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,...
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 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...
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...
