperateforcanada.ca/ontario/" target="_blank">https://cooperateforcanada.ca/ontario/</a></div><div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Also please consider signing this Public Letter to the opposition parties:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://cooperateforcanada.ca/ontario-public-letter/" target="_blank">https://cooperateforcanada.ca/ontario-public-letter/</a></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Here’s a great media article from this past week explaining exactly how what Cooperate For Canada is proposing could beat Doug Ford in the next election:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>TVO Today - Here’s How To Beat Doug Ford In The Next Election”:</div><div dir="auto"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.tvo.org/article/heres-how-to-beat-doug-ford-in-the-next-election">https://www.tvo.org/article/heres-how-to-beat-doug-ford-in-the-next-election</a></div><div></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto"><b>Action Required -</b> Sign the letter, download the tools, and please share information about this new organization and campaign widely with your networks.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: rgb(38, 40, 42);"><b style="font-size: 14px;">6) Highway 413 Campaign - </b>The campaign to defeat Highway #413 continues with good media coverage and release of the Redside Dace Recovery Strategy:</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 Hamilton Spectator - Highway 413 Would Be A Disaster For Ontario</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.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/highway-413-would-be-a-disaster-for-ontario/article_0a2be133-b31f-54e2-a9dd-fd8099b79432.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/highway-413-would-be-a-disaster-for-ontario/article_0a2be133-b31f-54e2-a9dd-fd8099b79432.html</a></div><div 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);">Environmental Defence released a media statement yesterday responding to Federal government's release of the Redside Dace Recovery Strategy: </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><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/08/01/new-endangered-species-habitat-mapping-could-kill-proposed-highway-413/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://environmentaldefence.ca/2024/08/01/new-endangered-species-habitat-mapping-could-kill-proposed-highway-413/</a></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">7) Recent Articles & A Video - </b>There are some good articles this week on the Jasper fires, housing starts continuing to fall even further, water, and fossil fuel subsidies. Read more:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star Editorial Board - The Wildfire Ravaging Jasper Is A Monster Of Our Own Making:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/editorials/the-wildfire-ravaging-jasper-is-a-monster-of-our-own-making/article_f1404ac4-fd92-59c0-9a0c-2a1098e5db6a.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/editorials/the-wildfire-ravaging-jasper-is-a-monster-of-our-own-making/article_f1404ac4-fd92-59c0-9a0c-2a1098e5db6a.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Global News - Ontario Housing Starts Tumble, Developers Warn Situation Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://globalnews.ca/news/10647710/ontario-housing-starts-sales-fall/">https://globalnews.ca/news/10647710/ontario-housing-starts-sales-fall/</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Sponge Cities Work With Nature To Help Soak Up Storms:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/life/sponge-cities-work-with-nature-to-help-soak-up-storms/article_bf3499f3-877d-52db-97f8-efac582b8509.html">https://www.therecord.com/life/sponge-cities-work-with-nature-to-help-soak-up-storms/article_bf3499f3-877d-52db-97f8-efac582b8509.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Toronto Star - This Homeowner Ended His Natural Gas Service. Months Later, Enbridge Charged Him Hundreds Of Dollars In Surprise Fees:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/this-homeowner-ended-his-natural-gas-service-months-later-enbridge-charged-him-hundreds-of-dollars/article_abc0bf6a-4475-11ef-a9a3-0748848fb9b2.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/this-homeowner-ended-his-natural-gas-service-months-later-enbridge-charged-him-hundreds-of-dollars/article_abc0bf6a-4475-11ef-a9a3-0748848fb9b2.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Record - Oil Giants Plead Poverty Over Emissions Cap Despite Soaring Profits:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/oil-giants-plead-poverty-over-emissions-cap-despite-soaring-profits/article_bf2b30e8-bde6-549d-b64c-839056d0a4c7.html">https://www.therecord.com/opinion/contributors/oil-giants-plead-poverty-over-emissions-cap-despite-soaring-profits/article_bf2b30e8-bde6-549d-b64c-839056d0a4c7.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Breaking News! - Premier Doug Ford’s Office Directed Metrolinx To Keep CrossTown LRT Opening Date Secret:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/this-homeowner-ended-his-natural-gas-service-months-later-enbridge-charged-him-hundreds-of-dollars/article_abc0bf6a-4475-11ef-a9a3-0748848fb9b2.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/this-homeowner-ended-his-natural-gas-service-months-later-enbridge-charged-him-hundreds-of-dollars/article_abc0bf6a-4475-11ef-a9a3-0748848fb9b2.html</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>A New Educational Video! - Greenbelt Foundation - Ground Water In The Oak Ridges Moraine With Steve Holysh:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHPF_eSLSEI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHPF_eSLSEI</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>This is a great explainer about aquifers, groundwater recharge areas, moraines, and areas like the Wilmot farmland and Waterloo as well as Paris-Galt Moraines.