Protesters speaking out against the Ford government's plan to develop housing on the Greenbelt
A protest against the Ford government's plans for the Greenbelt is taking place in Fonthill this weekend.
On Saturday, demonstrators will gather outside the New Year's Levee being held by Conservative MPP Sam Oosterhoff.
The protest is being organized by the group Biodiversity and Climate Action Niagara.
Last month, Premier Doug Ford announced plans to remove over 7,000 acres from the Greenbelt, in order to build more housing.
"More affordable housing is definitely needed but developing on Greenbelt land and conservation lands will not provide it. The Province’s own report said land availability was not the problem. Municipalities had plans for accommodating future growth within municipal boundaries in their recently updated official plans. What’s needed is smart urban planning and for the Provincial and Federal levels of government to get back into the business of building truly affordable housing such as they did a few decades ago," says Liz Benneian, chair of BCAC.
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