Conservation experts warn as province moves to dismantle conservation system

TORONTO – A province‑wide coalition of conservation experts, farmers and cottagers is urging the Ontario government to halt its plan to consolidate 36 conservation authorities into nine regional bodies – warning the move will weaken local flood protection and watershed management in communities like Huron County.  At a March 25 press conference at Queen’s Park,…

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Cory Bilyea is a reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.