Ontario’s Greenbelt

Friends of the Greenbelt FoundationShelley Petrie

Program Director

November 2011

Niagara Escarpment

Oak Ridges Moraine

ORM Water Resource Map

Greenbelt Plan Policies

Agricultural System

Natural System

Parkland, Open Space and Trail

Settlement Areas

Other:

Non-Ag Uses, Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Cultural Hertiage Resources, Existing Uses, Lot Creation

Infrastructure & Natural Resource Policies

Growing the Greenbelt

• Municipal applications can be made to grow the Greenbelt

• Reasons must be consistent with vision/ goals of Greenbelt Plan

• Public consultations are required

• Criteria are causing some problems with growing the Greenbelt into urban areas

Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation

Taking the Greenbelt beyond a land use policy

Mandate

Charitable, public, and independent

Champion and catalyze a collective commitment to protect and enhance our Greenbelt

Funding

$25 million from Ontario government in 2005$20 million from Ontario government in 2011

Goals

• Supporting a robust agricultural sector

• Protecting a natural environment• Championing a strong and successful

countryside• Promoting smart patterns of urban

settlement

Communications, Policy and Research, Grant- Making:•Build awareness, understanding and support for the Greenbelt•Fund and support organizations •Conduct, fund and disseminate research•Facilitate and convene•Track and report

Approaches

Where we started

Loud Complaints

Few Active Advocates

No Stories

Develop & Tell Greenbelt Stories

Connect/Make Friends

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Support Strong Advocates

Greenbelt Expressway' the wrong way says Ontario Greenbelt Alliance

Spending billions on new 'GTA West Corridor' through Vaughan would be better spent on alternatives like transit and rail

Fund “Possibilities”

Greenbelt 2.0

Greenbelt Express Bike Train

Cootes to Escarpment Park Vision

Increase Influence

Public Opinion

1. Greenbelt most recognized environmental initiative2. Support for Greenbelt remains high in 2011 at 85%

Global Greenbelts Conference

Greenbelt Farmers’ Market Network

What Happened

High Public SupportGreenbelt Branding Increasing

Municipal ConformityGrowing the Greenbelt Initiatives

BPS Investment FundIncreased Environmental Protection

Platform for Farming Issues

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