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">8) Brant County’s New Climate Action Plan -</b> The County of Brant is seeking input and public feedback on their first Climate Action Plan (that isn’t a typo, it’s the very FIRST!):</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://engagebrant.ca/ClimateActionPlan">https://engagebrant.ca/ClimateActionPlan</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">9) Public Healthcare - Not Greenbelt Highways -</b> Health groups and environmental groups are teaming up for a weekend of action called "Public Healthcare not Greenbelt Highways" for the weekend of September 14th-15th. The key message will be that we are tired of being told there's 'no money for healthcare' when the province is planning to spend tens of billions on Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass which will both destroy vital farmland and spread the type of concentrated air pollution we see around the 401 to new areas of the province.</div><div><br></div><div>This is a exciting opportunity to build solidarity between health and environmental activists and it's an important message to bring to the public with a potential early election on the horizon in Ontario:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://environmentaldefence.ca/healthcarenothighways/">https://environmentaldefence.ca/healthcarenothighways/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">10) Free Health Coalition Lawn Signs -</b> Speak up about the loss of public hospital services with free lawn signs which are available at a Self Serve Lawn Sign Pick Up Site:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Health Coalition Lawn Sign Self Serve Pickup, 97 John Street West, Waterloo Ontario N2L 1C3</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">11) Ecojustice - Tell Your MP To Stop Fuelling Wildfires -</b> Currently there are more than 1,000 active forest fires burning across Canada. All of Jasper National Park is under an evacuation order. Global heating has hit 1.3C and current policies are pushing it towards 2.5C.</div><div><br></div><div>Demand better policies and tell your Member of Parliament to stop worsening wildfires:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/tell-your-mp-to-stop-fuelling-wildfires/">https://ecojustice.ca/take-action/tell-your-mp-to-stop-fuelling-wildfires/</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">12) </b><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-size: 14px;">Truth And Reconciliation Week 2024 - </b>Join for a transformative five-day journey for students (grades 1-12), educators, and the broader community to engage with the poignant history and enduring spirit of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. </span><span style="color: rgb(38, 40, 42); white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Learn more and register for Events:</span></div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://trw-svr.nctr.ca/">https://trw-svr.nctr.ca/</a><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">13) Other Articles - </b>Include warnings to Premier Doug Ford, more judicial meddling by the Premier, and troubling actions regarding the Ontario Science Centre:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Guelph Today - Retired Judge To Premier Doug Ford, Be Careful Where You Get Your Info:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/retired-guelph-judge-to-premier-ford-careful-where-you-get-your-info-9289872">https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/retired-guelph-judge-to-premier-ford-careful-where-you-get-your-info-9289872</a></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Trillium - Doug Ford Promises To Hold Judges Accountable Creating Chaos On Judicial Independence:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/justice/ford-promises-to-hold-jps-and-judges-accountable-for-bail-ignites-concern-over-judicial-independence-9282794">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/justice/ford-promises-to-hold-jps-and-judges-accountable-for-bail-ignites-concern-over-judicial-independence-9282794</a></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The Trillium - After “Cover Your Ass” Science Centre Meeting, VP Wanted Second Opinion:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/after-cover-your-ass-meeting-science-centre-vp-wanted-second-opinion-of-2022-bridge-closure-9295589">https://www.thetrillium.ca/news/municipalities-transit-and-infrastructure/after-cover-your-ass-meeting-science-centre-vp-wanted-second-opinion-of-2022-bridge-closure-9295589</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 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><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>14) Greenbelt Party Sept 29th -</b></span> Greenbelt Promise has announced a Greenbelt fundraiser on Sunday, September 29th from 12pm to 5pm with live music, barn dancing, local food, and family activities to further protection of the Greenbelt. Save the date and watch for more details soon.</div><div><br></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 dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">15) Reminder - Next Meeting</b><b><span style="font-size: 14px;"> -</span></b> Join us next <span dir="ltr">Friday, August 9th</span> at 5:30pm online at the Zoom link below:</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><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 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, Mike Marcolongo, and Joan Faux 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></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></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; 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-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;"><br></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><div><div><b><span style="font-weight: 400;">Friday, August 9th at 5:30pm -<font color="#26282a"> Next group update meeting on Zoom -</font><font color="#0056d6"> </font></span><font color="#0056d6" style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09</a></font></b></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Friday, August 16th - Rally/Protest at Ford Fest at the Country Heritage Park in Milton - details coming soon!