I agree with the Hamilton Conservation Area's submission to the ERO.
Decision making about local conservation areas needs to remain with the community making the financial contributions.
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With all due respect to the Ontario government, I am very much against the government's proposed changes. I am a member of the Hamilton Conservation Authority and they manage their areas beautifully.
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I strongly think that we should retain our regional conservation authorities and not amalgamate. It is very important that we leave these local voices and experts intact for our environment.
Please don’t merge our conservation authorities. At a critical time when our climate is in crisis we need feet on the ground, in our communities to ensure that everything is being done to protect our wetlands and green spaces and to ensure that flood mitigation plans are in place.
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I oppose Bill 68 and the amalgamation of the Conservation Autorities because it will weaken local oversight, reduce hands-on environmental knowledge, and move decisions away from the communities most affected by flooding, habitat loss, and development.
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I do not agree with the proposal to merge our conservation authorities. I am worried about the loss of local impact and the relationship necessary to ensure proper care for every watershed.
Ontario’s proposal to merge 36 Conservation Authorities into seven regional bodies would dismantle a proven, science-based, locally funded system for managing water, hazards, and climate risk, in exchange for speculative efficiencies that are neither demonstrated nor costed.
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This is a needless proposal. Each conservation area deals with the specifics of their own area. Consolidation will not improve anything; it will cause more areas to be neglected as the governing body will have too many competing priorities. This will weaken environmental protections.
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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.
Consolidation of these authorities is a plan that will irreparably damage Ontario's conservation efforts. By having unique authorities in smaller regions we ensure that local efforts are focused in a region close to their home and hearts.
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Given the issues seen with the ongoing consolidation of health units in Ontario, regarding amount of time and expense involved in the mergers, disruption of services, seeming lack of synergies, further consolidations of local, mostly rural, services don’t seem like a good idea at present.
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I support this proposal. These services need to be delivered as efficiently as possible and conservation authorities should focus on their key mandates of flood protection.
Stakeholder Group 1: Municipal Representatives
Two Potential Benefits
Economic growth for the municipality
New development can bring jobs, new businesses, and increased tax revenue to support local services like roads, schools, and emergency services.
Improved local infrastructure
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As a life long resident of Ontario, I strongly oppose the amalgamation of Conservation Authorities in the province. In my city, the proposal would merge 5 Conservation Authorities into 1.
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I am writing to strongly oppose the Ontario government’s plan to merge our 36 local conservation authorities (CAs) into 7 giant ones. This is a reckless and dangerous idea that will put our homes, farms, and communities at a much higher risk of flooding.
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