Welcome to
Lower Trent Conservation
Lower Trent Conservation is a community-based non-profit environmental protection organization that protects, restores and manages the natural resources within the Lower Trent watershed region. We work with local communities to create a healthy, environmentally diverse watershed that improves the quality of life for residents, makes our area more appealing to visitors and new business, and helps to ensure a more vibrant regional economy.
IN THE NEWS:
OPEN HOUSE: Lake Ontario Shoreline Hazard Management Plan
Flooding is Canada’s costliest and most frequent natural disaster. Communities are looking for solutions to mitigate the costs and damages caused by flooding to businesses and residences.
On August 23rd, Member of Parliament for Northumberland—Peterborough South, Kim Rudd (seen at centre in the photo below) on behalf of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, announced $150,000 in federal funding to the Province of Ontario to support updated flood mapping of the Lake Ontario shoreline under the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP). Additionally, Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority, Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority, and Lower Trent Region Conservation Authority are each contributing $57,500, which is being funded by the benefitting municipalities, in support of this project, for a total project value of $322,500.
An Open House will be held on November 7th from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at the Rotary Hall, Keeler Centre (80 Division Street) in Colborne to update local property owners on the progress of the Lake Ontario Shoreline Hazard Management Plan and to collect further public input. Please be advised that the Lake Ontario Shoreline Hazard Management Plan plan pertains to residents living in the City of Quinte West, Municipality of Brighton, Township of Cramahe and Township of Alnwick/Haldimand, inclusive. LEARN MORE
Lower Trent Conservation (LTC) charges fees to assist
with covering the program costs for services and products that are not
supported through provincial grant funding, to reduce the general levy. The
fees take into account estimated staff time, travel, and material costs to
provide the service, but only partially cover the cost of the service.
Lower
Trent Conservation is seeking comments on the attached proposed Fee Policy and
Schedules.
Deadline
for Comments:
Comments must be submitted in writing to the attention of
Anna Morgan at information@ltc.on.ca
or by mail to: Lower Trent Conservation, 714 Murray Street, R.R. 1,
Trenton, ON K8V 5P4 no later than Friday, November 8, 2019.
To review the proposed 2020 Fee Policy and Schedules and learn more CLICK HERE.
Have you been impacted by high water levels along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River shoreline in 2019?
Wet conditions throughout the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River basin in the spring of 2019 have resulted in record-high or near record-high water levels in each of the Great Lakes. These high water level conditions have caused tremendous challenges (which are still ongoing in certain areas) for people living and working along the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River shoreline including direct damages to their homes and valued property.
The IJC’s Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Adaptive Management (GLAM) Committee is working closely with the IJC’s International Lake Ontario – St. Lawrence River Board (ILOSLRB) and the International Lake Superior Board of Control (ILSBC) to reach out to property and business owners who have been directly affected by the high water levels in 2019. The committee is hoping you will provide information through a voluntary on-line questionnaire to describe the impacts you have experienced.
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