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WATER & RELATED LAND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD 6-MARCH-1987 #1/87
The Water & Related Land Management Advisory Board met at the Authority Office,
5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview, on Friday, 6 March, 1987, commencing at 10 00 a m
PRESENT
Chairman William G McLean
Members Milton Berger
Catherine Dowling
Lois Griffin
Lois Hancey
Bryn Lloyd
Ronald A P Moran
ABSENT
Vice-Chairman Norah Stoner
Members Kenneth D Campbell
Jim G McGuffin
MINUTES
Res #1 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the Minutes of Meeting #6/86 be approved
CARRIED
The Chairman welcomed Mrs Catherine Dowling, a new member in 1987 appointed by The
Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto
DELEGATIONS
(A) Mr Walter Sokolowski, Executive Director
Ontario Water Ski Association
Mr Sokolowski made a short video presentation on the cable water ski system, and
outlined the findings of the study "Review of the Feasibility of the Cable Water
Ski System in Ontario"
The Chairman thanked Mr Sokolowski for his presentation
Agenda Item 6B(v) - Review of the Feasibility of the Cable Water Ski System in
Ontario - was brought forward for consideration at this time
l. REVIEW OF THE FEASIBILITY OF THE
CABLE WATER SKI SYSTEM iN ONTARIO
Res #2 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Ronald Moran
THAT the report on the "Review of the F'easibility of the Cable Water Ski System in
Ontario" be received,
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AND FURTHER THAT the report "Review of the Feasibility of the Cable Water Ski
System in Ontario" be forwarded for review and consideration by the Conservation &
Related Land Management Advisory Board
CARRIED
(B) Mr Doug Cuthbert, Canada Centre for Inland Waters
-Federal Representative on the Canada/Ontario
Flood Damage Reduction Program
Mr Cuthbert represents the Canada/Ontario Steering Committee on the Flood Damage
Reduction Program He stated that the Province of Ontario has been a leader in the
country in identification of flood hazard zones, flood mapping, and flood reduction
programs Subsequently, most other Provinces have adopted similar programs It
was Mr Cuthbert's opinion that the M T R C A has been a leader in Ontario in
flood hazard mappinq The Authority was involved in a program many years before
the inception of the Federal program Mr Cuthbert commended the Authority for the
work it has done in this connection
The Chairman thanked Mr Cuthbert for his presentation
Agenda Item 6C(il - M T R C A Mapping Extension Program - 1987 Canada/Ontario
Flood Damage Reduction Program - was brought forward for consideration at this
time
2. M.T.R.C.A. MAPPING EXTENSION PROGRAM - 1981
-Canada/Ontario Flood Damage Reduction Program
Res #3 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the staff report concerning the Multi-Year Mapping Extension Program, to be
funded through the Canada/Ontario Flood Damage Reduction Program, be received
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT
(a) The Multi-Year Mapping Program: 1987-l989, including mapping, hydrologic
and hydraulic studies, be approved,
(b) Staff be authorized to proceed with the 1987 Mapping Extension Program
project involving the preparation of 1 2000 scale topographic mapping
for selected watercourses within the Towns of Markham and Whitchurch-
Stouffville, at a total project cost not to exceed SlOO,OOO 00,
(c) The Authority thank the Federal Ministry of the Environment and the
Provincial Ministry of Natural Resources for their support in this very
important aspect of the Authority's Flood Control Program
CARRIED
(C) Ms Deborah Martin
-Urban Fishing Program
Deborah Martin made an oral and slide presentation regarding the Authority's recent
study to assess the need for an urban fishing program within its area of
jurisdiction
~he study concludes that development of an urban fishing program is justified at
this time, based on the considerable angler-effort already expended in the Metro
area, the large pool of anglers resident in the Metro area, but not fishing
locally, interest expressed in angling, oarticularly by parents for children's
activities poor awareness of urban anglers soecifically with reqard to
contaminant concerns, and the number of sites with potential to be developed
The Board expressed appreciation of Ms Martin's oresentation
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3. MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PROJECTS
-Approvals
A staff report was presented stating that the Authority adopted various multi-year
capital projects throughout 1986 to raise funding for flood and erosion control,
land acquisition, and waterfront development activities over the period 1987-l991
The projects are fully approved
Res #4 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff reoort (together with summary of Approvals of Multi-Year Capital
Projects as appended as Schedule "A" of these Minutes), concerning approvals
received for the orojects shown below, be received
(a) Lake Ontario Waterfront Development Project 1987-1991,
(b) Project for Erosion Control & Slope Stabilization in
The Municipality of Metrooolitan Toronto 1987-l99l,
(c) Project for Erosion Control & Slope Stabilization in
The Regional Municipality of Peel 1987-l991,
(d) Project for Erosion Control & Slope Stabilization in
The Regional Municipality of York 1987-1991,
( e) Project for Erosion Control & Slope Stabilization in
The Regional Municipality of Durham 1987-1991,
(f) Project for Dredging of the Keating Channel 1987-1989,
(g) Land Acquisition Project 1987-1991
CARRIED
4. 1981 BUDGET
A staff report was presented advising that as a result of funding allocations by
the Province of Ontario and member municipalities, the 1987 preliminary budget
approved by Meeting #4/86 of the Water & Related Land Management Advisory Board has
been amended
The amended budget, as dealt with by the Finance & Administration Advisory Board on
March 4th, will be forwarded to Authority Meeting #2/87, to be held Friday,
March 27th, 1987
Res #5 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Lois Hancey
THAT the staff report on the 1987 Final Budget for the Water Resource Division be
received for information.
CARRIED
5. ISSUES TO BE PRESENTED TO
THE BOARD IN 1981
Staff presented a report, prepared at the request of the Chairman, of items
expected to be submitted to the Board in 1987
The list is not necessarily complete, nor may all items be ready to be brought to
the Board as early as planned, but is rather a general summary of most of the major
items which it will be requested to consider this year
Res #6 Moved by Milton Berger
Seconded by: Lois Griffin
THAT the staff report (as aopended as Schedule "B" of these Minutes) providing a
preliminary list of the major items which the Water & Related Land Management
Advisory Board will be dealing with in 1987, be received for information
CARRIED
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6. BELLAMY ROAD RAVINE EROSION CONTROL PROJECT
-Filling & Slope Stabilization Component
A staff report was ~resented concerning ~rogress and continuation of the filling
operation and associated channel improvements for the above-noted project
Res #7 Moved by Lois Griffin
Seconded by Ronald Moran
THAT the staff re~ort regarding the progress and continuation of the filling
operation and associated channel improvements connected with the Bellamy Ravine
project be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT Authority forces continue with the
filling operation and channel improvements in the lower portion of the Bellamy Road
Ravine through 1987, at an estimated cost of $800,000 00
CARRIED
7. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL & SLOPE STABILIZATION IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO: 1987-1991
-South Marine Drive Erosion Control Project
A staff report was presented having regard to details and costs of the proposed
1987 erosion control work for the above-noted project
Res #8 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report concerning the proposed 1987 erosion control work for the
South Marine Drive sector be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to proceed with
the pro~osed 1987 work for the South Marine Drive sector (Project for Erosion
Control & Slope Stabilization in The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto 1987-
1991) at a total estimated cost of $375,000 00
CARRIED
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8. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL & SLOPE STABILIZATION IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO: 1981-1991
-Lakehurst Crescent Erosion Control Project
A staff re~ort was presented concerning the details and costs of the above-noted
~roject.
Res #9 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report concerning the proposed 1987 erosion control work for the
Lakehurst Crescent sector be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to proceed with
erosion control work for the Lakehurst Crescent sector (Project for Erosion Control
& Slope Stabilization in The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto 1987-1991), at a
total estimated cost of $100,000 00
CARRIED
9. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL & SLOPE STABILIZATION IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO: 1981-1991
-Fa11ingbrook Erosion Control Project
A staff report was presented concerning details and costs of the above-noted
~roject
Res #10 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff reoort concerning the proposed 1987 work for the Fallingbrook
Erosion Control Project be rece~ved,
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AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to proceed with
the Fallingbrook Erosion Control Project (Project for Erosion Control & Slope
Stabilization in The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto 1987-1991) at an
estimated cost of $60,000 00
CARRIED
10. LAKE ONTARIO WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: 1987-1991
-Ajax Waterfront Area
A staff report was presented concerning the 1987 Development Program for the Ajax
Waterfront
Res #11 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to proceed with
the proposed 1987 Development Program for the Ajax Waterfront, at a total estimated
cost of $145,356 00
CARRIED
11. LAKE ONTARIO WA1ERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: 1987-1991
-Humber Bay West Waterfront Park
A staff report was presented concerning navigation aids at Humber Bay West
Waterfront Park
Res #12 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the following action be taken
concerning installation of permanent navigation aids at Humber Bay West Waterfront
Park
(a) Staff be directed to proceed with installation of a light on the
north-west hardpoint,
(b) Staff be directed to proceed with completing the necessary
agreement with the Government of Canada to allow installation
by the Coast Guard of a main navigation light tower
CARRIED.
12. LAKE ONTARIO WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: 1981-1991
-Colonel Sa.ue1 S.ith Waterfront Park
A staff report was presented concerning the 1987 Development Program for the above-
noted project
Res #13 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to proceed with
the 1987 Development Program for Colonel Samuel Smith Waterfront, at a total
estimated cost of $570,000 00
CARRIED
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13. WATERFRONT WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM: 1987
-Ashbridge's Bay Beach Improvement
A staff report was presented regarding the above-noted project
Res #14 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to proceed with
the Ashbridge's Bay Beach Improvements for 1987, as part of the 1987 Waterfront
Water Quality Improvement Program, at a total estimated cost of $15Q~000 00
CARRIED
14. REPORT OF THE SHORELINE MANAGEMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
A staff report was presented which summarized activities and findings of the
Shoreline Management Review Committee, and outlined existing and planned programs
of the Authority related to the work of this Provincial committee
Res. #15 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report concerning the "Report of the Shoreline Management Review
Committee" be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the Authority advise the Minister of
Natural Resources that it appreciates the support that the Ministry has provided
for shoreline management activities in the past, and that the Authority will be
pleased to continue to be the lead implementing agency for shoreline management in
accordance with the recommendations of the Shoreline Management Review Committee,
as adopted by Cabinet.
CARRIED
15. REVISION OF DAMAGE CENTRE LIMITS: TOWN OF RICHMOND BILL
A staff report was presented concerning oroposed revision to Damage Centre limits
within the Town of Richmond Hill
Res. #16 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Lois Hancey
THAT the staff report concerning revision to Damage Centres in the Town of Richmond
Hill be received,
AND THE BOARDS RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT
(a) Elimination of Damage Centre #6 in the Town of Richmond Hill be
approved,
(b) Approval of the Council of the Town of Richmond Hill be requested
CARRIED
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16. ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED URBAN DRAINAGE PLAN STUDY,
PHASE II
A staff report was presented concerning the above-noted study
Res #l7 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT
(a) Staff proceed to circulate the Executive Summary for the Phase I,
1986 Work Program - Rouge River Watershed Urban Drainage Plan Study,
to all participating agencies and grouos.
(b) staff oresent the Phase I report of the Rouge River Watershed Urban
Drainage Plan Study to the Chairman and Members of the Water & Related
Land Management Advisory Board at Meeting #2/87 on April 10, 1987.
(c) staff be authorized to proceed with the Phase II - 1987 Work Program
of the Study, including obtaining all necessary approvals and required
consultant services,
(d) the firms of Marshall Macklin Monaghan Limited and Beak Consultants
Limited be requested to enter into an Engineering Agreement with the
Authority to complete the Watershed Hydrology Study, Channelization
Study, Erosion Control Subwatershed and Watershed Studies, and the
Environmental Impact Assessment Study of the Phase II work program of
the Rouge River Study at a cost not to exceed $75,000 00.
(e) staff be authorized to pursue special funding for the Water Quality
and Fisheries Habitat Classification studies with the Ministry of the
Environment and the Ministry of Natural Resources respectively
CARRIED
11. AJAX MARINA
A staff report was presented concerning a proposed concept for a marina at the foot
of Harwood Avenue in the Town of Ajax
Res #18 Moved by: Lois Hancey
Seconded by Ronald Moran
THAT the stafff report be received,
AND THE BO~RD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT
(a) Staff be directed to discuss the prooosed concept for a marina at the
foot of Harwood Avenue in Ajax with representatives of the Town of
Ajax and the property owner.
(b) The property owner, if interested, be requested to make a proposal for
develooment of the marina which would meet the requirements of the
munici9al zoning, satisfy the intent of the Authority's Waterfront Plan,
be financed substantially by the private sector, and be responsive to
the concerns of the adjacent communities
CARRIED
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18. SYLVAN AVENUE: SCARBOROUGH BLUFFS
-Erosion Control
A staff report was oresented stating that a request has been received from the
Council of the City of Scarborough that the Authority report on its assessment of
the urgency of the above project in relation to other work projected for the
Scarborough Bluffs shoreline
Res #l9 Moved by Milton Berger
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report concerning erosion control along Sylvan Avenue in the City of
Scarborough be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the City of Scarborough be advised
that protection of the oroperties along Sylvan Avenue ranks after protection of the
Guildwood Parkway area and the Fishleigh Drive area, both of which are the subject
of detailed design investigations in 1987 in preparation for a planned start on
construction in 1988
CARRIED
19. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CHARGE FOR WRITTEN RESPONSES
REGARDING AUTHORITY POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
A staff report was presented concerning the heavy volume of requests, received by
the Plan Review Section of the Water Resource Division - primarily from solicitors
and real estate agents - for review and written response to determine whether
specific prooerties are in any way regulated by the Authority
Res #20 Moved by: Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THA~ the staff report on placing an administrative fee on requests for written
responses from the Authority for information as to whether Authority policies or
regulations affect specific properties be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT an administrative fee of
$20 00 be charged for written responses to inquiries regarding what, if any,
Authority policies or regulations may affect specific properties as part of the
title search process
CARRIED
NEW BUSINESS
Mrs Griffin requested that a oresentation/report be made to a future meeting of
the Board on the matter of flood control, viz:
How reservoir levels are regulated,
Authority policy on maximum water levels in reservoirs,
What action is taken when there ~s serious flooding
The General Manager agreed that a presentation could be made possibly to the next
meeting of the Board, also, to Authority Meeting #3/87 in May
TERMINATION
On motion, the meeting was terminated at 12 15 P m , March 6
W G McLean W A McLean
Chairman Secretary-Treasurer
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SCHEDULE "A"
SUMMARY OF APPROVALS OF MULTI-YEAR CAPITAL PROJECTS
APPROVALS OF MULTI-VEAR CAPITAL PROJECTS
Proposed
Total O.M.B. M.N.R.
Project Title Funding Approval Municipal Approval Approval
Lake Ontario Waterfront $15,500.00 Dec. 24/86 Metropolitan Toronto Council - Oct. 28/86 MA C25/86
Development Project Region of Durham Council - Nov. 5/86
1987-1991
Project for Erosion Control $ 1,500,000 Dec. 24/86 Metropolitan Toronto Council - Oct. 28/86 MA C24/86
and Slope Stabilization in
Metropolitan Toronto
1987-1991
Project for Erosion Control $ 150,000 Not required Region of Peel Council - Sept. 25/86 MA C21/86
and Slope Stabilization in
Region of Peel 1987-1991
Project for Erosion Control $ 150,000 Dec 16/86 Region of York Council - Sept 11/86 MA C22/86
and Slope Stabilization in
Region of York 1987-1991
Project for Erosion Control $ 100,000 Jan. 23/87 Region of Durham Council - Dec 17/86 MA C23/86
and Slope Stabilization in
Region of Durham 1987-l991
project for the Dredging $ 2,075,000 Nov. 19/86 Metropolitan Toronto Council - Oct 17/86 Issued Annually
of the Keating Channel
1986-l989
Land Acquisition Project $ 2,500,000 Dec. 19/86 Metropolitan Toronto Council - Oct. 28/86 MA C15/86
1987-199l Region of Durham - Sept 24/86
Region of York - Aug 14/86
Region of Peel - Nov. 13/86
Township of Mono - Nov. 14/86
Township of Adjala - July 7/86
Febcuacy 20, 1987
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SCHEDULE "B"
ISSUES TO BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD IN 1987
TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE WATER AND RELATED LAND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD, MTRCA - MEETING il/87
FROM MR. J. C MATHER, DIRECTOR, WATER RESOURCE DIVISION
RE LIST OF ISSUES FOR 1987
The Chai~man requested, on behalf of all the members of the Board, that the
staff prepare an outline of items that are planned to be subm i t ted to the
Board in 1987. The following list is not necessarily complete, nor may all
items be ready to come to the Board as early as planned, but it does
provide a gene~al summa~y of most of the major items which the Boa~d will
be considering in 1987.
