COPE - Citizens Opposed to Paving the Escarpment

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Citizens Opposed to Paving the Escarpment (COPE) is a grass roots non-profit citizens organization dedicated to:

Preserving the Niagara Escarpment
Ensuring that no new highway corridors are paved across the Niagara Escarpment
Ensuring that all viable alternatives to the proposed Mid-Peninsula Highway
are fully considered

In the News

Time to focus on our infrastructure - Hamilton Spec Oct. 12, 2007 (pdf 48 kb)

$200,000 corridor report 'redundant,' Clark says - Hamilton Spec- September 27, 2007 (pdf 17 kb)

Re: $200,00 corridor report 'redundant,' Clark says September 27, 2007 (pdf 8 kb)

more....

The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has announced the Second Public Information Centre for the Niagara to GTA Corridor and Environmental Assessment Study. They are scheduled for:

Tuesday February 24th, 2009 4:00PM to 8:00PM Royal Canadian Legion Upstairs Hall 383 Morningstar Avenue, Welland	Thursday February 26th, 2009 4:00PM to 8:00PM Rockton World Fairground 812 Old Highway 8, Rockton
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 4:00PM to 8:00PM Burlington Convention Centre Emerald Hall 1120 Burloak Drive, Burlington

COPE's letter to Premier McGuinty outlining concerns with the NGTA corridor process.

The City of Hamilton and Niagara Region commissioned a $200,000 economic report of the NGTA corridor. Additional Information:

Current status of the Niagara to GTA Corridor.


OLD MPH MAP click for larger version of map	NEW MAP click for larger version of map

Your comments are needed on the new Plan.
Use this link to access contacts
(contacts)

NIAGARA TO GTA CORRIDOR

PLACES TO GROW

GREENBELT PROTECTION ACT

February 24, 2005 News Release:
Protection of Key Lands in the Golden Horseshoe Now Law

COPE's Latest Newsletter

COPE to remain vigilant during new review of mid-pen corridor -

ROBERT BATEMEN SUPPORTS COPE
Mr. Batemen, honourary Chair of COPE, says proposed highway is a "Horror Story"

DAVID SUZUKI SPEAKS OUT ABOUT THE NIAGARA ESCARPMENT
Learn more about how Mr. Suzuki feels about protecting the Niagara Escarpment

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The COPE website was updated October 11, 2007
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