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Connecting Conservation Leaders, Youth, Local Governments and Communities Across the Escarpment COLLINGWOOD, ON — The Escarpment Corridor Alliance (ECA) proudly hosted the second annual Nature Corridor Summit on October 24, 2025, at Osler Bluff Ski Club, bringing together more than 300 attendees for a sold-out day of collaboration, inspiration, and collective action toward protecting Ontario’s…
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Use your voice – comment for protected area expansions We, as a community, have a tremendous opportunity to see provincial protected areas massively expanded. Possibly the biggest expansion of protected areas in Grey County in 50 years. The province is considering a second batch of lands already owned by the province (not private or municipal lands) for…
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The Council of the Municipality of Grey-Highlands plans to consider the Water and Wastewater Master Servicing Plan final report tomorrow, October 1st during their monthly meeting. They recommend a study on extending sewers into Kimberley and expanding the system to accommodate the potential BVDG development at Talisman, with estimated costs starting at $100,000. This raises…
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Please find below the comments of Escarpment Corridor Alliance on the Grey Highlands Master Servicing Study. Comments on Grey Highlands 2024/5 Master Servicing Plan Update August 25, 2025 TO: Shawn Moyer, Director of Environmental Services at [email protected] GEI Consultants at [email protected] We provide the following comments on the recommended alternatives as set out in the …
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Collingwood, ON, July 30, 2025—The Escarpment Corridor Alliance (ECA) expresses strong concern about the Ontario government’s proposed legislation to remove over one hundred acres, or 60% of the entire beachfront lands, from Wasaga Beach Provincial Park. This legislation could set a dangerous precedent, enabling future removals of Provincial Park land across Ontario without the current…
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With the federal election fast approaching and the Buy Canadian movement gaining steam, the Escarpment Corridor Alliance (ECA) has issued a powerful open letter to local candidates in Simcoe-Grey and Bruce-Grey–Owen Sound. It calls for urgent collaboration to protect the Niagara Escarpment—an economic and ecological cornerstone of the region—and to build a “conservation economy” that supports local…
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ECA Executive Director Jarvis Strong and President, Bruce Harbinson, were privileged to be invited to an important, joint Federal – Provincial government announcement this month at Awenda Provincial Park. In the agreement, Federal MP and Environment and Climate Change Parliamentary Secretary Adam van Koeverden and Ontario Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks, Andrea Khanjin, announced…
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Three critical lessons can be learned from the recent Greenbelt debacle: Like many others the ECA is pleased to support those MPPs from all parties that will vote for the proposed legislation and see the removed parcels reinstated into the Greenbelt. However, we caution that further work on this legislation is required to fully protect…
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Council voted unanimously to work with regional partners and the province to enhance local land conservation through a formal collaboration process. This calls for a celebration! Local residents and environmental advocates were thrilled to witness a 5-0 vote by The Blue Mountains Council to move forward with a proposal to increase the collaboration between…
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