Category Item Proposed Mtg No. & Date
General 1. 1988 Preliminary Budget 5 July 3
Waterfront 1 Site reports - details and cost
estimates for all wate~front development
activities for 1987 Va~ious Meetings
2 Master Plan Amendment - Humber Bay Park
~egarding Palace pier Marina 6 Sept l8
3. Master Plan Amendment - Colonel Samuel
Smith Park i e. integration of
Hospital Lands 7 Nov 6
4. Etobicoke Motel Strip - Official Plan
Amendment proposals by City of Etobicoke 4 June 5
5. Colonel Samuel Smith Park - Harbour
Development - Club or Marina 3 May 15
6 Tommy Thompson Park - Report on Stage IV
of Master Plan Study 6 Sept l8
7. Ajax Waterfront - Paradise Pa~k
Neighbourhood Improvement Plan 2 Apri 1 lO
Erosion 1- Site reports - details and cost estimates
Control for all erosion cont~ol activities for 1987 Various Meetings
2. Inventory and Priorization of Erosion
Control Sites for 1988 7 Nov 6
3. Studies of ongoing erosion problems on
Wilket Creek and Massey Creek 4 June 5
Flood 1- Revisions to Damage Centre Limits Various Meetings
Control &
Water 2. project for dike construction along 7 Nov. 6
Management the Lower Don River
3. Rouge River Study - Report on Phase 1 2 Ap~il 10
4. Keating Channel - Construction Schedule
and Monitoring Program 2 April lO
5. HEC II - Data Management Study 2 Apri 1 10
6. Report on Floods of Aug.-Sept 1986 2 April 10
7. Tyndall Nursing Home - Flood Protection
Measures 3 May 15
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Category ~ Proposed Mtq.No & Da te
Resource 1 1987 Rural Beaches Project and
Management 1986 Annual Report 2 Apdl 10
2 Continued Role in TAWMS Program 2 April 10
3. Role in RAP Process 2 April lO
4. Colonel Sam Smith Monitoring Report 2 April 10
5. TTP Transportation System 2 April 10
6. Role in Water Quality 2 April lO
7. Terms of Reference Approval for
Sam Smith Monitoring 2 April 10
8. Tender - SCUBA Surveys, Sam Smith 2 Apdl 10
9 CWS Research Proposal - TTP 2 April 10
10. Tern Enhancement Study 2 April 10
11- Lake Wilcox Study - Consultant Selection 2 April 10
12. Class EA Handbook - Water Management
Structures 3 May 15
13. Rural Beaches Report 3 May 15
14. Urban Fisheries Report 3 May 15
15. Metro Fishing Week 4 June 5
l6. Municipal Land Assistance Program 4 June 5
17. Role in Water Quality 4 June 5
18. ESA Guidelines 5 July 3
19. Wetlands POlicy 6 Sept. 18
20. 1987 RBG Control Report 6 Sept. 18
21- 1987 Interim Management Program Report 6 Sept. 18
22. Lake Wilcox Study 7 Nov 6
23. Interim User Meeting Report 7 Nov. 6
24. 1988 Interim Management Program 7 Nov. 6
RECOMMENDATION
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT the staff report providing a preliminary list of the
major items that the Water and Related Land Management Advisory Board will be
dealing with in 1987 be received for information.
March 3, 1987
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WATER & RELATED LAND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD 10-APRIL-1987 #2/87
The Water & Related Land Management Advisory Board met at the Black Creek Pioneer
Village Visitor Centre, on Friday, 10 April, 1987, commencing at 10 00 a m
PRESENT
Chairman William G McLean
Members Milton Berger
Kenneth D Campbell
Catherine Dowling
Lois Griffin
Lois Hancey
Bryn Lloyd
Jim McGuffin
Ronald A P Moran
ABSENT
Vice-Chairman Norah Stoner
MINUTES
Res #21 Moved by Milton Berger
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THAT the Minutes of Meeting #1/87 be approved
CARRIED
CORRESPONDENCE
The General Manager reported receipt of the following memor~nda from Controller
Howard Moscoe, City of North York Council
(a) Memorandum dated March 31, 1987, and addressed to the Chair & Members,
Metropolitan Toronto & Region Conservation Authority, re Greenwin Construction
Co Limited, north-west corner of Don Mills Road and Duncan Mill Road,
concerning a communication from the York Heights Residents' Association and
the recommendation of the Planning Advisory Committee to North York Council
for .. rezoning and redesignation of tableland for parkland, or
alternatively Council consider residential development of the lands "
Controller Moscoe requested that the Authority" begin the process of
acquiring this land and enter into discussions with the Province to
secure the funds that the Province has set aside for this purpose "
Res #22 Moved by Milton Berger
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the request of Controller Howard Moscoe having regard to the possible
acquisition of land at the north-west corner of Don Mills and Duncan Mill
Roads, City of North York, be referred to staff for examination and report
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(b) Memorandum dated March 3l, 1987, and addressed to the Chair & Members,
Water & Related Land Management Advisory Board, and recommendinq
establishment of a policy that public hearings be held when revisions to
damage centres are proposed
Res #23 Moved by Lois Griffin
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THAT the recommendation of Controller Howard Moscoe that public hearings
be held when revisions to damage centres are proposed be referred to
staff for report
CARRIED
l. 1987 BUDGET
-Report of Capital Program Reductions
As requested at Meeting #1/87 of the Board, a staff report was presented
concerning those elements of the Capital Budgets on Flood Control, Erosion
Control, and Waterfront Development which were cut as a result of actual
Provincial and Municipal funding allocations
Res #24 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THAT the staff report outlining the budget cuts in the Capital Programs of
Flood Control, Erosion Control, and Waterfront Development be received
CARRIED
Agenda Item 5D (1) - Rouge River Watershed Urban Drainage Plan Study Phase I Report
was brought forward for consideration at this time
2. ROUGE RIVER WATERSHED URBAN DRAINAGE PLAN STUDY
-Phase I Report
Staff made a presentation on the Phase I report of the above-noted study
Res #25 Moved ,by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Lois Hancey
THAT the staff report on the Rouge River Watershed Urban Drainage Plan Study,
Phase I, be received
CARRIED
3. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL & SLOPE STABILIZATION IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO: 1981-1991
-Studies: Barkvin Drive: Glenorchy Place: Ladyshot Crescent
A staff report was presented stating that the above-noted locations have been
identified as requiring erosion control and slope stabilization studies
Provision for retention of consultants to carry out this work was included in
the Project as approved by the Authority at Meeting #lO/85
Res 26 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the report on the proposed erosion control and slope stabilization
studies for Barkwin Drive, 10 Glenorchy Place, and 8-10 Ladyshot Crescent, be
received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to retain
consultants to carry out erosion control and slope stabilization studies for
Barkwin Drive, 10 Glenorchy Place, and 8-10 Ladyshot Crescent, at the
estimated costs of $10,000 00, $18,000 00, and $10,000 00 respectively
CARRIED
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4. BELLAMY ROAD RAVINE EROSION CONTROL PROJECT
-Progress Report
A staff report was presented concerning progress and continuation of the
filling operation and associated channel improvements for the above-noted
project
Res #27 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report regarding the progress, expenditures, and budget
forecast for the Bellamy Road Ravine Erosion Control Project be received
CARRIED
5. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL & SLOPE STABILIZATION IN
THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK: 1987-1991
-Markham Channels Project
A staff report was presented stating that the heavy rains of August and
September, 1986, caused erosion in the above-noted channel It is proposed
to phase remedial work over three years, the first phase to be carried out in
1987 at #22 Southdale Drive and $25 Bakerdale Road
Res #28 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to proceed
with the first phase of the remedial works in the Markham Channels at a total
estimated cost of $10,000 00
CARRIED
6. HIGHLAND CREEK CHANNELS
-Major Maintenance
A staff report was presented stating that a series of gabion and rip rap
lined channels extends from Colonel Danforth Park, located south of
Kingston Road on the Main Branch of the Highland Creek to Lawrence Avenue on
the West Branch
An inspection carried out in August 1986 with technical staff of the Ministry
of Natural Resources revealed that much of the gabion and rip rap armouring
was in danger of collapsing due to under-mining of the structures along the
outside curves
It is proposed to install armour stone deflector groynes at six sections of
the creek, and to remove sediment build-up from the inside curves
Res #29 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report be ~eceived,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to proceed
with proposed major maintenance works on the Highland Creek, at a total
estimated cost of $40,000 00
CARRIED
7. THE TORONTO HUNT CLUB
-Proposed Erosion Control Work
A staff report was presented stating that the Authority has entered into an
agreement with The Toronto Hunt Club allowing access to the Club's rubble
fill site, which has enabled the Authority to carry out erosion control work
along the Fallingbrook Drive and Crescentwood Road sectors of the Scarborough
Bluffs Also, the Authority completed an initial phase of erosion control
work in 1985 at a total cost to the Club of $195,000 00 The agreement has
been again extended to the end of 1987
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Res #30 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report concerning proposed erosion control work at The Toronto
Hunt Club be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to proceed
with erosion control work on The Toronto Hunt Club shoreline at a total cost
to the Club of $94,716 00
CARRIED
8. LAKE ONTARIO WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: 1981-1991
-Ajax Waterfront Area: Paradise Park
A staff report was presented stating that the management agreement between the
Authority and the Town of Ajax requires that any additional development plans
proposed by either party be approved by both
The area north of Lakeview Boulevard between Pickering Beach and Carruthers
Creek, known as Paradise Park, is managed by the Town, which proposes, under a
neighbourhood improvement program, to develop a plan for recreational
facilities in the area, to include a creative playground, tennis courts, and a
slow-pitch baseball field, together with such facilities as a washroom and
parking The Town's proposal is compatible with the Authority's existing plan
of development
Res #31 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report concerning the proposed development of Paradise Park on
the Aiax waterfront be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the plan of development for
Paradise Park, Ajax waterfront, as prepared by the Town of Ajax, be approved
CARRIED
9. CITY OF TORONTO
-Neville Park Boulevard/Munroe Park Avenue,
Eastern Beaches
Staff presented a report to Meeting #5/86 of the Board concerning a request by
the City of Toronto for funding for erosion control works at the above-noted
location. The Board recommended that the City be advised that a request for
the provincial share of funding for erosion control works along the Eastern
Beaches in the above vicinity had already been made, but that the project
would not rank high enough for funding in 1987, and that, therefore, the
Authority would be unable to fund any portion of the work
City Council recommended on February 9, 1987 that the Authority be requested
to place monies for the City's shoreline protection in its budget for 1988
Res #32 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report concerning a request for funding of erosion control
works completed by the City of Toronto in the Eastern Beaches sector of the
waterfront be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the City of Toronto be advised
that the Authority regrets that it will be unable to fund any portion of the
works to protect the sewer in the vicinity of Neville Park Boulevard and
Munroe Park Avenue in the Eastern Beaches sector of the waterfront
CARRIED
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10. FLOOD CONTROL DATA MANAGEMENT
A staff report was presented stating that transfer of water level data to tape
and floppy disk has been carried out for six of the nine watercourses within
the Authority's area of jurisdiction, leaving only the Humber River and the
Highland and Duffin Creeks to be completed
Res #33 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report on Flood Control - HEC-II Data Management be r~ceived,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the firm of MacLaren Plansearch
Inc be authorized to complete the computation and transfer to tape/disk of
the Flood Line information for the Humber River and the Highland and Duffin
Creeks, at a total cost not to exceed $21,000 00
CARRIED
11. KEATING CHANNEL DREDGING PROJECT
-1987 Work Program
A staff report was presented stating that participation by the Authority,
together with the Toronto Harbour Commissioners and Transport Canada, in a
plan to dredge the Keating Channel for flood control and navigation purposes,
was proposed in 1979 A lengthy environmental assessment process culminated
in a "Notice of Approval to Proceed with the Undertaking" in September of
1986 The approval was subject to numerous conditions, several of which
required moficiations to the dredged material disposal facility before
dredging could commence
The modifications to the disposal site commenced December 1, 1986, and
construction continued into 1987
Res #34 Moved by Lois Griffin
Seconded by Lois Hancey
THAT the staff report concerning the 1987 Work Program for the Keating Channel
dredging and the Lower Don dykes be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the staff be directed to
proceed with the 1987 Work Program for the Keating Channel Dredginq Project at
total estimated expenditures of $675,000 00
CARRIED
12. FLOODING: AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER, 1986
-Repor~ on MacLaren Plansearch Inc. Study
A staff report was presented stating that MacLaren Plansearch Inc has
completed its review of the flooding that occurred in the late summer of 1986
In summary, each of the river systems within the Authority's area of
jurisdiction experienced flooding and damages of various degrees, with the
urban and smaller streams being hardest hit
The MacLaren review will be printed and distributed to the member
municipalities and the Ministry of Natural Resources in the near future
Res #35 Moved by Lois Griffin
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report concerning the Study of the Flooding Events of August
and September, 1986, by MacLaren Plansearch Inc , be received
CARRIED
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13. 1987 WATERFRONT ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
A staff report was presented stating that the Environmental Studies Project
focuses on waterfront lands owned or under development by the Authority In
1987, specific studies are proposed at East Point Waterfront Area, Humber Bay
East Waterfront Area, and Colonel Samuel Smith Waterfront Area
Res #36 Moved by Lois Griffin
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report concerning the 1987 Waterfront Environmental Studies
Program be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to carry out
the 1987 Waterfront Environmental Studies Program at an estimated cost of
$70,000 00, to complete the Colonel Samuel Smith Environmental Monitoring
Project, review environmental data at East Point Waterfront Area and algng the
Motel Strip, and develop pilot fisheries' enhancement projects at selected
locations along the waterfront,
AND FURTHER THAT staff seek the required approvals from the Ministry of
Natural Resources for Terms of Reference for the Colonel Samuel Smith
Monitoring Project
CARRIED
14. COLONEL SAMUEL SMITH WATERFRONT AREA
-Environaenta1 Monitoring Program Report
A staff report was presented stating that in 1986, the firm Beak Consultants
Ltd was retained to analyze the results of the Water Quality Monitoring
Program established in 1981
Res #37 Moved by Lois Griffin
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the report "Colonel Samuel Smith Waterfront Area - Environmental
Monitoring Program", by Beak Consultants Ltd , be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff arrange meetings with
Ministry of the Environment staff to discuss the findings of the report
"Colonel Samuel Smith Waterfront Area - Environmental Monitoring Program" with
a view to improving the environmental monitoring program established as a
condition of approval under the Environmental Assessment Act
CARRIED
15. PROVINCIAL RURAL BEACHES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
-Annual Report and 1981 Budget
A staff report was presented stating that in 1986, the Ministry of the
Environment announced a special grant program, available to Conservation
Authorities, to investigate rural pollution problems, and to develop and
implement remedial action plans to reduce impacts on swimming areas
The Authority was awarded a $50,000 00 grant to complete a synoptic survey of
watercourses upstream of Boyd, Bruce's Mill, and Albion Hills Conservation
Areas to document water quality and bacteriological conditions An annual
report was prepared documenting Year 1 findings
Res #38 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the 1986 Annual Report on The
Metropolitan Toronto & Region Conservation Authority Rural Beaches Program be
forwarded to the Ministry of the Environment Provincial Rural Beaches Steering
Committee for approval,
AND FURTHER THAT staff proceed with the 1987 program, at a cost of
$136,852 00, as approved by the Ministry of the Environment
CARRIED
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16. 1987/88 TORONTO & AREA WATERSHED MANAGEMENT STUDY (TAWMS)
A staff report was presented stating that since 1981, the Authority has
supported and participated in the above-noted study of the Ministry of the
Environment The program has identified many pollution problems on the Mimico
Creek, the Humber and Don Rivers, and the Toronto waterfront, and has proposed
remedial action through the cooperation of the Ministry, the Authority, and
municipalities
Res #39 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report regarding Authority participation in the 1987/88 Toronto
& Area Watershed Management Study be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT The Metropolitan Toronto &
Region Conservation Authority continue to participate in the Toronto & Area
Watershed Management Strategy Study (TAWMS) of the Ministry of the Environment
through the steering and technical committees, and to provide administrative
support for various aspects of the program
AND FURTHER THAT the Authority identify a staff representative to participate
on the Humber River Watershed Strategy Implementation Committee to oversee the
implementation of pollution control remedial measures
CARRIED
17. TORONTO WATERFRONT REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN (WRAP) COMMITTEE
-Final Report
A staff report was presented concerning the above-noted report
Res #40 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the final report to the Waterfront Remedial Action Plan Committee, a
working group of the City of Toronto's Neighbourhoods Committee, be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the staff report, with the
following recommendations, be forwarded to the Secretary of the City of
Toronto Neighbourhoods Committee, the City of Toronto Clerk, 'and the
Director of the Central Region, Ministry of the Environment
(a) That the time frame for implementation of the Toronto Waterfront Remedial
Action Plan be reconsidered in light of the technical merits of the
recommendations, and various agencies' budgets and manpower constraints,
(b) That the Authority proceed with the Keating Channel Flood Control Project
as approved under the Environmental Assessment Act
AND FURTHER THAT Authority staff participate in the Ministry of the
Environment/Environment Canada Committee to develop a Remedial Action Plan for
the Toronto area
CARRIED
18. TOMMY THOMPSON PARK: 1981 INTERIM MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
-Transportation System
A staff report was presented summarizing proposed transportation service at
the above-noted location for 1987, as follows
Schedule Transportation Vehicle
May 2 - 31 2 multi-seating vans
(approx 30-minute frequency)
June 6 - September 7 T T C Special Summer Service
September 12 - October 12 2 multi-seating vans
(approx 30-minute frequency)
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Res #41 Moved by Kenneth Campbell
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the staff report be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the proposed service be
approved as the 1987 Transportation System for Tommy Thompson Park
CARRIED
19. TOMMY THOMPSON PARK
-Canadian Wildlife Service Research Proposal
A staff report was presented outlining the objectives and major activities
proposed for 1987 by the Canadian Wildlife Service at the above-noted site
Res #42 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the request of the Canadian
Wildlife Service to undertake wildlife research projects at Tommy Thompson
Park in 1987 be approved
CARRIED
OTHER BUSINESS
20. MEETING .3/81
-Change of Date
Res #43 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Ronald Moran
THAT the date of Meeting #3/87 (presently scheduled for 1 30 P m , Friday,
May 15th) be changed to Thursday, May 14th, commencing at 10 00 a m
CARRIED
TERMINATION
On motion, the meeting was terminated at 11 00 a m , April 10
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Chairman Secretary-Treasurer
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WATER & RELATED LAND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD 14-MAY-1987 '3/87
The Water & Related Land Management Advisory Board met at the Black Creek Pioneer
Village Visitor Centre, Murray Ross Parkway, Downsview, on Thursday, May 14, 1987,
commencing at 10 00 a m
PRESENT
Acting Chairman Norah Stoner
Members Milton Berger
Kenneth D Campbell
Lois Griffin
Lois Hancey
Bryn Lloyd
Jim McGuffin
Ronald A P Moran
Authority Chairman William T Foster
ABSENT
Chairman William G McLean
Member Catherine Dowling
