Supported Locally. Unresolved Provincially.

The municipality formally backed a targeted MZO request, recognizing that the property's current Greenbelt boundary treatment is inconsistent with its established commercial use and the planned urban structure around it. This was not a broad request to reopen the Greenbelt — it was a specific, municipally-supported ask to correct a documented mapping anomaly.

MPP Zee Hamid has recognized the importance of having this issue reviewed and has supported efforts to bring attention to the matter. That support is important, but the final decision remains with the appropriate provincial ministry process. The ask is for the Province to review the Town-backed MZO request on its merits.

The Province responded with a general Greenbelt position rather than addressing the specific Town-backed request. A general statement about not reopening the Greenbelt is not a response to a specific, municipally-supported mapping correction request. The issue still requires stronger political championship so the specific facts are reviewed rather than treated as a general Greenbelt reopening request.

The ward representative and the local MP have not meaningfully advanced the issue at the level required to move a provincial boundary review forward. This is framed as a gap in championship, not evidence of opposition to the Greenbelt itself. Without advocacy at the right levels working in concert, the correction process remains stalled even when the municipality and local MPP support review.

Residents and supporters can help bridge the provincial gap by making their voices heard through the official channels available to them.