I agree with HCA’s submission to the ERO. I am concerned about losing local decision-making and I support keeping conservation decisions rooted in our community.
We understand that the Ontario government will soon introduce legislation to create the Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency (OPCA) with the aim of improving the Province’s conservation authority system to help build homes and infrastructure projects faster, while strengthening the vital role cons
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To: Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
From: Corporate Strategy and Government Relations, Town of Oakville
Date: December 17, 2025
Subject: ERO Response Re: Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities
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I am very much against this proposal; based on amalgamations that have occurred with other organizations (e.g. schools, communities, hospitals). I am afraid that not only will local control and insights be lost, but the administrative costs often increase overall.
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As a resident of Thunder Bay, I am OPPOSED to the Province’s proposed amalgamation of the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA) with six other Southern Ontario Conservation Authorities to form the “Huron-Superior Regional Conservation Authority”.
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Leave it alone, it’s working fine. Fine tune the existing if necessary. This provincial government is once again over-reaching and meddling in Municipal affairs. There’s more pressing issues for them to address than this.
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I believe that it is important to keep conservation authorities separate. Local governance is important as these employees of these conservation authorities have specialized knowledge of their specific area. this is likely to be lost in translation moving to an amalgamated system.
Dear people:
After studying your website & related material, I wish to register my strong opposition to the amalgamation of Conservation Authorities.
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I strenuously disagree with the merger of the conservation authorities. Their effectiveness has already been decimated by Ford's anti-environment/top down control on their mandates as well as funding decreases.
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DECEMBER 17, 2025
TO: Environmental Registry of Ontario
FROM: THE MONO MULMUR CITIZENS’ COALITION [Second of Two Submissions]
SUBJECT: Ontario Government's Amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act - ERO 025-1257 https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1257
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respectfully, this is a terrible idea. this will not speed up housing building, and in fact could ruin any builds if built in flood prone areas, plus tarnish conservation efforts that have been made over the course of decades. I do not support this.
I agree with the comments made by Larissa Vogler. Our input must be from Local specialists who know the intricate details of our watersheds. Her comments were ad follows: As a member of the LTVCA board, I am deeply concerned about the merging of Ontario’s conservation authorities.
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I am submitting this comment in my personal capacity as a long-time Lake Simcoe resident, community advocate, and supporter of strong watershed-based environmental protection in Ontario.
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Consolidating the Conservation Authorities would be a mistake. It is unclear what problem the provincial government is trying to solve in doing this. The existing conservation authorities work well. Leave them alone.
To Premier Ford and the Minister of the Environment,
I am writing as a Niagara resident to strongly oppose the proposed amalgamation of Ontario’s conservation authorities.
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Like all other proposals and legislation by this provincial government, amalgamation of the conservation authorities is ludicrous. The separate conservation authorities were not mandated to work under a small group. Each of these areas across this beautiful province are unique.
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