The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Everything you need to know about the endangered species, waterways and farmland in southern Ontario’s Greenbelt https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-greenbelt-explainer/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 22:36:35 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=38996 More than nine million people live within 20 kilometres of Ontario’s two-million-acre protected Greenbelt. For two decades, it's been hailed as a conservation success story, but it’s still under pressure from urban sprawl Emma McIntosh Explainer In-Depth climate change Endangered Species freshwater Greenbelt Highway 413 Ontario protected areas urban development Illustration: Jeannie Phan / The Narwhal An illustrated image of Ontario's Greenbelt with animals and plants