MINUTES
Res #44 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the Minutes of Meeting #2/87 be approved
CARRIED
BUSINESS ARISING FROM THE MINUTES
The General Manager stated that Resolution #22 of Meeting #2/87 of the Board
directed staff to report to the Board on a request received from Controller
Howard Moscoe, City of North York, concerning the acquisition of the Greenwin
Construction Co Limited property at the north-west corner of Don Mills Road
and Duncan Mill Road
A request was received from Councillor Marie Labatte of Ward 10, asking that
the matter not be placed on the agenda for May 14 as she would be unavailable
to attend
Res #45 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Ronald Moran
THAT the matter of the Greenwin Construction Co Limited property at the
north-west corner of Don Mills and Duncan Mill Roads, City of North York, be
placed on the agenda of Meeting #4/87 of the Water & Related Land Management
Advisory Board to be held Friday, June 5, 1987
CARRIED
1. TOUR - WATER & RELATED LAND MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD
It has been customary for the Board to take an annual tour of the major
projects under its purview, preceded by a short business meeting starting at
9 00 a m The staff recommends that such a tour be arranged for the June 5th
meeting of the Board
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A detailed tour agenda will be prepared, the following being suggested
sites to visit
1 Meeting - Markham Municipal Office
2 Brief presentation by Markham staff on
storm water management in Markham
3 Tour of storm water management sites
in Markham
4 South Marine Drive
5 Lunch - Guild Inn
6 Bellamy Ravine
7 Bluffers Park Marina
Res #46 Moved by Kenneth Campbell
Seconded by Lois Hancey
THAT the June 5th meeting of the Water & Related Land Management Advisory
Board include a tour of various Water Resource Division projects
CARRIED
2. GREAT LAKES MAYORS' MEETING ON HIGH WATER LEVELS
Staff presented the report of Mayor William G McLean on the above-noted
meeting, held in Windsor, Ontario on March 7, 1987
Res #47 Moved by Jim McGuffin
Seconded by Ronald Moran
THAT the report of Mayor William G McLean on the Great Lakes Mayors' Meeting
on High Water Levels be received
CARRIED
3. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL & SLOPE STABILIZATION IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO, 1981-1991
-.14 Forest Path Court: Re.edia1 Works
A staff report was presented stating that remedial work is scheduled in 1987
at the above-noted site, located on the Main Humber River in the City of
Etobicoke
Res #48 Moved by Lois Hancey
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the staff report regarding erosion and proposed remedial works at #14
Forest Path Court be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to carry out
the proposed remedial works at the rear of #14 Forest Path Court in the City
of Etobicoke (Humber River), at a total estimated cost of $50,000 00
CARRIED
4. TOMMY THOMPSON PARK
-Renewable Dyna.ics Inc.: Windmill Test Station
A staff report was presented regarding the proposal of Renewable Dynamics Inc
to establish a test site for electricity-producing units of various,
international, mass-production windmills at the above-noted site
Mr Nicholas Teekman, Renewable Dyanmics Inc , made a presentation on the
proposal
Res #49 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Ronald Moran
THAT the staff report on the proposal by Renewable Dynamics Inc to establish
a windmill test site at the above-noted site be received,
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AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the proposal by Renewable
Dynamics Inc to establish a windmill test site on the endykement at Tommy
Thompson Park not be incorporated into the Tommy Thompson Park Concept Plan
CARRIED
5. WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, 1981-1991
-Bluffers Park Marina: Proposed Amendment to Lease
with Hydrus Enterprises
A staff report was presented proposing an amendment to the lease which
provides for the development and operation of a marina at Bluffers Park by
Hydrus Enterprises Inc The lease is a three-party agreement (MTRCA -
Metropolitan Toronto - Hydrus Enterprises Inc) The amendment proposes
that in exchange for being relieved of certain landscaping responsibilities,
the Authority take responsibility for completion of certain public roadway and
parking lot construction which would have a value equal to the cost of the
Authority's share of the estimated landscaping which would be assumed by
Hydrus
The report also dealt with funding requirements to complete the Authority's
obligations under the lease with Metro and Hydrus
Res #50 Moved by Kenneth Campbell
Seconded by Jim McGuffin
THAT the staff report concerning a proposed amendment to the lease agreement
including The Metropolitan Toronto & Region Conservation Authority, The
Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, and Hydrus Enterprises Inc , be
received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT:
(a) The lease agreement between The Metropolitan Toronto & Region Conservation
Authority and The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto be amended so as to
provide for the responsibility for landscaping of the area at the entrance
to the Pier Building to be transferred from the M T R.C A to Hydrus
Enterprises Inc ,
(b) The lease agreement, as noted in (a) above be amended so as to provide for
a transfer of responsibility for a portion of the cost of construction of
the roads and parking lots from Hydrus to MTRCA, such responsibility to be
restricted to an amount equal to the cost of the landscaping described in
(a) above or $125,000.00, whichever is less,
(c) The staff be directed to investigate all reasonable sources of additional
funding under the Waterfront Development Project 1987-1991 before
requesting the allocation of $100,000 00 from the Contingency Account of
Metropolitan Toronto to cover the additional costs of development of the
Bluffers Park Marina in 1987
CARRIED
6. POLICY FOR REVISIONS TO DAMAGE CENTRES
AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS
As directed by Meeting #2/87 of the Board, a staff was presented regarding
a recommendation of Controller Howard Moscoe that public hearings be held
when revisions to Damage Centres are proposed
Res #51 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Jim McGuffin
THAT the staff report concerning public input to any process involving
revisions to the Authority's Damage Centres be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to advise the
affected municipality that the Authority would be pleased to assist the
municipality in any public input process which the municipality feels is
appropriate in dealing with a proposed revision to the limits of a Damage
Centre as designated by the Authority
CARRIED
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6. FLOODING AT ALBION ROAD, WEST HUMBER RIVER
-September 11, 1986
A staff report was presented stating that on September 11, 1986, the West
Branch of the Humber River flooded Albion Road and threatened residences along
Irwin Road, in the City of Etobicoke
The flooding experienced in this area was the result of spill out of the main
channel on the south side of the river Minor alterations to the existing
bank may result in elimination of spill at the flows experienced on
September 11, 1986 A more detailed examination of the area is required to
analyze the optimum level of flood protection
Res #52 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the staff report concerning flooding of Albion Road by the West Branch of
the Humber River on September 11, 1986, be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to undertake
a detailed analysis of the frequency and extent of flooding to update the
Albion Road/Irwin Road site in the Damage Centre Remedial Works priority
listing,
AND FURTHER THAT staff investigate the feasibility and costs of providing
temporary flood protection to this area through elimination of the spill area
CARRIED
8. ONTARIO REGULATION 293/86
(Fill, Construction, & Alteration to Waterways)
A staff report was presented stating that the Minister of Natural Resources
approved the revised Ontario Regulation 293/86 on May 15, 1986, the amendments
generally relating to use of the new metric mapping and the re-plotting of the
fill line, based on criteria for stable/unstable slopes
Res #53 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by K~nneth Campbell
THAT the staff report on the status of Ontario Regulation 293/86 (Fill,
Construction, & Alteration to Waterways) be received
CARRIED
9. CHARLES SAURIOL CONSERVATION RESERVE,
EAST DON RIVER VALLEY
-Proposal
A staff report was presented stating that over the past several months, the
valley of the East Branch of the Don River has been examined by staff to
evaluate a proposal to designate the area as a Conservation Reserve The
section of the river under study extends from the forks north to Lawrence
Avenue, and is well known to Mr Charles Sauriol, a former member of the
Authority, and for many years Chairman of the Conservation Areas Advisory
Board
The following benefits would accrue from such designation
(a) Additional protection for the valley from urban development,
(b) Focus on thirty years of conservation by The Metropolitan
Toronto & Region Conservation Authority,
(c) An opportunity for the Authority to honour Mr Sauriol -- whose
dedication to and hard work for the Authority and the people
of Ontario are very much appreciated -- by naming the area the
"Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve"
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Res #54 Moved by Lois Hancey
Seconded by William Foster
THAT the staff report regarding the designation of the Charles Sauriol
Conservation Reserve be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the City of North York and The
Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto be requested to designate the lands in
the Lower East Don river valley, between the forks of the Don River and
Lawrence Avenue, as a Conservation Reserve,
AND FURTHER THAT the area be named the "Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve"
to honour Charles Sauriol for his years of dedication to conservation across
the Province and, in particular, to the Don River
CARRIED
10. CENTRAL WATERFRONT PLAN: CITY OF TORONTO
A staff report was presented stating that at its meeting of February 27, 1987,
the Executive Committee adopted the following resolution concerning the City
of Toronto Central Waterfront Plan
"Res #15
THAT staff be directed to forward to members of the City of Toronto
Land Use Committee information pertaining to the Authority's Concept
Plan for Tommy Thompson Park, and to make representations in respect
to Tommy Thompson Park to the special meeting of the Land Use
Committee to be held March 25, 1987 "
A public m~ of the City Land Use Committee was held May 6, 1987, to hear
public comments on the Central Waterfront Plan The General Manager presented
a submission to the Committee on behalf of the Authority
Staff of the Authority will be meeting with staff of the City to ensure that
the Central Waterfront Plan maintains policies and a land use plan which
reflects the approved Tommy Thompson Park COncept Plan
Res #55 Moved by Lois Hancey
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the staff report on the Central Waterfront Plan - City of Toronto, and
the City of Toronto Land Use Committee resolutions from the May 6, 1987 public
meeting be received
CARRIED
TERMINATION
On motion, the meeting was terminated at 11 25 a m , May 14
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WATER & RELATED LAND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD 5-JUNE-1987 #4/87
The Water & Related Land Management Advisory Board met at the Town of Markham
Municipal Offices (Council Chamber), 8911 Woodbine Avenue, Markham, on Friday, June
5, 1987, commencing at 9 00 a m
PRESENT
Acting Chairman Norah Stoner
Members Milton Berger
Catherine Dowling
Lois Griffin
Lois Hancey
Bryn Lloyd
Jim McGuffin
Ronald A P Moran
Authority Chairman William T Foster
ABSENT
Chairman William G McLean
Member Kenneth D Campbell
MINUTES
Res. #56 Moved by: Norah Stoner
Seconded by Ronald Moran
THAT the Minutes of Meeting #3/87 be approved.
CARRIED
PRESENTATIONS
World Environaent Meek 1987
Mrs Lois James of the organization "Save the Rouge Valley System", reminded the
Board that June 1-7, 1987, is World Environment Week 1987, and stressed the
importance of the continued activities of The Metropolitan Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority in its environmental programs Mrs James left with the
Board a calendar of Toronto Events during the week
Res #56 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Jim McGuffin
THAT the information presented by Mrs Lois James on World Environment Week 1987 be
received
CARRIED
Metro Fishing Week: June 29 - July 5, 1981
Ms Deborah Martin-Downs, Coordinator, Urban Fisheries, Water Resource Division,
made a brief presentation on 1987 Urban Fisheries activities, in particular, the
Metro Fishing Week scheduled for June 29-July 5, 1987 Activities were outlined
for the Members, and all were invited to participate The key events are as
follows
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(a) June 29 - Official Opening at Nathan Phillips Square, with an official
r Cast Off I , including Metro Chairman Dennis Flynn, Deputy Mayor
Fred Beavis (City of Toronto), Mayor Alan Tonks (Ci ty of York),
Authority Chairman William T Foster, and Mr Tim Millard, Executive
Coordinator, Outdoor Recreation, Ministry of Natural Resources
(b) July 1 - Ontario Charter Boating Association will take under-privileged
youth salmon-fishing on Lake Ontario
.
(c) July 5 - Metro Fishing Day, with special activities at three locations
Grenadier Pond, Rouge River Marsh, and Eglinton Flats Pond, including
special guests to conduct fishing clinics
1. TOUR - WATER & RELATED LAND MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD
The Director, Water Resource Division, outlined the tour agenda
Res #57 Moved by Lois Hancey
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the staff report concerning the tour scheduled for the Board following this
meeting be received
CARRIED
2. MAJOR MAINTENANCE - BLACK CREEK AT WESTON ROAD
-Flood Control Planning & Remedial Measures Program
A staff report was presented concerning retention of a consulting engineering firm
to carry out final engineering, tendering, contract administration and supervision
for the construction of traffic barriers at the above-noted location
Res #58 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report on Major Maintenance on the Black Creek at Weston Road be
received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to retain
consultants to carry out the final engineering for the construction of traffic
barriers on the Black Creek at Weston Road, at an estimated cost of $12,000 00,
and to award a contract for the installation of the traffic barriers at an
estimated cost of $38,000.00
CARRIED
3. LAKBSHORB PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL
A staff report was presented regarding the May 26, 1987 Province of Ontario
announcement on the future uses and transfer of lands associated with the Lakeshore
Psychiatric Hospital.
Res #59 Moved by Lois Hancey
Seconded by Jim McGuffin
THAT the staff report on the future plans for the Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital
site be received for information
CARRIED
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TERMINATION
On motion, the meeting was terminated at 9 30 am, June 5
TOWN OF MARKHAM - STORM WATER MANAGEMENT
Following termination of the meeting, Mr Dallo Kelliar, Director of Engineering,
Town of Markham presented an historical perspective on how the Town of Markham
became involved in storm water management, and the different structural measures
that the Town has implemented over the last 10 years Mr Kelliar also mentioned
that the Town was beginning to organize an International Conference on Storm Water
Management in the Town, scheduled for some time in 1988, and invited the Authority
to participate in this conference
As part of the Board's tour, storm water management facilities were visited,
including those in the Apple Creek and Beaver Creek
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WATER & RELATED LAND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD 3-JULY-1987 #5/87
The Water & Related Land Management Advisory Board met at the Authority Office,
5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview, on Friday, July 3, 1987, commencing at 10 00 a m
PRESENT
Chairman William G McLean
Vice-Chairman Norah Stoner
Members Milton Berger
Kenneth D Campbell
Catherine Dowling
Lois Hancey
Bryn Lloyd
Jim McGuffin
Ronald A P Moran
ABSENT
Member Lois E Griffin
MINUTES
Res #60 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THAT the Minutes of Meeting #4/87 be approved
CARRIED
THE ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES OF ONTARIO
-1981 Biennial Tour: Septeaber 20 - 23. 1981
The Director, Water Resource Division, stated that advice has been received from
the host Authority - the Essex Region Conservation Authority - that the above-noted
tour will be held September 20-September 23 inclusive. The theme is shoreline
management, and the tour will include Windsor and Essex County, Pelee Island, and
the Ohio and Michigan side of Lake Erie.
The Authority Executive Committee has authorized the attendance of the General
Manager, one other staff member, and five members of the Authority Chairman of
the Board W.G. McLean, and Catherine Dowling have expressed interest in attending
1. BUDGET PREPARATION: 1988 PROJECT FILES
A staff report was presented stating that in preparation of the 1988 budget
submission to the Ministry of Natural Resources, it will be necessary to develop
project files for all proposed capital projects/studies and for the Conservation
Services Program for review and priority ranking by the Ministry
Res #61 Moved by Catherine Dowling
Seconded by Jim McGuffin
THAT the staff report regarding preparation of 1988 project files be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to prepare
project files for the capital projects/studies and for the Conservation Services
Program for review and priority ranking by the Ministry as indicated in the listing
appended as Schedule "All of these Minutes
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2. LONG-TERM GREAT LAKES SHORELINE MANAGEMENT
-Ministry of Natural Resources
A staff report was presented concerning a letter from the Ministry of Natural
Resources to the Heads of Council of All Municipalities Abutting the Great
Lakes Shorelines reaffirming the roles and responsibilities of the Ministry of
Natural Resources and the Conservation Authorities
Res #62 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Norah Stoner
THAT the staff report be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the information regarding the
Long-Term Great Lakes Shoreline Management, appended as Schedule liB" of these
Minutes, be received for information
CARRIED
3. LAKE ONTARIO: WATCHES AND WARNINGS
A staff report was presented concerning cancellation by the Ministry of
Natural Resources of "watches and warnings" for Lake Ontario, as stated in
its memorandum, dated June 11, 1987, from the Director, Conservation
Authorities & Water Management Branch, to Regional Directors, Central &
Eastern Regions
"SUBJECT Lake Ontario - Watches and Warnings
Following upon six months of drought, Lake Ontario was at its long
term average level on June 1, 1987
.
We have requested the Atmospheric Environment Service to discontinue
issuing watches and warnings for this Lake for the time being This
service would only be re-instituted should the Lake reach high levels
in the future
Lake level messages are now discontinued "
Res #63 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Norah Stoner
THAT the information received from the Director of the Conservation
Authorities & Water Management Branch, Ministry of Natural Resources, be
received for information.
CARRIED
4. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL & SLOPE STABILIZATION IN
THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM: 1981-1991
-Proposed Re.edial Work at .10-12 Elizabeth Street
Town of Ajax (Duffin Creek Watershed)
A staff report was presented stating that remedial work at the above-noted
location was approved within the 1987 budget
Res #64 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Norah Stoner
THAT the staff report regarding erosion and proposed remedial works at the
rear of Nos 10 and 12 Elizabeth Street in the Town of Ajax be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT:
(a) The Authority request approval from the Town of Ajax to carry out
remedial work at #10 - 12 Elizabeth Street, at a cost to the Town
of $2,250.00,
(b) The Regional Municipality of Durham be so advised,
(c) Staff be directed to carry out the proposed remedial work at Nos
10 and 12 Elizabeth Street, Town of Ajax (Duffin Creek), at a
total estimated cost of $5,000 00
CARRIED
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5. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL & SLOPE STABILIZATION IN
THE MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO: 1981-1991
-Erosion in the vicinity of The Oueensway and The West
Mall, City of Etobicoke (Etobicoke Creek Watershed)
A staff report was presented stating that the heavy rainfall in August and
September of 1986, and the resulting floods, greatly accelerated erosion in
this vicinity, exposing approximately 20 metres of a storm sewer and
undermining two storm sewer outlets In addi tion, the erosion is progressing
rapidly towards a hydro tower and The West Mall roadway Council of the City
of Etobicoke recently dealt with a report identifying certain emergency
measures the City is proposing, and which requests the Authority to carry out
permanent remedial measures as soon as possible
Res. #65 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Norah Stoner
THAT the report on erosion in the vicinity of The Queensway and The West Mall
be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the City of Etobicoke be
advised that the Authority will include The Queensway and The West Mall
erosion project in its 1988 budget process, and that the remedial work will be
scheduled for 1988 under the "Project for Erosion Control and Slope
Stabilization in Metropolitan Toronto 1987-1991" , subject to funds being
available.
