Threat to Wetlands in…

Threat to Wetlands in Ontario. Comment: Wetlands are more important than increased housing or housing availability. One can have a place to live but no drinkable water to use. This is the threat that we are facing when our Provincial Government and its governing bodies propose a threat to our wetlands through changes in governance and legislation and legislative interpretation.
Ontario does not need a lessening of governance with respect to Wetlands, it needs a broader and more protective governance.
As an example, I live near the Nith River and the Grand River in Southwestern Ontario. The water quality on the Grand River is already being seriously compromised by development along its shores. With urbanization creeping westward particularly in the Kitchener - Waterloo/Ayr area, the water quality of the Nith River (which feeds into the Grand River) will soon be under threat as to water quality due to this urban sprawl.
The moraines and wetlands that are currently registered need to be better protected and the areas of wetlands and moraine need to be expanded.
This current government is headed in the wrong direction with respect to protecting our natural environment and if these changes go through, we, the current and future citizens of Ontario will suffer dramatic negative effects in future years from these changes.
I have been a student and observer of changes of our environment in the Province of Ontario for the past 70 years starting with the polluted Bay of Quinte and moving through the development areas within the City of Toronto and now living near the Grand River. I have experienced and witnessed the changes in our living conditions with respect to our natural environment over those years and we are not moving in a positive direction with respect to protecting our natural areas and accordingly our citizens with respect to the current attitude of this Provincial Government and its governance.