County Officials Fear Loss of Local Voices in Conservation Authorities Shake-Up

LSRCA to be folded into new, broader Conservation Authority

Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities, including the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority, will be restructured into nine broader Conservation Authorities, “to deliver more consistent services, strengthen watershed management, and better protect communities,” says the Province.

County officials fear loss of local voices in conservation authorities shake-up

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Doug Ford’s majority government is expected to pass legislation this spring consolidating Ontario’s 36 conservation authorities into just nine regional authorities.In Wellington County, six conservation authorities cover watersheds winding through seven lower-tier municipalities. With the changes, the county’s watersheds would be covered by three new regional authorities beginning next year.The government argues the current 3…

Province Plans Big Changes for Ontario’s Conservation Authorities

When the Conservation Authorities Act (CAA) was announced last fall, the province was looking at compacting the agencies into just seven new ones.

Credit Valley Conservation Board Opposes Provincial Plan to Consolidate Conservation Authorities

Province consolidating 36 CAs into nine to deliver more consistent services, strengthen watershed management and better protect communities

By Mark PavilonsEditor The consolidation of provincial conservation authorities has moved forward.The Ontario government is taking the next step to improve the province’s conservation authority system with our plan to create nine regional conservation authorities.This follows extensive consultation on how conservation authorities can help get shovels in the ground faster on homes and other local infrastructure projects, while strengthening their…

Ford proceeding with conservation authority mergers

Farmers Forum staff TORONTO – The Ford government is pulling the plug on the province’s 36 conservation authorities whose function will be absorbed into 9 new, much bigger, conservation authorities.  The government confirmed on March 10 that the major consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities, also known as watershed authorities, will go ahead next year. The […]