© Lora Denis
Dear Minister Phillips, On behalf of the Ontario Nature Youth Council, we would like to thank you for not proceeding with Schedule 10 of Bill 66. The Ontario Nature Youth Council is a diverse provincial network that is inspiring, connecting and educating our communities while protecting wild species and wild spaces. With 120 Youth Council ...
It is interesting how readily nature advocates can be dismissed as tree huggers or bleeding hearts – as if caring about our fellow creatures were somehow improper. Rachel Carson herself was belittled as being too sentimental and emotional – even hysterical – in her fight to raise awareness about the deadly impacts of pesticides on ...
Mountain lion © Jitze Couperus
In its rush to cut “red tape” and ensure Ontario is “open-for-business,” the Government of Ontario is taking a sledge hammer to our environment laws and policies. First it cancelled cap-and-trade, designed to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and meet internationally agreed-upon targets to address climate change. Then it dismantled the office of the Environmental ...
Bobolink, Oak Ridges Moraine © Noah Cole
More than 350 species of birds rely on the forests, wetlands, grasslands and farmlands of the Greenbelt during their life cycle. In the not too distant future, however, watching and listening for birds in the region will be a very different experience for the nearly 1 in 5 Ontarians who consider themselves a recreational ‘birder’. Though habitat ...
Ottawa area farmland © antefixus CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Dear Premier Ford and Members of Provincial Parliament, We, the undersigned organizations, would like to thank the Government of Ontario for its decision to remove Schedule 10 from Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2018. The people spoke and the government listened, and for this we are truly grateful. Leading up to this decision, we ...
Laurel Creek Conservation Area © Carl Hiebert / Grand River Conservation Authority