Working to Protect Ontario’s Watersheds, their Natural Heritage, and our Receiving Waters
The Ontario Headwaters Institute works to protect Ontario’s watersheds, their natural heritage, and receiving waters such as the Great Lakes.
In addition to our regular work on Research, Education, and Civic Engagement, we are currently running two projects: Headwater Alliances, which you’ll find in the Projects menu bar above, and WaterScape, which focuses on biodiversity, resilient landscapes, and healthy waters in South-central Ontario.
Key background documents found on the Education page include:
The 4-pageOHI Brochure January 2021, and feel free to
Visit our YouTube Channel to watch a series of 3 – 4 minute educational materials.
Homepage Hotlinks
If you are looking for our new project, Growing the Greenbelt 2021: REGIONAL RESILIENCE, it is posted at www.waterscape.ca.
TRCA Hearing on Required Permit to Destroy Duffins Wetland
On March 9, the OHI sent comments for the TRCA hearing on this issue. We thank the Authority and its staff for their position on the unprecedented order, support the proposed conditions for the permit, and suggest the TRCA and Conservation Ontario articulate their...
An ERO posting after royal ascent is like mortuary cosmetology
So. The government passes another omnibus bill, without public consultation, and obtains royal ascent to expand the use of ministerial zoning orders, and THEN posts an item to the Environmental Registry of Ontario? Read our submission on the proposed implementation of...
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