Links

For Information on:

Greenbelt and Growth Management Issues inOntario:

www.greenbelt.ca Greenbelt Alliance (FORCE is a member)
www.neptis.org The Neptis Foundation sponsoring work on Smart Growth in the Golden Horseshoe
http://moraineforlife.org/about/index.php The Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation
www.greenbelt.ca The Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page187.aspx  Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs - Greenbelt
www.placestogrow.ca  Ontario Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal
- Places to Grow and Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Management Plan 

Drinking Source Water Protection Issues in Ontario:

http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/category/drinking_water/index.htm  Ontario Ministry of the Environment - Water Protection Initiatives
www.ene.gov.on.ca/water/spp.htm  Ontario Ministry of the Environment - Watershed Based Drinking Water Source Protection 
www.thewaterhole.ca  A site dedicated to drinking water protection
www.gordonfn.org  The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation sponsoring work on drinking water protection
www.pollutionprobe.org  Pollution Probe
www.powi.ca  The University of Toronto Munk Centre Program on Water Issues

Provincial Planning and Environmental Law Reforms in Ontario:

http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page200.aspx  Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs
- Planning Reform and Strong Communities Act 
www.cela.ca  The Canadian Environmental Law Association
www.environmentaldefence.ca  Environmental Defence Canada
www.ontarionature.org  Ontario Nature (formerly the Ontario Federation of Naturalists)
www.pembina.org  Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development
www.cielap.org  Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy
www.cape.ca  Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment
www.ocfp.on.ca  Ontario College of Family Physicians

Community Groups Working on Aggregate Issues in our Area:

www.coalitioncaledon.com  CCC - Coalition of Concerned Citizens of Caledon (James Dick Rockfort proposal)
www.perlofburlington.org  PERL - Protecting Escarpment Rural Land (Nelson Aggregates Mount Nemo proposal)
www.niagaraescarpment.org CONE - Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment
(Dufferin Aggregates Milton proposal, among other issues)
www.powerhalton.ca POWER - Protect Our Water and Environmental Resources
(Dufferin Aggregates Milton proposal, among other issues)
www.stormcoalition.org STORM - Save the Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition
www.gravelwatch.org  Gravel Watch Ontario

The Ontario Environmental Bill of Rights Registry and to access policies, regulations and laws posted for public comment:

http://www.ebr.gov.on.ca/ERS-WEB-External/index.jsp?1=1&language=en

The Administrative Decision-making Tribunals in Ontario:

www.omb.gov.on.ca  The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB)
http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page200.aspx  Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs - OMB Reform
www.e rt.gov.on.ca  The Environmental Review Tribunal and the Consolidated Hearings Board

Municipal and Provincial Websites:

City of Hamilton
Town of Milton
City of Burlington
Region of Halton
Conservation Halton
Province of Ontario

Other Resources/Information:

US Study on the impact of pits and quarries on home prices - W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (5.22 MB)
FORCE- Friends of Rural Communities and the Environment | Facebook page