What You Can Do as a Municipal Leader to Protect Lake Simcoe
Municipal advocates for Lake Simcoe have and can continue to effect change and spur responsible development and rehabilitation by communicating with the province in coordination with other watershed municipalities. The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition and Stop Sprawl YR have and will continue to launch initiatives with this aim.
In the near term we need municipalities to:
For more facts and context, see the Lake Simcoe section of the candidate issue guide from Community Leaders for a Sustainable Simcoe.
In the near term we need municipalities to:
- Ask the province to evaluate the impacts to Lake Simcoe of their planned doubling of the watershed population. It’s not just about sewage. Overland, stormwater, road building, salt impacts and reduction of natural heritage all chip away at the lake’s health.
- Ask the province to stop the Bradford Bypass in its current location at least, and stop the Upper York Sewage “Solution” entirely.
- Put money in the capital budget for improving stormwater control and maintenance, water infiltration over conveyance, and increased shading of streams and shoreline.
For more facts and context, see the Lake Simcoe section of the candidate issue guide from Community Leaders for a Sustainable Simcoe.
Resources for Municipal Leaders in the Simcoe RegionCommunity Leaders for a Sustainable Simcoe (CLASS): Candidate Issue Guide
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