</div><div><br></div><div>Friday, August 23rd to Sunday, August 25th - Three Fires Homecoming Pow Wow Mississaugas Of The Credit - <a href="https://newcreditcc.com/?service=pow-wow-schedule-fees">https://newcreditcc.com/?service=pow-wow-schedule-fees</a></div><div><br></div><div>Monday, August 26th - 5:30pm - Wilmot Township Council Meeting Protest Rally - www.fightforfarmland.com</div><div><br></div><div><div>Monday, August 26th - 7pm - City of Kitchener ClimateActionWR/Waterloo Climate Collaborative Council Delegation - <a href="https://www.kitchener.ca/en/council-and-city-administration/appear-as-a-delegation.aspx">https://www.kitchener.ca/en/council-and-city-administration/appear-as-a-delegation.aspx</a></div><div></div></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wednesday, August 28th at 6:30pm -</span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Fight For Farmland Rally at </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Region of Waterloo Council - 150 Fredrick Street, Kitchener - </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.fightforfarmland.com/">www.fightforfarmland.com</a></span></div><div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sunday, September 29th from 12pm to 5pm - Greenbelt Party - watch for more details soon.</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 9pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></font></div><div><b style="font-size: 14px;">-----------------------------</b></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px;"><b>B) </b></span><b style="font-size: 14px;">Fight For Farmland Hall Town Hall Handout Card - Call Wilmot Councillors!</b></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; 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margin-right: -15px; margin-left: -15px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Merriweather Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="tsArticleContainer star true" data-length="20" data-lpos="asset|body" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div id="tncms-region-article_top" class="tncms-region hidden-print" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div class="articleMainArt" data-lpos="asset|main-multimedia" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: min(690px, 100%); max-width: none; margin: 0px auto;"></div><div id="tncms-region-article_top_content" class="tncms-region hidden-print" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div id="asset-content" data-asset-uuid="f00eb7b1-5860-5f98-be9f-99f2a4a08ffe" class="tsArticle" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-top: 24px;"><div class="asset-body" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 690px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto; position: relative !important;"><div class="article-pe-author-detail-container" data-lpos="asset|header" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; row-gap: 16px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: nowrap; margin-bottom: 24px; line-height: 20px;"></div><div id="tncms-region-article_body_top" class="tncms-region hidden-print" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div><div id="article-body" data-tier="1" itemprop="articleBody" class="asset-content subscriber-premium" data-lpos="asset|body" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="subscriber-preview" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); line-height: 24px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 22px;">Wilmot land grab reminds me of Elmira gambling issue</h2></div><div class="subscriber-preview" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">The Region of Waterloo’s attempt to assemble 770 acres in Wilmot Township for shovel-ready industrial use brings to mind the various go-rounds our community had with whether or not to allow slot machines in Elmira many years ago, and subsequent explorations of what bringing a casino into the Region of Waterloo would do.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">I remember being present at various Woolwich Township public meetings, including the one where all but one elected official voted no to the idea of putting in 200 slots at the horse-race track in Elmira.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">In addition to adding to the struggles of those prone to addictive gambling, the fit was wrong for the town in terms of location.</p></div><div id="tncms-region-article_instory_top" class="tncms-region hidden-print tsArticleRegion" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both;"><div id="tncms-block-3428487" class="tncms-block" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></div></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">These were difficult but valuable conversations. There were predictions that Elmira would dry up on the vine if we didn’t accept this deal, which offered the township five per cent of the gross income those slots would generate.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">That was then. Have you been to Elmira lately? No sign of a ghost town here — in fact, the opposite. The community made a choice that honoured public input, one that welcomed all sides to dig deep, getting to the bedrock folks wanted to build their lives on.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">In the end, elected officials listened. They chose values and wisdom that saw their community not only survive but thrive these past 25 years, rendering the fears of losing out on “free” money to be a false narrative.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">Today, the question for Wilmot and the Region of Waterloo comes down to what we hold dearest. For many, things such as protecting farmland, drinking water, and quality of life are worth more than the billions promised.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Don Penner, Waterloo</em></p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); line-height: 24px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 22px;">Ford is treated more generously than Wynne was</h2></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">I find it very interesting that Doug Ford promised to get rid of the bloated government when he was campaigning to be premier. Now that he has had the job for a while, he has increased the size of cabinet and staff, as well as the spending on them, by more than 70 per cent.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">His spending is far higher than that of the previous government. Yet, before Ford was elected, this newspaper regularly printed nasty, inflammatory letters from people about former Liberal premier Kathleen Wynne and her misspending of tax dollars.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">Where are all those angry taxpayers now? Did they save all their hateful comments for a premier who was a liberal, gay woman? Is it OK to waste money now that the premier is a conservative, white male?