The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutJim Robb, FRW, BoD 2.19 February 22, 2019. 6s U1 the re FKW Submission to TRCA Board Meeting_ February22, 2019 oDa,esnea Re: i ripar ite .agreement between i oronto / i R%rt_ coo and Parks Canada FRW respectfully asks the tripartite partners to fully comply with federal_ provincial and municipal laws, plans, policies. and environmental assessment requirements. by: I. i ransferring the zr.L acres of existing Rouge Park Restoration / Mature Reserve public lands north of Old Finch to Parks Canada for Rouge IID Park, instead of omitting them from Rouge ICU Park and licensing them to tRe coo to build a captive breeding facility for endangered species in the middle of endangered habitat; PRvv Petrone 6b J.=3. 'be-,. me or Conducting a thorough environmental assessment and publicly evaluating 3avernl Rouge founding member aM citler oi Canaria alternative 3ite3 fur the ru o3ed ca tivc braadin facility for endan �� ed � ecia3; P P P s r s- P'- Recipient P..elRarrie„'Sa .mu 2. Tramferrin6 aIm3s all -xi3Ytm Rouge Park Nature Re3erve3, within the R -,-6e and Rouge' founding member Little Rouse Valley3, to Parks Canada for Rouse NU Park, instead of leavin6 some 200 aoyce idmmer, rormer acra3 of Rouge Valley land3 and ANSI3 with the TRCA and Toronto Zoo; Saumemee a� 3. Curnducting a thuiroagh environmental a33e33meiit and publicly evaluating alternative Ate3 before locating the RNUP vi3itar / iTiterpretive / gateway facilities; 4. Coy noting an audit of the Zoo property to assess compliance with TRCA fill regulation and Rouge Park and Valley rim set -back policies; and develop plana to restore native vegetation within disturbed valley lands, fill regaladon areas and the 30 metre valley rim setback outlined in the Rouge Park Management Plan (1994). Roane Park Management Plan - a provincially created and approved policy document 4.2.1 Notate Reserve Zones "urn of rhe highe3t ern/og;Ml3e,rsitivity, requiring rhe Nghesr degree of proreirWort in order to ensure their continued health - Ontario Greenbelt Plan 3.2.7 "provincial plans and poliries ... will cantinae to apply to lands nor proposed for trunsfer [to Rouge NU Park]... "Ontario will work ... to ensure ecological integrity is the first management priority for the nouge tvadunal urban rork.... "t-lunning of surrounding lands outside of rhe nouge ivadonal arbon vurk should ... support the vision and the ecological and other fancrions of the rark"... including "connections ro surrounding narurat nedrage .. systems" mouse motional urban rark,ycr u (1) iviainrenance or resrararion of ecotogicat integrity, through the protection of natural resources and natural processes, must be the first rriorit, of the Minister when considering all U'Ncita of the management of the Park. Vt�1ng Narure - ., Po! eL»mleaoowvaieMoir, ry'� �caroorougll,Ontario a herring hula' rw IA 1R[ Wel) site: www.frw.ca Rerelf teeovrmer RIP scartUrougli Rouge River R..mika bitsai aleser., foi-er MP Scarborough Rouge River Ron. DavlC Peterson, to .... er ontano P—m;er Ron. Gerry PRillips, Dormer MrP scaM. xginoourt Ren. ATM Celli.—e, teener MPP SwrTi. Rogge River aoEui nunter, iounMi g memMrGreenpeace E.eeedt 63 aT the xo ersnea February 1a, z01y Rc: Create a Land Acquisition and Restoration Fund to Combat Climate Change and Flooding risk rederal Government to Implement Forest & wezlanO Restarazio., in Roube Park Dear Toronto Budget Crmmittae, Climate change and upstream development are contributing to increasingly extreme storms ana Demk Lee, te.,, a MP floodin6. Since 2013, extreme storms and flooding have cost Toronto some $1 Billion - an average scarborocuh Rouge of $iy0 million/year. In z0.ta, the Insurance Bureau of Canaaa releases a Kcport entitled River "Combating Canada's Rising Flood Costs". Newspaper coverage noted: RamilM sitsabaiw,.n, Although forest and wedand restoration is a high priority wiLOin "sue D Diligence"" warersMea Ronoured Frienbs "rroperry and casualty insurance payouts in Canaaa no7e m-., rn-.. quad, ut ted in the last oue iv er Roeye RRiv nine years roan average of 51.8 billion" per year. [ois aames,'sa-oumoRa. ye'roanN,-, because of lanD ownersRip, renD;ng and r�,ource co traints. member and aver of "vvhile it's troubring for me insurance inausrry, ;r's f,,,o„c,ony cotast, o,,hic for individuals and �anab Itecipletd for governments that bear three to four rimes that cost". Hon. Davie Peterson, tanner anta.:.. Pnrmie. "conservation ana restoration of so -caned „oro,,,r ;, J, ast, ucture`... "wetlands, forests and Hon. Getty Phillips, floodplain"... "is both cheaper and more beneficial" iurnnerMPP scatnorough Agincourt H zDlzr Creak valley