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26 Jan 2023, The Narwhal: Federal government could intervene on Greenbelt development, Guilbeault warns Ontario.

Concerted actions against Ford’s greenbelt steal are are happening all over the province. And there are some great new websites highlighting them. Check out:

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Conservation Matters

Ford and friends showing us who they are really serving

Don McLean
This article by Hamilton 350's Don McLean was originally published in The Hamilton Spectator
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City Budget Delegations Day

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Hamilton provides one or two meetings each year when residents are invited to speak to city council about the budget.…
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Climate Crisis

CBC Radio interview with Bill McKibben

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Listen to Matt Galloway’s interview on The Current with Bill McKibben, founder of 350 and Third Act, as he talks…
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Conservation Matters

The Fight for Biodiversity Continues

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Hamilton 350 depends on the efforts of volunteers

We urgently need systemic change to address and minimize the effects of the climate crisis being felt all over the world. While we can’t solve the world’s problems, we can do what we can to address the situation in our own backyard.

To do that, we need you and your energy, whether it’s for ongoing work in our sub-groups (see below) or for one-off actions and events.

Anti-oppression

Focusing on solidarity and ethical practices

Conservation Matters

Responding to local attacks on the environment

Elders for Climate Sanity

Taking climate action for the next generation

Political Action

Holding our elected officials to account

Fossil Fuel Resistance

Encouraging the transition to renewable energy

Digital Communication

Making our voices heard on the web and social media

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If you don’t have spare time on your hands but can afford to make a GoFundMe donation to help further our work:

There are costs associated with organizing and holding events, getting the word out, providing honoraria for speakers and performers, hosting this website, and much more.

We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Mississauga peoples, which are governed by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Agreement and are covered by the Great Lakes Purchase of 1792.

Upcoming Events

Also see Mobilization Against Bill 23 for province-wide actions.

  • Hamilton Budget Delegation Deadline
    2 Feb 2023 - 3 Feb 2023 | 
    https://www.hamilton.ca/city-council/city-administration/city-budget/how-get-involved-budget-process

    FEB.6 meeting
    Pre-recorded video = noon 2 business days before
    Live = noon 1 business day before

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  • Hamilton Budget Delegation Deadline
    2 Feb 2023 - 3 Feb 2023 | 
    https://www.hamilton.ca/city-council/city-administration/city-budget/how-get-involved-budget-process

    FEB.6 meeting
    Pre-recorded video = noon 2 business days before
    Live = noon 1 business day before

    View in Google Calendar ›

  • PAFFRG twice monthly meeting
    9 Feb 2023 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Online

    Bi-monthly Pipeline and Fossil Fuel Resistance Group Meetings. 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.  

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  • Take Action to Address the Climate Crisis
    15 Feb 2023 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    First Unitarian Church of Hamilton, 170 Dundurn St. S.

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    Dr. Tony Rockingham, former Director of Air…

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  • PAFFRG twice monthly meeting
    23 Feb 2023 | 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
    Online

    Bi-monthly Pipeline and Fossil Fuel Resistance Group Meetings. 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.  

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The campaign has been endorsed by many local groups including Just Recovery Hamilton, @HamOnt4Transit , @EnvHamilton , @HCCI1, @YWCA_Hamilton, @djnontario, @unitedwayhh, The Council of Canadians (Hamilton Chapter), @Hamilton_350, @ATU107, among other community and labour groups.

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You can't build big enough drain systems to deal with flooding on this scale. It might be a start to limit the amount of emissions being spewed into the atmosphere creating the energy to cause these floods in the first place - #aucklandflooding

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Could not agree more about the epic fail on part of #mainstream #media to fully, deeply, & urgently inform the public about #ecosystem collapse. After spending years trying to get news networks I once worked for to offer content focused on #solutions I gave up & started #greentv https://twitter.com/mrmatthewtodd/status/1619259436325048321

