MEDIA RELEASE
May 10, 2017
Conservation Authorities' Flood Programs prevent worse from happening in Ontario

NEWMARKET (May 10, 2017) Keeping people out of flood waters is a focus of flood management programs within Ontario's 36 Conservation Authorities across the province. But who likes to be regulated?

"If Conservation Authorities didn't prevent development in as many flood prone areas as they do, we'd be in a lot more trouble than we are today," says Kim Gavine, General Manager of Conservation Ontario, the organization that represents Conservation Authorities.  READ MORE
Conservation Ontario's WATERSHED VIEWS BLOG POST
Put your money in Conservation Authority Flood Management Programs and it will be well-spent

News of the unfortunate and fatal flood events in eastern Canada, Quebec, and Ontario has captured national media attention. There have been many cries for emergency relief and requests to all levels of government and the insurance industry to provide payments to repair damages. Recent media reports call for governments to take responsibility and make land use decisions that keep development, people and businesses, transportation and utility corridors safely away from floodplains in order to reduce costs and protect lives. READ MORE
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