Cootes Paradise wins as lake regulation plan dumped TheSpec.com - Local - Cootes Paradise wins as lake regulation plan dumped Eric McGuinness , The Hamilton Spectator , (Oct 2, 2008) Cootes Paradise appears to be safe from a threatened change in Lake Ontario levels that would have left the marsh too dry in spring when fish are spawning and waterbirds nesting. Jim Hudson, executive director of the Bay Area Restoration Council, applauds the International Joint Commission (IJC) decision to abandon lake regulation Plan 2007, which came under heavy fire from local environmental organizations and hundreds of boaters as well as the governments of Ontario and New York State. They want a return to more natural conditions that generally produce a high
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