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The grant funding will help municipalities, conservation authorities and Indigenous communities stop invasive species from establishing or spreading in the province.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInvasive species are one of the main threats to biodiversity in Ontario and they also have a negative impact on our economy,\u201d said Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources. \u201cThis investment is the latest step our government is taking to protect Ontario\u2019s critical industries as well as our natural environment to ensure we can continue to enjoy the natural beauty in our province.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funding will be administered by the Invasive Species Centre and Nature Conservancy of Canada to support a comprehensive, Ontario-wide plan to fight the invasive plant Phragmites, and for the Invasive Species Action Fund to provide grants to municipalities, conservation authorities and Indigenous communities to manage other harmful invasive species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, the Invasive Species Centre estimated that the potential impacts of invasive species to agricultural, fisheries, forestry, health care, tourism and the recreation industry may be as high as $3.6 billion per year in Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the release, to further prevent the introduction and spread of invasive species in the province, Ontario recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ontario.ca\/en\/release\/1003961\/ontario-protecting-the-economy-and-environment-by-taking-action-against-invasive-species\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">added 10 new non-native species and four general (groups of species) under the Invasive Species Act, 2015<\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0and is renewing the Ontario Invasive Species Strategic Plan to ensure the most robust plan possible is in place.<\/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>The Ontario government announced today that it is investing $16 million over three years to protect the economy and environment from the threat of invasive species. 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