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Greenbelt 5th Anniversary NEW

Ontario's Greenbelt is five years old! Find out how—and what—the Greenbelt is growing.

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2010 Municipal Elections Guide - Reforms to the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 will be in effect for the 2010 municipal election.

OECD Territorial Reviews: Toronto, Canada - The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has released its Territorial Review of the Toronto region.

Healthy Communities Handbook - A resource to facilitate and advance discussions and understanding on the impacts of land-use planning and design on people's health.

Planning Act Tools - A new series of publications that support planning sustainable, well-designed and investment-ready communities.

Top News Stories

Mar12-2010 Durham NR

March 12 - Province Upholds Conformity To Growth Plan In Durham Region - McGuinty Government Committed To Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan.

Greenbelt

February 26 - Proposed Greenbelt Expansion To Include Don And Humber River Valleys - Toronto’s Don and Humber River Valleys could soon be permanently protected as part of the Greenbelt.

February 17 - Construction Begins On Affordable Housing In Lanark County

February 10 - Governments of Canada, Ontario and the Town of Hawkesbury Celebrate New Affordable Housing

January 22 - Peterborough Celebrates New Affordable Housing

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Major Programs and Initiatives

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Provincial Municipal Review

The Provincial-Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery Review is a joint review aimed at finding affordable and sustainable ways to fund and deliver services for Ontario families.

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Greenbelt Protection

By protecting 1.8 million acres of sensitive land from development, the Greenbelt protects the water we drink and the air we breathe.

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Brownfields Ontario

Brownfields are former industrial lands, now vacant or underused. Learn how we are clearing the way for brownfield redevelopment.