▁Reserve ▁as ▁a ▁continuous ▁natural ▁environment ▁and ▁scen ic , ▁working ▁coun tr ys ide ". ▁ ▁The ▁Ni ag ara ▁Esc arp ment ▁Commission ▁published ▁the ▁first ▁Ni ag ara ▁Esc arp ment ▁Plan ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁This ▁plan ▁is ▁review ed ▁and ▁updated ▁every ▁five ▁years , ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Ni ag ara ▁Esc arp ment ▁Commission ▁has ▁essentially ▁the ▁same ▁powers ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁as ▁a ▁municipality , ▁including ▁control ▁over ▁z oning ▁and ▁byla ws . ▁ ▁The ▁Commission ▁staff ▁are ▁split ▁between ▁two ▁ge ographical ▁offices : ▁▁ ▁( K ings ▁Court ) ▁Th orn bury , ▁Ontario ▁- ▁north ▁ ▁( G uel ph view ▁Square ) ▁Ge or get own , ▁Ontario ▁- ▁south ▁ ▁Commission ▁▁▁ 8 ▁Public ▁M embers ▁at ▁Lar ge ▁including ▁the ▁Commission ▁Chair ▁▁ 8 ▁municipal ▁represent atives ▁from : ▁ ▁Bruce ▁County ▁- ▁Esc arp ment ▁runs ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁ ▁D uffer in ▁County ▁- ▁Esc arp ment ▁runs ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁ ▁Grey ▁County ▁- ▁Esc arp ment ▁runs ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁ ▁Sim co e ▁County ▁- ▁Esc arp ment ▁runs ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁ ▁Hal ton ▁Region ▁- ▁Esc arp ment ▁runs ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁ ▁Pe el ▁Region ▁- ▁Esc arp ment ▁runs ▁on