CARRIED
6. ASHBRIDGE'S BAY YACHT CLUB
-Water Depth
A staff report was presented concerning a request from the Metropolitan
Toronto Clerk to give emergency consideration to a request from the
Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club regarding water depths in the channel adjacent to
the Club facilities.
Res #66 Moved by: Norah Stoner
Seconded by Lois Hancey
THAT the staff report concerning water depths in the channel adjacent to the
Ashbridge's Bay Yacht Club be received
CARRIED
1. ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT/M.T.R.C.A.
-"S.C.R.A.P.E." Prograa
A staff report was presented stating that in the past three years, the
Authority has participated with the Ministry of the Environment in hiring
students to clean up watercourses, primarily in the urban areas The Ministry
has provided funds in 1987 in the amount of $125,000.00 to hire about thirty
students to work on this year's program.
The program is of great benefit in strengthening ties with the Ministry of the
Environment and in demonstrating the Authority's willingness to co-operate in
such programs. Progress reports will be provided throughout the summer
Res. #67 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Norah Stoner
THAT the staff report on the Ontario Ministry of the Environment SCRAPE
("Students in Central Region Abating Pollution Everywhere") Program be
received for information.
CARRIED
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8. FEASIBILITY OF PLANT MATERIAL SALES TO MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES
-Progress Report
A staff report was presented stating that at Authority Meeting #2/87, staff
was directed to prepare a report regarding a recommendation of Controller
Howard Moscoe on the feasibility of expanding the Authority's nursery
operation to provide for sale of non-commercial varieties of trees to local
municipalities on an "as ordered" basis, and to contact each of the local
municipalities within its area of jurisdiction to ascertain interest in
purchasing trees from the Authority
Res #68 Moved by Norah Stoner
Seconded by Ronald Moran
THAT the staff progress report on the feasibility of plant material sales to
local municipalities be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff be directed to finalize a
report on the feasibility of plant material sales to local municipalities for
consideration at Meeting #6/87 of the Board, to be held September 18, 1987
CARRIED
TERMINATION
On motion, the meeting was terminated at 11 50 a m , July 3
W G McLean J C Mather
Chairman Acting Secretary-Treasurer
KC.
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SCHEDULE "A"
BUDGET PREPARATION: 1988 PROJECT FILES
1988 PROJECT FILE LISTS
FLOOD CONTROL - MAJOR MAINTENANCE
Local Estimated
Project File Title Watershed Municipality Cost
Stouffville Dam Whitchurch-
Inspection Study Duffins Creek Stouffville $ 5,000
Black Creek Channels Humber River City of York $ 44,000
Claireville Dam Humber River Brampton $ 15,000
G. Ross Lord Dam Don River City of North York $ 4,000
FLOOD FORECASTIHG AND MARRING
Project File Title
Flood Forecasting/Computerization Study $ 30,000
Flood Warning Equipment $ 10,000
Radio Telephone Interconnect $ 7,000
FLOOD CONTROL - SURVEYS , STUDIBS
Local Estimated
Project File Title Watershed Municipality Cost
Analysis of Land Use Impacts
on Reservoir Operations $ 25,000
Study of Claireville Dam Automation $ 15,000
Damage Centre Mapping $ 3,000
Bonnyview Drive Mimico Creek City of Etobicoke $ 20,000
Jane St. to Weston Rd. Black Creek City of York $ 26,000
Floodplain Planning policy
Technical Implementation $ 20,000
Complete Aerial Photography
Data Base - 5-Year Update $ 30,000
Hwy. i7 to Hwy. 1407 Town of vaughan $ 7,500
Albion Rd. at West Humber City of Etobicoke $ 25,000
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FLOOD CONTROL - CAPITAL
Local Estimated
Project File Title Watershed Munic ipali ty Cost
Metro Acquisition Project Not available
at this time
Keating Channel Don River City of Toronto $400,000
German Mills Creek Don River Town of $500,000
Richmond Hill
Hazard Land & Valley
Land Acquisition All $200,000
Albion Road - Interim
Flood Control Works Humber River City of Etobicoke $ 15,000
Burnhamthorpe Rd.- Acq. Etobicoke Creek Mississauga $335,000
Broada Drive - Acq. Humber River Town of Vaughan $160,000
Riverside Drive - Acq. Duffins Creek Town of Pickering $175,000
Albion Rd./Bankfield - Acq. Humber City of Etobicoke $270,000
COMPREHERSIVB MATBR BASIR STUDIBS
Estimated
Project File Title Cost
Rouge River Watershed Urban Drainage
Plan Study - Master Plan and
Implementation Strategy $ 30,000
Etobicoke Creek, Watershed Urban
Draiange Plan Study $ 70,000
F.D.R.P. - FLOODPLAIR MAPPING
Estimated
Project File Title Cost
MTRCA Mapping Extension Program 1988 $lOO,OOO
Mapping Update Program $ 10,000
Highland Creek Flood Damage Analysis Study $100,000
KHOSIOH COHTROL - CAPITAL
BENEFITING WATERSHED/ ESTIMATED
MUNICIPALITY PROJECT FILE TITLE LAKE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY COST
SPECIAL PROJECT
- METRO Bellamy Ravine Bellamy Rav ine City of Scarborough $600,000
SPECIAL PROJECT Massey Greek Don River City of Scarborough $275,000)
- METRO SUPPLEMENTARY Wilket Creek Don River City of North York $200,000) 1st year
METRO - LAKESHORE Fallingbrook Crescent Lake Ontario City of Scarborough $175,000
Kingsbury Crescent Lake Ontario City of Scarborough $200,000
South Marine Drive Lake Ontario City of Scarborough $200,000
Lakehurst Crescent Lake Ontario City of Scarborough $l50,000
Sunnypoint Ravine Lake Ontario City of scarborough $ 75,000
Fish1eigh Drive Lake Ontario City of Scarborough $150,000
Guildwood Parkway Access Lake Ontario City of Scarbrough $ 50,000 $1,000,000
Guildwood Parkway Lake Ontario City of Scarborough $200,000
Sylvan Road Lake Ontario City of Scarbrough $200,000
Crescentwood Lake Ontario City of Scarborough $ 20,000
Toronto Islands Lake Ontario City of Toronto not available at this time
Erosion Control Hazard Land Acq. $200,000
Shoreline Erosion Monitoring $ 25,000
METRO - VALLEY LANDS Glenorchy Place & Road Don River City of North York $250,000
Queensway & The West Mall Etobicoke Ck. City of Etobicoke $150,000
Cherryhi11 Avenue Centennial Ck City of Scarborough $ 30,000
Les1 ie St & Steeles Don River City of North York $ 25,000
Highland Creek Confluence Highland Creek City of Scarborough $ 45,000 $ 500,000
Highland Creek Confluence Highland Creek City of Scarborough $105,000
Highland Ck. at Old Kingston Rd. Highland Creek City of Scarborough $ 86,000
Stanwood Crescent Humber River City of Etobicoke $150,000
Humber valley Yacht Club Humber River City of Etobicoke $ 35,000 (lst year)
Carmel Court Don River City of North York $ 30,000
Alder Road Don River Borough of East York $110,000
Barkwin Drive Humber River City of North York $ 40,000
Ladyshot Cresent Humber River City of Etobicoke $ 50,000
Saddletree Drive Don River City of NorthYork $ 20,000
Foretgrove Drive Don River City of North York $ 77,000
BROSION CONTROL - CAPITAL(Page 2)
BENEFITING ESTIMATED
MUNICIPALITY PROJECT FILE TITLE WATERSHED LOCAL MUNICIPALITY COST
PEEL King Street (Bolton) Humber River Caledon $ 25,000
YORK Swinton Crescent Don River Vaughan $ 20,000
Cividale Crescent Don River Town of Richmond Hill $ 15,000 $30,000
Markham Channels Rouge River Town of Markham $ lO,OOO
DURHAM Greenwood Conservation Area Duffin Creek Town of Ajax $ 15,000 $20,000
Altona Road Petticoat Ck. Town of Pickering $ 13,000
BROSIOII COIITIIOL - MAJOR MAINTBNANCB
ESTIMATED
PROJECT FILE TITLE WATERSHED LOCAL MUNICIPALITY COST
Berry Road Mimico Creek City of Etobicoke $ 40,000
Massey Creek Don River Borough of East York $ 75,000
Lower Humber Channels Humber River City of Etobicoke & YorkS 35,000
EROSION CONTROL - SURVBY AND STUDIBS
ESTIMATED
PROJECT FILE TITLE WATERSHED LOCAL MUNCIPALITY COST
Lakeland Drive Study Humber River City of Etobicoke $ 21,000
Priorization Update and Environmental Inventory Study $ 28,000
Strategic Shoreline Management Study $ 15,000
RECHARGE/DISCHARGE
ESTIMATED
PROJECT FILE TITLE COST
Wetlands Study $33 ,000
wu.u.ac. REX:RPATIai
Local Estimated
Project File Title Municipality Cost
Colonel Samuel Smith - landfil1ing City of Etobicoke $210,000
Ashbridge' s Bay shoreline improvements City of Toronto $300,000
Tanny Thompson Pk.- Master Plan & E.A. Approval City of Toronto $ 50,000
Tanny Thanpson Pk.- Interim Management City of Toronto $103,000
Waterfront Environmental Studies $ 74,000
Colonel Samuel Smith - annouring City of Etobicoke $325,000
East Point - E.A. launching ramp City of Scarborough $ 20,000
Humber Bay West - final annouring City of Etobicoke $250,000
Humber Bay West - grading/landscaping City of Etobicoke $ 40,000
East Point - roadway and parking City of Scarborough $105,000
Bluffers Park - Brimley Road sidewalk City of Scarborough $l50 ,000
Bluffers Tbplands - parking City of Scarborough $215,000
Colonel Samuel Smith - final design City of Etobicoke $ 20,000
Ajax Waterfront - pathways Town of Ajax $ 50,000
East Point - site lighting (electrical servicing) City of Scarborough $ 60,000
Bluffers Park - parkil'lJ lot expansion City of Scarborough $ 75,000
Metro Main STP - concept plan/E.A. City of Toronto $ 50,000
Ajax - road and parking lot Town of Ajax $100,000
Ajax - site lighting Town of Ajax $ 50,000
Ajax - master plan amen:iment marina Town of Ajax $ 25,000
Frenchman's Bay - interim management Town of Pickering $ 50,000
Humber Bay West - pathways City of Etobicoke $150,000
Colonel Samuel Smith - site servicing City of Etobicoke $ 50,000
Colonel Samuel Smith - master plan amencinent City of Etobicoke $ 20,000
Etobicoke ~tel Strip - legal and survey City of Etobicoke $ 15,000
Etobicoke Marina E.A. & Master Plan AmeOOment City of Etobicoke $ 40,000
Tanny Thanpson Park - pathways City of Toronto $175,000
Tanny Thanpson Park - parkil'lJ lot
(Interpretive Centre) City of Toronto $ 60,000
East Point - water/site servicil'lJ (sanitary) City of Scarborough $ 50,000
Colonel Samuel Smith - landscapil'lJ City of Etobicoke $ 20,000
Bluffers Park - washroan building City of Scarborough $198,000 $3,100,000
Bluffers Park - washroan buildil'lJ City of Scarborough $152,000
Bluffers Park .., master plan amencinent Phase, III City of Scarborough $ 30,000
Etobicoke /It)tel Strip - shoreline protection City of Etobicoke $ 50,000
pickeril'lJ Beach - acquisition Town of Ajax $150,000
TamIy Thanpson Park - site servicing/design City of Tbronto $ 15,000
East Point - grading City of Scarborough $ 50,000
East Point - turf establishment City of Scarborough $ 25,000
East Point - maintenance/washroan building City of Scarborough $350,000
East Point - tree/shrub planting City of Scarborough $ 50,000
Ajax - launching ramp improvements Town of Ajax $ 30,000
Frenchman's Bay - property acquisition Town of Pickeril'lJ $300,000
Ajax - tree and shrub planting Town of Ajax $ 20,000
Waterfront Fisheries Enhancement $ 15,000
Tammy Thompson Pk.- natural area habitat creation City of Toronto $100,000
CONSERVATION SERVICES
One pcoject file is submitted foc the following Consecvation Secvices
activities. Included with this list is the pcoposed 1988 budget and
coccesponding 1987 budget.
Total Net
Expend Revenue Net Expend
1988 1988 1988 1987
TREE PLANTING/REFORESTATION
Consecvation Planning 176,000 - 176,000 168,300
Plant Pcopagation 162,500 152,500 10,000 5,000
Refocestation 41,500 5,000 36,500 34,950
Facm Tcee & Shcub 27,000 27,000 - -
Resoucce Management 25,000 - 25,000 10,000
Focest Management 102,425 15,000 87,425 83,661
534,425 199,500 334,925 301,911
SOIL CONSERVATION/SEDIMENT CONTROL
Sediment Contcol 52,025 5,000 47,025 45,000
FISH/WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Fish Reacing - Glen Haffy 9,000 - 9,000 9,000
Fish Management 6,000 - 6,000 -
Ucban Fisheries 15,000 - 15,000 -
Nashville - Deer Control 3,000 - 3,000 -
-
33,000 33,000 9,000
.
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SCHEDULE "B"
LONG-TERM GREAT LAKES SHORELINE MANAGEMENT
~ Ministry of Minister Whitney Block
Queen sPark
Natural Toronto Ontario
M7A 1W3
.-- Resources 416/965-1301
Ontario
June 11. 1987
.
Head of Council
All Municipalities Abutting
The Great Lakes Shorelines
In April 1986, the Province of Ontario, in response to historically high water levels in the Great
Lakes system, established the Shoreline Management Review Committee. The purpose of this
Committee was to recommend an overall provincial position for addressing long term shoreline
management issues; identify implementation mechanisms and define the roles and responsibilities of
various levels of government. the private sector and individual landowners.
Over 1.500 people attended 20 meetings held tly the committee and provided 400 briefs and oral
reports on shoreline management issues.
Upon completion, the Shoreline Management Review Committee's report was presented to mj
colleague. the Honourable Bernard Grandmaitre, Minister of Municipal Affairs and myself. On
December 16. 1986 the attached news release and accompanying fact sheet were issued. identifying
several new long term shoreline management initiatives for Ontario.
Subsequent to the news release and fact sheet. it would appear that some confusion may still exist
with respect to responsibilities for shoreline management along the Great Lakes svstem. In thi,
regard. I would like to draw your attention to the attached fact sheet which indicates that.
The Ministry of Natural Resources ..viII be the lead ministry for
administering the program.
Conservation Authorities v.ill be the le~J implementing agency for
delivering the program. Responsibilities v.ill include hazard
mapping. local shoreline planning and other management
functions. The Ministry of Natural Resources v.ill assume this role
in areas where Conservation Authorities are not established.
1be Ministries of Natural Resources and Municipal Affairs will
issue a jOint policy statement under the Planning Act to recognize
that flooding and erosion hazards along the Great Lakes are
matters of provincial interest.
I am pleued to.say that some of the Shoreline Management Reviev.' Committee's recommendations
are being implemented right now and others are being actively explored.
I trust that the foregoing information helps to clarify any confusion which may exist concerning the
responsJbilities for shoreline management along the Great Lakes system in Ontario.
,
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I:,
Vincent G. Kerrio
Minister
Attachment
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the metropolitan toronto and region conservation authority
minutes
WATER & RELATED LAND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD 18-SEPTEMBER-1987 #6/87
The Water & Relatea Lana Management Advisory ~oard met in the Theatre, B ~ P V ,on
F rid ay , September 18, 1987, commencing at lU OU a m
PRESENT
Chairman Will i am G McLean
Members Milton Berger
Kenneth D l:ampbell
Catherine Dowling
Lois Hancey
Bryn Lloyd
Jim ""cbuffin
Ronald A P Moran
Chairman of Finance & Administration Gordon W. Patterson
Advisory ~oard
ABSENT
Vice-Chairman t'4orah ~toner
Member Lois E bri ffi n
MINUTES
Res '69 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Bryn Lloyd
THAT the Minutes of Meeting '5/87 be approvea.
l:AKIHEU
DELEGATIONS
(A) Alderman Peter Li Preti. Ci ty of North York. ward 3
Alderman Li Preti spoke on behalf of resiaents of urandravine Urive regardlng slope
instability at the rear of nos 228-23U Grandravine Drive.
Water Resource Division staff made a brief video presentation regarding this
matter.
The Chairman thanked Mr Li Preti for his remarks
Agenda Item 6(B)6 was brought forward for consideration at this time
1. SLOPE INSTABILITY AT THE REAR UF NOS. ZZ8 TO Z30 GRANDkAVINE DkIVE.
-CITY OF NORTH YORK
Res. I]U ,",oved by Mr. Konald Moran
Seconded by Mr. Bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report on ~lope Instability at the Kear of t'4os. atl to 23U
Grandravine Drive be received,
CARkll:.D
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(B) Mr Russ Hafenbrack, Chairman, Lake Wilcox Residents Association
Mr Hafenbrack spoke on behalf of the Lake Wilcox Residents Association regardlng
the development ana changes affectlng the natural enV1ronment occurr1ng 1n the Lake
\</i1cox Area
The Chairman thanked Mr Hafenbrack for his remarks
Agenda Item 7(8) was brought forward for consideration at this time
2. LAKE WILCOX WATEK RECHARGE/DISCHARGE STUDY
Res # 71 Moved by Lois hancey
Seconded by Jim Mcl.uffin
THAT the recommendations of the Lake \</i1cox Recharge/Discharge ~tudy be received
and appended as Schedule "B" of these Minutes,
THE BOARD RECOM~~NU~ TO THE AUTHORITY THAT a copy of the Lake Wi Icox
Recharge/Discharge Study recommendations be forwarded to the Town of Richmona
Hill,
AND FURTHeR THAT staff request an opportunity to make an audio/visual presentat10n,
together with a background supplementary written report, to the Town Richmond Hill
Counci 1.
