PLATFORM - ENVIRONMENT

Improve the health of our environment:
-
maintain the boundary of the greenbelt and protect agricultural land
-
increase Niagara-on-the-Lake’s tree canopy, which is one of the
lowest in the Region
-
ensure adequate green spaces in the urban environment
-
implement the NOTL Climate Change Adaptation Plan
-
develop a municipal natural assets management plan
-
ensure new infrastructure projects use engineering standards that address the increased climate parameters eg greater flood volume and culvert size (upgrade infrastructure)
-
address the excessive diesel air pollution of parked idling buses (air pollution)
-
green the municipal fleet (Green House Gas reduction)
-
create environmental policy based on evidence
Tiff Macklem, former Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada and Chair of the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance said:
"Our environmental and economic aspirations need to become one and the same, because ultimately they are indivisible, … As the effects of climate change are becoming more evident around the world, we are also seeing shifts in consumer preferences, innovation, economic activity, competitive advantage and wealth creation”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/sustainable-growth-green-markets-1.5175001