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This webinar explored the connections between struggles to protect water and land on different sides of the country. The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is financing the construction of warehouses on top of the 140 Garner Road Marsh, and at the same time supporting the construction of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) fracked gas pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory without consent of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. If successful, AIMCo will pave over the headwaters of Ancaster Creek and damage the forest and watershed in Wet’suwet’en territory in Northern British Columbia. Additionally, their appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, to pave over the Garner Road Marsh following our successful campaign to protect it and the Hamilton Conservation Authority’s denial of a permit for the warehouse project, may result in the weakening of Conservation Authorities across Ontario. This company is the poster child for destructive capitalism that sacrifices nature to make money. We will explore aspects of AIMCo’s destructive efforts to pave over the Ancaster Wetland and drive the CGL pipeline through traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, risking the pristine Wedzin Kwa river. The Wedzin Kwa is the Wet’suwet’en people’s source of clean drinking water and home to rich communities of fish and wildlife. We shared concrete actions that you, our audience, can help with to protect the headwaters of Ancaster Creek from this Alberta company. GUEST SPEAKERS: - Carrie Hewitson: Ancaster farmer and neighbour to the threatened wetland - Danielle Boissoneau, Anishnaabe kwe, writer, public speaker, and organizer working towards food sovereignty and liberation for Indigenous peoples.
Last month we broke down the provincial changes being made to conservation authorities and our concerns with the direction they take us. One such change is the removal of many citizen conservation authority board members and an increased number of seats for local municipal councillors on these boards. At this month's webinar, we explored the impact of this change and looked at recent citizen wins with respect to natural feature offsetting and the campaign to stop sprawl. We examined what role engaged citizens, developers, and Hamilton City Councillors have played in these discussions and questioned the process by which the board members are selected. Watch this recording to learn about these monumental wins and what challenges remain ahead of us including the ongoing attempts to develop the wetland located at 140 Garner Rd and the need for real action on the climate emergency.
Nearly a year ago the Ford government passed legislation stripping some powers of conservation authorities, sparking mass resignations. Hamilton 350 responded with two initiatives to follow these changes: Conservation Matters and Conservation Watch. Conservation Matters, a monthly webinar series, seeks to connect and inform those pushing back against this government attack on our environment. Our group has hosted webinars to connect with and learn from those successfully organizing across the province. Conservation Watch is a volunteer watchdog initiative where residents watch and report on conservation authority meetings. We have been learning about the important roles conservation authorities play in flood prevention and watershed management as well as successfully intervening in development proposals to protect local wetlands from development. There are 36 conservation authorities across Ontario that are organized on the level of the watershed. In 2019, the province told CAs to get out of non-mandatory programs. Then, in December 2020, despite widespread opposition, they passed legislation imposing significant changes on CAs. Some changes went into effect immediately: Ministerial Zoning Order (MZO) rules required CAs to grant permits and eliminated most citizen members of CA boards. Now a year after they were first announced the province has finalized the regulations that define the core mandate of CAs. The Core mandate is now limited to flooding, erosion, and managing existing lands. That only includes a small part of what CAs do, putting everything else in financial jeopardy. Programs are now dependent on municipal council decisions and special agreements for each. On Wednesday, we heard from 350 Hamilton’s Conservation Authority Watchers, saw content from the Grand River Conservation Authority meeting where board members discussed the impact of these changes, and heard from Hassaan Basit the chair of Halton Conservation Authority. Hassaan sat on the provincial working group that advised on these regulations and gave us some great perspective. We also heard from Environmental Lawyer Phil Pothen from Environmental Defence, who shared how these changes to “kneecap conservation authorities” are part of a broader, developer-driven provincial agenda, along with forced sprawl and mega-highways. Then we heard from you, we asked our audience how we go from where we are to where we need to be. Stay tuned for an update about our next webinar soon.
With developers still eyeing the Ancaster Creek Headwaters for development and the Hamilton Conservation Authority having drafted a Natural Feature Offsetting policy now is the time to say NO to destroying anymore natural features. Join Hamilton 350 in opposing the precedent setting decision to allow natural features like wetlands to be destroyed and recreated elsewhere to make room for development. Learn more and have your say at: https://conservationhamilton.ca/help-us-set-policy-for-offsetting/
On June 30 we were privileged to be joined by Skyler Williams, Danielle Boissoneau, and Makaśa Looking Horse. They shared invaluable information about the importance of developing relationships with water and land, and of supporting Indigenous land titles, safe living spaces, and access to clean drinking water in the face of unnecessary $prawl in Hamilton, Caledonia, etc. As Skyler put it, "[t]his is our land. We have the right to say no. We should not be criminalized for refusing to consent when developers want to pave over our lands." CONSULTATION ≠ CONSENT Take action to #StopSprawl in Hamilton now. Use this quick tool to let the City know you want them to stop expanding our urban boundary: https://partner-wellingtonwaterwatchers.nationbuilder.com/stop-sprawl-hamilton
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The campaign has been endorsed by many local groups including Just Recovery Hamilton, @HamOnt4Transit , @EnvHamilton , @HCCI1, @YWCA_Hamilton, @djnontario, @unitedwayhh, The Council of Canadians (Hamilton Chapter), @Hamilton_350, @ATU107, among other community and labour groups.

