The Central Lake Ontario…

The Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority respectfully request the Government of Ontario to:
• Strike-out key area No. 1. - Regulatory amendments regarding habitat protections for Redside Dace, which proposes to amend O. Reg. 832/21. The amendments specifically propose to:
o amend O. Reg. 832/21 to shorten the timeframe from 20 to 10 years such that any part of a stream or other watercourse that was used by Redside Dace at any time during the previous 10 years would be considered to be ‘occupied’ habitat under the regulation
o amend the habitat regulation to change how ‘recovery’ habitat is determined under subparagraph 2 i so that recovery habitat is focused on:
 streams or other watercourses directly adjacent to occupied habitat and
 areas that are currently suitable for Redside Dace to carry out its life processes
See attached comment letter.