[GREN-Exec] Save the Date November 8! Stakeholder Information Session Ontario's Proposed Wetland Conservation Strategy

Tue Oct 25 09:12:18 EDT 2016

Yup. Just like those idiotic loopholes where you can take down old trees
because you'll plant some new saplings somewhere. 

Had lunch with a few friends in Toronto yesterday and they said that is
happening all over the place, even though Toronto has tree cutting bylaws.
They cut down the trees and then pay the fines. Cost of doing business. 

Susan K 

From: Executive [mailto:executive-bounces at gren.ca] On Behalf Of John Jackson
Sent: 25 October 2016 08:00
To: Gregory C. Michalenko
Cc: GREN Executive
Subject: Re: [GREN-Exec] Save the Date November 8! Stakeholder Information
Session Ontario's Proposed Wetland Conservation Strategy

I strongly support your concern Greg. I consider it to be a fatal flaw in
the program.

Can you draft a brief letter on this?

John

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John Jackson

17 Major Street

Kitchener N2H 4R1

519-744-7503

On Oct 21, 2016, at 1:00 PM, Gregory C. Michalenko
<gcmichalenko at uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

There is a serious weakness in the proposed wetland strategy.  It follows an
American pattern of allowing developers to "compensate" the destruction of
wetlands affected by development projects with "constructed wetlands" that
project proponents will establish elsewhere.  This practice is a slippery
slope and there is reason to fear that it lets developers off the hook and
will lead to the loss of wetlands that should be kept.  I think GREN needs
to strongly object to this provision.  I'm disappointed that Ontario Nature,
an expected ally in opposing this provision, has gone on record of accepting
this deficient policy.  We need to speak up!  I'm willing to take on some of
the responsibility.

- Greg

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From: Executive [executive-bounces at gren.ca] on behalf of Theo Negoita
[ante712-gren at yahoo.ca]
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 9:39 PM
To: GREN Executive
Subject: [GREN-Exec] Fw: Save the Date November 8! Stakeholder Information
Session Ontario's Proposed Wetland Conservation Strategy

FYI

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: "McIntosh, Terese (MNRF)" <terese.mcintosh at ontario.ca>
To: "McIntosh, Terese (MNRF)" <terese.mcintosh at ontario.ca> 
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2016 3:18 PM
Subject: Save the Date November 8! Stakeholder Information Session Ontario's
Proposed Wetland Conservation Strategy

Dear Colleagues,

As many of you are aware, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
received a mandate to work with other ministries, municipalities and
partners to review Ontario's broad wetland framework and identify
opportunities to strengthen policies and stop the net loss of wetlands.  In
the fall of 2015, as a first step towards achieving this mandate, a document
titled "Wetland Conservation in Ontario: A Discussion Paper" was posted on
Ontario's Environmental Registry (www.ebr.gov.on.ca, ER posting number
012-4464). The purpose of this document was to raise the awareness of, and
provide information about, wetlands and to stimulate ideas for a strategic
plan for Ontario's wetlands.  The posting was followed by numerous
engagement sessions which included focused discussions, public workshops and
stakeholder meetings.  The feedback obtained from environmental registry
comments and these sessions was used to inform the next step in the process
- development of a proposed Wetland Conservation Strategy for Ontario.

A proposed Wetland Conservation Strategy for Ontario was posted on Ontario's
Environmental Registry (www.ebr.gov.on.ca, ER posting number 012-7675) on
August 8th of this year, with a 100 day comment period closing on November
16th.  The proposed Strategy represents a guiding framework for coordinating
the conservation of Ontario's wetlands across the province.  It includes a
clear vision, goals and outcomes for wetlands in Ontario and sets out a
series of actions the government will incrementally undertake over the next
15 years to improve wetland conservation.

I encourage you to participate in the review process by submitting formal
comments through the Environmental Registry posting.  I also invite you to
participate in a facilitated information session on Tuesday, November 8
(10:00 am to 1:00 pm) at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto to discuss the
proposed Wetland Conservation Strategy and provide an opportunity for input.
Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues within your
organization.

For further information please don't hesitate to contact myself or Adam
Hogg,  A/Sr. Wetland Policy Advisor,  Natural Heritage Section, Ministry of
Natural Resources and Forestry (adam.hogg at ontario.ca or 705 755-5165).
Please RSVP with Adam Hogg. 

Thank you for your interest in conserving Ontario's wetlands.   I look
forward to seeing you on the 8th. 

Sincerely,

Terese McIntosh on behalf of Ala Boyd

Ala Boyd

Manager

Natural Heritage Section

Natural Resources Conservation Policy Branch

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

T:  (705) 755-5088

F:  (705) 755-2168

E:  ala.boyd at ontario.ca

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