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Bundle 10, which includes the Whitevale Marsh, is now being offered for sale to developers by IO's realtor. Offers will be looked at in the new year. We are still determined to advocate for the preservation of the marshlands. On Tuesday, December 10, we met virtually our MPP, Finance Minister Bethlenfalvy and Minister of Infrastructure Surma, in the presence of Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe. Minister Bethlenfalvy and Mayor Ashe have long supported our cause. Mayor Ashe, as Mayor Ryan did in the past, had written a letter of support for our project to Minister Surma. Minister Surma listened to our arguments but insisted that the process of selling the land was in motion. Her staff indicated that the marsh area that will be protected will be larger (see image below), following the results of an ecological assessment recently done for IO, which, we were told, recommend putting low density housing only in the flat areas. We are trying to get a copy of that ecological report. The ma...