The Lake Simcoe Protection Act, 2008 and the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, June 2009

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The final Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, released in June 2009 is the first of its kind in Ontario to address environmental protection of a watershed. Drawing on expert advice from scientists, the plan sets a new standard for environmental protection in the province and provides a roadmap to help restore and protect the health of Lake Simcoe by: promoting immediate action to address threats to the ecosystem, such as excessive phosphorus in the lake. targeting new and emerging causes of stress to Lake Simcoe such as invasive species and climate change. The plan is supported by a regulation that builds on and supports Ontario's framework for promoting sustainable growth in communities in the Lake Simcoe watershed.   The Final Lake Simcoe Plan and other related Provincial Information can be accessed through the MOE website at this location http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/en/water/lakesimcoe

The Places to Grow Act, 2005 and Final Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe, June 2006

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In June 2005, the Province passed the Places to Grow Act, 2005 giving the government the power to designate growth plan areas throughout the province and to develop growth plans for those designated areas.   The Final Places to Grow - Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe was released by the Province on June 16, 2006.  A staff report discussing the final Growth Plan will be considered by Planning and Development Services Committee at it's meeting of September 6, 2006   The Final Growth Plan and other related provincial information may be accessed through http://www.placestogrow.ca/   Staff Reports On Draft versions of the Growth Plan: Places to Grow- Proposed Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe (January 2006) Attachment 1 - Places to Grow York Regions' Response to the Province (September 2004) Attachment 2 - Draft Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe  (February 2005) Attachment 3 - Key Infrastructure Initiatives List from April 2005 Planning Committee Attachment 4 - Matrix Comparison Previous Comments and Proposed Plan Attachment 5 - Proposed Growth Plan - List of Required Studies Attachment 6 - Map - Modifications to Schedule 5 Moving People Attachment 7 - Map - Modifications to Schedule 6 Moving Goods

The Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan is an ecologically based plan established by the Ontario government to provide land use and resource management direction for the 190,000 hectares of land and water within the Moraine.   The Plan and other related Provincial information may be accessed through   http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page1707.aspx

This report provides population, household and employment forecasts to 2031 in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The compact growth scenario forms the basis of the Proposed Provincial Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe released in November 2005.     The report is a collaborative effort between Hemson Consulting Ltd., the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

The Greenbelt is 1.8 million acres of land stretching from the Niagara Peninsula in the Southwest to Rice Lake in the East. It includes some of the most threatened environmentally sensitive and agricultural lands – protecting them from major urban development, while meeting the needs of growing communities in the Golden Horseshoe.    Staff Reports: Greenbelt Plan Report 2005 (April 2005) Attachment 1 - Consolidated Recommendations from December 2004 Attachment 2 - Matrix of Regional Recommendations on Draft and Final Plan response Attachment 3 - Schedule 1 - Greenbelt Plan Area Attachment 4 - Schedule 4 - Natural Heritage System Attachment 5 - Map - Greenbelt Extent along Rouge River Tributaries in Richmond Hill and Markham The Greenbelt Plan and other related provincial information may be accessed through www.mah.gov.on.ca