Delegations and Communications to Council

• An Alternate Vision for Talisman - Alex Speigel on how Talisman could be innovative and truly environment-led (10 min mark)

• Economic Impacts of Subdivisions - Ben Caesar presents the negative economic implications of rural subdivisions (38 min mark)

• Suburbia is Subsidized - Here's the Math - an excellent video on the long-term costs of suburban sprawl

• 725+ Signature petition presented to Council (6min mark) - Stephanie Warner submits a petition to Council

• Dr. Erica Ferguson's letter on the impact of large-scale development on local healthcare

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Highlights of Municipality of Grey Highlands (MGH) Council 

• Grey Highlands Takes First Step Towards New Zoning Bylaw - a topic that has far-reaching impacts on Talisman, the Beaver Valley, and all Grey Highlands' constituents 

• Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy's alternate offer for the lands, March 2021

• The Beaver Valley Visioning Presentation and the acceptance by Council (59 min mark) - sets out the community vision for the Beaver Valley, requested by the Municipality of Grey Highlands.

• The final Sales Agreement for the upper and lower lands

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The Environment​

• Floodplain presentation to Grey Sauble Conservation Authority

• Beaver Valley Biodiversity Project

 

Events

• Bioblitz in the Beaver Valley - A huge success!

60 people came to hike the Valley and record more than 200 flora and fauna. Thank you to the organizers, Justin's Over for the amazing lunch, and Birk Natural Heritage for the lessons.

 

• Ongoing - Beaver Valley Biodiversity Project

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Community and Partner Organizations

• Escarpment Corridor Alliance