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Here's the link to the article on #WilmotTownship's #WaterTaking, with a different (more appropriate) photo.

kitchener.citynews.ca/2026/04/09/regional-coun...

The gun photo comes from this article […]

News article headline: "Regional council voids policy limiting Wilmot water taking with opposition from residents..." with a photo of a man's hands holding a machine gun. Also on the caption: "Local News | CityNews Kitchener 7:51 a.m."

This Wilmot water taking issue is a lot more serious than I thought!

#WaterlooRegion #WilmotTownship #WaterTaking #Water

The Region of Waterloo councillors voted unanimously to a motion from Councillor Gowing to pause new and expanded water taking permits in the Mannheim Service Area.

kitchener.citynews.ca/2026/03/26/r...

#FridayFact #watercrisis #WaterlooRegion #WilmotTownship

A member of Fight For Farmland, Susanna Compton, wrote to mark 2 years since the #WilmotLandGrab began for the Rural Voice.

Her article ends with this: "This is about our food sources. And we all eat three times a day."

#FightForFarmland #wilmottownship

While #RegionOfWaterloo faces a #watercrisis, should big industrial water users get to take our water?

The 🌊 you drink. The 🌊 you shower with. The 🌊 you wash your clothes and dishes with.

Sign the petition: act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/187241/...

#WilmotTownship
@environmentaldefence.ca

We have options to protect our farmland, moraines and groundwater aquifers:
- A Bluebelt to protect critical water resources
- A Foodbelt as proposed by MPP Mike Schreiner
- An expansion of the Greenbelt

#WilmotLandGrab #WaterCrisis #WilmotTownship #RegionofWaterloo

@mikeschreiner.bsky.social

On Feb 18, Terry Pender wrote: "The drop in the water level in AFB2, the dying swamps and dry wells around Shingletown in Wilmot Township are warning signs that can’t be ignored, they say."

www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...

#WaterCrisis #WilmotTownship #RegionofWaterloo
@therecord.com

Take Action: Let the government know your thoughts about this massive water-taking to wash gravel potentially coming at such a high cost before March 6th
ero.ontario.ca/index.php/no...

#WaterCrisis #WilmotTownship #onpoli

Hear from the Township of Wilmot Council themselves: people want to protect the farmland and the rural feel of Wilmot.

youtu.be/zcUUZtqVWNg

#FightForFarmland #WilmotLandGrab #WilmotTownship

@wilmottownship.bsky.social

Development, water-taking permits, aggregate pits and now the Wilmot Land Assembly, have been forced on our communities.

#FightForFarmland #WilmotLandGrab #WaterCrisis #WilmotTownship
@regionofwaterloo.bsky.social

In Jan, we released a report about the threat to the farmland full of data & facts re how Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region & Ford have violated planning rules & threatened groundwater resources.
Stop this process.

#FightForFarmland #WilmotLandGrab #WaterCrisis #WilmotTownship #RegionofWaterloo

Happy #FamilyDay to the family farms in #WilmotTownship. The ones that feed our families.

If given the choice, would you take your family to visit an industrial mega-site or a family farm?

#FightForFarmland #WilmotLandGrab

Cancelling the #WilmotLandGrab:
· Does NOT ban future employment lands in the proper location
· DOES protect taxpayers, residents, & Region’s credibility

#fightforfarmland
#watercrisis #wilmottownship

Last week's council meeting featured three delegations to abandon the 770 #WilmotLandGrab, especially after the water crisis has come to light.

kitchener.citynews.ca/2026/01/29/p...

@citynewskit.bsky.social
#FightForFarmland #WaterCrisis #WilmotTownship

Friday Fact: WIlmot Township has had extreme turnover since 202: chief administrative officer, the director of corporate services, treasurer and HR manager.

Bill Jackson reported that high turnover and prolonged vacancies at the leadership level have hurt Wilmot Township.

Check it out: www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...

@therecord.com

#FridayFact
#wilmottownship

How will Bill 56 - Clean Water Act Changes affect Wilmot Township water? The Ford governement now has more power to dictate rules around your drinking water.

Send comments to source.protection@ontario.ca

#waterprotection
#wilmottownship

Wilmot councillors debate draft principles as development of new township official plan moves into next phase Following several months of public consultation and background study, the development of a new official plan for the Township of Wilmot is moving into its next phase.

See what Kevin Thomason, Councillors Wilkinson, Martin and Cressman had to say about the growth they want to see in Wilmot? Should we have some more density with 6-storey buildings or do we continue to expand into the farmland?

www.pentictonherald.ca/spare_news/a...

#WilmotTownship
#OfficialPlan

If something like that happened in Wilmot, there's no way Wilmot Township can afford that bill. You thought taxes went up last year?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#FridayFact
#wilmottownship
#FightForFarmland

High turnover, vacancies hindering Wilmot: report Consultant outlines dozens of opportunities for improvement as part of organizational review

What do you think the high turnover will cost the Township of Wilmot
(For context, read www.therecord.com/news/waterlo...)
Let us know what you think this will cause:
A) Higher taxes (again)
B) More turnover
C) Uninformed council
D) All of the above

#wilmottownship
#chaosinwilmot

These three are falling inline with Doug Ford who’s betting the farm to protect his JOB and helping him sell out Ontario and Canada. 🇨🇦

#Vote #WilmotCAN do better!

#onpoli
#NoFarmersNoFood
#WilmotLandGrab
#FightForFarmland
#StopExpropriation
#UnwillingHosts
#WaterlooRegion
#WilmotTownship

PRESS RELEASE:

Unearthed: The First of a Three-Part Mini Documentary Series Exposing the Wilmot Land Grab

wilmotcan.com/uncategorize...

#WilmotCAN
#WilmotLandGrab
#FightForFarmland
#SaveOurFarmland
#UnwillingHosts
#WaterlooRegion
#WilmotTownship
#FordGovernment
#NoToExpropriation