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pgdynes Peter Dynes @pgdynes ·
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You can’t build big enough drain systems to deal with flooding on this scale. It might be a start to limit the amount of emissions being spewed into the atmosphere creating the energy to cause these floods in the first place – #aucklandflooding

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Could not agree more about the epic fail on part of #mainstream #media to fully, deeply, & urgently inform the public about #ecosystem collapse. After spending years trying to get news networks I once worked for to offer content focused on #solutions I gave up & started #greentv https://twitter.com/mrmatthewtodd/status/1619259436325048321

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Globe investigation shows Canada is not prepared for climate changes already ‘baked in’ from emissions up to this point.

Code minimum: Your home isn’t built for extreme weather https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-houses-extreme-weather-building-codes/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

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@GreenbeltAllies @OntarioPCParty It isn’t the least bit surprising. They are focused on making profit for a few at the expense of the rest of us.

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This webinar explored the connections between struggles to protect water and land on different sides of the country. The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is financing the construction of warehouses on top of the 140 Garner Road Marsh, and at the same time supporting the construction of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) fracked gas pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory without consent of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. If successful, AIMCo will pave over the headwaters of Ancaster Creek and damage the forest and watershed in Wet’suwet’en territory in Northern British Columbia. Additionally, their appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, to pave over the Garner Road Marsh following our successful campaign to protect it and the Hamilton Conservation Authority’s denial of a permit for the warehouse project, may result in the weakening of Conservation Authorities across Ontario. This company is the poster child for destructive capitalism that sacrifices nature to make money. We will explore aspects of AIMCo’s destructive efforts to pave over the Ancaster Wetland and drive the CGL pipeline through traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, risking the pristine Wedzin Kwa river. The Wedzin Kwa is the Wet’suwet’en people’s source of clean drinking water and home to rich communities of fish and wildlife. We shared concrete actions that you, our audience, can help with to protect the headwaters of Ancaster Creek from this Alberta company. GUEST SPEAKERS: - Carrie Hewitson: Ancaster farmer and neighbour to the threatened wetland - Danielle Boissoneau, Anishnaabe kwe, writer, public speaker, and organizer working towards food sovereignty and liberation for Indigenous peoples.
Last month we broke down the provincial changes being made to conservation authorities and our concerns with the direction they take us. One such change is the removal of many citizen conservation authority board members and an increased number of seats for local municipal councillors on these boards. At this month's webinar, we explored the impact of this change and looked at recent citizen wins with respect to natural feature offsetting and the campaign to stop sprawl. We examined what role engaged citizens, developers, and Hamilton City Councillors have played in these discussions and questioned the process by which the board members are selected. Watch this recording to learn about these monumental wins and what challenges remain ahead of us including the ongoing attempts to develop the wetland located at 140 Garner Rd and the need for real action on the climate emergency.
