Steve Parish

Every paragraph in this piece by @doreennicoll61 is a quote. There really is no legitimate explanation for what the government is doing to the Greenbelt. “The Hammer is coming down hard on Ford on urban sprawl.” rabble.ca/environment/th…

FORMER MAYOR HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT CARRUTHERS CREEK DEVELOPMENT: ‘Are you going to let politicians working for developers get away with this?’ Ajax flooding more likely. #carruthercreek #TRCA #durhamregion #steveparish #greenbelt torstar.co/Z2BZ50NfLvo

'Plenty of space available': Environmentalists oppose opening Greenbelt up for development in Durham #greenbelt #development #Bill23 #homes torstar.co/r8IT50NfLaU

Durham councillors' decision to not explore carveout of Greenbelt 'violates public trust and fails future generations': MSIFN durhamregion.com/news-story/108… via @@newsdurham

This report demolishes the popular idea that Nimby resistance and bad zoning are repressing housing supply in the GTA. What it shows instead is that an oligopoly of developers is doing that intentionally in order to inflate prices.

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These are my comments re the draft new Official Plan for Durham Region. I am focussing these comments specifically on the proposal to include the Northeast Pickering lands otherwise known as the Carruthers Headwaters as a recommended SABE. @NoSprawlDurham @MSIFN @enviroactionajp

Members of PACTPOW had their Christmas lunch today. Former Ajax Mayor Steve Parish joined them.

The Ontario gov is dismantling the Growth Plan that will result in more sprawl and loss of agriculture land. This is most definitely a food security issue especially in face of climate change @metromorning @mattgallowaycbc @sarah_harmer #greenbelt

During the election, the Tories promised to protect the Greenbelt. But a bill set for debate next year breaks that promise, @jm_mcgrath writes. tvo.org/article/curren… #onpoli

#AjaxCannabis Surveys are now available at Town facilities & online at ajax.ca/cannabis 📍Dec 7 to 14 📍Staff will be making visits at facilities next week to answer Q’s! 📍Telephone poll starts today. Calls are random. Have your voice heard!

This is a big deal. Ford government proposes changes to allow municipalities to encourage major business investments in their cities by allowing them to bypass major environmental protections advocates have fought decades for. Big h/t @jm_mcgrath

.@envirodefence, in a statement, says Ford government’s new Bill 66 “repudiates Premier Doug Ford’s promise not to touch the Greenbelt, threatens drinking water, undermines evidence-based city planning, and removes protection from toxic chemicals for Ontario residents.”