NAPANEE — Three local environmental groups, Friends of the Salmon River, Lennox & Addington Stewardship Council, and Friends of the Napanee River have joined together to oppose Bill 68 which proposes the consolidation of Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities (CAs ) into seven regional entities as well as other changes that will adversely impact the ability of the Province to protect our environment.

The three groups have written Ric Bresee, MPP for Hastings, Lennox & Addington to ask for his support to oppose this Bill as the proposed changes are not in the public interest for the following reasons:

1. Loss of Local Input: Merging local CAs into large regional bodies (some representing up to 80 municipalities) will dilute local accountability and ignore the unique environmental challenge

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