I realize the need for housing in Ontario, but the developers who funded Mr. Ford’s conservative party have not indicated that ANY of the housing they are going to be building will help the low income and really needy families.
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MY opinion of ONTARIO WETLAND EVALUATION SYSTEM CLASSIFICATION CHANGES
REMOVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS FROM BILL 23
• DO NOT: Permanently remove the OWES from the Provincial Policy Statement which mandates the conservation of wetlands that are considered provincially significant;
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The two defining issues of our time are climate change and the loss of biodiversity. Wetlands are a key component for dealing with these challenges.
We need to better protect our wetlands to have a sustainable future for Ontario.
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We simply can not allow our wetlands to be destroyed for.development. anything we can do to make it harder to develop should be the objective. NOT EASIER!!!
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I am highly highly against this idea. This is opening the gate to question all protected lands and areas. This land is not something that we can just “add on somewhere else”. It’s important for at risk species and water quality.
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Public Input Coordinator
MNRF - PD - Resources Planning and Development Policy Branch
300 Water Street, 2nd Floor, South Tower, Peterborough, ON, K9J 3C7
Submitted to the Environmental Registry of Ontario and by email to wetlands@ontario.ca
November 24, 2022
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Evaluating wetlands for Permission to develop housing should not be streamlined it should be made much more difficult. We.need to do all we can to impede the destruction of wetlands!!
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I register my strongest objections to the changes proposed in Bill 23 to change the protection for wetlands by removing the need to evaluate a series of wetlands as complexes.
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This submission responds to proposed changes to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (OWES) discussed in Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) posting number 019-6160.
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Regarding wetlands in Ontario, it is vitally important to retain existing functional wetlands especially in southern Ontario, due to the important functions wetlands perform in sequestering carbon, absorbing excess water during major rainfall events and retaining moisture during periods of drought.
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There should be no change to any environmental legislation as part of any initiative to increase supply of housing.
There is absolutely no need to impact environmentally sensitive areas to meet the single family dwelling targets that have been set
The highly significant role of Conservation Authorities needs to be retained in Ontario. CA's provide valuable services and insight for municipalities in assessing development applications.
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This bill will contribute to an irreplaceable loss of valuable wetland, forest and agricultural land. It will destroy habitat for all types of wildlife, including species at risk. So your bill is actually in contradiction of the species at risk and the endangered species act.
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I am extremely concerned about the proposed changes to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation system and I urge the government to reconsider before proceeding with these changes.
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Wetlands provide several benefits and ecosystem services such as flood control/ attenuation, drought control, shoreline stabilization, water purification, groundwater recharge and discharge areas, carbon sequestration and habitat for diverse species (including endangered or threatened species).
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Thank you for the opportunity to comment on proposed updates to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System as outlined in ERO 019-6160 and as related to Bill 23, the proposed More Homes Built Faster Act.
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