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IN THIS ISSUE:
NEWS AND UPDATES
Comments on the GTA West Corridor due by June 30!
Ontarians Love the Greenbelt. Mayors and Councillors want to know if party leaders feel the same way.
New listserv for Global Greenbelts Network
A new kind of NIMBY: Nature in My Backyard
GET INVOLVED!
Join the Crop Mob Network!
EVENTS
Permaculture Design Course, Caledon, July 17-30
Greenbelt Harvest Picnic
  Map of proposed GTA Corridor as it would cut through the Greenbelt and Vaughan.
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NEWS AND UPDATES
Comments on the GTA West Corridor due by June 30!
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MOT) is planning a new super-highway through one of the most sensitive parts of the Greenbelt. As it stands, the proposed “Greenbelt Expressway” will cut through the City of Vaughan and negatively impact the Greenbelt and the Natural Heritage System, encompassing the Purpleville Creek headwaters (endangered red side dace habitat), the East Humber River and the Cold Creek area. The area also includes prime agricultural lands.
It's not too late to make your voice heard. Click here and demand that MOT explore better alternatives.
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Ontarians love the Greenbelt. Mayors and councillors want to know if party leaders feel the same way.
A new poll commissioned by the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance (OGA) shows overwhelming support by Ontarians to strengthen the Greenbelt in advance of the provincial election. Read more here.
New listserv for Global Greenbelts Network
In March, over 200 delegates from around the world gathered for the first Global Greenbelts Conference in Toronto. A resounding message from the Conference was that greenbelts provide many essential benefits to the people who live and work in greenbelts and surrounding communities, such as: clean air; clean water; fresh, healthy local food; flood protection; nature experience; outdoor education and recreation; and cultural heritage protection. These greenbelt functions are vital to society and even more so in light of changing global conditions such as water scarcity, population growth, climate change, and rising oil prices.
The result of the Conference was a call to action to establish a Global Greenbelts Network to collaborate and provide support to emerging and existing greenbelts by sharing research, planning tools, technical expertise, and lessons learned.
To subscribe to the listserv email: globalgreenbeltsnetwork-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To post to the listserv email: globalgreenbeltsnetwork@yahoogroups.com
Home page for the listserv: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/globalgreenbeltsnetwork/
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A new kind of NIMBY: Nature in My Backyard
The internationally renowned 1.8-million-hectare Ontario Greenbelt is estimated to provide the Golden Horseshoe region with more than $2.6 billion in economic benefits each year, and it serves as a bright green example of how we can protect and restore nature in the backyards of an entire region. Read more here.
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GET INVOLVED!
Join the Crop Mob Network!
Many farm jobs get done faster and are more fun with a large group – carrot weeding, garlic harvesting, strawberry mulching. The FarmON Alliance is piloting a Crop Mob Network this year. If you have a farm in Ontario that employs ecological farming practices and find yourself in need of some serious help, click here for more info.
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EVENTS:
2011 Greenbelt Harvest Picnic Tickets: Get Yours Now
If you haven't already heard, the Greenbelt Foundation is the title sponsor of the aptly named "Greenbelt Harvest Picnic" at Christie Lake. September Seventh Entertainment in partnership with the Hamilton Conservation Foundation have planned a great musical event in support of eating local and sustainability. Visit www.harvestpicnic.ca for more info.
Permaculture Design Course, Caledon, July 17-30
This intensive 13 day course offers practical training in permaculture design principles and techniques to create sustainable environments that provide self-reliance in food, shelter, energy, fulfilling employment and supportive community. Whole Village Farm/Ecovillage
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