Aug 17, 2015 | Science Policy Performance
In July, MNRF posted a discussion paper on a review of the Conservation Authorities Act to the Environmental Registry (registry number 012-4509). To support this vital aspect of managing many of Ontario’s watersheds and their natural resources, MNRF has now...
May 12, 2015 | Submissions and Petitions
The OHI has submitted one document and coordinated sign-ons to another with respect to the Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review, encompassing the Niagara Escarpment, Oak Ridges Moraine, Greenbelt, and Growth plans. Please click to see our detailed comments here, OHI...
Apr 17, 2015 | Submissions and Petitions
In addition to supporting a sign-on letter from the Great Lakes Protection Act Alliance, the GLPAA, the Headwaters Institute today forwarded our submission to the Environmental Registry on the Bill 66 on the proposed Act. Our comments, which focus on the need to...
Mar 2, 2015 | Blog Posts and Newsletters
In mid-February, Ontario tabled its third draft of a Great Lakes Protection Act, the two previous versions having died on the order paper when the Legislature was suspended. The new draft represents a stellar accomplishment, adding broad philosophical commitments to...
Feb 23, 2015 | Submissions and Petitions
The OHI sent comments to the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority on their draft guideline to implement OR 179/06, the Development, Interference with Wetlands, Alteration to Shorelines and Watercourse Regulation. Our comments touched on general principles and...
Feb 15, 2015 | Organizational Update
Thanks to everyone who made comments. The OHI is now working on the final version of the paper, which describes the importance of headwaters, identifies a long list of indicators that might be helpful in assessing headwater health, and will suggest key indicators for...
