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Environmental Defence holds day of action against 413 plan


July 29, 2021   ·  
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By Rob Paul
As the Government of Ontario continues to prepare and plan for two new highways through farmland and the Greenbelt, groups took action this past week.
A day of action was held to protest the GTA West Corridor (Highway 413) and the Holland Marsh Highway (Bradford Bypass) on Saturday, July 24.
Protests were held across the regions that would be impacted by these highways. They took place in Caledon, King-Vaughan, Simcoe, Brampton, Mississauga, and Oakville and photos spread all over social media with the hashtags #NoMoreHighways, #Stopthe413, and #StoptheBradfordBypass.
Environmental Defence a Canadian environmental advocacy organization has been a key cog in organizing protests to inform residents of the impact of the impending situation. Their concerns are that, if built, the highways would pave over farms, forests, wetlands, and a portion of the Greenbe ....

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Feds take charge of environmental assessment for controversial Hwy. 413


Ottawa has taken charge of the environmental assessment for the Ford government’s contentious Highway 413 project, but will leave a second controversial highway plan in Ontario’s hands.
The 413 ⁠ which has come under increased scrutiny over its environmental impact in recent months ⁠ will now be subject to a longer and more rigorous review. Many believe this effectively spells the end of the project. The planned highway, the subject of a
Torstar investigation published last month, would run through the protected Greenbelt.
Canadians expect their governments to make decisions based on science and evidence that support environmental protection and economic growth, said federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson in a statement explaining the decision Monday. ....

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