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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92007

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From a community perspective, severing a lot of land can allow for more efficient use of space and resources, which can lead to the creation of new neighbourhoods and communities. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92008

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City of Hamilton

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Attached, please find City of Hamilton Comments regarding ERO 019-6813 in response to your office’s posting proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument – the Provincial Planning Statement. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92009

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Municipality of Clarington

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Municipality of Clarington (see attached report). Report PSD-037-23 was adopted as the Municipality of Clarington’s comments to the Province on the proposed Provincial Planning Statement, 2023. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92014

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Agrivoltaics Canada

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On behalf of Agrivoltaics Canada, Canada’s industry group dedicated to the promotion and education of agrivoltaics which lie at the intersection of agriculture and renewable energy, we write to express our strong support for the inclusion of agrivoltaics in Section 4.3 of the proposed Provincial Pla Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92020

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I am writing in support of changing the land use around the Lake Erie Industrial Park. It is time for our current heavy industry to be held accountable to the community in terms of their environmental impacts. New technologies exist for both the oil refinery and Stelco. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92021

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While I'm in favour of the parts of the policy that support denser, mixed-type housing, I am against the proposal to allow more development on rural land and farms. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92022

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I am deeply concerned with the new Provincial Planning Statement which proposes to replace the existing Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) and the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (Growth Plan). Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92029

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People who would approve this are people who do not have family working at Stelco. Also, they might be fairly new to Haldimand. I've lived here most of my life, my husband has lived here his whole life. We have our life because of my husband's job, Stelco. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92047

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As a long standing property owner in the area I am decidedly against the proposed housing development in the close proximity to the refinery and steel plant.We have insufficient roads and health care to accomodate a large influx of new residents and this will jeopardise the aforementioned continuing Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92106

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The PC Provincial Government is continuing to damage and take away our rural areas, our green spaces where we can wander outside our cities and towns, the creeks and rivers we play in, fish from, the forests which cool us on hot summer days.

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92108

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Please stop the destruction of precious farmland and carving up of Ontario’s remaining greenbelt. Natural forests and wetland, meadows and forests are critical as our food supply, biodiversity and mental health benefits connected to being near green spaces are all in steep decline. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92109

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In your review of land use in this province, please continue to protect natural areas, environmentally significant areas, agricultural land, and prevent urban sprawl. The answer to housing is to intensify urban areas where there are vacant lands and to be creative in already developed areas. Read more

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Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument.

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92111

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The new Bill 97 PPS changes now proposes full-throttle sprawl that undermines sustainable, transit-supportive, affordable communities. This will cut policies requiring efficient, environmentally-sensitive growth. It will also allow every farm three severances and up to 12 homes. Read more

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