<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi Susan,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Excellent points about MZO’s - they are very concerning, bypass all public engagement, and there is nothing that can undo them other than ousting the current premier, getting a new minister and getting him/her to issue a new zoning order restoring the previous state.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The Pickering MZO is in lands that citizens have fought for years to get included in the Greenbelt (the entire Carruthers Creek watershed too) but have not been successful yet since there has been almost no significant expansion or additions to the Greenbelt since its inception.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Urban sprawl wording is being used by the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance since most citizens grasp the consequences and it is far simpler than trying to explain all the details of land use planning. There may be little hope aside from huge public pressure as the Ford government rams through so many destructive things behind the guise of the pandemic and economic profits.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I’ll keep you posted on what I learn. I know that Environmental Defence is working on a map of all known MZO’s that should be out later this week,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Cheers,</div><div class="">Kevin.<br class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Nov 1, 2020, at 2:04 PM, Susan Koswan <<a href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com" class="">susankoswan@execulink.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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baseline; margin: 0in 0in 9.6pt 0in;" class=""><span style="font-size:
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</span></p><p style="line-height: 19.2pt; background: #FBFBFB; vertical-align:
baseline; margin: 0in 0in 9.6pt 0in;" class=""><span style="font-size:
11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #464646;" lang="EN-CA" class="">This article from Construction News quotes Clark's
presentation to AMO:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://ontarioconstructionnews.com/ministers-zoning-orders-can-help-move-priority-construction-projects-forward-minister-of-municipal-affairs-tells-amos-virtual-audience/">https://ontarioconstructionnews.com/ministers-zoning-orders-can-help-move-priority-construction-projects-forward-minister-of-municipal-affairs-tells-amos-virtual-audience/</a><br class="">
</span></p><p style="line-height: 19.2pt; background: #FBFBFB; vertical-align:
baseline; margin: 0in 0in 9.6pt 0in;" class=""><span style="font-size:
11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #464646;" lang="EN-CA" class="">"While the government is focused on reducing delays
on critical projects that local communities need by enhancing
the Minister’s Zoning Order authority, Clark reminded the crowd
that certain areas need not apply.</span></p><p style="line-height: 19.2pt; background: #FBFBFB; vertical-align:
baseline; margin: 0in 0in 9.6pt 0in;" class=""><span style="font-size:
11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #464646;" lang="EN-CA" class="">“I want to be clear that this new tool cannot be
used in the Greenbelt,” he said. “Our focus on supporting
economic recovery has not wavered – we’re helping to build more
housing, long-term care facilities, and leveraging our transit
investments, and that is the focus for the enhanced MZO.”</span></p><p style="line-height: 19.2pt; background: #FBFBFB; vertical-align:
baseline; margin: 0in 0in 9.6pt 0in;" class=""><span style="font-size:
11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #464646;" lang="EN-CA" class="">Is the Pickering wetland area that got the MZO
outside of the Greenbelt?</span></p><p style="line-height: 19.2pt; background: #FBFBFB; vertical-align:
baseline; margin: 0in 0in 9.6pt 0in;" class=""><span style="font-size:
11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #464646;" lang="EN-CA" class="">Thanks,</span></p><p style="line-height: 19.2pt; background: #FBFBFB; vertical-align:
baseline; margin: 0in 0in 9.6pt 0in;" class=""><span style="font-size:
11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #464646;" lang="EN-CA" class="">Susan <br class="">
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/1/2020 11:35 AM, Kevin Thomason
wrote:<br class="">
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<div class="">Hi GREN Executive,</div>
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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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Kevin Thomason<br class="">
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1115 Cedar Grove Road<br class="">
Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4<br class="">
<br class="">
Phone: (519) 888-0519<br class="">
Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648<br class="">
Twitter: @kthomason<br class="">
E-mail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com">kevinthomason@mac.com</a><br class="">
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Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">Franz Hartmann
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:franzgreenbeltalliance@gmail.com"><franzgreenbeltalliance@gmail.com></a><br class="">
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue,
Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">URGENT:
Need "sign off" on ACTION</b><br class="">
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue,
Helvetica, sans-serif;" class="">October 31, 2020 at
11:27:06 AM EDT<br class="">
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;" class=""><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;" class=""><b class="">To: </b></span><span style="font-family: -webkit-system-font, Helvetica Neue,
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
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:anneb@ontarionature.org"><anneb@ontarionature.org></a><br class="">
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<div class="">Here is <a href="https://protected-places.good.do/oga/sign/" 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="">Thanks<br class="" clear="all">
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<div class="">Ontario Greenbelt Alliance</div>
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