In February 2025, the Ontario Land Tribunal heard our case regarding the Manors of Belfountain’s subdivision proposal. BCO’s case is based on two critical interests, protection of our groundwater and protection of our ecology. The BCO experts (legal counsel, hydrogeologist and aquatic sciences expert) have provided high quality evidence to the OLT. They are now submitting their invoices and must be paid. We have collected on your pledges and received your generous donations. Thank you.
Its’s your water!
Our total cost of the tribunal for protecting Belfountain’s water and ecology is $267,400.
We are 10% short on funds. $28,800 is required to complete payment for legal fees. This is an urgent call for your additional donations please. Every amount matters and helps. If you or someone you know would like to donate, you can do so by any of these methods some of which provide tax receipts as indicated:
Donating directly to the B.C.O: 100% of donations made are used to pay legal fees, experts’ invoices, and administration costs. No tax receipts are available. The B.C.O. is an incorporated non-profit organization supported by volunteers. You can donate directly to the B.C.O. by cheque, cash or e-transfer by contacting treasurer@ belfountain.ca, or click on the link below to use PayPal at BCO to support the initiatives.
If you do not require a tax receipt, your funds can be directed directly to the BCO through e-transfer to treasurer@belfountain.ca or via PayPal at this link https://www.paypal.com/donate. Alternatively, contact through treasurer@Belfountain.ca for cheque or cash pickup or delivery instructions. Cheques should be addressed to the Belfountain Community Organization.
Donating through Small Change Fund: Donations to Small Change Fund are used for legal fees. The project: (Manors of Belfountain Subdivision) Belfountain-needs-your-help. When you donate $25 or more you will receive a tax receipt. SCF does retain a percentage of the funds donated to support the services they provide as outlined on their website. Here is the link to the Small Change Fund: https://smallchangefund.ca/project/belfountain-needs-your-help/.
We would greatly appreciate your donation being made within the next two weeks if that is possible. The BCO fundraising committee will be coming door to door again.
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Belfountain may be small, but we are mighty when we work together!