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the HERALD Wednesday November 1991 Community Page Wetlands protection policy is all wet The Herald Both Region and the Credit Valley Conservation Authority remain dissatisfied with the provinces proposed policy to protect Ontarios wetlands According to the provincial policy statement development should be prohibited from being allowed lo happen on significant wetlands The policy statement is a respon se to the fact that approximately per cent of Ontarios wetlands have been destroyed over the years because of development Contacted Friday hen Owen Land Resources Manager said the policy statement isnt far- reaching enough and lacks specifics to ensure protection of the remaining wetlands Mr Owen points out the authority has many concerns about the policy statement but most relate to the Halton region buys land The government of Ontario and the Region Conservation Authority HRCA have com pleted negotiations to purchase acres of land from LAC Minerals located in the Town of Milton The 25 million was negotiated by the Ministry of Government Services and in volves one of the largest proper ties acquired under the Niagara Escarpment Land Acquisition Program funded by the Ministry of the Environment The property which will be held by the includes a mixture of hardwood forests two wetlands a small stream and open fields The purchase is good news for users of the Bruce Trail as it contains 2 km of the op timum trail route as well as km of side trails said Bud Wildman Minister of Natural Resources This important ac quisition will allow people from across south central Ontario in creased enjoyment of the Niagara Escarpment added Ruth Crier Minister of the En vironment North Noel said want to con gratulate the citizens group in my riding Keep the Escarpment Environment Protected KEEP for their hard work and per sistence in encouraging the pur chase of the property Other features of this property include the Escarpment brow and slope The property is also a part of the Milton Outlier a glacial meltwater valley formed years ago Our intent is to use this land for passive recrea tion activities at Kelso Lake Con servation Area said Murray Stephens General Manager of the Funding for the acquisition was provided through the Niagara IT NISSAN SALES SERVICE LEASING 610 MARTIN ST MILTON ONT 8784137 We understand your need lor value and so I choose carefully from among many Insurance companies and buy on your behalf JOAN HEWITT IM YOUR INSURANCE BROKER I UNDERSTAND PAUL ARMSTRONG INSURANCE fiROKERS LTD MILL ST Escarpment Trust Fund which is administered by the Ontario Heritage Foundation fOHF The land acquisition program is a long term project initiated in 1985 in order to complete land acquisi tion for Niagara Escarpment Parks and to secure a route for the Bruce Trail Since it was established this program has ac quired almost 2837 hectares of land fact the province is only concerned with Class and 3 significant wetlands However its the authoritys position less significant wetlands need to be protected against development said Mr Owen The province classifies wetlands from the most significant to the least significantCIass represen ting the most significant and Class representing the significant A classification is based on the following features biological hydrological and sociological Mr Owen said the authority is also disappointed the policy statement doesnt include a proposal on how the policy is to be implemented The policy appears to envision local municipalities and con servation authorities thinking about development wont destroy he said However we the were hoping the new policy would give us more clout in preventing develop ment he said Region is also concerned the lacks an explanation of how it is to be implemented Its disturbing when the provin ce issues a policy statement yet it doesnt show how it will be im plemented says Rash Mohamm- med Regional Planning Commissioner Not knowing how the policy will be implemented means the 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