Council supports conservation changes in Uxbridge.

Uxbridge council dealt with five pieces of correspondence about the province's proposal ERO #025-1257, which would reduce 36 conservation authorities to seven and move Uxbridge from the Lake Simcoe Regional Conservation Authority into the Central Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority.

Uxbridge council addressed five pieces of correspondence at its Tuesday meeting about the province's proposed changes to conservation authorities. The proposal is posted as ERO #025-1257 and would redraw conservation authority boundaries across Ontario. Under the proposal, 36 authorities would be consolidated into seven. Uxbridge, now within the Lake Simcoe Regional Conservation Authority, would become part of the Central Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority. Key points: - Uxbridge council dealt with five pieces of correspondence related to the provincial proposal. - The provincial proposal is listed as ERO #025-1257 and would change conservation authority boundaries. - The proposal would reduce 36 conservation authorities to seven, as reported. - Uxbridge is currently in the Lake Simcoe Regional Conservation Authority (LSRCA). - Under the proposal, Uxbridge would join the Central Lake Ontario Regional Conservation Authority, which covers watersheds in parts of York, Peel, Durham and the Kawarthas. Summary: The proposed boundary changes would realign local watershed oversight and place Uxbridge within a larger regional authority. Undetermined at this time.