Good info on the Toronto Conservation Authority's view on proposed changes to the Conservation Act.<div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1604715137247"><br></div><div id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1604715137397">Lulu <br id="yMail_cursorElementTracker_1604715084676"><br><div id="ymail_android_signature"><a id="ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div> <br> <blockquote style="margin: 0 0 20px 0;"> <div style="padding: 10px 0 0 20px; margin: 10px 0 0 0; border-left: 1px solid #6D00F6;"> <div style="font-family:Roboto, sans-serif; color:#6D00F6;"> <div>----- Forwarded message -----</div> <div><b>From:</b> "Ontario Headwaters Institute" <andrew@ontarioheadwaters.ca></div> <div><b>To:</b> "'Yours to Protect list'" <yourstoprotect@glcserve.com></div> <div style="display:"none""><b>Cc:</b> </div> <div><b>Sent:</b> Fri., 6 Nov. 2020 at 5:04 p.m.</div> <div><b>Subject:</b> [Yourstoprotect] Conservation Ontario and TRCA comments on changes to the CA Act</div> </div> <div id="yiv0910745138"><style><!--
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--></style><div><div class="yiv0910745138WordSection1"><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">TRCA comments can be seen at <a href="https://trca.ca/news/response-amendments-conservation-authorities-act" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://trca.ca/news/response-amendments-conservation-authorities-act</a>.</span></p><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">CO media release found below.</span></p><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Andrew</span></p><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D;"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Conservation Ontario <info@conservationontario.ca> <br><b>Sent:</b> November 6, 2020 3:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> andrew@ontarioheadwaters.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> MEDIA RELEASE - Changes to Conservation Authorities Act Trigger Red Flags for Conservation Ontario</span></p></div></div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"> </p><div id="yiv0910745138rootDiv"><div align="center"><table class="yiv0910745138MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="1" height="5" style="width:.0104in;min-height:.052in;" id="yiv0910745138_x0000_i1025" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif"></p></td><td width="600" valign="top" style="width:450.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;"><div align="center"><table class="yiv0910745138MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" 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sans-serif;">Conservation Authorities Act</span></em> Trigger Red Flags for Conservation Ontario</span></b></p></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;"><span style="display:none;"> </span></p><div align="center"><table class="yiv0910745138MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;" id="yiv0910745138content_LETTER.BLOCK4"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.0pt 15.0pt 6.75pt 15.0pt;"><div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;">NEWMARKET November 6, 2020</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;"> - Conservation Ontario and the conservation authorities (CAs) are reviewing the Province's changes to the <em><span style="font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;">Conservation Authorities Act (CA Act)</span></em> which were released in the 2020 Ontario Budget yesterday.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;">"There are a number of changes that we feel could have significant impact on conservation authorities, and on their watershed management responsibilities," said Kim Gavine, General Manager of Conservation Ontario (CO). <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001axjdxRiMiumRWHdK29U8_7gCBBHCyNlO6a2PHogmDLFZHvqMvz8BHq_60MFDuqMMMDt356-8G9nS1h82Ln9V0S4Xxns2plnbxUdXArMADvPohvwuOy7qpLUpdwFelWLqieJE4AG5GQzh51pFP6-6EkL9t8iooTcaTYeZrZ-EO73-iqSWc6Riww==&c=TMDvJa9PgTArQsujOObr74oc55QMbd8C3cbmHTFy5gPSHgdDBzeFRw==&ch=Jg46RX8Zhy8SHfTmIJf1b4X8wYIysuSSS7qfTn5KSKpBjt6SGATsEQ==" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b><span style="text-decoration:none;">Conservation Ontario</span></b></a> is the association which represents Ontario's <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001axjdxRiMiumRWHdK29U8_7gCBBHCyNlO6a2PHogmDLFZHvqMvz8BHmkI7AS1B4a8QvugKoyBjpC_2oInv_sdKliRzaD18Q7MkaUUgmO0qXBnaKAxdAys_dpz1g1_v2xAEGHi0thS7KF6t6VXVozI4eWlRLYexON8EzBpZk6ndYFIVzuIxK4sK2QotZT9gVrx05aP4UCufmbpbNr-gEC_5OyAxMXG5grkIRRuredOBasqhpZ2sJh6RqwUpUoruF2C&c=TMDvJa9PgTArQsujOObr74oc55QMbd8C3cbmHTFy5gPSHgdDBzeFRw==&ch=Jg46RX8Zhy8SHfTmIJf1b4X8wYIysuSSS7qfTn5KSKpBjt6SGATsEQ==" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b><span style="text-decoration:none;">36 conservation authorities</span></b></a>.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;">The CA Act has been under review by the Province since April 2019. Earlier this year, the Minister of Environment, Parks and Conservation (MECP) hosted a series of five consultation meetings across the province with invited representatives primarily from municipalities, conservation authorities and agriculture, landowner and development sectors. Conservation Ontario was a presenter at these sessions.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;">"There are a number of changes that could actually create more red tape and delay permit application approvals and I'm not sure that's what the Province intended to do," Gavine pointed out. Over the past two years, CO has been working with CAs, the development sector and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) to develop better streamlined client service approaches for CAs to use when reviewing plan review and permit applications. The initiative has been well-received and is ongoing.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;">As well, changes have been made to the planning role for conservation authorities which could actually put more people at threat, rather than protect them from natural hazards. "One of our main goals throughout this review has been to maintain the conservation authorities' watershed-based approach to protecting people from natural hazards and ensuring the conservation of Ontario's natural resources. Some of the changes will impact the CAs' ability to do so," Gavine said.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;">Some of the other changes included in yesterday's budget bill (Bill 229) are around new rules for CA Board appointments, scoping of non-mandatory programs and services, and creation of new Ministerial powers.</span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="yiv0910745138MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:#403F42;">"If nothing else, pandemic conditions this year have certainly reinforced how much we rely on a healthy environment for our own well-being," Gavine said. 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