Conservation AtIlMoPity Report (Stormwater Management in Ontario: Legal i Rom. AlvinfounernPCed,—y, Issues in a Changing Climate) state$: .cefboroogn Rouge River -'since air orders Of go:ernmc„r..,,,, De suedlo, ,,egrigence ..... each order or government has a Demk Lee, te.,, a MP strong incentive to consider its existing procedures and sysrems in dgnr of new informor,on, scarborocuh Rouge includinv information about climate change". River RamilM sitsabaiw,.n, Although forest and wedand restoration is a high priority wiLOin "sue D Diligence"" warersMea seerhoAeyh oue iv er Roeye RRiv remedial action plans within the GTA, implementation of these plans has been painfully slow because of lanD ownersRip, renD;ng and r�,ource co traints. aoyce i rimmer, roomer Mn,., al ZmMe,e_ah, poetha... oe. Therefore, we respectfully ask the City of Toronto to: Paul RarNey,'3ave the Rouge' rouMing 1) Work with all levels of government and upstream municipalities to create a $.00 Million rnern601^110Arbal per year fund to help the TRCA acquire land and restore forest and wedand cover Bobbi Hunter, founding epstre.rn F, om l ororito to ensure the timely "due diligence” implementation of Greenpeace Executive watershed and Great [ekes water Quality remedial action plans; Flem'oer zl Formally asR the Federal Government to ensure that the updated Rouse National Urban Park Management Plan prioritizes ecological integrity ana enManecz wstcrnMed and community health by: i) zupportingand implementing plans Tor forest, wetlanaaneilooaplainresto,ation within Ontario Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine, Rouge Park, Federal Green apace Preserve ��r\y I�atu,e a �o IC16 mmeaaowvale Roau P �w �caD7orough,Ontario a helping ha�d- MIA iRt vveb site: rrienasonrierouge.ca elep one:iztrdiLOB-do[ and Watershed Conservation Plans; Of fAe ¢"-d5 0 - R*Wat-VsV-11 iil Implementing Enviroomeot I-aeada'E science -used recommendations in "How Much luabitat is Enough, 10t?" for "low risk" approach to improving the health of our ecosystems and watersheds, and our Lake Ontario water source; iii) supporting the timely reforestation of the main ecolog'ca corridors outlined in existing Ontario Greenbelt and Rouge Park Plans, and recreating the h stoic Iedie-a-61Z Qeoples Carrying Place Tail to liov I aye Ontario's Waterfront Trail to the Oak Ridges Moraine and its natural heritage and trail systems; i-) Fnlarg;ng the parL- from '72 to 1QQ+ square kilometres over time by including Rathika Sgsahaiesan, surrounding public lands, particularly Ontario Greenbelt and Transport Canada lands. eUg; RP carhorough and wetlands to comtiat the growing costs of Climate Change, flooding & pollution. Won-npd caands °l Ast- t -be Federal Government to update r"anada's Ecological Gifts act and Program to Joyce Trimme•, forme - further encourage private land donations and conservation easements, to help protect � GIG i'imaa. Ca„e IF - %fige•luedilig and restore forests, wetlands aod'IoodpLicE, member and orde•of ranada Recigient Every day Canadians see growing human suffering and economic losses from record-Veal-ige Hoo. pa"id geterson, storms, floods, droughts and fires, due to Qomitigated climate change. A Uay IQ, vOty Toronto fame•^_^tado P—Wa• star article warned that severe weather events will lead to increasingly costly economic and legal Hon. Gen Phillips, liabilities, if remedial actions are further delaved. former MPP czcad rough Agincourt The timely implementation of forest and wetland restoration is necessary to save GTA residents H -a. Al -is ^uriag, "gld 0®e• Willions every year by helping to: mitigate climate change and flooding Iiabiliti-E; impro-e Great ScaEboroggh Rogge Lakes wate• quality; m -le- olu• communities bealtbier and safer; expand public parkland access and River healthy recreational opportunities; improve habitat for rare and endangered species; and attract peak i ae,f anw MP jobs and economic prosperity. �'a±G°°'Mg` gGuga River Toronto should demonstrate leadership by investing S20 Million I year in a Fund, and encouraging Rathika Sgsahaiesan, similar donations from other government partners, to acgui— upEt•eam !ands and restore forests eUg; RP carhorough and wetlands to comtiat the growing costs of Climate Change, flooding & pollution. Joyce Trimme•, forme - Mayor of Scarbaroggh, I look forward to vour favourable posthumous Paul Ha,pl^y, "s"" the Sincerely, %Ug'- °wadlgg member and Artist Bobbi -am,rounding r,esapea�o E.ocuti"e Y'oaFa' Bevin O'Connor, ERW President Email: kevinoconnor444@vahoo.ca Qbone: r;a'7-2rz-RGCX 0,Itng Nature a �o Ice •^ale goad a crarho,oggta,nla.lo a hew ning haOp. nniv Jg2 web site: f,i-edsop4erouge.ca Telepbone:re7rl �QR.02p