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71502

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Municipality of Bluewater

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November 21, 2022 Premier’s Office Room 281, Legislative Building, Queens Park, Toronto, ON, M7A 1A1 Sent via email. Re: Bill 23 More Homes Built Faster Act Dear Honorable Doug Ford, Premier Read more

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71506

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The actions that this bill enable will not only harm the environment as The Greenbelt will be effected but will allow for building projects to go ahead without public consultation or consideration. I fear builders will not consider the atheistics of rural communities. Read more

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71536

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I can comprehend an intent to prevent frivolous application of heritage designations that may unduly block worthy development. I ask that the Bill be amended such that: Read more

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71667

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My Statement on Bill 23 is simple. Give the newly elected Mayors and Council in the Municipalities in Ontario a minute to grasp the enormity of Bill 23. Give time for the hard-working communities to provide their feedback. Most Read more

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71668

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Municipality of Trent Hills

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The Municipality of Trent Hills has an active Heritage Advisory Committee which promotes information about Heritage properties within the community. A swell as a number of designated properties we have an extensive Heritage Register. Read more

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71709

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Please see the attached commentary. November 23, 2022 Comments re: Proposed Changes to the Ontario Heritage Act and its regulations: Bill 23 (Schedule 6) - the Proposed More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022 ERO number 019-6196 The Hon. Laurie Scott, Chair Read more

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71769

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City of Kawartha Lakes

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Municipal Registers • The requirement that municipal registers be provided online makes sense and aligns with current best practice. Read more

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71798

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City of Kitchener

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City of Kitchener comments attached and summarized below Kitchener continues to be a leader in Ontario and has already undertaken some of the work that Bill 23 seeks to achieve: Read more

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71838

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The proposed changes would be devastating for heritage in Ontario. No only do the changes seem geared toward a bull-dozer and build mindset, dropping listed properties from the heritage register if they're not designated within 2 years is just folly. Read more

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71896

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The town of Cobourg Ontario Relies on its heritage buildings including those that will be designated, for tourism which is economically important for our town. Please do not change the Act to take away business/money through tourism for our Town.

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71916

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Ontario Archaeological Society

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Regarding the proposed Bill 23, we have been hearing from so many of our members about how this will impact their daily and work lives, along with many of these people being stakeholders. It is difficult to put into words how irresponsible this proposed bill is for those in the heritage sector. Read more

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71936

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This bill must stop. Housing and livable, sustainable communities are needed, and this bill prevents such communities from existing. The province needs to work with municipalities to develop appropriate strategies that maintain a good standard of living and quality of life for all. Read more