Challinor Re-Elected GRCA Chairman
Town of Milton Ward 2 Local Councillor John Challinor II has been re-elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Grand River Conservation Authority.
Mr. Challinor, who has served on the GRCA Board since 2019, is the Regional Municipality of Halton’s sole representative at the organization. The GRCA is the largest conservation authority in Ontario and the oldest such organization in North America.
A tributary of the Grand River runs through the northwest corner of Halton Region and is largely within the Town of Milton.
Mr. Challinor, Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters, who was re-elected Vice-Chair, and GRCA CAO Samantha Lawson have been heavily engaged with the Government of Ontario since late fall regarding Bill 68, which proposes to reduce the province’s 36 conservation authorities into seven regional authorities. They are proposing an alternative to the Government’s proposed legislation that will improve planning application approval performance, reduce authority costs, maintain municipal governance, align the number of authorities with current water source protection regions and reduce red tape.
“The GRCA has historically engaged with the Government in a constructive, insightful and thoughtful way, which will continue under my leadership and will result, I trust, in an operational model that ultimately works best for all, be they municipalities, authorities or the general public,” said Mr. Challinor.” CR
A tributary of the Grand River runs through the northwest corner of Halton Region and is largely within the Town of Milton.
Mr. Challinor, Centre Wellington Mayor Shawn Watters, who was re-elected Vice-Chair, and GRCA CAO Samantha Lawson have been heavily engaged with the Government of Ontario since late fall regarding Bill 68, which proposes to reduce the province’s 36 conservation authorities into seven regional authorities. They are proposing an alternative to the Government’s proposed legislation that will improve planning application approval performance, reduce authority costs, maintain municipal governance, align the number of authorities with current water source protection regions and reduce red tape.
“The GRCA has historically engaged with the Government in a constructive, insightful and thoughtful way, which will continue under my leadership and will result, I trust, in an operational model that ultimately works best for all, be they municipalities, authorities or the general public,” said Mr. Challinor.” CR