Wetlands are not only nice…

Wetlands are not only nice for nature-lovers and environmental scientists. They play an important role in flood control and water filtration. Along with the changes proposed for the Provincial Policy Statement, Bill 132 "would permit aggregates extraction in all significant natural features outside the Greenbelt that are currently protected under the PPS, including provincially significant wetlands outside of southern Ontario, provincially significant woodlands, valley lands, wildlife habitat, significant Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest, fish habitat and the habitat of threatened and endangered species,” says Caroline Schultz, Executive Director of Ontario Nature.

Losing more of our wetlands, woodlands, and fish habitat would be very costly for all of Ontario.