Environment committee  The largest impact will be public relations. I think historically, for the last 25 years, it's been, “Don't talk about the water quality. Don't talk about the situations that exist in the Bay of Quinte.” There were rumours everywhere about the fish being polluted and that you cou

Environment committee  So now it's time to start bragging, but not to give up. We can't stop. We have to keep going.

Environment committee  We have a target of three years. We hope to have the Bay of Quinte off the list by 2017.

Environment committee  They're all over the place. Every area of concern is on a different timetable; they're dealing with different problems. Obviously, some are more difficult and bigger. The other areas are on different schedules. I think we have been prompted through the years that the sooner the b

Environment committee  Yes, I do. My reference to the Fisheries Act, I agree with you, I totally believe that the act was.... I don't think it was a problem with the act, it was a problem with the way the act was being enforced. I think we could have accomplished the same thing by better educating the

Environment committee  The Ontario Minister of the Environment has been working on that issue for probably 20 years. The problem was created by a private company. The company dissolved, disappeared, and the government thankfully stepped in and had to go through all of the environmental assessment proce

Environment committee  In conclusion, in the conservation authority program, we will continue to do all the programs that a conservation authority would do. After the bay is delisted, we will continue to do all the programs to improve water quality. We will continue to work with the agricultural commun

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and members of the committee. First of all, thank you for giving us the opportunity to talk about something that I've been working on for over 30 years and has become a major part of my life. I hope to see it finished by the time I retire. I should also me