Nearly a year ago the Ford government passed legislation stripping some powers of conservation authorities, sparking mass resignations. Hamilton 350 responded with two initiatives to follow these changes: Conservation Matters and Conservation Watch. Conservation Matters, a monthly webinar series, seeks to connect and inform those pushing back against this government attack on our environment. Our group has hosted webinars to connect with and learn from those successfully organizing across the province. Conservation Watch is a volunteer watchdog initiative where residents watch and report on conservation authority meetings. We have been learning about the important roles conservation authorities play in flood prevention and watershed management as well as successfully intervening in development proposals to protect local wetlands from development. There are 36 conservation authorities across Ontario that are organized on the level of the watershed. In 2019, the province told CAs to get out of non-mandatory programs. Then, in December 2020, despite widespread opposition, they passed legislation imposing significant changes on CAs. Some changes went into effect immediately: Ministerial Zoning Order (MZO) rules required CAs to grant permits and eliminated most citizen members of CA boards. Now a year after they were first announced the province has finalized the regulations that define the core mandate of CAs. The Core mandate is now limited to flooding, erosion, and managing existing lands. That only includes a small part of what CAs do, putting everything else in financial jeopardy. Programs are now dependent on municipal council decisions and special agreements for each. On Wednesday, we heard from 350 Hamilton’s Conservation Authority Watchers, saw content from the Grand River Conservation Authority meeting where board members discussed the impact of these changes, and heard from Hassaan Basit the chair of Halton Conservation Authority. Hassaan sat on the provincial working group that advised on these regulations and gave us some great perspective. We also heard from Environmental Lawyer Phil Pothen from Environmental Defence, who shared how these changes to “kneecap conservation authorities” are part of a broader, developer-driven provincial agenda, along with forced sprawl and mega-highways. Then we heard from you, we asked our audience how we go from where we are to where we need to be. Stay tuned for an update about our next webinar soon.
With developers still eyeing the Ancaster Creek Headwaters for development and the Hamilton Conservation Authority having drafted a Natural Feature Offsetting policy now is the time to say NO to destroying anymore natural features. Join Hamilton 350 in opposing the precedent setting decision to allow natural features like wetlands to be destroyed and recreated elsewhere to make room for development. Learn more and have your say at: https://conservationhamilton.ca/help-us-set-policy-for-offsetting/
On June 30 we were privileged to be joined by Skyler Williams, Danielle Boissoneau, and Makaśa Looking Horse. They shared invaluable information about the importance of developing relationships with water and land, and of supporting Indigenous land titles, safe living spaces, and access to clean drinking water in the face of unnecessary $prawl in Hamilton, Caledonia, etc. As Skyler put it, "[t]his is our land. We have the right to say no. We should not be criminalized for refusing to consent when developers want to pave over our lands." CONSULTATION ≠ CONSENT Take action to #StopSprawl in Hamilton now. Use this quick tool to let the City know you want them to stop expanding our urban boundary: https://partner-wellingtonwaterwatchers.nationbuilder.com/stop-sprawl-hamilton
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The campaign has been endorsed by many local groups including Just Recovery Hamilton, @HamOnt4Transit , @EnvHamilton , @HCCI1, @YWCA_Hamilton, @djnontario, @unitedwayhh, The Council of Canadians (Hamilton Chapter), @Hamilton_350, @ATU107, among other community and labour groups.

