The provincial government has proposed legislation that would take away the role conservation authorities provide on development applications.
Doug Hevenor is the CAO with the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority.
He says if this happens, decisions could be made without proper knowledge of impacts on the environment.
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Hevenor says conservationists use science to make decisions.
Proposed changes would remove the potential ability to stop work orders, a significant concern as the NVCA owns and manages over 13,000 acres of land.
