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Urban Sprawl

Pushback on the new PPS: Submit to the Environmental Registry of Ontario

  • May 17, 2023
  • OntarioFarmlandTrust

Send your message to the Environmental Registry of Ontario that the new Provincial Planning Statement must be revised to help protect... Continue Reading

SOIL SEALING

  • April 14, 2020
  • OntarioFarmlandTrust

Soil, and especially agricultural soil, is one of our most valuable non-renewable resources. We depend on it for food, for fibre... Continue Reading

NEW NEPTIS FOUNDATION REPORT REVEALS UNCHECKED URBAN SPRAWL A SERIOUS THREAT TO GREATER GOLDEN HORSESHOE’S REMAINING FARMLAND

  • March 10, 2017
  • OntarioFarmlandTrust

Toronto, ON – The Neptis Foundation, an independent planning think tank released a new report today that looks at disturbing trends in... Continue Reading

FARMING GROUPS CALL FOR URBAN BOUNDARY FREEZE TO SAVE FARMLAND

  • November 24, 2016
  • OntarioFarmlandTrust

November has been a historic moment for farmland protection in Ontario. For the first time, all of the province’s major farm... Continue Reading

JOINT REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED FOR BETTER FARMLAND PROTECTION AS A RESPONSE TO PROJECTED GROWTH IN ONTARIO

  • December 15, 2015
  • OntarioFarmlandTrust

Through common ground, unconventional collaborative efforts are leading the way for farmland protection, as well as highlighting the importance of the... Continue Reading

SPRAWL CONTINUES, RECENT MAP SHOWS

  • September 16, 2015
  • OntarioFarmlandTrust

A recent map posted on the Environmental Defence website here shows the negative impact sprawl is having on valuable farmland. As the map... Continue Reading