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Deborah Martin-Downs

@DebM_D

Retired CAO of Credit Valley Conservation. Dedicated Environmental Champion. Grandmother. Cottager on the Muskoka Lakes.

Joined November 2012
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Claire Malcolmson@ClaireMalc31 Jul 2024
"So, opposition parties, the choice is yours. You can ... continue to split the vote, increasing the likelihood that Ford remains premier. Or you can learn from the French that... desperate times calls for desperate measures — and try something different." tvo.org/article/heres-how-to…
Here’s how to beat Doug Ford in the next election

Here’s how to beat Doug Ford in the next election

France offers a straightforward example of how to get it done — but would the opposition parties go for it?

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Timothy Gray@CanadaGray9 Jun 2023
We have ways to stop them: The Ontario Government has stripped protections from the Greenbelt youtu.be/mODmiKI03bk via @YouTube #HandsOffTheGreenbelt #ONpoli
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Marc Johnson@evoecolab28 Apr 2023
Join us @UofT in Toronto on May 1 (1pm) as part of the #SupportOurScience Nationwide Walk to demand increased federal funding for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars from @cafreeland @JustinTrudeau & @FP_Champagne! @SupportOurSci It will be fun - rain or shine! 1/2
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TRCA responds to the Ontario Science Centre announcement: trca.ca/news/ontario-science…
TRCA Responds to Ontario Science Centre Announcement

TRCA Responds to Ontario Science Centre Announcement

TRCA owns portions of the Ontario Science Centre lands. We have reached out to the Province for clarification on their proposed plans for the Centre.

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CVC Foundation@cvcfoundation25 Apr 2023
🔥 If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen! 🔥 Check out these great items that are available on our online auction! LIVE now and closes Friday at 9PM: events.readysetauction.com/c…
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FOCA@foca_info23 Mar 2023
FOCA's @treesatthelake is happy to be at #cottagelife seeing friends new and old with @Mkonthedock - drop by from Thursday March 23 to Sunday March 26 to say hi to FOCA in Hall #2!
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Stopsprawlhalton@Stopsprawlhalt121 Feb 2023
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#handsoffthegreenbelt #greenbeltgate
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FOCA@foca_info15 Feb 2023
Waterfront property owners have a “front row seat” to changes in our climate. Learn how to protect your family and your property from Cheryl Evans, Director, Flood & Wildfire Resilience; Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at FOCA’s 60th AGM and Spring Seminar on Sat. March 4th.
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Dr. Liz Favot@LizLoveLake17 Jan 2023
pssst... that's the Ontario Lake Partner Program, if you were wondering (foca.on.ca/lake-partner-prog…)
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The truth about the Greenbelt protection deal the Ford government is breaking thestar.com/opinion/contribu… via @torontostar
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EnvironmentalDefence@envirodefence30 Nov 2022
#Media: Rally in #Toronto to Save The Greenbelt & #RepealBill23 on Sat Dec 3, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm at the corner of Bay & College More info here: environmentaldefence.ca/2022… #onpoli #HandsOffTheGreenbelt #YoursToProtect
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Conservation Ontario@conont21 Nov 2022
Read our latest Watershed Views Blog! What is the advantage of changes that do not solve the housing crisis, but create a host of new problems – not just for #conservationauthorities and municipalities, but also for the development community? CLICK HERE: bit.ly/3Axw3zi
Aerial view of the Credit River.

ALT Aerial view of the Credit River.

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EnvironmentalDefence@envirodefence17 Nov 2022
SO! MANY! RALLIES! TOMORROW! To #StopBill23 & Demand #HandsOffTheGreenbelt Alliston, Bracebridge, Georgetown, Hamilton, Huntsville, Milton, Owen Sound, Port Hope, ETOBICOKE! - Premier Ford's Office #onpoli More details here: environmentaldefence.ca/hand…
Hands Off The Greenbelt: Save Ontario's Farms, Forests and Wetlands - Environmental Defence

Hands Off The Greenbelt: Save Ontario's Farms, Forests and Wetlands - Environmental Defence

Take action to RepealBill23 and Save the Greenbelt!

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EnvironmentalDefence@envirodefence1 Jun 2022
TOMORROW is your last day to vote, Ontario! ✅Check out part 2 of our series on questions to think about when you head to the polls! Which question matters to you most? Learn what makes a strong environmental plan 👉🏽 environmentaldefence.ca/what… #VotefortheEnvironment #onpoli
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Vote tomorrow to end the Ford regime. Stop the waste $$ and devastation. Professional Engineers and three parties agree its time to cancel the current plan to build Highway 413 • Ontario Society of Professional Engineers ospe.on.ca/uncategorized/osp…
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Conservation Ontario@conont30 May 2022
THE NATURE OF SCIENCE: Conservation Authorities need investments in watershed studies, technical updates, & new tools in order to keep building our local knowledge about Ontario’s environment. bit.ly/3GviDpu Discussion Paper: bit.ly/3wPnoXw #ConservationMatters
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Peter Sale@PeterSale329 May 2022
I voted. It was easy, quick, and fun cause the volunteers at the venue were so friendly. Now if all of us who care about the environment can get out and vote, maybe there will be a surprise in Parry Sound - Muskoka
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YorkRegion@YorkRegion26 May 2022
“It’s probably, in terms of water quality, one of the absolute worst places you could put a highway,” says professor on David Suzuki Foundation tour through proposed Hwy. 413 route in Vaughan. yorkregion.com/news-story/10…
Proposed Highway 413 in Vaughan would be ‘chipping away at biodiversity’

Proposed Highway 413 in Vaughan would be ‘chipping away at biodiversity’

David Suzuki Foundation brings reporters through Nashville Conservation Reserve.

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On June 2 Vote for Ontario's #Greenbelt and No to Highway 413 — vote No to Ford for supporting this wasteful billion $$ highway! Vote No to Highway 413! Ontario’s future depends on you! #stophwy413
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