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Resources Management Branch
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Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. Resources Management
Resources and Planning Branch
Resources and Planning and Field Services South
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Resources Management was created in 1990 following a re-structuring of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food which brought about the creation of the Agriculture and Rural Services Division. At the time of its establishment, it was divided into four sections: Water Management, Soil Survey and Soil Conservation, Ontario Institute of Pedology, and the Engineering Resources Unit.
In 1993 it was renamed the Resources and Planning Branch, and was also linked, for a time, to the Ministry's South Region field offices, resuming as Resources Management again in 2000. Its major program areas remained throughout its existence to be: engineering and technology, environmental management, and municipal and planning liasion. The Branch also promoted Best Management Practices and Environmental Farm Planning, which included soils and water management, the use of manure, sludge and other wastes, agricultural buildings, structures and equipment.
Resources Management's primary functions were taken over in 2005 by the newly-created Environmental Policy and Programs Branch.
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The Resources Management Branch supported the long-term viability of rural municipalities and the competitiveness of the agricultural industry by promoting the wise use of rural land and water.
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Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Successor: Environmental Policy and Program Branch (not scheduled to be written as part of 2006 accrual).
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