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Source Protection Committee Members Announced for the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Watershed Region

 

The South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Source Protection Committee members have been selected.

The Source Protection Committee, a group of local stakeholders, will be responsible for directing the program, which involves the safeguarding of municipal drinking water supplies through the process described in the Province of Ontario’s Clean Water Act. This legislation requires the mapping of significant water resource areas, the identification of risks to the quality or quantity of drinking water, and the development of policies and strategies to minimize those risks.

For more information about Source Water Protection and the South Georgian Bay Lake Simcoe Watershed Region, visit www.ourwatershed.ca.

 

To find out more about the Clean Water Act, visit the Ministry of the Environment website.

 

Upcoming Events

  • Muskoka Watershed Council will be meeting on the following dates:

    • Friday, September 19, 2008 in the Council Chambers of the District of Muskoka

All meetings begin at 1 p.m.

Members of the public are welcome to attend meetings.

 

The third lecture in the 2008 Environmental Lecture Series, entitled How Healthy are our Lakes – 30 Years of Research, is scheduled for Thursday, July 31st at 7 pm in the Rene M Caisse Theatre in Bracebridge. Dr. Andrew Paterson and other key research scientists from the Dorset Environmental Science Centre will present their findings on phosphorus changes, invasive species and the impact of multiple stressors on lake health.