We are legal counsel to White Cherry Developments Inc. which owns land in the City of Pickering. Its land is among the 15 parcels which were removed from the Greenbelt on December 14, 2022 and which are proposed to be returned to the Greenbelt through Bill 136.
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November 30, 2023
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Provincial Land Use Plans Branch
13th Flr, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
greenbeltconsultation@ontario.ca
ERO 019-7739, Bill 136 Submission
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In reversing the Greenbelt removals Premier Ford stated on September 21, 2023, “I made a promise to you that I wouldn’t touch the Greenbelt. I broke that promise.
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The legislation to reinstate the protective status of carve-outs from the Greenbelt should include the following provisions to guarantee permanent protection:
1. the 10-year reviews would not permit the removal of any Greenbelt lands, only the consideration of additional lands;
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The government needs to have meaningful engagements and consultation with First Nations when dealing with Greenbelt lands. It needs to legislate that at the 10-year Greenbelt Reviews, no more Greenbelt land can be removed or swapped but only land can be added.
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I make the following submission to ERO 019-7739 with respect to Bill 136, Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023, which I support in principle.
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The Greenbelt needs to be permanently protected from development, it’s far too important to Ontario. There is more than enough land already designated for development so there is no reason to destroy desperately needed farmland for more houses that the average person can’t afford.
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The Book Road development should not be included in the designated Greenbelt Lands. The province needs increased housing and this land is ideal for future growth in the City of Hamilton.
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My family has owned property on Book Road for 50 years. Since owning this property, it has always been our intention to collaborate with the City of Hamilton to develop this land. No substantial farming has occurred on this land.
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I was born in the Ancaster community and live in the area where the development was proposed to begin (book and shaver road). As a landowner, taxpayer and parent I believe that our growing community needs to build houses for our growing population and yes it needs to be in our backyard!
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Greetings.
With respect to ERO Posting #019-7739, please find enclosed a supporting document and link from the Regional Municipality of Durham containing Commissioner’s Report #2023-P-28.
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Please find attached the County of Wellington's comments related to the most recent Greenbelt Plan proposal (reversal). These comments were presented and accepted by the Wellington County Planning Committee on November 9th, 2023. County Council will receive this report on November 30th, 2023.
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Please see the attached Staff Report and Notice of Council Resolution re: Proposal to return lands to the Greenbelt - Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023
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I am strongly in support of the proposal to return those lands to the Greenbelt that were wrongly -- not just "too fast and not sufficiently transparent" but wrongly -- removed from it in December 2022.
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