Stop Sprawl Durham
@NoSprawlDurham
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We are community volunteers demanding sustainable land use in Durham Region! We want our tax dollars used wisely and healthy communities for future generations.
Durham Region, Ontario
Joined March 2022
#Media: New report finds that subsidizing the toll on the 407 ETR for truckers will alleviate congestion, save at least $6B and protect valuable natural spaces - making #Highway413 completely unnecessary. Full report available here đ˝ https://t.co/abcF12BYR0
environmentaldefence.ca
A new report finds that subsidizing the toll on the 407 ETR for truckers is a win-win solution for commuters and the trucking industry.
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Breaking: A leaked letter from Municipal Affairs Minister Paul Calandra reveals an Ontario Government scheme to try and recruit small-town mayors as stooges for the imposition of sprawl and reduced intensification rates on elected regional governments. https://t.co/2fcYTDTLSG
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Join us on Zoom Tuesday November 7 at 7pm, to help mobilize thousands of submissions. Let's ensure we keep winning protection for Ontario's Greenbelt! Register here: https://t.co/0WRgNpbcuE
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Not a single tax dollar should be spent on building a private spa at Ontario Place or moving the Science Centre until the Auditor General has completed their investigation. Given the Greenbelt corruption scandal, the Ford government has not earned the benefit of the doubt.
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#topoli #onpoli The sound of the other shoe dropping⌠Auditor general to probe Ford governmentâs Ontario Place redevelopment | https://t.co/pv9PIwiyEz
globalnews.ca
Critics of the plan have accused the government of shrouding the redevelopment in secrecy and welcomed the auditors probe believing it will bring transparency to the process.
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Now is not a time to be asleep at the switch. @envirodefence has launched an initiative to stop The Big Sprawl - which is a campaign of policies directed by speculators who have had a strong hold on policy making at the Provincial level over the past five years (as demonstrated
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âHe talked about the double-double + đĽ sandwich he had @ Timâs. He announced an extended gas tax cuts. He denounced the federal carbon tax. He demanded the end of đ´lanes on Bloor St WâŚwould have been laughable if they werenât so palpably hypocritical.â https://t.co/ppRNS4HCd2
thestar.com
Doug Ford needs to understand that while the serious matter of land use abuses remains unresolved, the folksy everyman act wonât cut it.
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Time to do the fiscally prudent thing and cancel the mind-bogglingly expensive "Highway 413" sprawl scheme.
BREAKING: The Ford government is now expecting to run a $5.6 billion deficit this year, 4X higher than the deficit projected when the budget was tabled in March. The finance minister blames "a slowing economy." #onpoli
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NEW: Ontarioâs auditor general is conducting a value-for-money audit into the controversial re-development of Ontario Place, Global News has learned. https://t.co/nEy7OC4BAf
#Onpoli #topoli
globalnews.ca
Critics of the plan have accused the government of shrouding the redevelopment in secrecy and welcomed the auditors probe believing it will bring transparency to the process.
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â[Premierâs Office] wants this done,â https://t.co/OrhchHMy72
thenarwhal.ca
Thousands of pages of internal Ontario government documents show political staff dismissing public servantsâ environmental concerns last fall
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This city voted to save farmland because it would save jobs in agriculture, prevent flooded basements, and prevent future taxes from skyrocketing. #HamOnt has already set aside almost 900 acres to build affordable homes within the 2022 boundary. Sprawl doesn't make sense.
âWe want our farmland lands protected as our democratically elected council decided .. not just reviewed or having the process âresetâ by the province.â The city can build within the 2022 urban area âmore efficiently, quickly and affordably than sprawling on priceless farmland"
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Watch our video to learn how weâre making roads safer in #DurhamRegion with crossrides. đ´ââď¸đŚ @DRPS @DurhamRCC #DurhamVisionZero #DurhamRoads
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Durham is hosting two Public Information Centres (PICs) about the Simcoe Street Rapid Transit Study to gather feedback from the public on the preferred rapid transit concept plan. A rapid transit service strategy will also be presented. For full details: https://t.co/4OUyyu6JKq
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Regional Chair and CEO, John Henry, has released a statement on last weekâs funding announcement by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, for a youth supportive housing project in Oshawa: https://t.co/AskcLZChxn.
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"The auditor general found that more than 90% of the land removed from the Greenbelt was in five sites passed on to the then-housing ministerâs chief of staff": Ontario tables bill to return lands to the protected Greenbelt. https://t.co/XsLeU8EgQu
#HandsOfftheGreenbelt
theglobeandmail.com
Legislation introduced just days after the RCMP announced it had launched a probe into the provincial governmentâs decision to open up parts of the Greenbelt for development
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đToday the Province introduced the Greenbelt Statute Law Amendment Act, 2023. Bringing these 7,400 acres of irreplaceable farmland + natural areas back into Greenbelt protection will correct this terrible decision by the government. Our statement ->
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The new Greenbelt legislation from the Ford government includes blanket immunity for Premier Ford and all members of the Ontario government. Meaning developers who lost out on billions wonât be able to sue. #Onpoli
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On the day that the @OntarioPCParty government introduces legislation to reverse the #GreenbeltGrab - something most Ontarians have been forcefully asking for months, the Premier of this province doesnât have the courage or fortitude to be present in the legislature!?!?
Premier Doug Ford won't be present, by the way. He's scheduled to make a good news announcement in Bath ON: breaking ground on a new EV battery parts factory. #onpoli
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NEW: The Ford government will table legislation at 1pm that will reverse the Greenbelt land swaps and codify the boundaries of the protected lands in legislation. The housing minister will speak at 1:30 from Queens Park. #onpoli
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Amazing hike today in Nashville Conservation Reserve as part of the Harvest Walk to Stop Highway 413. Photo is from spot where this #roadtoruin would cross the Humber River, one of 123 waterways it would damage. #onpoli #StopThe413 #Ontario #yourstoprotect
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