Submissions and Petitions

We live in interesting times. On one hand, dynamic tools such as GIS may enable new ways to better track and share information. On another, blind faith in digital technology without due public engagement and civil oversight can result in inaccurate facts and curtail...

Pursuing the implementation of recommendations stemming from the review of land use planning in the Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH), the Province asked for comments regarding draft "criteria, methods, and mapping" to better protect natural heritage in the GGH. Clearly,...

There is a lot going on in these files this summer. On watershed planning, the OHI is a member of an advisory group on the Province's efforts to create a Watershed Planning Guidance Document (WPGD), On the latter, we recently both made a submission on proposed...

The OHI made our own submission and facilitated a sign-on letter on the Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Review and a series of provincial initiatives, including the implementation of the Great Lakes Protection Act and the review of the Conservation Authorities Act. The...

The review of the Conservation Authorities Act is proceeding and the OHI has provided further comments. An initial stage of public consultation focused on a concept paper outlining key issues. A second stage of comments closed on Friday, Sept 9, soliciting input on...

The OHI has become the first organization in Ontario to suggest targets under the GLPA. Our submission recommends that the Province set targets to protect natural heritage in a manner similar to How Much Habitat is Enough and includes regeneration goals where previous...

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, collaborated...

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 assertive in...

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...

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...