I am submitting this comment as a First Nation community member, a Haudenosaunee woman, and a mother raising children in the Thames River watershed. My concerns about this proposal come directly from day-to-day experiences, not abstract policy.
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Modernization must not come at the expense of:
• local accountability and decision-making
• rural representation
• watershed-based science and natural hazard expertise
• donor trust and municipal land agreements
• agricultural partnerships and on-the-ground service delivery
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The Council of the Township of O'Connor, at their meeting held on November 24, 2025, passed a resolution calling on the Government of Ontario to maintain local, independent, municipally governed, water-shed conservation authorities.
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Hello,
Combining conservation authorities is a terrible idea. It would mean the loss of local knowledge needed to properly manage these areas and in turn negatively effect ecosystems, wildlife, and the nearby communities.
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Please do not do this. Consolidation never leads to good results. Our Kettle Creek CA does important qork to keep our watershed safe. Let them do their jobs in peace. Too many important local progeams to lose.
If I know anything the government doesn’t change things to benefit the people the change is being made to benefit 7 of Doug fords buddies. So they can sweep under the rug important issues in their areas.
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I emphatically oppose this proposal. I highly disagree that it will improve conservation authorities and how the environment is managed and protected. Instead:
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The proposal provides a strong step toward improving Ontario’s watershed management by creating a more unified and consistent conservation authority system.
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I am writing to express my strong opposition to the Province’s proposal to amalgamate Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities (CAs) into seven large Regional Conservation Authorities.
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I am concerned for the loss of local expertise and local representation with an amalgamation this large. The community resources of trails and conservation areas that are managed by these local Authorities are deeply valued and integrated locally.
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This consolidation is risking lack of judgment. People making decisions will not be local in the end and will not have any understanding of areas that they are not familiar with. Not all things fit in the same box. We will lose local talent and expertise that understand the individual habits.
I do not want this consolidation to happen.
The area is expanding into one very large region that will not be effectively managed.
This will be a detrimental to our green space and conservation areas.
Wildlife will suffer.
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I don't understand this insane need to emelgamate EVERYTHING. It hasn't worked for Municipalities or school boards and it's just going to cause immense neglect if done with our waterways. Conservation takes dedication, knowledge, perseverance as well as money.
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This proposal is not ethical or equitable. People are going to lose their jobs. Valuable initiatives and programs for science, conservation, restoration, management, etc. are going to be cut.
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Conservation management should be done at a local level; the proposed amalgamation ensures most areas will not get the attention required to best manage their green spaces.
On behalf of the Huron Clean Water Project Review Committee, I am writing to express concern regarding the Province’s proposal to regionalize Ontario’s Conservation Authorities and to request that the Province consider the potential impacts of this change on locally delivered stewardship programs su
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I think this is a reckless decision. It's another example of non-local officials making decisions for local matters. These proposed boundaries are far too large and in no way will actually benefit any parties. Currently, authorities have a strong understanding of their areas.
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Hello, while I am unhappy at the power conservation authorities hold over building projects and how they exercise unrealistic controls, I think that the merging of Conservation Authorities is a reckless disaster.
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Consolidating smaller groups into larger agencies sounds efficient but doesn't work the same when the small well defined groups have intimate knowledge of their areas of operation that won't suit other areas.
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