Category: Development

Have Your Say – Send in Comments on the County of Brant New Official Plan Today!

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Have Your Say – Send in Comments on the County of Brant New Official Plan Today!
Call to Action, Comment Submission, Development, Protecting Farmland

Send your comments by noon Thursday December 2, 2021 to officialplan@brant.ca For the most current information about the new Official Plan for the County of Brant visit engagebrant.ca There is immense pressure on the County of Brant to cater to the requests of developers to convert agricultural land to employment land and to convert employment … Read More “Have Your Say – Send in Comments on the County of Brant New Official Plan Today!” »

Please submit comments on the County of Brant Draft Official Plan

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Please submit comments on the County of Brant Draft Official Plan
Call to Action, Comment Submission, Community Outreach, Development, Protecting Farmland

Below are suggested comments for your consideration. Please send your message to OfficialPlan@brant.ca TODAY! Dear Planning Staff, In 2017, Brantford and Brant County negotiated a 9,000-acre mega-sprawl deal. Brantford annexed 6,700 acres of mostly prime farmland from Brant County, and agreed to extend water and sewer services to Cainsville and the airport community to enable … Read More “Please submit comments on the County of Brant Draft Official Plan” »

Urgent: Act Now to Stop the Ontario Government Attack on Protected Land

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Urgent: Act Now to Stop the Ontario Government Attack on Protected Land
Call to Action, Development

Hidden in Bill 257, Supporting Broadband and Infrastructure Expansion Act, 2021 a bill that is clearly supposed to be about broadband internet, is Schedule 3 – legislation that would change the law to make Ministerial Zoning Orders (MZOs) anywhere outside the Greenbelt exempt from Ontario’s basic rules of good land-use planning, the Provincial Policy Statement. The government is trying … Read More “Urgent: Act Now to Stop the Ontario Government Attack on Protected Land” »

Webinar: How to Speak Up on How and Where to Grow Ontario’s Greenbelt – Information Session for Greenbelt-West

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Webinar: How to Speak Up on How and Where to Grow Ontario’s Greenbelt – Information Session for Greenbelt-West
Call to Action, Comment Submission, Development, Protecting Farmland, Webinar

Now available to view! On Wednesday March 10, 2021 a webinar was hosted by CELA (Canadian Environmental Law Association). This virtual event featured local speakers from Brantford Brant Wellington and CELA to help understand what is at stake, and how to have your say about the consultation and support the expansion of the Greenbelt. Ontario’s … Read More “Webinar: How to Speak Up on How and Where to Grow Ontario’s Greenbelt – Information Session for Greenbelt-West” »

Opposition to Bill 108 More Homes More Choice Act, 2019 . Submission by the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance

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Comment Submission, Development

June 1st, 2019 Mr. John Ballantine, Manager Municipal Finance Policy Branch Municipal Affairs and Housing 13th Floor, 777 Bay St. Toronto , ON M5G 2E5john.ballantine@ontario.ca Municipal Affairs and Housing Provincial Planning Policy Branch 13th Floor, 777 Bay Street Toronto, ON M5G 2E5 planningconsultation@ontario.ca re: Ontario Greenbelt Alliance Submission on Bill 108, ERO 019-0017 and 019-0016 … Read More “Opposition to Bill 108 More Homes More Choice Act, 2019 . Submission by the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance” »

Changes to the Growth Plan: Submission to County of Brant Corporate Development Committee by Ella Haley

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Proposed Changes to the Growth Plan- Deadline for comment is Feb. 28, 2019 The proposed changes will weaken and/or eliminate important provincial planning rules designed to prevent urban sprawl in the Greater Golden Horseshoe area. Key Concerns about the Proposed Changes*: Sprawl driven planning – The proposed Growth Plan changes will weaken the provincial Development Land … Read More “Changes to the Growth Plan: Submission to County of Brant Corporate Development Committee by Ella Haley” »

Submitting Comments to the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO)

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Comment Submission, Development

Submit comments on the Proposed Amendment to the Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan, 2017. To access the Environmental Registry of Ontario regarding the changes to the Growth Plan visit https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/013-4504/ This proposal is linked to three other associated proposals – you are also able to make comments on these linked proposals. You can submit the … Read More “Submitting Comments to the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO)” »

Envisioning Brantford – Municipal Comprehensive Review Part 1: Employment Strategy, Intensification Strategy, Housing Strategy and Land Needs Review of the Conformity of the Recommended Alternative Density with Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe Policy 2.2.7.6 (a)

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Kevin Eby RPP provides analysis to show that Brantford’s application for a proposed alternative density of 52 residents and jobs per hectare does not conform to the current requirements of the 2017 Growth Plan Policy.