Dear Ms. Mikel, Please see…

Dear Ms. Mikel,

Please see the attached document for comments prepared on behalf of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority Board of Directors.

Key Points in the document include:
- Appreciation of the acknowledgement of the need for watershed-based conservation
- Appreciation of the acknowledgement of the importance of local knowledge, concerns, issues
- The success of the Ontario model
- The value of the partnership between the Province and Conservation Authorities
- Return on Investment
- Our shared commitment to transparency and accountability
- Unintended consequences of the Regulatory Proposals - legal and administrative costs, duplication of efforts, diverting ratepayer funds away from boot-on-the-ground conservation toward legal and administrative work
- Questions about who will pay
- The Conservation Authority Mandate
- 75 years of achievement

A full discussion of these points is found in the attached document.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Abigail Gutteridge
Corporate Services Coordinator
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority