124 groups call on Ford government to develop strategy for protected lands

 By Rachel Morgan  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A group of over 100 organizations is reigniting a move to have the Ontario government safeguard much more land across the province from development or industrial use, following dormant recommendations from the provincially appointed Protected Areas Working Group two years ago. In the spring of 2021, the Ford government, through the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), established a working group to “identify opportunities to protect and conserve more natural areas in order to enhance the province’s natural diversity and provide more recreational opportunities for people to enjoy the outdoors.” By the end of the year, the working group had produced a report with four major recommendations after Ontario fell to eighth in Canada for proportional protected area, only 3,000 hectares were…

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