It is unclear what value, if any, amalgamating the conservation authorities will provide. Given there is no financial aspect to this proposal, it could be a very expensive undertaking.
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(I would like to update my earlier comments to reflect this more thoughtful submission)
I am opposed to the proposal to consolidate Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into 7 large regional authorities as the resulting organization will be ineffective at applying science and local insight.
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We live in an area that is fighting against a blast below the water table quarry. This is not a NIMBY fight, it is a fight for survial of a whole community, and the water systems that provide drinking water in many areas where the aquifers flow.
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agree with HCA’s submission to the ERO. I am concerned about losing local decision-making and I support keeping conservation decisions rooted in our community.”...hands off our conservation authorities ....agree with HCA’s submission to the ERO.
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I agree with the comments submitted by the Hamilton Conservation Authority.
Local people should have a right to share in the decision making in our own community
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This is a very unnecessary thing to do will cost extra extra money in the long run and not help out our local conservation please throw this idea away it's a terrible idea
I totally agree with HCA’s submission to the ERO. I am concerned about losing local decision-making and I support keeping conservation decisions rooted in our community.”
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Existing RCAs are democratic, locally-serving and scientifically defensible. The new bill is not. No need for these changes; they do not reflect popular opinion nor can the present government legitimately argue that they had/have/or will have a mandate for this form of top-down governance.
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As a longtime resident of rural Hamilton who lives beside one of our many beautiful waterfalls and uses HCA trails daily, I do NOT support the proposed changes to the boundaries of provincial conservation authorities.
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The proposed unification of procedural practices, rationalization of jurisdictional coverage and improved management oversight for conservation authorities are long overdue measures.
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The conservation authority has been a source of education and assistance to help reduce erosion, wind, and water control on our small farm. They have boots on the ground in the communities they serve, and they know the solutions that work and don't work.
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There is no environmental benefit to amalgamating conservation authorities. It dismisses the existence of local input and expertise around environmentally sensitive ecosystems.
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I don't want to be rude, but this sounds like the government started with a conclusion and is now desperately working backwards trying to justify it.
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I don't see the need for the proposed change. It seems to me that this proposal will create a larger bureaucracy that will be less responsible to local needs in a timely fashion.
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I agree with HCA’s submission to the ERO. I am concerned about losing local decision-making and I support keeping conservation decisions rooted in our community
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