Issues
FODE's
primary activity is to provide educational information and
programs to help protect and regenerate the Don watershed.
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The Don River continues to recover from decades of neglect
and abuse. Areas like these make an invaluable contribution
to healthy communities.
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In
addition, from time to time the Board of FODE takes positions
on issues that we think present a concern to the health of the
watershed.
For
the most part, our comments are generated in response to requests
for community comment by government agencies and is defined
by the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency as "incidental
advocacy".
FODE
vigilantly expends well over 90% of our efforts toward educational
and community programming, as required by existing government
and foundation guidelines on advocacy.
Currently, the Board has taken advocacy positions on the following
issues:
