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Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

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94922

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I am writing to express my support in principle for Bill 136 (Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023) and request that the following amendments be included in the final version of the legislation. Read more

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Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

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94923

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We need homes for our growing population. Most people want a home with a backyard and a place for their children to play and grow, not a condominium. The lands in the Book Rd area as mentioned by the farmers are not productive enough to make a living at farming. Read more

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Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

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94926

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i live on book rd in ancaster we bought this property 15 years ago as an investment for our retirement as this was not in the greenbelt but about 8 years ago it was put in so now it is worth a lot less money too us for our retirement , hope was restored when Doug Ford proposed too take our land bac Read more

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Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

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94935

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Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation

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Re: Bill 136 – Greenbelt Lands Reversal, ERO #0197739, #0197735 I am writing to you today as the Chief Executive Officer of Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation. (DRNPHC) Read more

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Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

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94936

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This proposal is a huge mistake. I fiercely oppose the government’s wildly reckless determination to destroy valuable farm land at a time when people can barely afford to put food on the table. Ontario should be encouraging more local farming, not deterring and preventing it. Read more

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Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

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94939

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I am particularly concerned about the protection of the Duffins Rouge Agricultural preserve. In this time of climate change and local food crisis, we have to protect this Class 1 farmland, adjacent to the Rouge park, and rich in wetlands, creeks and ecological diversity. Read more

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Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

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94945

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We need to protect what limited farmland we have left. Some of the most fertile land in all of Canada can be found along the southern shores of Lake Ontario. That fruit growing land is basically all housing units now. Read more

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Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

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94956

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There needs to be more public hearings about this! We already know there was corruption involved, now we need meaningful public input control over how the Greenbelt is preserved for generations to come. Stop trying to hide this corruption! Read more

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Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

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94958

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We are the owners of land in the Municipality of Clarington at Nash and Hancock Roads which under the provisions of the Regulation 567/22 of the Greenbelt Act was removed from the Greenbelt and are now subject to Bill 136, Greenbelt Statute law Amendment Act, which will restore this land to the Gree Read more

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Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023

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94960

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This seems sensible. The Ontario government needs to show Ontarians that the shocking Greenbelt changes and decision that have been made during the Ford administration will Never happen again. "Proposal summary Read more

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