This amalgamation of all CAs is a great initiative to reduce duplication and for standardisation. However, the consolidated CA should report to the Ministry of Environment. At present, the CAs have no accountabilty to tax payers/clients.
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This is just chaos. What we’re looking at it’s the freight train of inevitability…the reality is that this is going to have chaos for the next four years. This is also downloading from the province because that board is going to be funded by municipal taxpayers.
LEAVE IT AS IS!
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Combining so much down into one system does not improve efficiency. It only makes it hard on the current employees as you now put the tasks of 36 onto 7. That is the equivalency of firing 5 people with full workloads and giving those tasks to 1 person to complete in the same amount of time.
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This is a bad idea. Keep things the way they are now so local communities have more of a say in how conservation lands are handled. In many cases these lands were donated. Don’t let the provincial government take control of them. It isn’t in the best interest for conservation.
Not a supporter of this plan. Too much centralization leads to decisions being made that are not in the best interests of local communities. What would be the benefits? If they ain't broke, don't try and fix it.
I believe in the importance and value that our Conservation Authority provides for our area as well as all of Ontario. Local support is evident as community partners assist with programs that deliver for youth.
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This proposal puts the few green spaces remaining at risk. This is simply a way to under resource a government body that prevents misuse of public land. This type of amalgamation has been disastrous in health and will be disastrous here.
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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 my community.
I am a Dundas native who knows all too well the downside of amalgamation. Each conservation authority knows the nuances of their respective land and are best fit to run it. Our family is strongly opposed.
The Mattagami Region Conservation Authority (MRCA) in northern Ontario should remain a freestanding operation when distance and geography, geographic isolation are considered.
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I would to submit my my opinion in opposition of the the proposed merging of Ontario's conservation areas. In my region, Essex County, we have only 5% of our natural cover left, meaning that 95% has been converted to agricultural, residential, or some other altered use.
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As a resident of the Bruce Peninsula, combining my local conservation authority with Thunder Bay (???) is ridiculous. We need more LOCAL control and knowledge not less.
Municipal amalgamation 25-odd years ago wasn't a success. We need to learn from past mistakes.
Leave the CAs as they are.
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Less is not better when it comes to guarding the environment! We, the people, see this a a Trumpie move. Stop the insanity before it's to late: we need more efficient and more accurate monitoring not less
The purpose of this submission is to provide the feedback of the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) Board of Directors to the ERO. This is in addition to the letter sent from the NVCA Board of Directors by email to Minister McCarthy, dated December 4, 2025.
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n. Lumping together the lake Huron area with western Lake Superior goes against the whole concept of regional monitoring and taking action of the watersheds by local experts.
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Please find attached the City of Guelph's comments regarding this proposal. We strongly encourage the ministry to consider these comments, as well as feedback and proposals made by other municipalities and conservation authorities in developing the framework for regional consolidation.
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