Preserving Duffins Creek Wetland
Since 2019, the Ontario government has issued more than 30 municipal zoning orders. In comparison, a total of 50 MZOs were issued between 1969 and 2000. One in particular is causing some contention, even among a group of students who've been lobbying the Ontario government to reverse its decision on Duffins Creek, near Pickering. They're worried about their future due to development on a flood plain and elimination of wetlands that serve to capture rain water. Eastern Ontario Hub journalist Marsha McLeod has been investigating this issue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.