Category Archives: Events

Development charges are new fees paid by developers to help cover the initial capital cost of infrastructure required to accomodate service growth. This infrastructure may include roads, sidewalks, recreational facilities, libraries, parks, fire stations and other infrastructure needed to support … Continue reading →

The link below connects you to the YouTube video of Tim Gray’s presentation at the Belfountain Community Organization Meeting March 26th, 2019. Tim is Executive Director of Environmental Defence.

What we learned: Erin is expected to triple in size from 4,415 to 14,500 residents creating housing, industrial and commercial area, a school, new roads and a waste water treatment plant. Chemically treated effluent from Erin and Hillsburgh is proposed … Continue reading →

“Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?”  With Goutweed, Knotweed and  Vinca as far as the eye can go? Got troubles with invasives?  Sign up for the best workshop ever. This workshop is tuned to our rural environment. … Continue reading →

As announced in the recent PitNotes – There is an application for ANOTHER new gravel pit in our community. It would be located at 17736 Heart Lake Rd. between Charleston and Escarpment Sideroad. This will be a massive below-the-water table … Continue reading →

“Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?”  With Goutweed, Knotweed and  Vinca as far as the eye can go? Got troubles with invasives?  Sign up for the best workshop ever. This workshop is tuned to our rural environment. … Continue reading →

Switching Gears: Proposed changes to the Growth Plan that replaces the abandoned portions of Bill 66 At a community meeting in 2017, the residents of Belfountain identified themselves as stewards of the land we all love. The new Ontario Provincial … Continue reading →

January 24 2019, 7:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Appendix containing supporting slides: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PKZ_eRxI-5Cx-vTX_RXwHk4VXbM-eKi8

We would like to let you know of a couple climate-action related events, so if you don’t know what to do with your kids over March break, consider getting them involved in some climate action!  Here are a couple options: … Continue reading →