CARRIED
(C) Mr Jim Robb, Save the Rouge
The Water & Related Land Management Advisory Board was in receipt of a verbal
request from Mrs. Lois James, Secretary J Save the kouge to appear as a delegat10n
to speak on Item 6 ( D ) 1 - The Ontario Urban Drainage Implementation Committee
The W&RLMAB agreed to hear this delegation
Mr Jim Robb speaking on behalf of Save the Rouge made a brief video presentation
with regard to Item 0(0)1
The Chairman thanked Mr Robb for his presentat10n.
Agenda Item 6(0)1 was brought forward for consideration at this time
3. THE ONTARIO URBAN DRAINAGE IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE
(a) Urban Drainage Design Gaidelines. April 1987
(b) Guidelines on Erosion' Sedi.ent Control for Urban &onstruction Sites,
May 1987
Res. 102 foloved by Kenneth Campbell
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THe BOARD RECOMMeNDS TU THE AUTHURITY THAT staff report on the recent publ1cations
of the Ontario Urban Drainage Implementation Committee be received for
information,
AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to cont1nue to prov1ae support and ass1stance to
the development of a provincial framework for urban water resources management
through its representation on the Ontario Urban Dra1nage Implementation Lomm1ttee
and Storm Water Management Program efforts
LARIU eD
4. CORRESPONDENCE
The Chairman reported recei~t ot a letter, for the 1nformat10n of the Board, from
Shannon U1son, Chairman, Shoreline Management Advisory Council dated ~eptember 14,
19~7 advising of the Public Meeting Schedule for th1S fall The date app1icaole to
t his are a i s F rid ay, 0 c to b e r 30, 1987, 7 00 pm., at the Lower Trent Region
Conservation Authority, 441 Front ~treet, 1n the 10wn of Trenton The Lhairman
advised of his intent to attend along with a staff member and enquired if any other
Board member was interested in attending. There was no 1nd1cat10n ot 1nterest from
the members present
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5. 1988 PRELIMINARY BUDGET ESTIMATES
Res #73 Moved by Lois Hancey
Seconded by Jim McGuffin
THAT THE HUARU RECUM~IENU~ TU THE FINANCe & AOMINl~TKATION AUVI~UKY tiUAKU
THAT the Preliminary Estimates be approved and recommended to the Executive
Committee
CARKIEU
6. AMENDMENT TO .PROJECT FOR FLOOD PROTECTION. TYNDALL NURSING HOME-
Little Etobicoke Creek. Regional MuniCipality of Peel
At Meeting #6/8ti, the Water & Related Land Management Advisory tioard approved tne
"Project for Flood Protection for the Tyndall Nursing Home" at an estimated cost of
$90,000 00 for the purposes of the Project but a tina1 estimate would be preparea
based on a Preliminary Engineering Study which was to be undertaken early in 1~87
Therefore, an amendment to the original project is required to increase the
funding.
Res 174 Moved by Hryn Lloyd
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TU THE AUTHORITY THAT the ProJect for Flood ~rotection,
Tyndall Nursing Home, Little Etobicoke Creek, the Regional Municipality of Peel, be
amended to include a total cost estimate of $17~,000,
THAT the following action be taken
( 1 ) The Regional Municlpality of Peel be designated as the benetitting
municipality on the basis set forth within the Updated Project
(2 ) The Government of the Province of Ontario be requested to approve the
Updated Project and a grant of 55~ of the cost thereof.
(3 ) Pursuant to ~ection 24 of the Conservation Authorities Act, approval
of the Ontario Municipal Board be requested, if required
(4 ) When approved, the appropriate Authority officials be authorizea to
take whatever action is required in connection with the amended
Proj ect, including the execution of any documents
ANU FURTHER THAT the staff be directed to review the priority for protection of
other flood susceptible sites on the Little Etobicoke Creek and to develop a
comprehensive flood control project for the watercourse if warranted at this time
in comparison to other damage centres and flOOd susceptible areas
CARRIElI
7. PR~ECT FOR EROSION tONTROL AND SLOPE STABILIZATION IN THE REGIUNAL
MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL 1987-1991
-Rear of no. 2120 Dundas St. W.. City of M1ssissauga
A staff report was presented concerning details and costs of the proposed 19~7
remedial works for the above-noted project.
Res 175 Moved by Hryn Lloyd
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THAT the staff report concerning details and costs of the proposed 19~7 remeaia1
works at the rear of no. 2120 Dundas St W., in the City of Mississauga be
received,
AND THE BOARU RECOMMENUS TU THE EXECUTIVe CUMMITTeE THAT staff be directed to carry
out the proposed remedial works at the rear of no. 2120 Dundas St W., located on
the main branch of the Etobicoke Creek in the City of Mississauga, at a total
estimated cost of $26,700.
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8. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL AND SLOPE STAHIlIlATION IN THE MUNI'IPAlITY OF
METROPOLITAN TORONTO 1987-1991
-Proposed Erosion Control Works in Scarborough College. City of Scarborough
A staff report was presented concerning details and costs of the above-noted
project
Res *76 Moved by bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THAT the staff report regardlng the erosion and proposed remedial works at
Scarborough College, City of Scarborough be received,
AND THE BOARD RECO~MENDS TU THt AUTHURiTY THAT staft be directed to carry out the
proposed remedial works, in the vicinity of the Dean's residence at Scarborough
College, at a total estimated cost of $5b,UUO, and
FURTHER THAT Scarborough College contribute $33,400 towards the cost of the works
CARRiED
9. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL AND SLOPE STABILIZATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
METROPOLITAN TORONTO 1987-1991
-Kingsbury Crescent Erosion Control
A staff report was presented concerning detai Is and costs of the above-noted
project.
Res. *77 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THAT the staff report concernlng the proposed 1987 erosion control work for
Kingsbury Crescent be received,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMEND~ TO THE tXECUTIVE COMMITTE~ THAT staff be directed to
proceed with the proposed work at an estimated cost of $150,000
CARRIED
10. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL AND SLOPE STABILIZATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF
METROPOLITAN TORONTO 1987-1991
-Sunnypoint R4wine Erosion Control Project
A staff report was presented concerning details and costs of the above-noted
project.
Res. '78 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THAT the staff report regarding the proposed 19~7 erosion control work tor
Sunnypoint Ravine be received,
AND THE BOARD R~LOMMEND~ TO TH~ EXECUTIVt COMMITTE~ THAT staff be directed to
proceed with the proposeq work at an estimated cost of $60,OOU
CARRIED
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11. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL AND SLOPE STA8ILIZATION IN THE REGIONAL
MUNICIPALITY OF YORK 1987-1991
-Proposed Erosion Control Re.edia1 Works at 36-38 Prince Edward Blvd.,
Town of Markha.
A staff report was presented concerning details and costs of tne above-noted
project.
Res ,,79 1010vea by I:Iryn Lloyd
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THAT the staff report regarding the erosion and proposed remedial work, at the rear
of nos 36-38 Prince Edward Blvd, in the Town of Markham be received,
AND TH~ BOARD RtCUMMENU~ 1U THE EXtCUTIVE CUMMI11tt THAT staff be airected to carry
out the proposed remedial work at the rear of nos 36-3~ Prince Edward ~lvd , on
the Little Don River, at a total cost of $2U,OUO
l,ARRHU
12. LAKE ONTARIO WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 1987-1991
-East Point Park
A staff report was presented concerning details and costs of the above-noted
proj ect
Res. 1;80 Moved by bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THAT the staff report concerning the 1987 Development Program for tast Point Park
be received,
AND 1HE BOARD RECOMMENU~ TU THE EXECUTIVt COMMITTEE THAT staff be directed to
proceed with the work at a total estimated cost of 31151,666
CAKRItU
13. TOMMY THOMPSON PARI
-1987 Gull Control
At the Water & Related Land Management Advisory board Meeting I;!)/~b, the 19~7
Interim Management Program was received Included in the report submitted at that
time was the proposal to undertake control of the Ring-billed uulls on site siml1ar
to the operations that occurred in 1985 and 1986.
As a result, staff prepared a terms of reference for the program and received
approval from the Ministry of Natural Resources, Central Region U W Enterprises
was subsequently awarded the contract for 1987. The control program commenced on
March 30, 1987 and continued until June 19, 1987
The rationale for restricting Ring-billed Gull habitat is to allow for continued
construction on the site, to maintain all options for the planning decision of the
master plan and to maintain the significant biological amenities of Tommy Thompson
Park The control areas were the new endikement, the areas south of the main road
and Area '0'.
Sta ff wi 11 review the report and recommendations to assist in the proposal tor the
1988 Interim Management Program at Tommy Thompson Park.
Res 1;81 Moved by Kenneth Campbell
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the consultant report on the Ring-billed Gull 1,0ntro1 Program at Tommy
Thompson Park, 1987, be received.
CARRIEU
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14. TOMMY THOMPSON PARK
-1987 lnteri. Manageaent Progra.
At the Water & Related Land Management Advlsory ~oard Meetlny '~/~b, the /9til
Interim Management Program was received. The following briefly outlines the
regular actlvltles ana speclal events that occurrea durlng the 19til seaSon
-Park open to public weekends and holidays from 9 au a m -b au p m commencing
January 3rd Uuring this period, there was a total of 33,241 vlsitors
Anticipated total attendance for the year will be approx 4~,OUU, an increase ot
about 4,UUU visltors from 19~b
-Public transportatlon provldea auring public hours from May to Uctober Two
multi-seating window vans in operation from May 2 to May 31 and from ~eptember 12
to October 12 Between June and August, a special summer bus serVlce was provloeo
by the TTC
-Nature interpretlve program continued in 1987 and operatea from June until
September This year's program offered a theme hike on Sundays while reducing tne
number of hikes on Saturdays to one Overall attenaance for the hikes increasea
significantly from 1986 with many visitors being informea of the hikes through news
releases
-Tommy Thompson Park Newsletter continued its circulatlon highlighting speclal
events, regular programs and announcements as well as progress of the master
planning process for Tommy Thompson Park
-In the interest of visltor safety, security and access, a staff member nas Deen on
duty at all times during public hours and it is expected that this practice will
continue for 19~8.
Res '82 Moved by Kenneth Lampbell
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the staff report on the 19BJ Interlm Management ~rogram at Tommy Thompson ~ar~
be received,
AND FURTH~K THAT staff be directed to prepare the 19~8 Interlm Management ~roposQI
for consideration by the Water & Related Land Management Advisory Board at its next
meeting.
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15. FEASIBILITY STUDY
-StouffYi11e Reseryoir ConserYltion Area
The t1.T.I<.LA. has been requested by the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville to asslst
with a feasibility study of the Stouffvil1e Reservoir Conservation Area located
within the headwaters of Stouffvllle Creek (a tributary of the Uutfin Lreek). lhe
Authority currently operates a flood control dam on the property to alleviate flOOd
prOblems in Stouffville
In 1974, the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffvl11e agreed to undertake the operation,
maintenance and development of the Stouffville Reservoir lands for a wildlife
sanctuary with limlted paSSive recreational use The Town named the
Whitchurch-Stouffville Conservation Club as its agent to undertake development of
the site. The Authority retained control ot the dam and any tlood or erOSlon
control associated with it.
The ten conslderations as set out by the Town ot Whltchurch-Stouftvllle can
basically be grouped into the following four areas of concern
1- Environmental Inventory and Assessment
2 Storm Water Management and Flood Control
3. Management and LiaOlllty Kesponslbl'lities
4. Recreational Potential
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Res #83 Moved by Kenneth Campbell
Seconaed by t<lll ton t)erger
THAT the correspondence from the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville concerning a
feasibility study ot the Stouffville Area be recelved,
AND THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT staff respond to the Town
of Whitchurch-Stouffville indicating assistance the Authority can provide for the
Town's Feasibility Study of the Stouffville Reservoir site
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16. AGREEMENT FOREST PUBLIC INFORMATION BROCHURE
The Ministry of Natural Resources has requested the Authorlty's assistance in the
preparation of a pUblic information brochure highlighting MTRCA Agreement Forest
properties A cost sharing arrangement has been suggested. The focus of the
brochure would be forest management and how integrated resource management
programming can achieve the objectlves of both agencles
The estimated cost of the brochure is $5,000.00 and the Authority will contribute
$2,OOO.OU from the Forest Management Program.
Res #84 Moved by Kenneth Campbell
Seconded by Milton t)erger
THAT the Agreement Forest Public Information Brochure be received,
AND THE BOARU RECOMMtNU~ TU THE EXtCUTIVE CUMMITTEt THAT the Authorlty make a
financial contribution of $2,000.00 towards the cost of the brochure with the funds
being available from the Forest Management Program.
CAKKltu
17. ENVIRONMENTAllY SIGNIFICANT AREAS STUDY (1982)
At the Conservation & Related Land Management Advisory ~oard #4/87 the followlng
resolution was adopted
Res. 1/27 THt BOARD KECOMMENU~ TO THE AUTHORITY THAT E~A informatlon
be circulated to Regional Councils with a recommendation
that this information be included in Official Plans
The Authority referred this recommendation to the Water & Related Land Management
Advisory Board and in response to this resolution, staff has prepared d report tor
the Board's information and appended as Schedule "A" of these Minutes
Res. #85 Movea by Kenneth l.ampbell
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the staff report on the tnvironmentally Significant Areas StUdy be received
and appended as Schedule "A" of these Minutes,
THE BOARD RECOMMENU~ TO THt AUThUkITY ThAT the Toronto Fiela Naturallsts receive a
copy of the Environmentally Significant Areas Study (1982) and the staff report
presented to the Advisory Board,
AND THAT staft be advised to survey the municipalities to aeterRllne what action
they have taken with respect to the ESA information
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18. MTRCA/MNR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
In 1987, the Ministry of Natural Resources lnltiated an Untarlo Kesident ~port
Fishing licence applicable to persons 18 to 65 years of age Revenues resulting
from this program are being returned to fisheries management programs across the
Province Thi s year $41,3UO UO has been allocated to the tvITRCA
This special funding has been transferred to the Authority tor fish management
projects subject to the terms and conditions as set out in an Agreement The
Authority's responsibilities include
providing a summary description of each project,
.providing supervlsion as we1 I as materla1s, labour and equipment to undertake the
work,
erecting a sign where appropriate with a statement recognizing the contrlbution ot
the Ministry,
maintaining the projects for at least one year,
providing all pertinent information to enable the Ministry to audit the program
implementation,
.providing a written report at the conclusion of the program which includes land-
owner agreements, site plans and final project costs
Res *86 Moved by Kenneth l:ampbel1
Seconded by Milton ~erger
THAT the staff report on the MTRLA/MNR Fisheries tvIanagement ~rogrdm be receivea for
information
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19. CONSTRUCTION OF A fISHING DECK ON THE ROUGE RIYER MARSH
Res *87 Moved by Jim Mcbuffin
Seconded by bryn Lloyd
THAT the staff report on a flshing deck on the Rouge River Marsh be receivea,
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT staff be directed to discuss
this proposal to construct a fishing deck on the Rouge River Marsh, with ~ave the
Rouge and if there are any objections, this matter will be referred to the
Executive Committee for further review,
ANU FURTHER THAT the Authority contribute $~,5UU.UU toward the cost of constructing
a fishing deck on the Rouge River Marsh in conjunction with the Ministry of Natural
Resources and Metropolitan Toronto as part of the Urban Flsheries Program
CARRIED
20. OTHER BUSINESS
There was no other business
21. TERMINATION
Un motion, the meeting was terminated at I~ 3U pm., ~eptember 18
W G. McLean W A McLean
Chalrman Secretary-Treasurer
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SCHEDULE -A-
ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT AKEAS STUDY
TO The Chairman and Members of the Water and Related Land
Management Advisory Board, M T R C A , 16/87
FROM Mr J C Mather, Director, Water Resource Division
RE Environmentally Significant Areas Study (1982)
At the Conservation and Related Land Management Advisory Board
14/87 the following resolution was adopted
Res 127
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT ESA information be
circulated to Regional Councils with a recommendation that
this information be included in Official P I an s
The Authority referred this recommendation to the Water and Related
Land Management Advisory Board
In response to this resolution staff have prepared the following
report for the Board's information
Since its formation in 1957, the Metropolitan Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority has been concerned with the conservation and
management of the natural resources within its Jurisdiction
Meeting these Objectives has become more difficult and important
with the increaSing pressures of urbanization.
The Authority undertook the Environmentally Significant Area (ESA)
Study as a means of providing input into developing a more
coordinated and comprehensive approach to land use planning and
resource management in the region. .
The purpose of the study was to identify areas of environmental
significance and to suggest direction for their recognition and
management.
Due to the size of the Authority's jurisdiction (some 3,460 square
kilometres) and a number of other factors, including time, staff
availability and funding, the Authority limited the study to three
resource areas the Oak Ridges Moraine (and a portion of the
Niagara Escarpment), the primary valley systems draining 1300
hectares or greater, and the Lake Ontario Waterfront.
The ESA Study comprises four phases. The first three phases were
completed over a period of four years, from 1978-1982. Phase I
involved a literature search for purposes of establishing ESA
selection criteria and identifying candidate study areas. Phase I I
concentrated on field work and the preliMinary designation of
ESA's. In Phase Ill, the designation of ESA's was finalized and
the study documented. Phase IV is an ongoing exercise of updating
ESA information.
One hundred and twenty-six (126) ESA's were identified during the
course of this study. Approximately 40 percent occur in the urban
areas and 60 percent in rural areas.
Upon approval of the study by the Authority in 1982, staff
conducted information meetings with all the municipalities'
planning and/or park staff within our jurisdiction to discuss the
results of the study and make a number of management
recommendations.
Staff acknowledged that incompatible land use was likely the most
significant factor affecting ESA's. Much of the power to control
development and, therefore, protect ESA's lies with the
municipalities under the Planning Act. The following are some of
the recommendations staff presented to municipal staff for thei r
consideration
(1) ESA's be recognized in the Official Plan.
