Ontario is proposing to consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into seven, a move the environment minister insists will improve services and result in no job losses.

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to consolidate its 36 conservation authorities into seven, a move the environment minister insists will improve services and result in no job losses.

  • Arcanepotato@crazypeople.onlineOPEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Disappointed but not surprised?

    The proposed areas for the seven new regional conservation authorities will be better aligned with natural watersheds and will help reduce duplication, he said.

    This is actual bullshit? What water sheds are duplicated?

    Some management positions, though, will be “redeployed” to front-line roles, including the 36 conservation authority CEOs, McCarthy said.

    “There’d be an opportunity to redeploy them into front-line services – that’s what I mean when I say no job losses are anticipated,” he said.

    THE AUDACITY

    Look, I’m a front line technical expert. I work in the field, hands on. But that’s an entirely different skillset than a fucking CEO.

    The government is set to soon introduce legislation to establish the Ontario Provincial Conservation Agency, which it says will provide centralized leadership and strategic direction. It will be expected to develop a single platform for permits, set provincewide standards and oversee the consolidation.

    I would love to see their credentials lol.

    Conservation Authorities provide specialized local services that help the MECP. Take for example this: https://www.grandriver.ca/our-watershed/water/wastewater/wastewater-optimization/ I don’t think such a program would be able to exist under the proposed changes.