</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">Oh, the hypocrisy of people never ceases to amaze. I guess it was never actually about the overspending — it was only about who was doing the spending.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Louise McLaren, Waterloo</em></p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); line-height: 24px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 22px;">What if they built a factory, but didn’t hire people?</h2></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">Regarding the Wilmot land assembly, it presents a question that is faced by every primary economics class: How do you make such a choice? The things that must be considered are immense, but vitally important.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">We are promised huge factories with thousands of employees. Recently we have seen some monstrously huge buildings, as promised, but most of the work is done by robots. And the future looks like even more robots.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">We know what a farm is, and we know where food comes from, but do we know how many people will be employed in those factories, and whether anything edible will result? A choice must be made.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Donald L. Roberts, Kitchener</em></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="asset-content" data-asset-uuid="5a6e6ecb-9cbb-52d6-bc76-94d52af7a77f" class="tsArticle" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; margin-top: 24px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Merriweather Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="asset-body" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 690px; padding: 0px; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto; position: relative !important;"><div id="article-body" data-tier="1" itemprop="articleBody" class="asset-content subscriber-premium" data-lpos="asset|body" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); line-height: 24px; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-size: 22px;">Mega-industries should not be built on rich farmland</h2></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">The harassment of the Wilmot farmers must stop. They have made it abundantly clear that they are not willing hosts for an industrial mega-site.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">They want to farm their land. You cannot find better land than these 770 acres, anywhere in Ontario. Why should the farmers have to witness the destruction of not only their land but also their homes?</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">How would you feel if someone came and took over your property and home, wouldn’t tell you what they would do with it, but just wanted it to be “shovel ready” for who knows what?</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">Why should these farmers have to spend hundreds or maybe thousands of dollars to defend their rights to own their land?</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">This smells more and more of developers’ greed.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">Just remember, when you pave over paradise, it is gone forever.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">The flagrant hostility and contempt toward the people and the habitat in Wilmot must stop.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;">There are ugly gravel pits that need to be rehabilitated. There is land closer to the 401. Mega-industries should be built on nonarable land. Let’s continue to fight for farmland.</p></div><div class="subscriber-only" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 28px; font-family: var(--font-daily-text); overflow-wrap: break-word;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pauline Duench Miller, St. Jacobs</em></p></div><div id="tncms-region-article_bottom_content" class="tncms-region hidden-print" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both;"></div></div></div></div><div id="asset-below" class="asset-below clearfix" data-lpos="asset|footer" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 690px; padding: 0px; max-width: none; margin: 0px auto; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Merriweather Sans", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="tsBelowArticle" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="articleFeedbackCTA trustBar row" data-lpos="asset|trust-bar" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 20px 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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;"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;">D) S</font></b><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;">peak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard:</font></b></div></div></div></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 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><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 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 class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;">Wilmot Township Council</font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;"><div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;">Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:natasha.salonen@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">natasha.salonen@wilmot.ca</a></span></u> or 519-634-8519 x 9351</div><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;">Stewart Cressman, Councillor Ward 1, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:stewart.cressman@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">stewart.cressman@wilmot.ca</a></span></u><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in; display: inline !important;"> or 519-807-1496<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div></font></b></div><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in; display: inline !important;">Kris Wilkinson, Councillor Ward 2, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:kris.wilkinson@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">kris.wilkinson@wilmot.ca</a></span></u></div></font></b> or 519-807-4173</div><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;">Harvir Sidhu, Councillor Ward 3, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:harvir.sidhu@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">harvir.sidhu@wilmot.ca</a></span></u><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in; display: