1) Add to the Greenbelt all…

1) Add to the Greenbelt all Natural Heritage Systems for contiguous protection and add the south slope of the Oak Ridges Moraine in Northumberland County to protect the agricultural lands for farming, the forests, wetland, and cold water streams down to the shoreline of Lake Iroquois. See the Bluebelt map and studies done in 2015 to 2017 as this should form the basis of Greenbelt expansion in the eastern area of south central Ontario. The protection of sensitive and critical water sources and areas is critical to ensure our wells and farmers have enough water especially in droughts, and to mitigate the effects of climate change. Without water our homes and farmers cannot sustain us. We need to keep the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan and include in the Greenbelt the remainder of this moraine.
2) Our Greenbelt is threatened and destroyed by infrastructure going through it. Our government cannot dishonour and destroy our Greenbelt by building roads, pipelines, towers, highways, sewers, transit corridors etc. through it. You must cease highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass. This highway is not necessary, it is way too expensive, and will cause irreversible damage to the agricultural lands, streams, wetlands and natural environment in its path.