Hamilton needs to save farmland
Hamilton students! Take action against sprawl!
Please sign petition to reach 1500!
New Report:
Land supply is not the reason for limited housing supply
BREAKING
Ecojustice, on behalf of Environmental Defence, has served the Ontario government with a notice of application for a judicial review of its unilaterally imposed changes to Hamilton’s official plan.
Photo Credit: Hamilton Naturalists’ Club
Our Last Stop Sprawl Mega Rally on Dec 4
What can you do to help stop the land grab?
And Call the Premier and MPPs! Hamilton and Halton need their municipal decisions respected. Contact these MPPs to let them know.
Local Hamilton Conservative MPPs:
Donna Skelly Flamborough/Glanbrook Tel.905-679-3770
Neil Lumsden Stoney Creek MPP Tel.905-662-8755
And Halton Region Conservative MPPs:
Stephen Crawford Oakville MPP Tel. 905-827-5141
Effie Triantafilopoulos Burlington MPP Tel. 905-825-2455
Natalie Pierre Burlington MPP Tel. 905-639-7924
Gill Parm Milton MPP Tel. 905-878-1729
Ted Arnott Wellington-Halton Hills MPP 519-787-5247
And also:
Premier Doug Ford 416-325-1941
Steve Clark - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing 416-585-7000 or 613-342-9522
Steve.Clark@pc.ola.org
David Piccini - Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks 905-372-4000
Todd Smith - Minister of Energy 613-962-1144
Lisa Thompson - Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
519-396-3007 or 519-523-4251
Lisa.Thompsonco@pc.ola.org
Check www.ola.org for MPPs in your area. They need to hear from us!
Sign this Environmental Defence Petition.
Environmental Defence and Democracy Watch called on the Ontario Provincial Police to investigate whether the provincial government’s apparent leak of secret plans to allow residential development on 15 specific areas within the Greenbelt amounted to a criminal breach of trust by a public officer.
More shenanigans from the province even after Hamilton agreed to provide the required number of homes until 2051.
Democracy Dismissed
by Citizens At City Hall
To save farmland, we need a Mayor & Councillors who will continue to keep our urban boundary fixed.
See how our new Mayor & Councillors answered our survey on keeping the urban boundary fixed and building affordable housing in the city.
Read Toronto Star opinion piece on sprawl HERE.
Hamiltonians working to preserve our farmland, not pave it.
Great day for FarmFest out at Manorun Organic Farm with the National Farmers Union and people concerned about preserving farmland.
We did it! In early 2022, Council voted for No Urban Boundary Expansion in Hamilton.
Thank you to everyone who requested a lawn sign, donated to the cause, or wrote or called their Councillor! You helped make it happen!
We need Hamilton to save farmland and build more affordable, middle-density homes.
As well, 50,000 acres of Farmland and Natural Heritage across Ontario are at risk of becoming car-dependent sprawl. See Stop Sprawl Peel, Stop Sprawl Halton
Stop Sprawl Orillia, Stop Sprawl York Region, Stop Sprawl Durham and Stop Sprawl Oxford.
What tools did we use to help save 3,300 acres of prime farmland in Hamilton?
Get some tools and tips here.
To help, subscribe to our newsletter & sign the Ontario Federation of Agriculture petition below.
Mobilization to create a better city for all
Prevent Ontario’s Food and Farms from Disappearing forever.
Sign this Ontario Federation of Agriculture Petition.
Let’s do this right. Sprawl is not the answer.
No Urban Boundary Expansion will save farmland for generations to come and improve the existing city.
We can grow within our urban boundary.
Hamilton is a growing city with booming education, healthcare and tech sectors, plus a dynamic arts and culture scene. Now’s the time to build within the existing city. Investing within our current urban boundary preserves surrounding farmland, lowers greenhouse gas emissions, and ensures our tax dollars are used to maintain existing infrastructure. By building on under-utilized land within the city limits, we can create more affordable, walkable, bikeable and less car-dependent neighbourhoods. This promotes healthier, more active lifestyles. Developing within our existing city limits supports small, local businesses, vibrant neighbourhoods and healthier citizens – for today and decades to come.
We must preserve vital farmland.
Local growing regions are crucial to our food security. Only 7.3% of Canada is farmable land, and most of that prime agricultural land is located right here in Southern Ontario. And yet, 175 acres of Ontario farmland are lost every day to urban development. When will it stop? The City of Hamilton previously proposed rezoning 3,300 acres of prime agricultural land for sprawling, car-dependent, residential subdivisions. But residents said no! Council agreed and we’re on a path to preserving farmland and creating great neighbourhoods. What would have been at stake: family farms, agricultural employment, local food security, as well as farmland-adjacent watersheds, wildlife habitat, conservation areas and public recreation spaces.
How ‘no sprawl’ groups are defying Doug Ford’s Toronto area development plan
Residents vow to fight province’s plan that critics say will gobble up farmland.
By Noor Javed
The provincial government wants developer profits
over healthy growth.
StopSprawlHamOnt weighs in @theHamiltonSpec
Land Speculator ties to government
“Eight of Ontario’s most powerful land developers own thousands of acres of prime real estate near the proposed route of the controversial Highway 413, a National Observer/Torstar investigation has found.
Four of the developers are connected to Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government through party officials and former Tory politicians now acting as registered lobbyists.
If built, the road will raze 2,000 acres of farmland, cut across 85 waterways and pave nearly 400 acres of protected Greenbelt land in Vaughan. It would also disrupt 220 wetlands and the habitats of 10 species-at-risk, according to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.”
Follow @stopthe413 and @stopbwgbypass on Twitter.
The cost of sprawl is significant. An Ottawa study showed the city pays $465/person per year to cover the cost of sprawl.
Opinion - Paul Shaker in TheSpec
Five ways for smarter growth in Hamilton
Five ways for smarter growth in Hamilton by Paul Shaker.
In the news
By Yuki Hayashi Wed., July 14, 2021
See what Hamiltonians thought about a developer-led campaign to increase sprawl
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