inline !important;"> or 519-807-2521</div></font></b></div><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in; display: inline !important;">Lillianne Dunstall, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:lillianne.dunstall@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">lillianne.dunstall@wilmot.ca</a></span></u></div></font></b><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in; display: inline !important;"> or 519-807-4975</div></font></b></div><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in;"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in; display: inline !important;">Steven Martin, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:steven.martin@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">steven.martin@wilmot.ca</a></span></u></div></font></b> <b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in; display: inline !important;">or 519-807-5214</div></font></b></div><div><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; margin: 0in; display: inline !important;"><br></div></font></b></div></font></b></div></div></div></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;">Region of Waterloo Council</font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><div style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px;"><div style="margin: 0in;">Karen Redman, Regional Chair, <a href="mailto:kredman@regionofwaterloo.ca">kredman@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor, Kitchener, <a href="mailto:berryv@kitchener.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">berryv@kitchener.ca</a></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Dorothy McCabe, Mayor, City of Waterloo, <a href="mailto:dorothy.mccabe@waterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">dorothy.mccabe@waterloo.ca</a></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Jan Liggett, Cambridge Mayor, Cambridge, <a href="mailto:liggettj@cambridge.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">liggettj@cambridge.ca</a></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Sue Foxton, Mayor, North Dumfries, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:sfoxton@northdumfries.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">sfoxton@northdumfries.ca</a></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:natasha.salonen@wilmot.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">natasha.salonen@wilmot.ca</a></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Joe Nowak, Mayor, Wellesley, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:jnowak@wellesley.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">jnowak@wellesley.ca</a></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Sandy Shantz, Mayor, Woolwich, <a href="mailto:sshantz@woolwich.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">sshantz@woolwich.ca</a></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Doug Craig, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, <u><span style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);"><a href="mailto:dougcraig@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">dougcraig@regionofwaterloo.ca</a></span></u></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Pam Wolf, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, <a href="mailto:pwolf@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">pwolf@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Colleen James, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, <a href="mailto:CJames@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">CJames@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Michael Harris, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, <a href="mailto:MHarris@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">MHarris@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Kari Williams, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, <a href="mailto:KariWilliams@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">KariWilliams@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Rob Deutschmann, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, <a href="mailto:RDeutschmann@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">RDeutschmann@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Jim Erb, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, <a href="mailto:JErb@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">JErb@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in;">Chantal Huinink, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, <a href="mailto:CHuinink@regionofwaterloo.ca" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">CHuinink@regionofwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="font-weight: 400;"></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><font class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" style="font-size: 14px;"><br></font></b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><b style="font-size: 14px;">Province of Ontario</b></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Premier Doug Ford - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:doug.fordco@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">doug.fordco@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">416-325-1941 - available 24/7 - all calls confidential</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Paul Calandra - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:steve.clark@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">paul.calandra@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">416-585-7000</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Andrea Khanjin - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - <a href="mailto:andrea.khanjin@pc.ola.org">andrea.khanjin@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">705-722-0575</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Todd Smith - Minister of Energy - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:todd.smith@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">todd.smith@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">613-962-1144</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org</a></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Conservative MPPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Mike Harris Jr - Minister of Red Tape Reduction, MPP