Dec 24, 2015 | Submissions and Petitions
The draft Lake Superior LAMP – the lakewide action and management plan – is the first such plan for the Great Lakes to have been developed and submitted for comment. Given its importance, 35 environmental not-for-profit organizations, including the OHI,...
Dec 13, 2015 | Blog Posts and Newsletters
The Paris Accord of 2015 represents a real beginning – at last. It has not been easy. On a broad scale, the trail was blazed by so many, including John Muir, Jack Miner, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson, Dr Theo Colburn, and Alex King, as we slowly realized that we...
Dec 4, 2015 | Organizational Update
We are pleased to share with you that the OHI has today launched a YouTube Channel. Our first three videos are up, and can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC–cVXQm2rF0iuivpv-2-Ug. The channel will grow over the next several months as we add material...
Nov 25, 2015 | Science Policy Performance
It’s been an interesting 8 days in terms of both science and policy. On Nov 17, Rick Smith of CELA blogged a series of articulate, high-level concerns about the implementation of the Great Lakes Protection Act, entitled Can Words Protect the Lakes. It is...
Oct 30, 2015 | Submissions and Petitions
The OHI today submitted comments to the Environmental Registry on the province’s discussion paper on Wetland Conservation, which can be seen at OHI for ER 012-4464 Oct 29. We found the paper uninspiring and we hope that the Province and MNRF will be more...
Oct 20, 2015 | Submissions and Petitions
Notwithstanding the need for direction from the most senior levels of the Government for a more integrated ecological policy and implementation framework, the OHI yesterday expressed our highest regard for Ontario’s conservation authorities and made numerous...
Oct 19, 2015 | Submissions and Petitions
As mentioned on Labour Day, Ontario has undertaken a sweeping set of renewals on four initiatives, covering land use planning, the Great Lakes, conservation authorities, and wetland conservation. While numerous organizations are making thoughtful submissions on each...
Sep 7, 2015 | Organizational Update, Science Policy Performance
It’s Labour Day, with its many connotations. In addition to its focus on worker rights and safety, it is perceived as an “end” of summer and the start of what is usually about ten intense weeks of conferences and consultations. This year, we seem to be living that old...
Sep 2, 2015 | Submissions and Petitions
Some time ago, MOECC issued a contract to a conservation authority to develop a guidance document for Municipal Water Sustainability Plans. MWSPs, mandated under the Water Opportunities Act (formerly the Water Opportunities and Water Conservation Act), are supposed to...
Aug 26, 2015 | Science Policy Performance
Many people involved in natural heritage may not have seen it, but Ontario recently posted a Wetland Conservation discussion paper to the Environmental Registry. Submissions will be open through October, and dates for public meetings will be announced shortly. The...
