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<p>Thanks Kevin,</p>
<p>I caught this last night when I was falling asleep.
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5784390">https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5784390</a> with Tim Gray from Environmental
Defence. Writing my column and will include these examples of MZOs
in action for Nov 12. <br>
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<p>My understanding is that municipalities are at the mercy of the
provincial government. Can anything override an MZO? <br>
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<p>Also, just curious about the choice of wording. Is "urban
sprawl" being used because most people will get it? This is about
land use and planning, and trying to balance human needs for food,
shelter etc. with ecosystem needs. But what can we do when our
best laid plans are over-ridden by MZOs? Is there any hope here? <br>
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<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Susan <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/1/2020 11:35 AM, Kevin Thomason
wrote:<br>
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<div class="">I have continued to try to balance racing to
complete many aspects of our new house build prior to winter
along with trying to keep up with the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance
campaign that is rapidly unfolding. Thankfully Dr. Franz
Hartman, Linda Lukasic and others are doing a great job keeping
things moving forward.</div>
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<div class="">With dozens of MZO’s - Ministerial Zoning Orders now
coming forward from developers everywhere now that the Ford
government has discovered they are a great way to circumvent all
public involvement and process in development decisions there
are settlement boundary expansion requests, Greenbelt land
removal requests, and all sorts of inappropriate developments
happening - including here in Cambridge and Stratford with
recent MZO approvals. There have been more MZO’s approved in
the past month than the previous two decades combined…</div>
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<div class="">The OGA and environmental groups are trying to gear
up to push back and bring more awareness of this to the public.
Part of the funding grant that GREN is a part of from the
Greenbelt Foundation includes getting materials into our
community such as this proposed letter to area Councils
countering sprawl and promoting green space:</div>
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<a href="https://protected-places.good.do/oga/sign/" class=""
moz-do-not-send="true">https://protected-places.good.do/oga/sign/</a>
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<div class="">This is still just a mock-up that will be released
in the weeks ahead. I will keep working with the OGA leadership
on the development of these materials and keep you posted. With
our Countryside Line in Waterloo Region it makes things a bit
different and materials are being adapted for each Region.</div>
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<div class="">Please let me know any ideas or ways that GREN can
be involved.</div>
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<div class="">Cheers,</div>
<div class="">Kevin.<br class="">
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class=""><b class="">From: </b></span><span
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:franzgreenbeltalliance@gmail.com"><franzgreenbeltalliance@gmail.com></a><br class="">
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Need "sign off" on ACTION</b><br class="">
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Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Tim Gray
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tgray@environmentaldefence.ca"><tgray@environmentaldefence.ca></a>, Lynda Lukasik
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:llukasik@environmenthamilton.org"><llukasik@environmenthamilton.org></a>, Debbie Gordon
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:debbierawngordon@gmail.com"><debbierawngordon@gmail.com></a>, Margaret Prophet
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:margaret@simcoecountygreenbelt.ca"><margaret@simcoecountygreenbelt.ca></a>, Kevin
Thomason <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com"><kevinthomason@mac.com></a>, John Bacher
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pals@becon.org"><pals@becon.org></a>, Anne Bell
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<div class="">Here is <a
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class="" moz-do-not-send="true">the draft Action</a>.
We will "clone" this once people are happy with this
general lay out. Orgs would put their logos beside
the OGA logo at the bottom. We can also fine tune the
letter to the Council
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<div class=""><b class="">Please let me know ASAP if
you are okay with this.</b></div>
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<div class="">Ontario Greenbelt Alliance</div>
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