Hello. Thank you for the…

Hello. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Below are a few key points I would like to share:

- Concerns for future funding by the province for hazard management programs have been raised with recent 50% cuts to the MNRF funding for their natural hazards program.

- We were pleased to see the inclusion of natural heritage monitoring and management as part of the mandatory programs for CA lands to maintain or rehabilitate them but remain disappointed that the importance of this work is not equally valued throughout the watershed.

- The public greatly values the use of CA land for recreation. This should be included in in the mandatory area.

- The addition of the watershed-based resources management strategy is positive as it provides a longer-term perspective as well as an organizing framework for categorizing the mandatory and non-mandatory programs and services for consultation with municipalities. However, it is noted that the province has continued to suggest that the only resource that it supports is water resources, while we know that water and watershed management need to go together