Thank-you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed updates to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System, which are included in the attached letter
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Hi,
I oppose this bill. In terms of conservation, the wetlands is home to diverse flora and fauna. If the government goes through with this, these habitats and species will be destroyed. This will have a negative impact on our ecosystems and our climate.
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This plan puts Ontario's wetlands, and therefore the environment and many endangered species, at grave risk. Yes Ontario needs to build more housing, but doing so by changing the policies that protect our important wetlands is not the way to do it.
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November 24, 2022
Public Input Coordinator
MNRF - PD - Resources Planning and Development Policy Branch
300 Water Street, 6th Floor, South Tower
Peterborough, ON, K9J 8M5
Sent via email: wetlands@ontario.ca
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November 24, 2022
Hon. Graydon Smith
Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
6630, 5th Floor
99 Wellesley St
Toronto, Ontario
M7A 1W3
Dear Minister Smith,
RE: Proposed Updates to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System
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Birds Canada is a non-profit charity that aims to drive action to better understand, appreciate, and conserve birds in Canada. We are writing to express our significant concerns regarding the extensive suite of changes proposed under ERO 019-6160 of Bill 23 or the More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022.
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The proposed changes to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (OWES) are alarming for many reasons. Wetland complexes must be evaluated as a whole and NOT on a piece-meal basis.
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Overall, I do not support the proposed changes to the OWES, and I do not think this is an appropriate step in addressing Ontario's housing crisis.
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Surely you cannot be proposing to lift protections from our province's most precious eoosystems? These ecosystems represent a healthy environment, not just for wildlife but for all life - that means us humans too!
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I am a Canadian citizen and Ontario resident and taxpayer opposed to the Ontario government’s Proposed Update to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (019-6160).
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• The Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (OWES) is based on scientific criteria.
• It is a science-based system that provides a way of rating wetlands relative to each other.
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The Long Point Region Conservation Authority (LPRCA) supports the government’s commitment to streamlining processes and reducing unnecessary barriers to development.
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I do not support the proposed changes to the Ontario Westland Evaluation System (OWES) Manual….
Southern Ontario has lost over 70% of it’s wetlands already.
Wetlands serve a multitude of important biological, hydrological and social functions including;
• Reducing downstream flooding
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