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( i i ) The Official Plan should provide policies to define the
intent of the municipality with respect to ESA's
Subsequent levels in the planning process should determine
specific policies, details of permitted uses and managemnt
guidelines based on the individual characteristics of any
ESA
( i i i ) The identification of ESA's in Official Plans and the
policy statements specific to them should be distinct from
those for Open Space or Hazard Lands or their
equivalents
( i v ) Where ESA's occur within the pUblic open space system, the
planning and management of municipal parklands should
recognize and provide for the protection of ESA's.
The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority at its
meeting 11/84 adopted the following resolution
Res 117/84
"THAT the concept of environmentally significant areas be
recognized as a component of The Metropolitan Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority's implementation of its
mandate,
THAT the Watershed Plan, in particular the Land Acquisition
Program and the Conservation Land management Program, be
amended to incorporate the ESA's currently identified and the
concepts of ESA management,
THAT environmental reviews be undertaken for all proposed
MTRCA works which may impact ESA's and, where potential
impacts are identified. the means of mitigating these
potenti al impacts be addressed.
THAT i ndhi dual management plans be prepared for ESA's on land
owned and managed by the MTRCA. Other public agencies who
manage MTRCA land or own and ~anage their own land be
requested to prepare individual ESA management plans, with
the assistance of the MTRCA or other appropriate agencies.
THAT management guidelines be prepared by the MTRCA explaining
the significance of ecological systems (i.e. marsh. forests.
etc.) , and identifying the benefits/disbenefits of various
actions;
THAT a strategy be prepared within the Community Relations
Program to inform and/or educate the general public and
private landowners concerning ESA's.
THAT all master drainage planning undertaken by the MTRCA or
in conjunction with the municipalities. other agencies or
developers. recognize and incorporate ESA's,
THAT the MTRCA utilize ESA information as part of the data
base for the municipal plan review process,
THAT the regulatory powers of the MTRCA. under Section 28 of
the Conservation Authorities Act. with respect to the placing
or dumping of fill. be investigated as to their potential to
include those ESA's not currently regulated.
THAT the ESA data base be maintained and defined in
conjunction with the MTRCA's member municipalities. the
Province of Ontario. affected agencies. speci al interest
groups. and others.
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AND FURTHER THAT copies of the Environmentally Significant
Areas STudy (1982) be forwarded to the Authori ty' s member and
local municipalities and other appropriate government agencies
and interest groups as a background resource document
This resolution was sent to all municipalities within the
Aut h 0 r i ty 's j u r i s d i c t ion.
To date, staff have not been informed that any municipality
(Regi onal or Local) has made Official Plan Amendments to
incorporate the ESA Through the Authori ty 's pl an revi ew process,
municipalities have cooperated to protect the ESA's where
development is proposed to occur.
In addition to this, the Authority has used the document to assist
in some major planning activities. These i ncl ude
- 10 year Recreation Strategy,
- Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan,
- Conservation Areas Master Plan.
Staff have prepared the following table to reflect the changes to
the 126 ESA's identified in the study and also any request for
additional designations by municipalities.
RECOMMENDATIONS
THAT the staff report on the Environmentally Significant Areas
Study be received.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT staff be advised to survey the
municipalities to determine what action they have taken with
respect to the ESA information.
PWl1f
1987.09.03
TABLE 1
ESA * ESA NAME DELETION/ADDITIONS WATERSHED
60 FORESTER MARSH -APPROXIMATELY 1/10TH ACRE DELETED DUE TO BACKYARD HUMBER
EXTENSION (AREA FILLED)
92 SIMEON LAKE FOREST COMPLEX -MINOR DELETION RESULTING FROM WALKWAY DEVELOPMENT ROUGE
BY PRIVATE RESORT
-APPROXIMATELY 1/6TH DELETED DUE TO ESTATE RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT
96 DUFFIN MARSH -MINOR DELETIONS RESULTING FROM OUTFAlLS DUFFI N
97 MAJOR-SPINK AREA -MINOR DELETIONS RESULTING FROM OUTFAlLS DUFFI N
113 CARRUTHER'S CREEK FOREST -APPROXIMATELY 1/5TH DELETED DUE TO RESIDENTIAL CARRUTHER'S
DEVELOPMENT
120 AQUATIC PARK -SLIGHT INCREASE DUE TO NEW COLONIES OF RARE AVIFAUNA WATERFRONT
PIONEER PARK -REQUEST FROM THE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL TO ADD TO DON
ESA STUDY (AREA SATISFIES ESA CRITERIA)
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SCHEDULE -B-
LAKE WILCOX WATEk RECHARGE/DISCHARGE STUDY
.
TO The Chairman and Members of the Water and Related Land
Management Advisory Board, MTRCA, ~6/87
FROM Mr J C Mather, Director, Water Resource Division
RE Lake Wilcox Water Recharge/Discharge Study
The Water and Related Land Management Advisory Board, at Meeting
l/5/86. adopted the following resolution
"That the staff be directed to prepare Terms of Reference
for a study of the Lake Wilcox area, as requested by the
Town of Richmond Hill".
This resolution resulted from a request by the Town of Richmond Hill
Committee of the Whole Meeting CW*22-86
"That Committee of the Whole recommended Council authorize
the undertaking of a study in cooperation with the
Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority of the
hazard lands in the Lake Wilcox/Oak Ridges area to delineate
the absolute extent of the flOOd zone, and that staff be
directed to review the lands on the Lake Wilcox/Oak Ridges
area from an environmental point of view having regard to the
impact of the development and Quality thereof."
The need for the study resulted from concern regarding the impacts of
existing and proposed development activities fn the immedfate area of
Lake Wilcox. In particular, landfi11fng fn wetland envfronments
constructfon of water control structures, relocatfon of the mafn
outlet channel, and water, storm and sanitary sewer lfne installation
in newly developed and developing lands were cfted as ~aving
potentfa11y detrfmental effects on floodlf"es, downstream hydrology
and bi 01 ogf cal resources of the catchment area.
The purpose of the study was to determfne the fmpact of ffllfng and
development on floodlfnes, downstream hydrology and the environment,
in the flood plain of Lake Wflcox extending to Parker Avenue, west of
Yonge Street (Fig. 1).
Recommendatfons resultfng from this study are as follows
1. THE REGIONALLY RARE FISH SPECIES BANDED KILLIFISH (FUNDULUS
DIAPHANUS) AND IOWA DARTER (ETHEOSTOMA EXILE) BE PROTECTED BY
PROMOTING PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF THE SHORErrwr:
Of the eight (8) fish specfes found fn Lake Wilcox and the east
branch of the Humber Rfver, the Banded Killffish and Iowa Darter
were consfdered Environmentally Sfgnfficant due to their regional
r a r i ty . Both species prefer spawnfng in the littoral ( nearshore)
zone of the lake and downstream watercourses where there is weedy
growth and water temperatures of 720.80or during May.
Both species are recommended for protection due to their regional
rarfty, and one method of protectfng these specfes is by promotfng
publfc ownership of the shorelfne.
2. THE NORTHERN PIKE SPAWNING HABITAT CONTINUE TO BE PRESERVED AND
PROTECTED.
Northern Pfke were once an abundant ffsh specfes of Lake Wilcox.
Thefr populatfon declfne was attributed to the constructfon of the
weir at the outlet channel on the west perf meter of the lake,
Recent efforts to create artificial spawning habitat by a local
sportsmen's club, Trent University and Ministry of Natural
Resources with the cooperation of the Town of Richmond Hill, have
proven to be successful. This fish specfes is consfdered to be an
fmportant recreational fisheries resource of the communfty and
therefore worthy of continued preservatfon and protectfon. The
area to be protected fs located at the westerly end of the lake
fmmedfately south of the new outlet channel. Thfs area is roughly
deffned by Area C on Ffgure 2. The maJorfty of the area fs now
owned by the Town of Rfchmond Hill
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3 THE FLOOD DAMAGE CENTRE BOUNDARIES BE REVISED TO REFLECT
(A) FLOOD DAMAGE CENTRE A ON FIGURE 2 BE EXPANDED TO THE REGIONAL
STORM FLOOD LINE TO THE SOUTH EAST OF NORTH LAKE ROAO AS SHOWN
ON FIGURE 3
( B) FLOOD DAMAGE CENTRE B ON FIGURE 2 LOCATED IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF
THE OUTLET BE EXPANDED TO COMBINE WITH DAMAGE CENTRE A AS
SHOWN ON FIGURE 3
(C) FLOOD DAMAGE CENTRE C ON FIGURE 2 LOCATED IMMEDIATELY TO THE
SOUTH OF THE OUTLET BE DELETED AS SHOWN ON FIGURE 3
A FloOd Damage Centre is a designation by the Authority In the
1980 Watershed Plan This designation allows infilling and
redevelopment In defined existing communities which OCcur in the
floOd plain. Filling and redevelopment can occur subject to
certain rules and conditions Three areas (A, a, C) were
designated in the Lake Wilcox area as shown In Figure 2.
Amendments to these areas are propose for the following reasons
(a) Figure 3 shows an expansion of the Damage Centre A to include
the Regional flOOd level on the south bank of the watercourse
(b) Figure 3 shows an expansion of the Damage Centre B north of
the outlet channel to include an area that has been filled and
has recei ved some comml tment for development by the' Town of
Richmond Hill.
(c) Figure 3 shows a deletfon of a Damage Centre C south of the -
outl et channel. Thfs fs a low wetland area which has been
rehabilitated and should be preserved to provide pike spawn1ng
habitat.
4. FLOOD PLAIN LANDS OUTSIDE OF THE FLOOD DAMAGE CENTRES BE ZONED AS
HAZARD LANDS. THIS RECOMMENDATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THIS
AUTHORITY'S NORMAL FLOOD PLAIN POLICIES, AND FILL AND CONSTRUCTION
REGULATIONS.
A hydrau1fc ana1ysfs of the study area revealed that any filling
of the flood plain west of Yonge Street to Parker Avenue,
sfgnfffcantly fncreases water levels throughout the study area.
Ffllfng east of Yonge Street resulted fn less impact. Gfven that
flow levels fncrease due to a loss of flood plafn storage
resultfng fro. ffllfng and that filling of the flood plain ts
contrary to the Authorfty's polfctes, we recommend no ffl11ng of
the flood plain and that tt be desfgnated Hazard Land.
S. THE AUTHORITY SUPPORT THE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL IN REQUESTING
APPROVAL FROM THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINISTER OF
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS TO HAVE FLOOD DAMAGE CENTRES DESIGNATED AS
.SPECIAL POLICY AREAS..
FlOOd Damage Centres whfch are an MTRCA designation, allow for
1nftll1ng and development subject to certafn rules and
restrictions. To permit this Infflling andlor development, the
Munfc1palfty requfres Mfnfster of Natural Resources and Minister
of Mun1cfpal Affafrs approval for efther Two Zone or Special
Policy Area designation. The Two Zone desfgnatfon requires that
all new development be protected to the Regional Storm level.
Sfnce there is already a substantfal amount of existing
development wfthin the Damage Centres whiCh are susceptible to
floodfng by the Regfonal Stor., the fmplementatfon of a Two Zone
approach would created substantial gradfng and drafnage problems
and would be very difficult to administer on a small lot by lot
basfs. For this reason the Authorfty is recommending a Specfal
Polfcy Area approach whfch would allow new development to occur
but under less restrictive conditions.
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6 PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL, A COMPREHENSIVE STORMWATER
MANAGEMENT PLAN BE UNDERTAKEN TO BY THE TOWN OF RICHMOND HILL TO
ADDRESS
(A) HOW CURRENT WATER FLOW CONDITIONS TO THE LAKE WOULD BE
MAINTAINED
(B) HOW BASE FLOW CONDITIONS OF THE EAST HUMBER RIVER WOULD 8E
MAINTAINED
(C) HOW STORMWATER VOLUME WOULD BE MAINTAINED TO REFLECT EXISTING
CONDITIONS.
(0) HOW WATER QUALITY WOULD BE MAINTAINED FOR FISHERIES AND PUBLIC
RECREATION PURPOSES.
A hydrogeological study of the area by Gartner Lee Associates
revealed that Lake Wflcox and that portfon of the east branch of
the Humber Rfver occurrfng fn the study area, were fed by three
(3) catchment areas as shown in Ffgure 4. It was also found that
a significant portion (4/5) of the water feeding Lake Wilcox was
contributed by surface water flow rather than ground water flow
As a result, any development to occur in the catchment area and in
particular the area to the north of Lake Wilcox should be designed
to reflect existfng water flow conditfons ff exfsting lake levels
and stream base flow condftfons are to be mafntafned.
In addftfon, the treatment of stormwater volumes if development
. was to occur in the contrfbutfng catchement basins, is of concern.
Development usually increases the rate and volume at whfch water
reaches the lake and watercourse. If the existfng water level and
flow condftfons are to be maintafned, a detailed analysis to
determine future fmpacts and mftigating measures should be
requfred.
Also of concern fs water quality. Although water quality was not
a major component of this study it was found to be generally
degraded. Bacteria levels were found to be highest at the north
shore and lowest where Lake St George enters Lake Wilcox.
Turbidity and conductivity levels were only adequate, and
dissolved oxygen was normally above the minimum required for the
healthy mafntenance of most aquatfc organisms. Although the
regionally rare fish species found to occur here prefer a degraded
water quality, any further degradatfon of water quality would be
detrfmental not only to the fisheries but also water based
recreation activities. As a result a More detailed study of the
iMpacts of development on water quality is recommended.
With due consideration for the ti.fng and importance of this study to
the Town of Rich.ond Hill, the above recommendations are presented for
consideration at this ti.e. A detailed report providing methodology
and results of the study is in progress and wfll follow.
RECOMMENDATIONS
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT the recommendations of the Lake Wilcox Study be
received, and
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS THAT a copy of the Lake Wilcox Recharge/Dfscharge
Study recommendations be forwarded to the Town of Richmond Hfll.
1987 09.10
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WATER AND RELATED LARD
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD 6-NOVBMBER-1981 17/81
The Water and Related Land Management Advisory Board met in the visitors
Centre, Black Creek pioneer village on Friday, November 6, 1987, at
lO 00 a m.
PRESERT
Chairman William G. McLean
Members Milton Berger
Kenneth Campbell
Catherine Dowling
Lois Griffin
Lois Hancey
Bryn Lloyd
Jim MCGuffin
Ronald Moran
ABSENT
Vice Chairman Norah Stoner
MINUTES
Res. 188 Moved by: Ronald Moran
Seconded by Jim MCGuffin
THAT the Minutes of Meeting 16/87 be approved.
CARRIED
1. REPORT OR FLOOD PLAIR PLARRIRG POLICY REVIEW FOR M.T.R.C.A. FLOOD
SUSCEPTIBLE SITES
It was agreed that the staff would present the -Report on Flood Plain
Planning policy Review for M.T.R.C A. Flood Susceptible Sites" before the
Board heard the first delegation.
The report contains an analysis of recently revised provincial flood plain
planning policy and current municipal objectives. Basically, the revisions
to the Authority's policy recommended in this report are a lightening of
restrictions in identified Flood Susceptible Sites. Funding restraints have
held back erosion control works and land acquisition and it is felt that
residences and businesses on these sites should be allowed to add accessory
buildings and make minor changes subject to the approval of the Authority
under Ontario Regulation 293/86.
DBLEGATIORS
(a) Mr. John Anga of Bankfield Road.
Mr. Anga addressed the Board with respect to his property which is
affected by the proposed policy
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Res. #89 Moved by Ken Campbell
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the staff report concerning proposed revisions to the Flood Plain
Planning policy for M.T.R.C.A. Flood Susceptible Sites (to be appended to
Authority Minutes) be received;
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the proposed Flood Susceptible
Site policy and implementation guidelines, as outlined in Section 4.0 in its
entirety, be adopted by the Authority to be used in the review and approval
of applications received under Ontario Regulation 293/86;
AND FURTHER THAT the report be circulated to the Ministry of Natural
Resources, Ministry of Municipal Affairs, the Authority's member
municipalities and adjoining conservation authorities.
CARRIED
2. STORM WATER MANAGEMERT - ROUGE RIVER BASIN
VICINITY OF FIRCH AVEHUE AND SBlfBLL'S ROAD
Res. 190 Moved by Lois Griffin
Seconded by Ronald Moran
THAT the Board hear Mrs. Lois James of "Save the Rouge Valley System"
speaking to this item.
CARRIED
(b) Mrs. Lois James, Save the Rouge
Mrs. James thanked the staff for the report on Storm Water Management,
Rouge River Basin which had been compiled in response to a request from
the Save the Rouge group presented at Meeting 16/87 of this Board.
Mrs. James indicated that her group had a critique of this report but
time restrictions would not allow her to present them at this time.
The Chairman thanked Mrs. James for appearing before the Board and suggested
that the Save the Rouge group submit a written critique.
Res. 191 Moved by Lois Griff in
Seconded by Ken Campbell
THAT consideration of the staff report on Storm Water Management - Rouge
River Basin vicinity of Finch Avenue and Sewell's Road be deferred until a
future meeting of this Board when a written critique from the Save the Rouge
group is in hand.
CARRIED
3. A STRATEGY TO REDEVELOP URBAN WATERSHEDS
-Coaaunication froa tbe Conservation Council of Ontario
Res. 192 Moved by: Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Lois Griffin
THAT the staff report on the referral by the Metropolitan Toronto Water
Pollution Committee of the Conservation Council of Ontario's proposal
regarding a strategy for urban watershed redevelopment be received;
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT staff prepare a report
for submission to the Water Pollution Committee and submit report to the
Water and Related Land Management Advisory Board for further review.
CARRIED
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4. IRWIN ROAD FLOOD SUSCEPTIBILITY, WEST HUMBER AT ALBION ROAD
A staff report was submitted in response to a request from the Board at
Meeting #3/87 following flooding at Albion Road and West Humber in September
1986.
From the analysis, the frequency of flood i ng relating to that experienced on
September 11, 1986 was approximately the 10-year flood. previously this
area had been identified at the 100-year flow. As a result, the priority of
this site will be moved from 1122 to #11 on the listing of all Damage Centres
for remedial works
Submission has been made to the Ministry of Natural Resources of proposed
interim flood protection works to control the level of spill in 1988 and to
initiate an Engineering Study for further works. If these proposals are not
funded by the Ministry, staff will consider inclusion of this site in the
"Local priorities Funding" budget.
