Tag: Kim Gavine
Ontario to host consultations about adding wetlands to Greenbelt
Following public consultation and engagement with Indigenous communities this fall, the Ontario government could begin the process of extending the existing Bowmanville Creek, Soper...
Province Misses Chance to Respond to Ontarians’ Concerns: Conservation Ontario
The Province of Ontario has missed a chance to show it is listening to Ontarians who care about their environment, according to Conservation Ontario.
Ontario's Budget...
Changes to Schedule 6 in Bill 229 Fall Short of Addressing...
The new changes made to Schedule 6 in Bill 229 fall short of addressing concerns brought forward by conservation authorities in Ontario.
According to Conservation...
Opposition Grows to Schedule 6 in Bill 229
Opposition has been growing to Schedule 6, which amends the Conservation Authorities Act and Planning Act, in Bill 229 that was tabled as part...
Conservation Ontario Recommends Removing Schedule 6 from Bill 229
Conservation Ontario (CO) recommends the Province of Ontario remove Schedule 6, which amends the Conservation Authorities Act and the Planning Act, from the proposed...
Essential Watershed Management—Remembering the Walkerton Drinking Water Tragedy
Twenty years ago, in May 2000, a municipal well in the Town of Walkerton, Ontario became contaminated with deadly bacteria. Seven people including a...
Special Advisor on Flooding Recognizes Critical Role of CAs
Conservation Ontario is pleased that the report released by Ontario’s Special Advisor on Flooding recognizes the critical role that conservation authorities play in Ontario’s...
Conservation Authorities Stunned by a Letter from the Gov’t of Ontario
Conservation authorities (CAs) and Conservation Ontario are stunned by a letter that was circulated by the Government of Ontario recommending that CAs start shutting...
Ontario Reduces Transfer Payments to Conservation Authorities by Half
Provincial funding for conservation authority programs, which warn people about flooding and protect properties from costly damages, has been reduced by half as a...
Conservation Authorities Unclear About Impacts to Budgets
Ontario’s 2019 Budget was released on April 11, 2019 and conservation authorities have received no confirmation about the status of their important provincial transfer...
