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Conservation Halton officially launched the Lake Ontario Coastal Resilience Pilot Project last month.
They hosted a regional gathering that marked the beginning of a bold, multi-year initiative to strengthen coastal communities in the face of climate change. Held in partnership with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA), Hamilton Conservation Authority (HCA), Conservation Ontario (CO), and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, the event united Indigenous leaders, municipal officials, and environmental professionals for a day of collaboration and strategy.
“Thanks to the support of federal government to Conservation Ontario, the Lake Ontario Coastal Resilience Project will leverage conservation authorities’ expertise and regional collaboration along the Lake Ontario Shoreline to address climate change impacts,” says Conservation Halton President and CEO Chandra Sharma. “Conservation Halton is proud to bring its expertise of coastal hazards and climate change risks to this project, as we co-develop adaptation actions and best management practices that can be scaled up across the Great Lakes Region to support resilient communities.”
The pilot is backed by a $1.5 million investment from the Government of Canada’s Climate-Resilience Coastal Communities (CRCC) Program, and is one of only three Great Lakes projects selected for funding. The day included networking, informative presentations, and a technical working session that set the foundation for the project’s strategic direction over the next four years.
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