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2026 Pre-Budget Submission to Ministry of Finance

January 19, 2026

Dear Minister Bethlenfalvy and Minister Mulroney:

I am writing on behalf of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition (RLSC) to contribute to the
Province’s 2026 Budget consultations.

At the outset, I would like to thank the Province for its investments in Lake Simcoe in
recent years. In particular, the Province’s commitment to the Phosphorus Reduction
Facility represents the largest single provincial environmental investment in our
watershed to date. Along with recent funding for research, monitoring, agricultural
washwater treatment, and natural heritage protection, these investments demonstrate
the importance of Lake Simcoe to Ontario’s environmental, economic, and community
wellbeing.

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Orillia Matters Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition Reflects on a Milestone Year

December 28, 2025

“The report is our clearest call yet for moving beyond fragmented efforts and into coordinated, enforceable, transparent action,” said Executive Director Jonathan Scott. “We now have a practical, scalable set of measures — rooted in science and local realities — that can get Lake Simcoe back on track.”

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Letter Re. Proposed Consolidation of Conservation Authorities

December 4, 2025

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition (RLSC), I am writing to formally submit our comments to the Environmental Registry of Ontario (ERO) regarding the proposal to consolidate Ontario’s thirty-six conservation authorities into seven mega-regional entities.

The Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition recognizes and acknowledges the lands originally used and occupied by the First Peoples of the Williams Treaties First Nations and other Indigenous Peoples, and on behalf of the Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition, we would like to thank them for sharing this land. We would also like to acknowledge the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation as our closest First Nation community and recognize the unique relationship the Chippewas have with the lands and waters of this territory. They are the water protectors and environmental stewards of these lands and we join them in these responsibilities.