Lower Trent Conservation

 LOWER   TRENT   CONSERVATION

Lower Trent Conservation was formed in 1968 under the Conservation Authorities Act to protect, restore and manage water and other natural resources within the Lower Trent Conservation watershed region. Lower Trent Conservation is accountable to the residents of the watershed through our Board of Directors appointed by the elected councils of the seven municipalities located either entirely, or partially, within the watershed region. This accountability, combined with local decision making, is a key strength that Lower Trent Conservation draws on as we work with our partners to address the region’s environmental challenges. We are striving to be a local leader in conservation.

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  Lower Trent Conservation | 714 Murray Street, RR 1, Trenton, Ontario K8V 5P4 Canada

November 24, 2020 Welcome to the latest edition of MAINSTREAM News… Dear Friends of the Lower Trent Watershed: The environment needs your help. On behalf of the Lower Trent Conservation (LTC), we are writing to ask for your support.    On November 5th 2020, the Ontario government tabled Bill 229?Protect, Support, and Recover from COVID-19 Act (Budget Measures), which includes Schedule 6 that proposes major changes to the?Conservation Authorities Act?that we all, including you, need to be concerned about. We are hoping to have your support by voicing your opinion and expressing your concerns?to the Province and to your local constituents. It is important that Conservation Authorities (CAs) be given more opportunity to have a dialogue with the Province to improve the delivery of our programs and services; but the most meaningful way to do this is through constructive conversation and public consultation, not by rushing changes through an omnibus bill using COVID as the rationale. We need all of our friends to act today by emailing, calling, and sharing your support of Ontario’s CAs and the LTC’s vision of ‘Healthy Watersheds for Healthy Communities’.   The proposed amendments to the Conservation Authorities Act could have significant environmental impact due to decisions being made without consideration of the local watershed science and data provided by conservation authorities. The changes could potentially add significant delays and costs in enforcement, planning and permitting processes, and have significant impacts on CA’s ability to provide cost-effective flooding and natural hazards management/protection and drinking water source protection to Ontarians. The proposed changes through Bill 229 could reduce your local conservation authority’s ability to do so; restricting our capacity to provide important recreational, educational, and employment opportunities across our watershed.     We are Asking You to Have Your Say Today! Lower Trent Conservation, along with Conservation Ontario and all 35 other Conservation Authorities across Ontario, have contacted the Premier, members of Cabinet and our local MPPs, and are asking you to to do the same. Use the button below to send your local MPP, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, The Minister of the Environment Conservation and Parks, and the Minister of Finance a letter asking them to repeal Schedule 6 of Bill 229. Click Here to Support the LTC and YOUR Environment Thank you again for your continued support of our environment & community. Thank you for your support, Lower Trent Conservation Healthy Watersheds for Healthy Communities Lower Trent Conservation 613-394-4829 iinformation@LTC.on.ca www.LTC.on.ca Connect with us ‌ ‌ ‌