April 2023

In this issue, we would like to inform you about a couple of events that are most probably of interest to you. The first event is close to home. It is co-organized by our Dufferin-Caledon Greens executive board member Leah Pressey.

Yours To Protect Earth Day Weekend March-April 21st, 2023

In support of Environmental Defense’s Yours To Protect Weekend, the D-C Greens and the environmental community of Dufferin-Caledon are planning a march on April 21st, 2023 at 2 pm.

The march will be a demonstration to object to the Ford Governments’ anti-environmental policies, (specifically Bill 23), the development on the Greenbelt, Highway 413, and the Bradford Bypass.

The Ford government’s Greenbelt plans are deeply controversial both in the agricultural sector and from environmentalists alike.The nature of the deals being made behind closed doors are benefitting a handful of developers who happen to be personal friends of the Premier. Bill 23 strikes down the capacity of municipalities to determine their own futures and makes it significantly harder for citizens to challenge projects that impact local natural ecosystems. Additionally, the removal of developer's obligations to pay for roads and sewer  infrastructure will mean this infrastructure will now be paid for by the taxpayer. Paradoxically, Ford’s own housing task force determined that there was no need to zone new lands for development outside of existing urban boundaries, as there is plenty of land available to meet current housing requirements.

The march will start at the parking lot beside 229 Broadway, across from the Shell gas station, proceed down Broadway Avenue to Sylvia Jones constituency office, and then end in front of the Town Hall. We are hopeful that everyone who is concerned about these issues will come out to join us and make a stand, like so many others plan to on this Earth Day Weekend.

If you would like more information, or would like to help in spreading the word and raising awareness around these critical issues, please email Leah Pressey. We hope you will join us!

Speaking of EARTH DAY, our Green supporter and eco-enhusiast Bill Dandie host a very interesting EARTH DAY event. If you are interested in or have ever considered living off-grid, come to KETCHUM HOUSE.  Free registration is on Facebook here

That's a wrap for today - hope to see you soon in the community.

Cheers,

Stefan Wiesen,

President Dufferin Caledon Greens