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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47345

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Township of Algonquin Highlands

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Thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on the proposed changes to Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework. Staff have reviewed the proposed changes with Council and wish to provide the following comments: Read more

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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47356

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Conservation Ontario

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Please see the attached document for Conservation Ontario's comments on "Updating Ontario's Water Quantity Management Framework" (ERO#019-1340). Conservation Ontario thanks the Province for the opportunity to comment on this posting. Read more

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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47357

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Grand River Conservation Authority

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Please find attached comments from the Grand River Conservation Authority. High resolution files of the two accompanying documents can be provided upon request. Regards, Martin Keller Source Protection Program Manager Lake Erie Source Protection Region Grand River Conservation Authority Read more

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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47360

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Individual

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I work for the Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada. We are a Blue Community committed to protecting water as a human right, shared commons, and sacred gift. My comments on this proposal are for this entire organization. Read more

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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47361

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Individual

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It is absolutely imperative that NOBODY owns our water, here in Ontario or across Canada, except the people of Canada. No companies, foreign or otherwise should have any control or say in how we manage our natural resources. That power belongs only to the people of Canada. Read more

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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47371

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Individual

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This proposal takes stewardship of water in the province in the right direction. Water needs vary widely from township to township, county to county, region to region. Municipalities must have a say when determining their water needs. Read more

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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47378

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Individual

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Water taking permits for bottled water should be phased out over the next few years and there should be a permanent moratorium on all bottled water taking permits, and no new permits or expansion of existing permits should be allowed. Read more

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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47385

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Individual

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Dear Ministry Of Environment, It is good to see democracy at work with the chance to comment on the proposed changes to water taking in Ontario. After years of advocacy, I am pleased to see that this government is taking the issue of water governance seriously. Read more

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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47394

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Individual

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I am happy to hear that municipalities will have a say when a water bottler comes to town to start pumping water for profit or when an already existing water bottler wants to increase the amount they pump. This is an important piece of the democratic process. Read more

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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47396

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No one should invest in a company who has no ownership of the type of waste it is producing or have any program in place to properly recycling or repurposing its packaging. Refusal of acknowledging that climate change is real and water will increasingly become less accessible, we will fall. Read more

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Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Framework

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47407

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Comments on Updating Ontario’s Water Quantity Management Proposal Environmental Registry # 019-1340 Erinn Lee Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks Dear Ms. Lee: Please accept the following comments regarding the proposed changes for managing water taking in Ontario. Read more

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