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Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

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178970

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Narrowing the conservation authorities seems like an awful idea because it lacks strategic foresight. There are multiple types of natural landscapes, farmlands and wildlife that require oversight and more attention, not less. Read more

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Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

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178971

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The 36 conservation authorities are greatly needed. They have expertise in their regions that supports better wildlife, watershed and forestry management. This local expertise is vital to protecting Ontario's watersheds, and extant and at risk species (both animals and plants). Read more

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Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

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178972

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Conservation Authorities are not a fragmented system, but rather specialized service providers tailored to their specific Watersheds. Consolidation will lose the local expertise on communities that rely on them the most. Read more

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Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

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178975

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I have what is perhaps a unique perspective on the validity and utility of having Conservation Authorities based upon watershed boundaries and NOT on the basis of contiguous and regional links, by way of having acted in a consulting engineering capacity for numerous Conservation Authorities over the Read more

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Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

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178980

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Maintaining smaller (non-amalgamated) conservation authorities is important because each authority has deep local knowledge of their ecosystems, communities, and environmental challenges, which allows them to respond more effectively and quickly than large, centralized bodies. Read more

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Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

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178983

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I do not believe that merging Ontarios conservation authorities into smaller sections will benefit the wellbeing of Ontarios nature and it’s citizens. Our conservative provincial government has shown that conservation and the environment are low, even non existent on his priority list. Read more

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Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

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178985

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I do not support consolidating 36 conservation authorities into 7 conservation authorities. Local expertise and knowledge is very important for sound decision making. Having 36 conservation authorities allows for strong local representation and engagement. Read more

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Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

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178986

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I am concerned amalgamation could reduce local decision-making and weaken long-standing community and volunteer partnerships. These areas are too large and too diverse to expect proper effective stewardship and governance from a non-local operating team. Read more

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Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

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178989

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I have serious concerns about this proposed amalgamation, starting with the fact that the Bill that enabled this proposed restructuring was pushed through without any consultation. That is not democracy. Furthermore, the provided information states: Read more

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Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities

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178991

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I am writing to express my strong opposition to the provincial proposal to consolidate Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities (CAs) into seven regional bodies. This plan is fundamentally flawed for the following reasons: Read more

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I do not think that the amalgamation of the province's many conservation authorities into less than 10 authorities is the best way to ensure that local voices are represented and all natural areas are protected/ the mandates of conservation authorities are met. Read more

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