Oak Ridges Moraine: Not safe yet

A coalition of environmental groups dedicated to protecting southern Ontario’s “rain barrel” want the province to hear their message that the leading-edge legislation called the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan has deficiencies and frailties which have to be address promptly. And so far, they say the government is largely ignoring problems that are at a tipping point, including depletion of water resources and potential contamination of drinking water. The plan was supposed to be reviewed in 2012, but that has now been put off until 2015.

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