How can paving over wetlands

Add your name and tell the Ford government to stop paving over our wetlands. Activity Subject. Local councils have already pointed out that there is plenty of land already zoned for warehouse and distribution centres, so it makes no sense to destroy a provincially significant wetland. I call on you to act in the best interests of your riding and for Ontario and save the Lower Duffins Creek Wetland from destruction. Thank you,. They also make landscapes more resilient to the anticipated impacts of climate change including flooding, drought and biodiversity loss.

And they possess an enormous capacity to store carbon. Commercially important products including fish, blueberries, cranberries, timber and wild rice — all are harvested from wetlands. With attributes like these, surely wetlands should be protected and preserved, not destroyed. Most recently — on Nov. The proposed changes are buried out of ready sight in Bill , an omnibus budget bill. Conservation authorities — there are 36 province-wide — are understandably alarmed.

Kim Gavine, general manager of Conservation Ontario, the umbrella organization for conservation authorities, told The Globe and Mail that the legislation takes away the role of the authorities to provide science-based input on development applications. Leave this field empty. All Rights Reserved. Don't have an account? Register here. Register Sign-up for your account with the Construction Specifier.

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