Robert Brown

Image submitted as part of the residents’ participant statement, showing the "not a barn" referenced in the property history. Was it a drive shed, a barn, an airplane hangar, an apartment for occasional workers, or a luxury rental? And could that complicated history justify the creation of a second residential dwelling within the Oak Ridges Moraine’s Natural Core Area? This unusual line of questioning was at the centre of a recent Ontario Land Tribunal decision that delivered an important win...

Many of the threats facing the Oak Ridges Moraine begin at council meetings and can be found in the pages of planning reports. A council motion, a “temporary” use, a missing study, an unsupported conformity claim, or a staff report that lacks key technical details can all be early warning signs that a proposal may conflict with the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan. Through Moraine Watch, STORM has been reviewing municipal planning decisions, tribunal files, and policy changes across the...

PORT PERRY, ON – April 20, 2026 For Immediate Release Save the Oak Ridges Moraine (STORM) Coalition is calling on the ALTO Crown corporation to route its proposed high-speed rail line outside the Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM) and associated Greenbelt lands. The proposed ALTO study area currently encompasses approximately 28,000 hectares of the ORM and is largely situated within areas designated as Natural Core and Natural Linkage under the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan (ORMCP). These...