Dear Sir/Madam: I wish to…

Dear Sir/Madam:
I wish to express my deep concern over the proposed Bill 66. This piece of legislation puts our environment at risk. Only recently the Greenbelt went through an evaluation process, and overwhelmingly Ontarians rejected the idea of developement in this precious area. In fact, they wanted even more land protected from the relentless onslaught of development. Bill 66 is a threat to more than the Greenbelt. It threatens the entire province and puts at risk our drinking water (remember Walkerton), our farmlands, wetlands, woodlands, lakes and rivers and valuable habitat for wildlife and species at risk. These areas need more protection, not less.

We live on a finite planet, and we must set aside areas where nature and natural habitat are protected now and for the future. This needs to happen not just in remote areas, but here in Southern Ontario where natural areas are under great pressure and are being destroyed piece-by-piece. Once they are lost, these very valuable areas and the life forms that depend on them will be lost forever. We will be the poorer for it.

Please do not pass this legislation. Please give our farmlands, wetlands, forest, water sources, etc. the protection they deserve from those who would destroy them for short-sighted gain.