{"id":115159,"date":"2022-06-24T12:29:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T16:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=115159"},"modified":"2022-06-24T12:50:16","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T16:50:16","slug":"graydon-smith-named-minister-of-natural-resources-and-forestry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/graydon-smith-named-minister-of-natural-resources-and-forestry\/","title":{"rendered":"Graydon Smith named Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Parry Sound-Muskoka representative and first-time MPP Graydon Smith has been named to Premier Doug Ford\u2019s Ontario cabinet as the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. <\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith was named to the position this morning as part of a swearing-in ceremony at Queen\u2019s Park in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry is headquartered in Peterborough and is responsible for fish and wildlife management \u2013 sustainably managing Ontario\u2019s fish and wildlife resources. Land and waters management \u2013 leading the management of Ontario\u2019s Crown lands, water, oil, gas, salt and aggregates resources, including making Crown land available for renewable energy projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smith takes over from the previous Minister Greg Rickford, who has now been appointed Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parry Sound-Muskoka representative and first-time MPP Graydon Smith has been named to Premier Doug Ford\u2019s Ontario cabinet as the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. 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