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Publishing date: Jun 16, 2021  â¢Â 7 hours ago  â¢Â 1 minute read  â¢Â
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The Ontario government is partnering with Ducks Unlimited Canada to enhance and restore approximately 60 local wetlands across the province over the next year, as part of a five-year, $30 million Wetlands Conservation Partner Program.
Ducks Unlimited Canada is receiving $6 million for projects that will help improve water quality, preserve and increase habitats for endangered species, help prevent flooding and build climate change resiliency in the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie watersheds and connecting waterways.
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The province is spending $30 million a new program to create and restore wetlands.
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Steve Clark, outlines what you can expect in from the Wetlands Conservation Partner Program.