Kitchener-Conestoga - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:mike.harris@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mike.harris@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">519-669-2090</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Brian Riddell - MPP Cambridge - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:brian.riddell@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">brian.riddell@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">519-650-2770</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Jess Dixon - MPP Kitchener South - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:jess.dixon@pc.ola.org" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jess.dixon@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">519-650-9413</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Will Bouma - MPP Brantford-Brant - <a href="mailto:will.bouma@pc.ola.org">will.bouma@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 759-0361</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Ted Arnott - MPP Wellington-Halton Hills - <a href="mailto:ted.arnott@pc.ola.org">ted.arnott@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 787-5247</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Ernie Hardeman - MPP Oxford - <a href="mailto:ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org">ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 537-5222</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Matthew Rae - MPP Perth-Wellington - <a href="mailto:matthew.rae@pc.ola.org">matthew.rae@pc.ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 272-0660</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br clear="none" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local NDP MPPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Catherine Fife - MPP Waterloo - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca" class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca</a> or <span dir="ltr">519-725-3477</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Green Party MPPs:</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mike Schreiner - MPP Guelph - <a href="mailto:mschreiner@ola.org" style="text-decoration: none;">mschreiner@ola.or</a>g or <span dir="ltr">(519) 836-4190</span></div><div>New! - Aislinn Clancy - MPP Kitchener Centre - <a href="mailto:aclancy-co@ola.org">aclancy-co@ola.org</a> or 519-579-5460</div><div><br></div><div>Independent MPPs:</div><div>Bobbi Ann Brady - MPP Haldimand-Norfolk - <a href="mailto:babrady-co@ola.org">babrady-co@ola.org</a> or <span dir="ltr">(519) 428-0446</span></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; white-space: nowrap;">Federal Members of Parliament</span></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 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 class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Liberal MPs:</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Bryan May - MP Cambridge - <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:bryan.may@parl.gc.ca">bryan.may@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 624-7440</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Tim Louis - MP Kitchener-Conestoga - </span><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:tim.louis@parl.gc.ca">tim.louis@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 578-3777</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Valerie Bradford - MP Kitchener-South Hespeler - </span><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:valerie.bradford@parl.gc.ca">valerie.bradford@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 571-5509</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Bardish Chagger - MP Waterloo - <span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:bardish.chagger@parl.gc.ca">bardish.chagger@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 746-1573</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">Lloyd Longfield - MP Guelph - </span><span style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="mailto:lloyd.longfield@parl.gc.ca">lloyd.longfield@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 837-8276</span></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Conservative MPs:</div><div>Michael Chong - MP Wellington-Halton Hills - <a href="mailto:michael.chong@parl.gc.ca">michael.chong@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 843-7344</div><div>Larry Brok - MP Brantford-Brant - <a href="mailto:larry.brock@parl.gc.ca">larry.brock@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 754-4300</div></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">John Nater - MP Perth-Wellington - <a href="mailto:john.nater@parl.gc.ca">john.nater@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 273-1400</div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000"><br></div><div class="ydp9fa07544yiv0892781770ydp8bacb94dyiv1865983000">Local Green Party MPs:</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Mike Morrice - MP Kitchener - <a href="mailto:mike.morrice@parl.gc.ca">mike.morrice@parl.gc.ca</a> or (519) 741-2001</div><div><br></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 size="4"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><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>Kevin Thomason</div><div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network</div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><a href="http://www.gren.ca/">www.gren.ca</a><br></div><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><br></div>Phone: <span dir="ltr">(519) 888-0519</span></div></div></div></div></div></font></b></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 size="4"><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 400;"><div><div><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;">Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: <span dir="ltr">(519) 240-1648</span><br>Twitter: @kthomason<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com">kevinthomason@mac.com</a></div></div></div></div><br></div><div>-------------------------------------</div></div></font></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="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-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br></div><div style="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-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>