Wetlands are very important for biodiversity of our environment. To facilitate their destruction so one can build more expensive housing is a crime.
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The changes to OWES will remove protection of many wetlands in Ontario, specifically in areas those that have suffered dramatic impacts since European colonization.
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On behalf of our client, Walker Aggregates Inc., please see our comments in the attached document. Overall, Walker supports the proposed changes to the Ontario Wetland Evaluation System (OWES).
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I oppose the implementation of Bill 23 provisions that will significantly affect how wetlands are evaluated and considered for development in the future. This is a step backwards for the protection of these naturels areas and the prevention of future climate impacts .
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Bill 23 is alarmingly irresponsible in that it opens the door for habitat destruction on a massive scale with little regard to the wellbeing of the ecosystems therein. Taking away the power of conservation authorities is something that simply should not be done.
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Wetlands are critically important in helping to conserve and purify water for a healthy ecosystem, providing essential habitat for diverse species and ensuring that Ontario's natural heritage is protected for future generations.
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Where we need AFFORDABLE housing is in current towns and cities, increasing density. Using any of Ontario’s wetlands for housing is a terrible idea especially with climate change. It is developers only who want fewer regulations for wetlands.
I am strongly against the proposed updates to Ontario's wetland system. They diminish the power of conservation authorities to protect wetlands, and will result in increased flooding as conservation is deprioritized in favour of housing developments. Stop trying to line the pockets of developers.
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This is a terrible idea and I do not approve. Dismantling environmental regulations will not get us anywhere. Wetlands and adjacent habitat cannot be replaced, they serve a function already.
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According to scientific knowledge and personal experience, wetlands provide a variety of unique ecosystem services, including fish and wildlife habitat, climate change mitigation through carbon storage, water filtration, recreational and spiritual significance as well as flood mitigation, among othe
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Wetlands serve as an important flood protecter and is THE most valuable and vital part of Ontario. This proposition is absurd and completely tone deaf to the wants and needs of future generations. Build up not out.
While several concerning changes have been proposed to the OWES, the two most striking are 1) the removal of government oversight or availability for consultation, and 2) the removal of wetland complexes.
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Wetlands evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. They cannot be artificially recreated. Good farmland is priceless, and essential to a growing population. Effectively managed and preserved greenspace provides a critical buffer to urban sprawl.
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Our remaining Wetlands are proven to be an essential element of our landscape in preserving our environment. Any further degradation cannot be tolerated. Once drained wetlands and their benefits are gone forever.
I am a senior citizen who has enjoyed the pleasures of what nature has to provide. Ever since I was young enough to venture into the woodlands, I have captured the beauty of nature mainly through memories. Many of my ventures were near swampy waters, beaver ponds or natural water retention areas.
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