This week we attended a meeting, ‘Growing the Greenbelt’. The Ontario government has plans to greatly increase the Greenbelt boundaries and is going through the consultative process. The biggest driving force for the Greenbelt update is the protection of water….
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by Mike Robinson. Wellington-Halton Hills MPP Ted Arnott is adding his voice to support Puslinch’s bid to exclude the Highway 401 and Highway 6 corridors from the province’s Greenbelt Plan Area. On Nov. 23 Puslinch councillors briefly discussed the MPP’s…
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The Greenbelt Farmers’ Market Network mission is to “support and enhance the agricultural sector by increasing connections between consumers and Greenbelt farmers.” This year they are doing that by offering selected farmers’ markets in Ontario $3500 each in TD Market…
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by Patrick Raftis. Wellington County council members see no need to expand Ontario’s Greenbelt and reaffirmed that position on Feb. 25. The Greenbelt is a permanently-protected area, about 7,300 square kilometres in size (1.8 million acres), consisting of green space,…
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by Mike Robinson. Puslinch councillors are in favour of excluding a wide swath of land on either side of Highways 401 and 6 should the Ontario government move forward with expanding the Greenbelt in the township. The issue arose as…
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by Mike Robinson. Puslinch councillors agree with a county report which suggests the province is intruding too far into municipal plans with Ontario’s proposed greenbelt expansion legislation. As part of the mayor’s update at the June 15 council session, Mayor…
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Councillors here are wondering whether expanding the provincial Greenbelt into Wellington County would even achieve its intended effect. On Feb. 17, councillors here reviewed information from the County of Wellington regarding proposed Greenbelt Expansion. Councillor Matthew Bulmer noted that council…
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