A Message from MSIFN’s Chief and Council on Durham Region’s Vote Against Studying the Implications of Greenbelt Carveouts @RegionofDurham
Chief Kelly LaRocca and Councillors Laura Colwell and Jeff Forbes shocked by Regional Council decision which violates public trust and (1/5)
(2/5) fails future generations.
SCUGOG – “We are profoundly troubled by Durham Region’s vote to not study the implications of carving out land from the Greenbelt.
“As we have repeatedly said, there is no turning back from destroying the environment. The wetlands and
(3/5) biodiverse areas that are part of the Greenbelt have developed over millennia and serve critical purposes in balancing our ecosystems and ensuring that humanity can thrive. These areas cannot simply be replaced with other undeveloped parcels of land somewhere else
(4/5) in the province.
“We recognize that sometimes difficult decisions have to be made in our growing province. However, responsible decision-making requires scrupulous, evidence-based, and detail-oriented processes. Especially when it comes to land that is vital to
215. 751. 182. These once benign numbers suddenly hold such significance because they represent innocent lives lost. The lives of children who suffered unimaginably and at the hands of the government and the church.
Though Canada Day has always been bittersweet for Indigenous peoples, this July 1 there is little to celebrate as the uncovering of nearing 1150 unmarked graves of children who died in the residential schools mandated by this country’s government have now been brought to light.
What does this mean for the country we all call home? How can we step forward on land under which our sons and daughters, sisters and brothers have been carelessly buried?
We have been making a lot of noise about the Provincially Significant Wetlands in Durham Region recently. Some of you might be asking: what are wetlands and why are they so important? (1/5)
There is plenty to say but in short: Wetlands are pieces of land that are flooded by water – permanently or seasonally. Through this saturation, the land becomes attractive to countless animal and plant species, turning it into super diverse ecosystems. (2/5)
Wetlands naturally exist everywhere in the world and are critical for our survival in different ways. For example, their diverse ecosystems can help to slow down global warming. (3/5)