Almost 1,000 hectares of Toronto and Ajax land granted protected status
announced the lands would be added to the Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database.
“While this is part of an international initiative, we are showing that efforts at the municipal level can make an important contribution to a larger natural system,” Toronto Mayor John Tory said in a statement.During the 2019 federal election campaign, the Liberal Party promised to protect a quarter of Canada’s land and marine areas. The plan included a pledge to create 10 new national parks and 10 national marine conservation areas.Mistaken for N.S.
“Carruthers Creek is a small and sensitive watershed that Ajax Council has been continuously advocating for the protection of for many years,” Ajax Mayor Shaun Collier said.5,000-hectare ‘Hastings Wildlife Junction’ now protected by Nature Conservancy of Canada – Mar 20, 2022
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