THE PROBLEM
For decades, unchecked urban sprawl has paved over Canada’s best remaining farmland and sensitive natural areas. Inefficient land use has compromised ecosystems and the wildlife that inhabit them, polluted water supplies, and has cost taxpayers billions in unnecessary infrastructure costs.
The Solution
We need a strong leadership that understands the importance of growing smarter. Directing growth to existing urban areas improves the protection of farms, nature and water. It also saves taxpayers from paying for expensive sprawl, lowers our carbon pollution, and reduces congestion. This allows us to create communities with better access to services like public transit, recreation and shopping. By growing smarter, we all win.
Permanently protect vital farmland and water sources by growing the Greenbelt
Permanently protect vital farmland and water sources by growing the Greenbelt
It’s possible. We can build housing, fight gridlock AND expand the Greenbelt
It’s possible. We can build housing, fight gridlock AND expand the Greenbelt
Latest News
Statement welcoming the new federal study to address threats to Rouge National Park and key portions of the Greenbelt removed by the Ontario government
What the Heck’s a DRAP?: A Brief Recent History of the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve, from The Rouge Duffins Greenspace Coalition (RDGC)
Environmental groups taking provincial government to court over attack on Hamilton’s official plan
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