Our Work

Green Durham Association - Image of The Tree - Photo by Catherine Holden

Stewardship

Green Durham Association - Image of two people walking on a trail in the fall. Photo by Catherine Holden

Trail Visions

Green Durham Association - Image of Fly Agaric - Amanita muscaria - mushrooms. - Photo by Catherine Holden

Conservation

Green Durham Association - Image of Brock tract of land.

Protection / Perservation

Pressing Issues

Proposal for New Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park

GDA is thrilled and proud to be a partner in the creation of a new Urban Provincial Park in the Uxbridge Area.

This Park is the culmination of years of work and a long-time dream of GDA. The attached map shows our vision of connected parcels of land to form a corridor from Lake Ontario and Toronto to Uxbridge and beyond!  Overlaid in pink over our “Vision Map” is the proposed study area for the new Urban Park as provided by Parks Ontario.

Comment on the planning and learn more about what is being proposed:

Amendment to Ontario Regulation 316/07 under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006 to create a recreational class provincial park in the Township of Uxbridge | Environmental Registry of Ontario

Map of the study area for the Proposed New Uxbridge Urban Provincial Park

Amendment to Ontario Regulation 316/07 under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006 to create a recreational class provincial park in the Township of Uxbridge | Environmental Registry of Ontario

Amendment to Ontario Regulation 316/07 under the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act, 2006 to create a recreational class provincial park in the Township of Uxbridge | Environmental Registry of Ontario

New Act regarding the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve easements and covenants. | Environmental Registry of Ontario

New Act regarding the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve Easements and Covenants |
Environmental Registry of Ontario

GDA had a booth at the October 23rd Open House to provide information on the planning of this new park. The event was a success with over 450 people in attendance demonstrating the huge public interest in this new endeavour.

Bill 23 & Bill 39

Recent updates on these Bills  to be posted soon.

The Government of Ontario is on the attack with Bill 23 “More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022.”

On November 28th the Ontario Government passed Bill 23. This omnibus bill has been widely criticized and condemned by municipalities, community, environmental and conservation groups across the province. Bill 23 weakens environmental protections and public involvement in land use planning. It severely curtails the role of Conservation Authorities in land use planning and decision-making. It also threatens wetlands by changing the ways that wetlands get evaluated and designated for protection. Perhaps even more troubling is that it undermines democracy by removing requirements to notify members of the public about development plans and removing their right to appeal municipal decisions. Bill 23 also allows for over 7,400 acres of protected lands from the Greenbelt to be opened up for development.  GDA has been a vocal opponent to the bill as it stands.

 

Green Durham Association - Response to Duffins Rouge agricultural easement protection and to return lands to greenbelt - pdf image

Response to Duffins Rouge Agricultural Easement Protection and to Return Lands to Greenbelt

Green Durham Association - Image of Federal Ministers and Parks Canada DRAP lands adjacent to RNUP pdf.

Letter in Support of Permanently Protecting Greenbelt and Indigenous Lands Adjacent to the RNUP

Image of Green Durham Association - Urgent Notice Regarding Bill 23

GDA Information Summary on the Ontario Government’s proposed Bill 23

Image of Green Durham Association - Submission to Standing Committee on Bill 23

GDA Submission to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy for Bill 23

Image of pdf cover - GDA Submission to the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing RE - Bill 23

GDA Submission to the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
RE: Bill 23

Image of the cover of GDA Submission to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy for Bill 39.

GDA Submission to the Standing Committee on Heritage, Infrastructure and Cultural Policy for Bill 39

Image of pdf cover page for Green Durham Association - ERO Submission Re - Removal of Lands from the Greenbelt

GDA ERO Submission Re: Removal of Lands from the Greenbelt

Green Durham Association - Image of the Greenbelt area that Bill 23 opens up for development.

Greenbelt Area that Bill 23 Opens Up for Development

Image of Green Durham Association's Joint Submission to the Auditor General of Ontario - page of of pdf.

Joint Submission to the Auditor General of Ontario

Green Durham Association - Image of first page for Draft DROP and Urban Area Expansion in Durham, March 2023

GDA Draft DROP and Urban Area Expansion in Durham, March 2023

Image of Green Durham Association - Submission to Standing Committee on Bill 23

Join the protest!

EnvironmentalDefence.ca
/handsoffthegreenbelt

Image of Ontario Headwaters Institute - Petition

The Ontario Headwaters Institute

Ontario’s Water Security Must Be Better Protected Petition