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Protect the Nottawasaga – Essa Council letter and resolution

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Dec 12th, 2013
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The following  is the text of a letter sent by the Township of Essa to The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada

Dear Sir:

Please be advised that Council, at their meeting on December 4, 2013, passed the following resolution:

WHEREAS the Federal Government is replacing the Navigable Waters Protection Act with the Navigation Protection Act which applies only to the 100 lakes and 61 rivers listed under the legislation;

AND WHEREAS the Nottawasaga River, a key Southern Ontario waterway running through Dufferin, Grey and Simcoe Counties into Georgian Bay is not on that list;

AND WHEREAS the Nottawasaga River is an important destination for anglers, outdoor adventure tours and the hospitality industry who all depend on the navigability of this river and the health of the fishery;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Township of Essa requests that the Federal Government list the Nottawasaga River as a navigable river and that it be protected under the Navigation Protection Act.

 Council is very anxious to have the Nottawasaga River recognized again as a navigable waterway, as it always has been.

Yours truly,

Bonnie Sander

Clerk

c                Honourable Kellie Leitch, M.P.

Jim Wilson, MPP

Cal Patterson, Warden, County of Simcoe

Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority

Aware Simcoe

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