Township of Chatsworth Joins Growing Opposition to Province’s Conservation Authority Overhaul

Chatsworth Council has formally opposed Ontario’s plan to merge conservation authorities into seven regional bodies, warning it would erode local control, increase costs, and jeopardize watersheds.

Chatsworth Council, 2022-2026.

The Township of Chatsworth is pushing back against the Ford government’s sweeping plan to dismantle Ontario’s 36 locally governed conservation authorities and consolidate them into just seven regional bodies — a move the Township says would erode accountability, disrupt community partnerships, and divert funds from frontlin…