Save Wasaga Beach – Protect Piping Plover Habitat

Doug Ford is trying to sell off portions of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park – critical nesting habitat for the endangered Piping Plover.

Piping Plovers nearly disappeared from Ontario before a small population began returning to Wasaga Beach in 2007 to breed. If we destroy their habitat, we may never see Piping Plovers back in Ontario again.

Ford’s proposal would:

Make it easier to hand public parkland to developers
Threaten the survival of endangered species like Piping Plovers
Destroy spaces Ontario communities rely on for recreation, connection, and climate resilience

This is more than Wasaga Beach, it’s a blueprint for privatizing Ontario’s provincial parks, piece by piece.

We must stand up for Piping Plovers, defend public land, and stop Ford’s environmental rollbacks.

Add Your Voice — Protect Wasaga Beach & Piping Plovers.

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I’m writing to demand you withdraw your dangerous proposal to sell off sections of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park, which includes vital nesting habitat for the endangered Piping Plover. Your proposed changes to the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act would not only jeopardize the Piping Plovers at Wasaga Beach but would open the door to privatizing all Ontario parks. Ontario’s parks are for the public. They exist to protect endangered species, sensitive ecosystems, and the natural spaces that connect our communities and shield us from climate disaster – not to benefit wealthy, well-connected developers. I urge you to: - Withdraw the proposal to sell off Wasaga Beach Provincial Park - Withdraw the proposed changes to the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act - Reinstate the Endangered Species Act and strengthen protections for the Piping Plover and other at-risk species - Keep Ontario parks in public hands forever Protect the Piping Plovers. Protect Ontario’s parks. Stop your privatization agenda.

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