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"We don't need to build on the Greenbelt - in fact, we can still decide NOT to"
Read Our Response to the Auditor General's Report

Four Simple Reasons Not to Develop Wetlands

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1. Wetlands mitigate flooding; when you build on them your house and your neighbourhood are much more likely to flood.

2.  Wetlands are important for biodiversity - your house comes at the expense of hundreds of species at risk's home.

3. Wetlands store carbon, and developing them releases greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane.

4. Wetlands filter our ground water, which is an important source of drinking water.

Developing on wetlands forces taxpayers to take on the services that wetlands provide for free!


Use these graphics and spread the word!

Don't build on wetlands & a flooded home
Don't build on wetlands & a CO2 cloud
Don't build on wetlands & water filtration
Don't build on wetlands & a frog
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