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pgdynes Peter Dynes @pgdynes ·
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You can't build big enough drain systems to deal with flooding on this scale. It might be a start to limit the amount of emissions being spewed into the atmosphere creating the energy to cause these floods in the first place - #aucklandflooding

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betsy_rosenberg Betsy Rosenberg Green TV @betsy_rosenberg ·
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Could not agree more about the epic fail on part of #mainstream #media to fully, deeply, & urgently inform the public about #ecosystem collapse. After spending years trying to get news networks I once worked for to offer content focused on #solutions I gave up & started #greentv https://twitter.com/mrmatthewtodd/status/1619259436325048321

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Globe investigation shows Canada is not prepared for climate changes already 'baked in' from emissions up to this point.

Code minimum: Your home isn’t built for extreme weather https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-houses-extreme-weather-building-codes/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

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This webinar explored the connections between struggles to protect water and land on different sides of the country. The Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is financing the construction of warehouses on top of the 140 Garner Road Marsh, and at the same time supporting the construction of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) fracked gas pipeline through unceded Wet’suwet’en territory without consent of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. If successful, AIMCo will pave over the headwaters of Ancaster Creek and damage the forest and watershed in Wet’suwet’en territory in Northern British Columbia. Additionally, their appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal, to pave over the Garner Road Marsh following our successful campaign to protect it and the Hamilton Conservation Authority’s denial of a permit for the warehouse project, may result in the weakening of Conservation Authorities across Ontario. This company is the poster child for destructive capitalism that sacrifices nature to make money. We will explore aspects of AIMCo’s destructive efforts to pave over the Ancaster Wetland and drive the CGL pipeline through traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, risking the pristine Wedzin Kwa river. The Wedzin Kwa is the Wet’suwet’en people’s source of clean drinking water and home to rich communities of fish and wildlife. We shared concrete actions that you, our audience, can help with to protect the headwaters of Ancaster Creek from this Alberta company. GUEST SPEAKERS: - Carrie Hewitson: Ancaster farmer and neighbour to the threatened wetland - Danielle Boissoneau, Anishnaabe kwe, writer, public speaker, and organizer working towards food sovereignty and liberation for Indigenous peoples.
Last month we broke down the provincial changes being made to conservation authorities and our concerns with the direction they take us. One such change is the removal of many citizen conservation authority board members and an increased number of seats for local municipal councillors on these boards. At this month's webinar, we explored the impact of this change and looked at recent citizen wins with respect to natural feature offsetting and the campaign to stop sprawl. We examined what role engaged citizens, developers, and Hamilton City Councillors have played in these discussions and questioned the process by which the board members are selected. Watch this recording to learn about these monumental wins and what challenges remain ahead of us including the ongoing attempts to develop the wetland located at 140 Garner Rd and the need for real action on the climate emergency.
Nearly a year ago the Ford government passed legislation stripping some powers of conservation authorities, sparking mass resignations. Hamilton 350 responded with two initiatives to follow these changes: Conservation Matters and Conservation Watch. Conservation Matters, a monthly webinar series, seeks to connect and inform those pushing back against this government attack on our environment. Our group has hosted webinars to connect with and learn from those successfully organizing across the province. Conservation Watch is a volunteer watchdog initiative where residents watch and report on conservation authority meetings. We have been learning about the important roles conservation authorities play in flood prevention and watershed management as well as successfully intervening in development proposals to protect local wetlands from development. There are 36 conservation authorities across Ontario that are organized on the level of the watershed. In 2019, the province told CAs to get out of non-mandatory programs. Then, in December 2020, despite widespread opposition, they passed legislation imposing significant changes on CAs. Some changes went into effect immediately: Ministerial Zoning Order (MZO) rules required CAs to grant permits and eliminated most citizen members of CA boards. Now a year after they were first announced the province has finalized the regulations that define the core mandate of CAs. The Core mandate is now limited to flooding, erosion, and managing existing lands. That only includes a small part of what CAs do, putting everything else in financial jeopardy. Programs are now dependent on municipal council decisions and special agreements for each. On Wednesday, we heard from 350 Hamilton’s Conservation Authority Watchers, saw content from the Grand River Conservation Authority meeting where board members discussed the impact of these changes, and heard from Hassaan Basit the chair of Halton Conservation Authority. Hassaan sat on the provincial working group that advised on these regulations and gave us some great perspective. We also heard from Environmental Lawyer Phil Pothen from Environmental Defence, who shared how these changes to “kneecap conservation authorities” are part of a broader, developer-driven provincial agenda, along with forced sprawl and mega-highways. Then we heard from you, we asked our audience how we go from where we are to where we need to be. Stay tuned for an update about our next webinar soon.
With developers still eyeing the Ancaster Creek Headwaters for development and the Hamilton Conservation Authority having drafted a Natural Feature Offsetting policy now is the time to say NO to destroying anymore natural features. Join Hamilton 350 in opposing the precedent setting decision to allow natural features like wetlands to be destroyed and recreated elsewhere to make room for development. Learn more and have your say at: https://conservationhamilton.ca/help-us-set-policy-for-offsetting/
On June 30 we were privileged to be joined by Skyler Williams, Danielle Boissoneau, and Makaśa Looking Horse. They shared invaluable information about the importance of developing relationships with water and land, and of supporting Indigenous land titles, safe living spaces, and access to clean drinking water in the face of unnecessary $prawl in Hamilton, Caledonia, etc. As Skyler put it, "[t]his is our land. We have the right to say no. We should not be criminalized for refusing to consent when developers want to pave over our lands." CONSULTATION ≠ CONSENT Take action to #StopSprawl in Hamilton now. Use this quick tool to let the City know you want them to stop expanding our urban boundary: https://partner-wellingtonwaterwatchers.nationbuilder.com/stop-sprawl-hamilton
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