“The Niagara Escarpment is a unique and vital landmark running right through the heart of southwestern Ontario. Our communities rely on this conservation area for recreation, green space, and local wildlife protections.” – Jennie Stevens, NDP MPP for St. Catharine, Ontario
A News Release from the Constituency Office of St. Catharines NDP MPP Jennie Stevens
Posted December 1st, 2022 on Niagara At Large

St. Catharines NDP MPP Jennie Stevens
NIAGARA – The NDP’s Niagara area MPPs are calling on the Ford government to provide the funding and oversight needed to uphold environmental protections of the Niagara Escarpment.
Their call comes after the Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk’s 2022 Report (released this November 30th) found that the Niagara Escarpment has been virtually stripped of environmental protections, leaving it vulnerable to harmful development that have been ongoing quietly for years.
“The Niagara Escarpment is a unique and vital landmark running right through the heart of southwestern Ontario,” said Jennie Stevens, MPP for St. Catharine’s. “Our communities rely on this conservation area for recreation, green space, and local wildlife protections. Yesterday’s report revealed that there is effectively no protection for any of this land anymore, and no consequences to building on the Escarpment against the rules.” Continue reading