Lambton politicians urge province to pause conservation changes

Politicians in Lambton County are asking Ontario to tap the brakes on a plan to merge the province’s 36 conservation authorities into seven and create a new agency to oversee them. County council backed a motion Wednesday by Alan Broad, mayor of Dawn-Euphemia Township, asking the province to put its proposed changes “on hold” until more information can be provided to municipalities impacted by the move. On Halloween day, the province announced a plan to consolidate authorities