Sierra Club  Ontario 's Challenge to Sprawl campaign is currently focused on Growing The Greenbelt. Building on support from the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, Sierra Club Ontario has been making advances in protecting threatened ecosystems in Peel and Durham Region.

Under the leadership of Sierra Club Peel volunteers public and political support for protecting the Credit River Watershed is expanding daily. Durham Region is starting much lower on the learning curve: Durham Regional Council was the only municipality to formally oppose the creation of the Ontario Greenbelt. Sierra Club Ontario's efforts to prevent Durham Region from enacting a growth plan that would destroy natural areas and advance urban sprawl was rewarded with the recent Ontario Government rejection of key aspects of the Durham plan.

Sierra Club is now working with advocates such as Ajax Mayor Steve Parish to create a solid base of support for adding key ecosystems such as the headwaters of Carruthers Creek to the Ontario Greenbelt. Sierra Club Ontario is an active member, and part of the Steering Committee of the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance.

Read about the importance of protecting headwaters land in our Durham Region specific study found online at: http://tinyurl.com/sierra-floodsorfood

Also, be sure to check out the Greenbelt Online Farmer's Market at www.greenbeltfresh.ca 
 

CLICK HERE to make a charitable donation towards our Greenbelt work.