Ontario’s Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) is currently the primary way the public shapes environmentally significant laws, regulations and policies. Under the Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR), ministries are required to post proposals, consult for at least 30 days, consider the comments, and explain how feedback influenced their decisions. On paper, that sounds like a meaningful democratic process. In practice, the system is deeply compromised. The Auditor General’s

If you’ve ever walked through one of the Red Pine plantations that dot the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM), you’ve seen the legacy of an earlier crisis. By the early 20th century, large swathes of southern Ontario were logged, razed, over-grazed, and eroded into a near-desolate landscape of sand dunes and frequent local dust storms. On the ORM, conservationists responded with ambitious reforestation campaigns and, eventually, with a new regime that managed our natural assets by wate

For all but the longest-standing residents of the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM), it’s easy to believe that the landscape is largely unchanged. Conservation authorities and regional forests still protect core habitat and watersheds, the kettles and drumlins still roll away into the horizon, and the headwaters still cut through clay and sand on their way to Lake Ontario and Lake Simcoe. What we don’t see, from any one vantage point, is how much has changed over the last 25 years: pa

Over the past two weeks , it’s become painfully clear just how desperate the Ford government is to bury the truth about the Greenbelt...

We are deeply disappointed by the outcome of last week’s vote, where Whitchurch-Stouffville Council passed a motion 4–3 (Lovatt, Kroon,...

When Ontario’s Greenbelt scandal erupted in 2022, it exposed the deep influence of developer-driven planning. Quiet land swaps, rushed...

The future of the Oak Ridges Moraine is on the agenda—and your voice matters. STORM Coalition is calling on all residents of...

A call for “minor changes” could set off a major shift in land use protections. The Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville recently endorsed a...

In 1989, the Save the Oak Ridges Moraine (STORM) Coalition was founded with a simple but powerful mission: to protect the water,...

While our Mary Lake Campaign started the fall with increased media presence thanks to articles in The Narwhal   and ON Nature Magazine ,...

An overview of Ontario Bill 212 - Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024" - ERO 019-9266 - ERO 019-9213

You’re driving down a back road when you spot a notice. Maybe it’s a whiteboard with the words ZONING, OFFICIAL PLAN, APPLICATION. Maybe...

For Immediate Release Vaughan, ON, June 20, 2024 Save The Oak Ridges Moraine Coalition (STORM), the long-standing stewards of the Oak...

Moraine Watch Alert: Vaughan Update: Responding to community reports of development occurring at a contested site on the ORM, STORM...

STORM is currently challenging a proposal being supported by Vaughan Staff to allow for the creation of an 817-stall parking lot located...

After a great deal of deliberation, research, and investigation, the coalition formed between Concerned Citizens of King Township (CCKT)...