南休伦理事会反对安大略将36个保护当局合并为7个的计划,担心失去地方控制。 South Huron council opposes Ontario’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities into seven, fearing loss of local control.

南胡伦理事会反对安大略省政府根据68号法案将36个保护当局合并为7个区域机构的计划,指出有人担心,将小型地方当局(如Aableable Bayfield)与较大的北部地方当局合并会削弱地方决策和服务提供。 South Huron council has opposed the Ontario government’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities into seven regional bodies under Bill 68, citing concerns that consolidating smaller, local authorities like Ausable Bayfield with larger northern ones would weaken local decision-making and service delivery. 该理事会支持维持以流域为基础的、由市镇管理的养护当局,于12月15日通过了一项动议,敦促该省保持地方控制,特别是当公众就12月22日结束的合并发表评论时。 The council, which supports maintaining watershed-based, municipally governed conservation authorities, passed a motion on December 15 urging the province to preserve local control, particularly as public comment on the merger closed December 22. 该动议也支持上泰晤士河保护局的类似反对。 The motion also backed similar opposition from the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. 预期新的结构将在2026年市政选举之后建立。 The new structure is expected after the 2026 municipal elections. 在其他行动中,理事会成立了一个工作队,审查南休伦医疗中心因医生短缺而关闭周末无预约门诊的情况,并批准了分区法规更新,计划于2026年初进行公众咨询。 In other actions, council formed a task force to examine the closure of the weekend walk-in clinic at South Huron Medical Centre due to physician shortages and approved a zoning bylaw update with public consultation planned for early 2026.