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Z “Most people do want to follow the rules.” Davy said, he uninihori/t-d draining of J Iota”) significant wet- ~ ~ The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry was con- , I Lind H‘st'r lllt’ hilt long weekend has raised questions ' tacted by the (RCA to review the damage to the area. and a mom llit‘ rolt- oi ihv (rlttlitl liner t tlll\(‘l\‘alll)|\ """ " ministry biologist visited the site and provided technical \uihuriii Mitt \i ll\ prom tint; lot.tl \t'l\sl(l\l‘ Luidstapvs. ‘ «- advice to the (IRt'A to help re-estahlish the wetland pond. lht‘ ltlt t t n-t-Lsidt- (hurt it “(h issued it Sl‘m penalty h) ..,__ (ERCA staff are confident the wetland area will bounce the t iltt \ tor “oiling mtltotit .t [N‘Hllll has orili till)|)llllt'(l back, but the water level in the pond likely won't return to lllt‘ tit-gatitt- It'd! non troni llit til t'll\lttullllt‘llldllsh its previous height now that the drain is functioning as thittd (id\\tilj1llt‘ the litilllt‘t president of Waterloo intended, Davy said. The water level will also vary based on Region \dllllt'. told lllt'( hioitn lt- hr “uh "horrified" hi the the season and the amount of precipitation in the area. Show tit-unlit milling it it "lit t-nst- lot tit-oph- to do whatever (Ireekside Church likely would have received a permit lllt'\ “All! ‘ had they applied for one prior to draining the pond and lich \\\l(llti\|t it “it“ hit-s on tlit‘ tlt‘tttln Wilmnt l inc wetland. Davy noted. The church has said their consultant and is at tiwlt Hi\til\t'(l in pron-t ting the ltltdl (“ll‘ttttittv told them thay had everything they needed to proceed with lllt'lll. is titirln tilatlt worried illlfllll the animals hung in The Grand River Conservation Authority is pushing the the work to unplug the drain. and .iround llit' wetland and pond province to give them more power to protect ml sensitive In order to ensure the Conservation Authority Act is still ‘lti tll’dllllllg the pond, the) haw t-tlt-t Il\t‘l\ iristittitt~d .i ‘GWKBW. Nth as the 0003549 OWN“ WWW! W“ W“ meeting the needs of Ontarians. the province has started a 1 till oi thr turtles and hogs Hindi the iiiiiskrnts are dis (flamed without a 99mm “m" "l" ”mm“ “with new. retriew ofthe act. fire GRCA would like the province to con- pl.“ t-d.” she sdltl sider giving conservation authority's more local power as Moth (irl\( otgnc .iiid Nwrdrot It It tint-stunted how lht' pron-t tron and enhancement oftiltCA lands. pan olthat review. The act was created in [946 in response t.lt(.\ t otild tilltits the damagi- to (in or and not do more to When disputes arise. UREA staff work with landowners to extensive flooding, erosion. deforestation and soil loss hold the t hurt it or its t lillsullrlnl to in ( ount to get the best possible outcome. but will go to court it due to poor land, water and forestry management. it-t residents oi the watershed may he shot lit-d to learn someone falls to abide by(‘.R(LA standards and rules. Ninety per cent of Ontarians live in a watershed man» iin- out it has less .iuiitonn ih.in they protmhh think the agt-nry reunites builders. contractors or landowners aged by one of 36 conservation authorities. according to Under lllt' t oust-ruinon Mithoriiv .»\t t. the (oust-nation to apply for permits if they want to work on land regulated the province. which stopped accepting online feedback on ~ dtllhtil’llt (Minot isstit- stop work orders or even Ion fines h)“ lht‘ “RV-K (lrt'CkS'ldt‘ (lhllrl‘h dld not obtain a Den?!“ the review on Oct. 19. on landowners or htnldets who develop lands tinder (iRtA lwfflrt' beginning work In undog a drain in the locally Sig» The power to issue stop-work orders is lust one of the turtsdiction Without permission nificant wetland near their driveway at 660 Conservation items on the (mats wish list for the review. They also want "(mt-n people think we have more pom-r than we at tit Ur . near lht’t‘ily's northwest corner the province to impose heftier lines on landowners or nth do. and that we win do nion- than we in no”) can do" Permits range in price from as little as $380 for minor developers who break the rules â€" the current maximum is said l.tnt‘ Milt hell, ( h.nr of the (mm “ lht- Minion of llit' with. up in $8360 the penalty for working without a per “0.000. and the (iRtZA wants it increased to “0.000 for i! l |i\lrt)nn\t‘nl is the lug boy on the hltM it when it tomes to nut is to pay I 5 times the permit fee first offence and tip to $100,000 for subsequent violations. “inst-Wing and lookingaltr'r the t-rivtroririit-tit " “I“ ht‘” “all, ”it“ extra ff? “I“ technically a fine and They'd like the province cover at least a portion of the lhe t;ttt.A riltlltil)‘ studies lht' hytlttiltiglt tum titin oi was never meant to art as a down-ant conservation authority's court costs as well. or give them .t wetlands. rivers. ponds and regional flood plains. and proâ€" "It‘s .t tost recovers model and to make people under portion of the fine if it results in conviction â€" money that titles expertise on whether or not a developer can htttld “at“! tht'y Shull“ ht“ tonting (0 US.' she said "We don't currently flows hack into the court system. wllhtitll tear of flooding the structure or tttlpat ting lllt' ilt‘tllalli have fin“ ’ Court costs for the GRCA can range from less than l water table. Mitt hell said [he (EMA has issued 30 penalties for working without a $20,000 to as much as $150,000. depending on the length l lhet.Rt1.-\ also promotes (‘l‘lVlrUlllllt'nldl tonsr-rvation permit so far this year. or about three per cent of the and complexity of the case. . through edut attrinal programming, trt-c planting and the approximately 700 permits handed out. said Nancy Davy. “Maybewecould get some otthat back.“ Davy said. 1 I . . \ ’ r l v \ l , ,t “i t . 1 i '. \ " ‘ ”It tilltlc suit fill [C 1 r- 9 I t ' l l 0 ‘ iE , ' . n , t