I am very disappointed to…

I am very disappointed to see that parts of Wasaga Beach could lose the protections provided by provincial park status. In particular, the Piping Plover is a rare bird that deserves park-status protections. It is incredibly vulnerable and has been helped by having breeding grounds within the provincial park boundaries, one of the few successful breeding areas in all of Ontario. Please reconsider the extent of the proposed changes in order to give the Plovers a chance to survive. Let us be a province that finds a balance between economic pressures and the protection of important indicators of a healthy environment.

Please make Ontario a place where we can be proud that we ensure that Piping Plovers are conserved and protected by a science-based management plan and resources that:
-- Reduces threats to Piping Plover and their habitat year-round by restricting mechanical raking so that the 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. And,
-- Engages experts like Birds Canada at development and implementation phases.

Thank you for your consideration of these concerns.