[GREN-Exec] Fwd: GRCA Report and Waterloo Region Report

[John Jackson]

I sent copies of the Region of Waterloo's and the GRCA's position on the expansion of the Greenbelt to this area.

Below is the response she sent me.

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John Jackson
17 Major Street
Kitchener N2H 4R1
519-744-7503




> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Theresa McClenaghan <theresa at cela.ca>
> Subject: Re: GRCA Report and Waterloo Region Report
> Date: April 12, 2021 at 2:34:13 PM EDT
> To: John Jackson <jjackson at web.ca>
> Cc: Anastasia Lintner <anastasia at cela.ca>
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> Thanks
> It seems that this arises from the Peacock decision on source protection and municipal groundwater protection which I think was wrongly decided but Norfolk county did not appeal.  Since then the former planner from waterloo told a number of us on one of the calls on greenbelt expansion that waterloo felt they could not take stronger action on their groundwater protection.  I would have advised them to do so and then they have the resources to take the challenge on and take higher courts if they were pressed, based on the Spraytech and other decisions about municipal authority.  Usually it is only if the statute expressly bars municipal action that there can't be multiple levels of govt acting on same general topic, or if the requirements are actually contradictory.  A really unfortunate result.  Anyway, Anastasia is including some points in the CELA decision, including that greenbelt protection is an opportunity for multi-generational protection which is NOT available in the official plan to official plan cycle.  Also not every municipality is as forward thinking environmentally as Waterloo region  including many in the Grand watershed :)
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> Le lun. 12 avr. 2021, à 13 h 18, John Jackson <jjackson at web.ca <mailto:jjackson at web.ca>> a écrit :
> My mind was flagging when you asked me the question. I do have reports from both GRCA and Region of Waterloo.
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> They are attached.
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> John
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> John Jackson
> 17 Major Street
> Kitchener N2H 4R1
> 519-744-7503
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