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Holland Marsh: No Place For a Freeway

July 16, 2021–Margaret Prophet

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Advocacy•Greenbelt and Greenway•Land-use planning•Wetlands

Holland Marsh © Samantha Cava

The former mayor of Toronto, David Crombie, once gave me invaluable insight about how we view nature. He said, “We look at green spaces and nature as places with potential. ...

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Greenspaces Cannot be Protected Without Youth Voices: Lessons Learned From Highway 413

April 9, 2021–Miranda Baksh

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Climate Change•Greenbelt and Greenway•Land-use planning•Youth

400-series highway © Ken Lund CC BY-SA 2.0

Under the guise of recovering from the global pandemic, the provincial government is planning to fast-track the construction of Highway 413 at the cost of $6 billion tax dollars. Though ...

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Bill 197 (COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020) Backgrounder

July 21, 2020–Ontario Nature Staff

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Conservation News

Tufted titmouse © Bill McDonald

Bill 197 unravels environmental protections, including the following: Bill 197 made substantial amendments to the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA). As a result, no types of industrial or development projects will ...

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Omnibus Bill 197: What you need to know

July 16, 2020–Anne Bell

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Advocacy•Conservation News•Habitat•Land-use planning

Sewage and shoreline pollution © Viv Lynch CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

On July 8, the Government of Ontario introduced an omnibus bill (Bill 197) which proposes to amend 20 pieces of legislation with minimum debate in the Legislature and no public ...

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