Destroying wetlands for…

Destroying wetlands for housing is a bad decision for the long term for the health of our environment.

It is also a bad business decision - for example in the massive rains a few years ago there was tremendous water damage and flooding at Monterra Road and Grey Road 21 that closed roads.

We are not prepared to deal with waterflows and flooding as it is - destroying the Sliver Creek wetland would just make it worse in the Nottawasaga Conservation Area.

We need to protect our environment and that includes our wetlands to keep nature in balance .

Instead we need to be considering higher density housing in areas that do not result in the destruction of wetlands and greenbelts. We need housing and density to focus our public transit systems, and social services - taking acres of wetlands for housing is not the right answer.

We have seen across Canada the impact of flooding that is only going to get worse. Please protect the areas of our province that help ameliorate this threat, keep our insurance costs manageable and save our governments from incurring the incredibly high costs of flooding and water damage. Make a business decision - save the wetlands and build densely.