Res. 193 Moved by Lo i s G riff in
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THAT the staff report on the Irwin Avenue Flood and Damage Centre Priority
be received.
CARRIED
5. DAMAGE CENTRE PRIORIZATION REVIEW
Following flooding experienced in September 1986 and June 1987, staff
undertook a study of the priority listing of all Damage Centres.
Res. 194 Moved by Jim McGuff in
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT staff report concerning a review and repriorization of Damage Centres
with regard to implementation of remedial works be received;
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the revised listing of Damage
Centre priorities be approved and appended to Authority Minutes.
CARRIED
6. CHARGIRG FOR BBC-II DATA
The delineation of floodlines on the Authority's flood plain and regulation
line mapping leads to frequent requests from consultants for the information
upon which these lines are based, especially since the Authority now has the
information available in a computer-ready format. Conversion to this format
has been costly as will the maintenance of this data, and therefore it is
proposed that a charge be made for this information.
Res. 195 Moved by Ken Campbell
Seconded by Lois Gr iff in
THAT the staff report dealing with the charging for flood line data be
received:
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY BOARD THAT
the Authority establish a fee of $1.50 per cross-section to a maximum of
$50 00 per order for floodline HEC-II data to consultants and others in a
computer accessible format, such fee to be waived when required for
Authority or municipal projects.
CARRIED
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7. PROJECTS FOR EROSION CONTROL AND SLOPE STABILIZATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO AND THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITIES OF PEEL, YORK
AND DURHAM: 1981-1991.
-progress Report and pool of Erosion Sites
Res. #96 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Lois Gr iff in
THAT the staff report concerning the status of the Projects for Erosion
Control and Slope Stabilization and the pool of priorities related to
proposed future works be received;
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the pool of priorities for the
projects for Erosion Control and Slope Stabilization in Metropolitan Toronto
and the Regional Municipalities of peel, York and Durham, 1987-1991 be
approved and appended to the minutes;
AND FURTHER THAT the municipalities be advised of the 1988 priorities.
CARRIED
8. PROJECT FOR EROSION CONTROL AND SLOPE STABILIZATIOR IN THE MUNICIPALITY
OF METROPOLITAN TORONTO: 1981-1991
-proposed Erosion Control Work at Lawrence Avenue, West Branch of
Highland Creek, City of Scarborough
The problems at this site were identified during flood events in 1986, but
severe localized thunderstorms in the summer of 1987 have caused the erosion
to accelerate significantly so that it is threatening the bridge abutments
on Lawrence Avenue, a major pedestrian/cyclist path and a Metro sanitary
trunk sewer. Given the hazard associated with the erosion, staff is
recommending that funds be reallocated from 1987 activities where
under-expenditures are forecast.
Metropolitan Toronto has been advised that the reallocation of the
Authority's grant funds would only provide protection to the pathway and
sanitary sewer, and therefore the Roads Department is preparing to stabilize
the riverbanks within the road allowance.
The cost breakdown for proposed Authority remedial work is as follows
MObilization, access preparation
and sediment control $ 3,000
Installation of the armourstone
riverbank protection 64,000
Construction of the armourstone
weir l2,00O
Restoration 2,000
Contingencies 9,000
$90,000
The proposed remedial work is on Authority-owned property and therefore no
contribution is required.
Res. 197 Moved by: Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Lois Gri ff in
THAT staff report regarding the erosion and proposed remedial works at
Lawrence Avenue, West Branch of Highland Creek in the City of Scarborough,
be received;
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THAT staff be directed to
request the Ministry of Natural Resources to approve the reallocation of
grant from various erosion and flood control activities where surpluses
exist to the Highland Creek site;
AND FURTHER THAT staff be directed to carry out the proposed remedial works
in the vicinity of Lawrence Avenue, West Branch of Highland Creek, at a
total cost of $90,000.
CARRIED
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9. AJAX WATERFRONT TREE PLANTING
The Authority's lands on the Ajax Waterfront require extensive tree and
shrub planting, but funding for landscaping of the area is expected to be
insufficient to achieve significant progress over the next few years.
However, considerable interest has been raised within the local community,
through the efforts of the Ajax Waterfront Advisory Committtee, to solicit
donations for this purpose. These fund-raising activities would be more
successful if donations could be tax deductible.
Staff will develop detailed landscaping plans for the area, with input from
the Ajax Waterfront Advisory Committee, and regular waterfront funding, if
available, would be utilized to supplement the planting efforts. plant
material from the Authority's nursery would be used wherever possible
A policy for suitable recognition of the donors will be developed by the
Town of Ajax and the Authority It is intended that recognition will take
the form of a general acknowledgement of community and service club
donations but that donations will not be acknowledged on individual trees
Res. #98 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Lois Gri ff in
THAT the staff report concerning the acceptance of tax deductible donations
by the Authority to be used for tree and shrub planting on the Ajax
Waterfront be received;
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY BOARD THAT
the Authority receive donations to be used for planting of trees and shrubs
on Authority lands along the waterfront of the Town of Ajax and that
official receipts for income tax purposes be issued for donations of $20.00
or more;
AND FURTHER THAT the Town of Ajax be so advised.
CARRIED
10. COLOREL SAMUEL SMITH
-Saa11 Craft Harbour
Studies indicate that a marina rather than a boat mooring basin at Colonel
Samuel Smith park would answer the concerns of the City of Etobicoke by
providing public access to the shoreline and balance in club/marina
facilities on the Etobicoke waterfront. It would also recognize the shift
in the demand factors - club vs marina - to a 50/50 split across the
waterfront. Furthermore, the Authority has had experience in securing
private funding through a developer for the Bluffers Park Marina which has
had an 80% occupancy rate in the first year of operation.
Res. 199 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Lois Griffin
THAT staff report concerning the need to establish plans for the boat
mooring component of the Colonel Samuel Smith park master plan and setting
out the rationale for proceeding with a marina development instead of a
boating club development be received;
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the Colonel Samuel Smith Mooring
Basin be designated for marina development subject to approval by
Metropolitan Toronto and the City of Etobicoke;
THAT the Authority advise potential marina users on the waiting list of the
decision;
AND FURTHER THAT the Authority initiate the preparation of a proposal call
for the marina development and operation.
CARRIED
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11. LAKE WILCOX WATER RECHARGE/DISCHARGE STUDY
Following Authority Resolution #179, which reads as follows
"THAT a copy of the Lake Wilcox Recharge/Discharge Study
recommendations be forwarded to the Town of Richmond Hill;
"AND FURTHER THAT staff request an opportunity to make an
audio/visual presentation, together with a background
supplementary written report, to the Town of Richmond Hill
Council."
staff presented the draft recommendations to Richmond Hill Council and had
discussions with Town of Richmond Hill staff. It is now in order to approve
the recommendations and forward the completed report to the Town of Richmond
Hill.
Res #100 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Lois Griffin
THAT the staff report on the Lake Wilcox Water Recharge/Discharge Study be
received;
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the report entitled "Lake Wilcox
water Recharge/Discharge Study" prepared by the Authority for the Town of
Richmond Hill, and the recommendations contained therein, be approved;
AND FURTHER THAT a copy of the Lake Wilcox Water Recharge/Discharge Study be
forwarded to the Town of Richmond Hill.
CARRIED
12. TOIOIY THOMPSON PARK
-1988 Interi. Manage.ent prograa
Res. 101 Moved by Ken Campbe 11
Seconded by Catherine Dowling
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the staff report on the 1988
Interim Management Program at Tommy Thompson Park be approved and appended
to the Authority minutes;
THAT staff be directed to negotiate a licence agreement for 1988 with the
Aquatic Park Sailing Club;
THAT staff be directed to negotiate a formal agreement with the Toronto
Harbour Commissioners regarding access and other such items deemed necessary
for the 1988 program;
AND FURTHER THAT staff be authorized to take whatever action is required in
connection with the Interim Management program including the execution of
any documents and agreements.
CARRIED
13. FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING PLART MATERIAL FOR SALE TO MBMBER
MUNICIPALITIBS
At Meeting 12/87 of the Authority, staff was directed to look into the
feasibility of providing plant material for sale to member municipalities.
Res. U02 Moved by: Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Lois Griffin
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT staff report on the Feasibility
of providing plant Material for Sale to Member Municipalities be received;
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THAT staff be directed to develop, in conjunction with interested member
municipalities, projects for the propagation, development and establishment
of non-commercial plant material where commercial sources are not available
and where such projects enhance the Conservation Land Management program;
AND FURTHER THAT staff report on project proposals related to the impact on
the operation of the Authority Nursery.
CARRIED
14. 1986/1 M.T.R.C.A. AGREEMENT FOREST ANNUAL REPORT
Res. 1103 Moved by Bryn Lloyd
Seconded by Lois Griffin
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT the 1986/7 M.T R.C.A. Agreement
Forest Annual Report, as prepared by the Ministry of Natural Resources, be
received for information.
CARRIED
OTHER BUSINESS
Meeting 18 of the Water and Related Land Management Advisory Board will b;,
an evening meeting held to receive public input on the Master Plan for Tommy
Thompson Park. Members will be informed of date, time and location Copies
of submissions from interested parties received at least one week prior to
the meeting will be circulated to members with the Agenda
TERMIRATION
ON MOTION, the meeting terminated at 12.20 p.m., November 6, 1987.
William G. MCLean, Chairman W.A. MCLean, Secretary-Treasurer
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WATER AND RELATED LAND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD 14-JANUARY-l988 #8/87
The Water and Related Land Management Advisory Board met in the Medical
Science Building Auditorium, university of Toronto on Thursday,
January l4, 1988 at 7 00 P m
PRESENT Chairman William G Mc Lean
Members Milton Berger
Kenneth Campbell
Catherine Dowling
Lois Griffin
Lois Hancey
Bryn Lloyd
Jim McGuffin
Ronald Moran
Chairman of the
Authority William T Foster
MINUTES
Res. U04 Moved by Ronald Moran
Seconded by Milton Berger
THAT the Minutes of Meeting '7/87 be approved
CARRIED
DELEGATIONS
Mr. W G. McLean, Chairman stated that the delegates listed as
speakers would be given up to 5 minutes for each presentation.
The following were heard as delegations in connection with agenda
Item 3 ( 1 )( a ) - Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan
1. M. T. Kelly, Annex Neighbourhood Association
2. Mrs. Marion Bryden, M.P.P , Beaches-Woodbine
3. Mr. John Carley, Friends of the Spit
4. Mr. Jim Younker, Commodore, Aquatic Park Sailing Club
5. Wendy Joscelyn, Commodore, Outer Harbour Sailing Federation
6. Kevin Kavanaugh, Botany Conservation Group
7. Bruce Withrow, Commodore, Mooredale Sailing Club
8. Ms. Jean MacDonald, Toronto Field Naturalists
9. Louise Brooks, Community Sailing Club
10 Sylvia Hvidsten
11 George Fairfield
l2. Steve Varga, Federation of Ontario Naturalists
13 Prof. Verna Higgins, Botany Conservation Group, University of
Toronto
14. Frank Loritz, St. James Town sailing Club
15. Victoria Carley, Friends of the Spit
l6. Kittie Fells, Mid City Naturalists Group
17 Cinthia Rutherford, Westwood Sailing Club
l8. Alf Jenkins, Ontario Sailing Association
19 wilma Harniman
20. Larry Bowden, Toronto Multihu1l Cruising Club
2l Kevin McNeil, City of Toronto Cycling Committee
22 Dwayne Tulloch
23. Jake Smythe
24 Sheila DeZwaan
25 Denys Beames, Ontario Cycling Association
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26 Dick Pratt, Windsurfer
27 John Darling, Toronto Windsurfing Club
28 Bob Bonner, Toronto Boardsailing Club
29 Paul Grant, Toronto Boardsailing Club
30 John Reddick, Aquatic Park Sailing Club
31 Michelle Mayhew
32 Larry Whatmore, Commodore, St James Town Sailing Club
33 Jacqueline Courval, Friends of the Spit
34 Nick Gobel, Toronto Boardsailing Club
35 Randy McVittie, Toronto Bicycle Network
36 Gabor Szucs, Toronto Multihull Cruising Club
Some of the delegates which spoke to the Board provided copies of their
comments and these are attached to these minutes Attached, as well, are
written submissions received by the Board that were presented to the Board
These additional written submissions included
1 ) Mary Lemyre, President
Toronto Area Council of Women
2 ) Margaret Will is
3 ) Doris Moffatt
4 ) petition with 468 names for the Committee
for a Metro Boardsailing Centre and Toronto
Outer Harbour Boardsailing Committee.
3. TOMMY TBOIIPSOR PARI: KASTER PLAR
Res #105 Moved by Jim McGuffin
Seconded by Kenneth Campbell
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS TO THE AUTHORITY THAT
1 ) The Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan be approved
2 ) The Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan and Environmental Assessment
Report be submitted to the Minister of the Environment for
approval under the Environmental Assessment Act as per Phase V -
Report and Approvals of the Study Approach
3 ) Approval of the Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan be requested from
the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and the Minister of Natural
Resources as part of the government review within the Environmental
Assessment approval process as per Phase V - Report and Approvals
4 ) The Authority continue to utilize committees similar to the
Natural Area Advisory Committee and the Outer Harbour Sailing
Federation Physical Planning Committee in an advisory capacity
during the detailed design and implementation stages of the Master
Plan.
AMENDMENT Moved by Lois Hancey
Seconded by Jim McGuffin
THAT Item 3(1)(a), Clause 4 be amended to include after the words "Outer
Harbour Sailing Federation Physical Planning Committee" the following
" and seek the input of cycling experts on the cyclists' needs"
. THE AMENDMENT WAS -------------------------------------------- CARRIED
THE MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED WAS ------------------------------- CARRIED
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OTHER BDSINESS
The Chairman of the Board announced that Meeting lt9/87 of the Authority will
be held on January 29, 1988 to consider the Water and Related Land
Management Advisory Board's recommendations on the Tommy Thompson Park
Master Plan The Chairman also indicated that those persons wishing to
address the full Authori ty, on this matter, at the above-noted meeting
should forward their requests, in writing, to the secretary/Treasurer no
later than January 21, 1988
TERIHNATION
The meeting terminated at 10 30 P m , January 14, 1988
W G McLean W A McLean
Chairman Secretary-Treasurer
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MARION BRYDEN, M.P.P
BEACHES-WOODBINE
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14 January, 1988
To: Chairan and Mellbers of the M'l'RCA Vater and
Related Land ManaseMnt Advuory Board -
He: MASTER PLAN FOR 1'OII(Y THOCPSCJI PARI
I am pleased that the M.T.R.C.A. is providins an opportunity for public
comment on the Master Plan for the Tommy Thompson Park published in December
1987. The Master Plan details the actual tacilities which are proposed to
UDplement the Concept Plan adopted by the Authority almost a year ago.
The Authority adopted tour goals for the Master Plan listed on page 10.
Unfortunately I think The Master Plan does not meet these Soals.
The goal of conserving and managing the natural resources and
environmentally significant area of the site is destroyed by allowing private
car access to virtually all areas ot the Spit and providing 600 parking spaces
(up from 415 in the adopted Plan D)
A s1lllilar fate is in store tor the goal of providing a unique water
oriented open space which will assist in meetins resional recreational needs.
This unique wilderness area where Southern Ontario can enjoy opportunities for
passive recreation and study of natural processes is to be turned into a car
filled spine road with huse closed areas for .private boating clubs.
'nte goal of developing public awareness of TOBIY Thompson Park and the
waterfront sounds like sood public relations but what will the Master Plan be
selling? - an overcrowded multi use Spit with facilities which will encroach
on the envIro~tally slsnifIcant areas and discourage growth of wildlife
habi4ats and ailJl"atory bird stopovers!
Finally, the goal of developing a Master Plan which is cognizant of the
policies and development proposals within the planning area has not been met
because the plans for the whole waterfront are in a state of flux right now
'ntat is a very compelling reason for the Authority to postpone adoption
of the Master Plan until the new initiatives for the waterfront beins
considered by all levels of government are finalized and studIed.
We now have an Intergovernmental COlIIDittee on the Torontv Waterfront
made up ot Premier David Peterson, David Crombie, M.P., Metro C~irman
Dennis Flynn and Mayor Art Eggleton working on co-ordinated planning. We have
the Toronto Parks and Recreation Commissioner Herb Pirk proposing a North
Shore park trom Cherry Beaoh to A.hbrid.." 8ay with .pao. tor ..111n.. mult1-
hull and boardsallins clubs. Ve have the Toronto Harbour Coaalssion
lakefillinS tor a 1200 slip marina but access plans are not completed for it,
nor are environmentalists convinced that lakefUlins materials are tree of
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contamination We have the City of Toronto investigating the possibility of
special Official Plan policy and Zonins for this marina and municipal land use
resulation of the water lots in the Outer Harbour.
We also have the Toronto Harbour COIBission's plans for an industrial
or business par~ at the base of the Spit but still under discussIon with the
City's Economic Development Committee. We have unspecified plans for
expansion of port facilities and the Ashbridge's Bay sewase plant. And we
have an uncompleted programme for dredsing the Keatins Channel and disposinS
of the dredgeate on the SpIt.
It may be that these initiatives will result in sufficient land on the
north shore becomins available to accommodate all the boating and sailing
clubs now proposed on the Spi t in the Master Plan. I certainly believe we
should recognize the burgeoning demand for boating facilities but it could be
met so much more efficiently on the North Shore where car access and serviced
land is already available. The only saITIng club that should be on the spit
is the one that has been there for 10 years and has not dIsturbed the
wilderness environment and has manased to operate with l1lllIted car access
If space is found on the North Shore for both boating clubs and more
active recreation, most of the $5 million dollars in the Master Plan could be
diverted to development of North Shore facilities. ConsIderable savings would
result if the .1.1 million provided for extension of munIcipal services to the
boating clubs and the Interpretive Centre on the Spit were unnecessary.
