> To whom it may concern, > …

> To whom it may concern,
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> Actually - this concerns ALL of us. Including whoever is reading this and whoever is working in that office. My Mum and I regularly drive all the backroads that we can find and are so distressed with the lack of protection of our beautiful lands that are disappearing under developments. The land we need to protect our food resources for the country not just the province and the land we need to preserve all of our natural resources including watersheds and our wildlife.
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> The idea to combine what IS protected into some kind of larger authority where things will slip through the cracks and where the borders of these conservation areas could be at risk (see Caledon Swan Lake) is a terrible one and our household is completely against it. I may not be completely in the know of all the details but I do know that this province is cutting corners.
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> The Conservation Authorities that are already in place are doing a wonderful job and know their specific regions in and out.
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> This is a huge province. Have you ever driven top to bottom (where it’s even possible since it’s so vast you can’t even get to a chunk of it - for now a anyway - if Ford has his way I’m sure most of it will get mowed down eventually) - have you ever driven fully across it!? I have. From our border with MB it took 24 hours just to Mississauga. You can get to Florida in the same amount of time. Not that anyone is going there anymore nor should they, I’m just pointing out the vastness of this province.
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> Seven Authorities will never cut it with the work that needs doing and that the thirty six are currently doing. The getting down on the ground with the children and teaching them why it needs protecting. The trails that need maintaining. The buildings that hold the educational areas etc etc etc. (They do so much I can’t even list it all - things the majority of us take for granted)
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> You might think (not the person reading this but the people whose idea this was) that this is going to save money. Hm. How well have any of the changes the province has made worked for our healthcare system? Will it end up privatised and owned by rich people and end up being only for the rich? Will you outsource everything and it cost us taxpayers more then deem it not financially feasible and make cuts later on so that things can be shut down leaving these vulnerable areas at risk?
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> These conservation areas are for the people of this province. Including you. Protect them at all costs. Don’t let all the work done over the year get lost by greed and dumb ideas.
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> Protect and keep the 36.
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> I’ve cc’d all the Authorities that I could find emails for. Thank you for all you do. Thank you to everyone behind the scenes that are taken for granted. Please let me know what else I can do in this fight for our beautiful province and all of its regions.
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> I’ve also sent this to my local MPP. Please hear our voices. Some people in the suburbs don’t leave these developed areas and have no idea what is at risk for their children’s future who may want to enjoy and learn and even work in these areas. Protect our Greenbelts and protect our 36 Conservation Authorities.