Whitevalemarsh

Provincial and Municipal politicians need to sit down and work together as Pickering is reviewing its official plan (May 27, 2024 Council Meeting) .  The marsh and former aggregate pit immediately north of the hamlet of Whitevale (west of North Road) needs to be protected. It is for now in the hands of the Province but has been offered for sale to developers. We are asking you to sign the petition on May 25, 2024 during the Whitevale Festival and to start writing letters of support for the creation of this Whitevale Natural Urban Park to our MPP Bethlenfalvy (peter.bethlenfalvyco@pc.ola.org,   Constituency office. Suite 213 1550 Kingston Rd. Pickering, ON L1V 1C3   Tel.: 905-509-0336),   our Mayor Kevin Ashe ( mayor@pickering.ca ), and our Ward 3 councillors David Pickles ( dpickles@pickering.ca ) and Shaheen Butt ( sbutt@pickering.ca ). Other councillors should be contacted too, as they have expressed their continued support. They need to receive these emails b...

May 2024 - The marsh is awaking to Spring  ... but still no decision on protecting it as a Natural Urban Park.  Please write to the City of Pickering Council and MPP Bethlenfalvy to urge them to work together and create the Whitevale Natural Urban Park in their current review of the City of Pickering Official Plan