Submissions and Petitions

The Coalition invites everyone to support our call that Ontario should make significant efforts to better protect water security, and that a good place to start is to commit to meaningful consultation on the proposed amalgamation of the A Place to Grow Act with the...

First of all, we thank the more than 1,575 people and organizations who endorsed our petition that the Government withdraw Bill 23 or that its consideration be deferred until there has been extensive public consultation. We will keep the petition open until further...

We are pleased to share our position on Bill 23, and we invite you to sign the petition to Minister Clark at Ontario Must Withdraw Bill 23 and Shift to Sustainable Planning | New Mode

Rather than comment on the specifics of this draft guide, as many other organizations will do that, the OHI has sent a letter to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks outlining our concerns that the proposal "occupies a vacuum absent a strategic...

We share today's submission on this posting to the Environmental Registry, ERO 019-4801. As the deadline for comments is Feb 24, feel free to borrow at will. OHI on ERO 019 4801 Feb 22

Far beyond our hopes for 75 supporters, 217 people endorsed our open letter to Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, in 48 hours and without any organizational expenditures, to extend the current Municipal Comprehensive Review in the Greater Golden...

Read our submission to the Durham Environmental Advisory Committee in support of adding local lands to the Greenbelt, at OHI to DEAC RE Item 7 B Jan 20:

Jan 7:  In response to a request for an MZO in Wilmot Township announced December 24, and a Special Council Meeting held Jan 4, the OHI expressed two grave concerns. See OHI to Wilmot Township Jan 7

Regional and local growth plans are proceeding without adequate consideration for natural heritage, water, and agricultural lands. Read our submission that suggests that York Council (we can only do so much) prepare a Growth Plan only until 2026, followed by a series...

The Ontario Headwaters Institute and our partners in the Credit Headwaters Alliance urge all those downstream of Erin or who care about sound watershed planning to sign the petition below to support a federal impact assessment of the proposed sewage treatment plant in...