Urgent: Protect the Greenbelt!

Various local, regional, provincial and national organizations have reviewed the proposed Bill 23 and associated policy changes, and indicate the Bill will:

●   Create a process for selling off conservation lands without oversight
●   Strip conservation authority powers which protect us from floods
●   Remove protections from woodlands, wetlands and wildlife habitat
●   Cancel municipal green building standards

Learn more about this IMPORTANT, TIME SENSITIVE issue by clicking on the links below to check out the various opportunities to learn more and share your valued voice:

Ontario Nature

Environmental Defence Canada

Ontario Greenbelt Alliance

Reform Gravel Mining Coalition

Stop Sprawl Halton

Park People

BurlingtonGreen is a non-partisan, solution-focused organization. Together with the community we work to advance our mission to protect the environment, mitigate climate change and create a healthier more environmentally responsible Burlington.

As stewards of the earth, we have the responsibility to honour and respect the four directions, land, waters, plants, animals, and all of the wonderful elements of creation that exist.We honour all the First Nation, Métis and Inuit people who have been living on the land since time immemorial and we recognize their leadership in protecting and caring for Mother Earth.

In Burlington, our work with the community takes place within the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, represented by Treaty 14 and 19 and on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabeg (Ah-nish-in-nah-beg), Attawandaron (At-tah-wahn-da-ron), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-oh-sho-nee) and Metis peoples.We honour these rightful caretakers of this sacred land surrounding the Great Lakes, and we are grateful for their teachings.

BurlingtonGreen has much to learn from Indigenous People and we encourage everyone to continually learn from and about the Indigenous community where you live, and how we can each meaningfully honour the calls to action for Truth and Reconciliation.

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