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92557

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Please do not destroy the Greenbelt! This is such a huge part of what it is to be a resident in Ontario and not to mention the most fertile land anywhere in Canada. This land is irreplaceable, and definitely not by compact infrastructure! Read more

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92558

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Ontario Home Builders' Association

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Please find OHBA's comments attached related to a review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument. Read more

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92559

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The entire approach to develop the new provincial planning policy instrument is flawed & will not improve the lives of Ontarians. Please do not ignore the sound science & recommendations from the many organizations, professionals, individuals that are red flagging what is proposed. Read more

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92560

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Ontario Association of Heritage Professionals (OAHP)

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The Ontario Association of Heritage Professionals (OHAP) provides our comments in the attached document. Read more

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92563

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I am strongly opposed to the proposed changes that the provincial government wants to make to the Provincial Policy Statement. Weakening of provincial planning rules will result in increased sprawl that will threaten farms, forests, other natural areas, and freshwater sources. Read more

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92565

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A municipality needs to have flexibility when considering an option to increase development in a rural area, including the creation of one or more residential lots on a farm property. Read more

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92567

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I am shocked by the Ford government's disregard of its previous promises. Once Farmland and other Environmentally sensitive lands are stripped away, there is no going back. The government hides their 'need' to build in these areas under the guise of affordable housing. Read more

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92569

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The public understands the rationale for additional housing in Ontario, as they know Canada will be taking immigrants and they all know people having trouble finding a place to buy or rent. Read more

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92570

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RE: Provincial Agricultural System, ERO #019-6813 for review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument Dear Minister Clark, Read more

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92571

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City of Mississauga

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Further to City of Mississauga comments sent in May, 2023, the following comments and recommendations are provided on the proposed natural heritage policies: Read more

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92572

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Shared Path Consultation Initiative

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August 4, 2023 Planning Consultation Provincial Planning Policy Branch 777 Bay Street, 13th floor Toronto, ON M5G 2E5 RE: ERO 019-6813 Review of proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument Read more

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92574

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Not only would the proceeding of the housing project eliminate thousands of jobs for the county, but the county alone is not big enough to sustain the influx of population this will cause. Please do not proceed with this!!

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92575

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Regional Municipality of Waterloo

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Thank you for consulting on the Province's proposed new Provincial Planning Statement (PPS). Attached is a copy of Report PDL-CPL-23-011.1 outlining the Regional Municipality of Waterloo's response to this proposal. Waterloo Regional Council accepted the report at its meeting on May 24, 2023. Read more

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92576

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Upper Thames River Conservation Authority

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The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) has undertaken a review of the Environmental Registry of Ontario posting (ERO 019-6813) related to “review of the proposed policies adapted from A Place to Grow and Provincial Policy Statement to form a new provincial planning policy instrument,” Read more

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92578

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City of Thunder Bay

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The following comments are provided by myself, Devon McCloskey, RPP, MCIP, Manager of Planning Services, City of Thunder Bay. As observed by many other planners (OPPI) and Municipalities in Northern Ontario such as Sudbury, several policies within the proposed 2023 PPS are contradictory. Read more