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Conservation Halton is inviting residents to share their input on potential solutions to coastal flooding, erosion, and the impacts of climate change.
The Lake Ontario Coastal Resilience Pilot Project, led in partnership with Conservation Ontario, the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority and Hamilton Conservation Authority, is entering its next phase after gathering community feedback earlier this year.
The project is now shifting its focus from identifying shoreline challenges to exploring potential solutions and how communities can better prepare for future risks.
Through five community open houses and an interactive online activity this November, residents will have an opportunity to learn about different shoreline management approaches, including nature-based solutions, hybrid approaches and engineered structures.
Participants will also be able to explore how different strategies could work in specific locations, review their potential benefits and trade-offs, and examine draft updated mapping for flooding, erosion and dynamic beach hazards in Niagara and Halton, along with climate change projections.
Two of the open houses are set to take place in Halton:
- Art Gallery of Burlington, located at 1333 Lakeshore Road in Burlington, Tuesday, November 17th, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Trafalgar Park Community Centre, located at 133 Rebecca Street in Oakville, Tuesday, November 17th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Additional open houses will take place in Hamilton, St. Catherines, and Grimsby.
All open houses will follow a drop-in format, allowing attendees to arrive at any time during the scheduled hours. RSVPs are appreciated but not required.
Conservation Halton says there is no one-size-fits-all solution for Lake Ontario’s shoreline, as different communities face different challenges. Feedback from residents will be considered alongside technical findings to help inform future coastal resilience, management and policy recommendations.
“Those who live, work and recreate along the Lake Ontario shoreline represent a diverse and interconnected community,” says Charles Priddle, Senior Manager of Regulations and Coastal Management Program at Conservation Halton. “It is imperative that the knowledge, opinions and expertise of those in the shoreline community be integrated into the Coastal Resilience Management Plan. The upcoming phase of this project invites those people who are connected to the shoreline to provide their input and help create that plan.”
Further community engagement is planned for 2027 as the project continues.
For more information, to RSVP for an open house or to participate in the online activity, click here.
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