Please do not consider…

Please do not consider transferring land at Wasaga Beach where Piping Plovers nest from Ontario Parks to the Town of Wasaga Beach. The proposed land transfer will put the Endangered Piping Plovers at a higher risk. If Bill 5 is passed, the Piping Plover habitat will be left with no provincial protection. If the proposed transfer does happen, it will fall to the Town to decide whether to protect Piping Plover habitat. I am hoping the Ontario Government will ensure Piping Plovers are conserved and protected. I hope the government will consider:
• Reducing threats to Piping Plovers and their habitats year-round by restricting mechanical raking so their habitat is not destroyed, prohibiting dune alteration, and protecting nests with fenced buffer zones and natural predator mitigations.
• Commits funding to protect, conserve, and steward Piping Plovers, their nests, and their habitats.
• Engage experts at development and implementation phases.
Please do not consider transferring land at Wasaga Beach where Piping Plovers nest from Ontario Parks to the Town of Wasaga Beach.