Re BILL 66 Ontario It is…

Re BILL 66 Ontario

It is extremely important to remove Schedule 10 from Bill 66 for the following reasons:

The Greenbelt:

* preserves farmland and greenspace which naturally filters water and prevents flooding,
* provides critical habitat for many of Ontario’s endangered species. It also
* helps to combat climate change by storing 86.6 million tonnes of carbon.

* It provides approximately $2.6 billion annually in environmental services.

* Food and farming in the Greater Golden Horseshoe contributes $12.3 billion to the economy and creates 212,000 jobs.  

* Over 7,000 farms are found in the Greenbelt, including half of Ontario’s fruit farms and one fifth of our vegetable farms
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* It is our biggest defence against climate change
* Natural greenspace absorbs flood water and

* It reduces the impact of extreme storms on our infrastructure and stormwater management systems.
Thank you.