If the Interpretive Centre was moved to the gate and possibly reduced
in scale, Road improvements to provide separate bicycle, pedestrian and car
lanes on the Spit would be unnecessary, Parkins lots and snack bars could be
confined to the gate area. Public transit could ensure access to all Spit
users and school groups wishing to observe natural processes beyond the
Interpretive Centre.
Having participated in the public planning process for the Spit for the
put three years, I feel that the Authority has not been listenins to the
..Jority of the Spit users It has not really met the needs of the thousands
of hIkers, cyclists, jogsers, naturalists and photographers from the whole
resion who enJoy a car free wIlderness experience~ Nor has it developed an
adequate measure of potential future demands for this kind of exper ience
These underserviced users will be shortchanged if the multi use concept goes
ahead because in 'fIlY opinion it will destroy this unique natural resource in
the reaion for which there 1s no substitute.
- I therefore urse the Board to reCOlllDend to the Authority that the
Master PI.. be put on hold until further atee.pts are l118de to find suitable
lonl te... lases for the boating fraternity on the North Shore and/or other
parts of the Waterfront, and to enhance the Spit by encouraginl development of
mre wetlands and natural habitats.
Yours sincerely
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Beaches-Woodbine
New Democratic Party
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DEPOSITION TO THE MTRCA
WATER AND RELATED LAND MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD
Mr Chairman, the Board, Ladies and Gentlemen
Thank you for the opportunity to present this brief
My Name is Jim Younker, Commodore of the Aquatic Park Sailing
Club I represent the general interest and concerns of our club
membership Our effective membership with family and friends is
500 people, involving 100 boats We are a cooperative, labour
sharing club, and have co-existed peacefully with the other users
of the spit for more than ten years
I would like to make the following points
1 The Aquatic Park Sailing Club supports the Concept Plan,
with the landforms and space allocations as recommended
2 We support the planned access route which separates the
sailing clubs from the other users of the Spit
We do, however, make the following recommendation
With the uncertainty of costs, and consequent spreading of
those expenses over membership, we suggest that a specific
number of parking spaces not be defined at these early
stages, as we are unable to predict future needs
The area to be used by the sailing clubs is less than ~ percent
of the total land area of the Leslie Street Spit We are located
less than one third of the way along the Sp it - just past the
neck, which will provide very little habitat for wildlife in any
event Our club has not interfered with the ecological
development of the Spit, there is a bank beaver lodge 50 yards
from our main dock, foxes have been seen on the property, and
many birds use the bay Our members enjoy the wildlife setting
and are environmentally conscious We do not want to see over-
development of the Spit, indeed we prefer that, as outlined in the
Plan, the majority of the Spit be maintained as a natural area
We do however, wish to have security of tenure for ourselves and
the other sailing clubs We promote the provision of affordable,
environmentally sound recreational opportunities We therefore
request that you give approval to the Concept Plan as amended
We would like to thank and compliment the MTRCA and all others who
have participated in, and furthered, the preparation of this
Concept Plan This Plan is excellent, and is sensitive to all
users' needs
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BOX ::;;] ..DELAIDE POSTAL STATION T M5C 2J4
396 Wellesley St. E. ,
Toronto M4X 1H6, Ont . ,
January 14, 1988
The Water and Related Land Management
Board,
The Metropolitan Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority,
5 Shoreham Dr.,
Downsview, Ontario M3N 1S4
COMMENTS ON TOMMY THOMPSON PARK MASTER PLAN - PRASE IV
Dear Members of the Board,
I would like to comment on the Master Plan Phase IV of the
Tommy Thompson Park on behalf of the Outer Harbour Sailing Feder-
ation, the group of small, low budget, self help sailing clubs
that presently use the outer harbour. The Federation and its mem-
ber clubs have been providing input for the Tommy Thompson Park
planning process over the past decade.
In the early 1970's the original federatio1 clubg were allowed
to occupy vacant industrial land on the north shore of the Outer
Harbour while a permanent site was created for them by the Toronto
Harbour Commission on the Leslie Street spit or Aquatic Park, as
the Tommy Thompson Park was originally known.
It is with some relief that this small sailing community wel-
comes the MTRCA Master Plan for the Tommy Thompson Park, after so
many years of political effort to achieve a permanent home and the
assurance of an ongoing existence. The space provided on the new
landfill area is adequate to accommodate the existing sailing com-
munity. A Physical Facilities Committee has liaised with the
MTRCA to modify the landmass to a configuration that can be used,
and that is safer than an original proposal.
I would, however, like to stress, that although the sailing
community is willing to accept the proposed landform, it is a far
cry from our first choice. We do have some ongoing concerns over
safety. Two years ago all land east of embayment C was promised
for active recreational uses. This allocation of land has been
totally eroded. The sailing clubs have now been sited on a new
landfill area that not only cuts into the area of the outer harbour
that is left for sailing, but also gives us access directly into
the mouth of the largest marina in the entire Metro region.
The most suitable area for the north shore dry sailing clubs on
Tommy Thompson Park in terms of access, cost of servicing and
safety, is a small area around the eastern edge of Embayment D.
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Such a site would allow dingies to disperse before having to cross
the busy marina access channel. Because this area was promoted by
the 'friends of the spit' as the only area that terns would inha-
bit, the sailing community has been pushed into a far less suitable
location. Ironically, the terns moved out of embayment D in 1987
with the low water levels.
Despite the fact that the reason the sailing community has been
pushed to a new landfill area, is only to accommodate the demands
of an exceedingly vocal, and elitist small group of so called
'friends of the spit', we have heard at other public meetings that
they now object to the costs of new landfill. For the record, I
would like to emphasise that the landfill has been necessitated to
accommodate the demands of the 'friends of the spit' and not to
accommodate the demands of the sailors.
Landfill itself is a revenue generator. The sailing clubs will
also generate revenue to help defray the operating costs of the
remainder of the park that other park visitors will probably use
cost free.
The north shore clubs include three community clubs which offer
non boat owners the opportunity to learn to sail, and, when quali-
fied, to use club boats for an entire summer of healthy, environ-
mentally sensitive recreation, close to downtown Toronto at an
affordable cost . The north shore also accommodates a sailing
school that trains in the order of 1500 youth and adults annually,
dry sailing clubs ( that is to say, clubs for boats that are small
enough to store on land), and the Toronto Multihull Cruising Club,
which is the largest club in the world of these delicate homebuilt
craft. The Aquatic Park Sailing Club, which has operated in harmony
with other users of the Tommy Thompson park over the past decade,
is also a member of the federation.
All these clubs use former school portables or trailers , gen-
erate their own electricity, and carry in their own water. They
operate on an entirely self help basis, in order to keep sailing
costs low and affordable.
The clubs want physical facilities at their new home on
Tommy Thompson Park to be simple, low cost and to blend estheti-
cally with the landscape of the park. They have a strong prefer-
ence for having seperate club houses to maintain their unique iden-
tities. The clubs would like to be located within one or two sites
to facilitate common fencing and shared toilets, showers and park-
ing. The fact that the sailing clubs race on different evenings
and that they must schedule regattas not to overlap, means that
shared parking is practical among the sailing clubs. It may, how-
ever, be necessary to differentiate this parking from the board
sailing parking.
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May I also stress that the clubs do need vehicle
access to carry safety equipment to their dingies. Our heaviest
time of use is weekday evenings when public transit will not be
provided.
Not every large city has access to an enclosed body of
protected water such as the outer harbour which is suitable for the
training of novice dingies sailors. The clubs cannot exist without
access to the water and they have no secure tenure at their north
shore location. This sailing community is a unique resource for
Toronto. We must not let a small group of fanatics who persis-
tently distort the true image of the nature of our clubs and their
membership, create a situation of genocide for this very special
sailing community.
The Outer Harbour Sailing Federation looks forward to continued
co-operation with the staff of the MTRCA as we all work to create a
Tommy Thompson Park that will satisfy the recreational needs of a
diverse cross section of the city. We too are "FRIENDS OF THE
TOMMY THOMPSON PARK, FRIENDS OF THE OUTER HARBOUR AND FRIENDS OF
THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT':'
Yours very truly,
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TORONTO FIELD NATURALISTS
Janua17 14, 1988
SINCE 1923
Member.
Water and Related Land Management Advilo17 ~oard
The MetropOlitan !oranto and Region Conservation Authority
I am eP8aking to-night for the Toronto Field laturaliste. As you know,
we are a grouP with about 1500 member. interested in all asP8cte of nature.
The Master Plan Prelented in December has many interesting goal. whIch
will relult In the PraTi.ion of a variety of habitat. whIch, in turn, will
encourage a di ver.ity of Plant, bird and other anillal specie. in the Park.
We would requelt that Prel6ration and creation of these areas il'oceed
Ilowly in order to haraonize and cOllpl..ent the natural 8Ucceedon, a
continuing Procel. which will change with the Pasling year..
The Toronto 1ield Baturaliltl have, aince 1923, conducted outinga in
the urban area to learn aDd to teach about all faceta of the enTiroDllent
whether it be P.lant. or bird., insect. or amPhibian., rock foraationl or
ri ver valleys. We have 1ll8cial indoor meetinge for atudT, aDd monthly
illustrated lectures. The .ost rewarding of theee actiTitie. are the
outing. where particiPant. are where the action il. This is where what we
read about, or hear about, cOllies to life. Thh 11 where you aq see two
garter anakes in a bulh, or Monarch Butternie., ready for migration,
clustered in tree.. There i. a thrill that CaD only be felt by eXPerienciag
these thing. live. lor thil reaaon we urge the ~oar4 to limplif7 the plane
for the InterPretiTe Centre. It Ihould be 11 ttle more than a gathering Place,
a shelter with washrooml from which ind.iTiduall and groupe can start out to
explore. It seems wrong to bring peoPle to a Place because it i. 1ll8cial
and then enclole the. in an auditorium to delcribe what should be encountered
and shown in ita natural setting. Laboratoriel and auditoria belong in
schools and a1aewu. Your lab. should be the out-of-doorl, your auditorium
the sky-Taulted sPit.
Ye are dilaPPOinted that the location of the InterPretive Centre is
Planned for the louth end of the neck of the Park. Established at the Park
entrance it would Provide for the bul Ihelter and could easily be incorpOr-
ated with the ~blic larking. This would reduce traffic on the neck.
Anyone who haa been in Wilket C reek Park on a summer Sundq knOWI the bumll8r
to bumP3r traffic cruising up and down the road. A road into To~ ThomPson
Park will encourage this kind of sightseer. A Potent ial of 600 ears uP and
down this road is simPly beyond imagination. The open sPace on the east side
of the neck would, a8 it does now, Provide additional and different habitat
for viaitors to enJo7. A simple arrangement such as th1e would be le88
cost17 than the two Proposed altel and would be more nexible in case of
changing future need..
low il also the time to consider high-speed bie.ycle use. You are to
be commended for .eParating bicycle. and pedestrian.. However, bicycle.
ueed at racing sPeed. could .erious17 i~terfere with the enjoyment of
other cyclist. and could even pose a hazard. The Park il for relaxation
and cycli.te ehould be encouraged - aDd required _ to relpect this
environment.
9~.an Kaedonald
Immediate Past President
88 P.arklea Drive
Toronto, Ontario
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BOTANY CONSERVATION GROUP
c/o Department of Botany, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
January 14, 1988
To: Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
From : Verna J. Higgins, Botany Conservation Group,
University of Toronto
RE: Master Plan for Tommy Thompson Park
As a member of the Natural Areas Advisory Committee, I should first comment on
the plan for the natural areas. Overall, we are pleased with the Reneral
emphasis of the plan on wetland areas and on the other types of habitat that
might be expected to evolve on this site. However, we share the concern
expressed by Kevin Kavanagh that HTRCA appears to think that the natural
evolutionary process should be speeded up by giving nature a hand. We think that
the significance and educational value of allowing natural evolution and
succession to occur far outweighs any advantage that HTRCA might see to
interfering with the process; however, as it appears that we will be allowed
more imput on this matter via the advisory committee, I will not dwell on it
now.
Far more important, at present, is the detrimental effect that the establishment
of car access on to the Spit proper will have on the natural areas and on the
park as an urban wilderness area. Currently, the absence of all but a few
private vehicles, allows the neck of the Spit to act as a buffer zone for the
natural areas and at the same time gives the cyclist or walker what Walter Kehm
would call "a sense of arrival" or what I liould call "getting away from it all".
Now, our sense of arrival will be to see parking spots which miraculously in the
past year have taken on life and started to reproduce even before they were
born!
Equally important is the fact that the master plan includes destruction of an
area previously designated by MITRCA as an Environmentally Significant Area
(ESA). This designation was made partially because one island is a nesting area
for common terns and, now that lake levels have fallen, it may once again become
a major nesting area (see attached letter of Dec 6/86 for discussion of this
issue). I would remind the committee members that, in 1987, the reproductive
success of the common terns on the Spit was poor and that the Authority is
committed to making every effort to maintain the colony.
Both the vehicle access and ESA destruction problems can be resolved by moving
all facilities back to the base of the Spit and to the north shore, but we
should not look at the Spit in isolation. Like many people in Metro and suburban
areas, we are astounded at the rate at which development is occurring in the
areas surrounding Metro and the failure of appropriate lands to be purchased for
park use. Such lands must be acquired in the next few years or they are gone.
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As a partial solution to all three of these problems, I am presenting the
following alternative to acceptance of this Master Plan.
1) That further discussion of the Master Plan be delayed indefinitely, and that
meanwhile, the current interim user program be continued.
2) That, during this delay, any funds that might have gone to the planning and
the development of facilities on the Spit be used by HTRCA, or bj the various
councils contributing to the HTRCA, to acquire new park lands.
3) That at such time that, a) a final decision on the use of the lands on the
north shore is completed by the Toronto Harbour Commission and the city, plans
which we think will accommodate the community sailing clubs and board sailors,
and that, b) funds are no longer needed for rapid acquistion of park land
elsewhere, the Master Plan be reconsidered.
Meanwhile, the public is quite happy with the Spit in its present form, and the
Interim Control By-law for the area should allow the community sailing clubs to
remain where they are.
Thank you.
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December 6, 1986 ~
and Region Conservation Authority
Dear Craig:
At the meeting of the Water and Related Land Use Committee on December 5,
1986, you were asked to clarify whether the islands that are proposed to be
covered with landfill in Concept D of the Spit plans were environmentally
significant areas (ESA's). Your reply was that as the common terns had not
nested there since 1982 they were not longer ESAs. This information was not
correct and I attempted at that time to inform the committee of this (rather
rudely, for which I apologize, but I had no other option under the circumstances
and I thought it an important point). The following information should clarify
this point and so I would like a copy of this letter to be distributed to the
committee members and to be added to the records of the meeting.
In 1985, common terns nested on the biggest of the two islands, called Big
Blokpoel Island on some maps. I know of the nesting from personal observations
as well as from information acquired via the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS). As
you should remember, the fate of these terns was one of our concerns during the
first year (1985) of the hydroplane races. On the week of the races, the CWS
couoted about 37 nests of common tern on the island, and my report (October
2/85, copy enclosed) to MTRCA on the effects of the races outlines my
S,~ observations of these teros. In Ulrich Waterman's report "The ring-billed gull
control program at Tommy Thompson Park, 1985", it is recorded (page 15) that one
...,<<s~ common tern chick hatched on Blokpoel Island on June 20, 1985. It is my
~ \C\U understanding that once hatching begins in tern colonies that neither CWS nor
MTRCA staff enter the colonies to make further observations because of the
4D.4t'fAA. disturbance that this would cause. As a result, data on the success of the 37
, toW nests is not available.
\.A)~ It is my understanding that in 1986 high water levels in Lake Ontario
. N. ' prevented the terns from nesting on this island; however, if water levels return
'^ ~. to 1985 levels in the coming season, we can expect them to attempt nesting
again. Indeed, we might expect more nests since the high water levels should
have decreased the growth of vegetation on the island. Thus it seems rather
premature of MTRCA to have changed the ESA status of these islands, if in fact
that was ever officially done. I also think that if you check the ESA
documentation that you will find that the common terns nesting was not the sole
reason for the ESA designation.
May I ask if the same misinformation was used by Mr. Kemp when he designed
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Sin~erely , II
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([) ST. JAMES TOWN SAILING CLUB
po. BOX 984, STATION a. TORONTO. ONTARIO M4T 2P1
January 14, 1988
Water and Related Land Management Advisory Board
Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
5 Shoreham Drive
Downsview, Ontario
M3N 1S4
Dear Member:
I am speaking tonight on behalf of the St. James Town
Sailing Club, a non-profit sailing club which has provided low
cost dinghy sailing to the Toronto community since 1968. We are
currently located on the North Shore of the Outer Harbour on
lands leased from the Toronto HarbDur Commission. We are members
of the Outer Harbour Sailing Federation and have been
participants in the planning process of the Tommy Thompson Park
since it began in 1983.
We would like to express our support for the efforts of the
MTRCA in achieving a MASTER PLAN for this area. We firmly believe
that a recreational presence is both a desired and necessary
application of this valuable resource on behalf of the citizens
of Toronto. We believe that non-motorized watercraft and the
natural reserve of the Park are entirely compatible and the past
history of our activities in the Outer Harbour has proven this
point. The provision for parking is important not only for access
to the sailing facilities but also for full participation by the
general public. Most of our membership is comprised of urban
dwellers who have no access to country cottages and who enjoy the
serenity that the Outer Harbour provides. They will appreciate
the 'interpretive centre and the mix of pedestrian and bicycle
trails proposed in the wilderness area.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the planners
from the MTRCA for an impressive design in achieving a compromise
between recreational and wilderness uses of the Park. We agree
that the MASTER PLAN is a realistic option and will be successful
in providing "a unique, water-oriented open space which will
assist in meeting regional recreational needs" . We look forward
to future participation as the MASTER PLAN unfolds.
FRANK LORITZ
ST. JAMES TOWN SAILING CLUB
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Address by Victoria Lister Carley, January 14, 1988
I will not dwell on my opinion that this plan is misguided and inappropriate.
Nor am I going to reiterate my belief that I am one of the majority of Spit
users who feel that less is more and no development is the best future for
the Spit.
Rather I wish to draw attention to a few points in the phasing of the future
development of the Tommy Thompson Park as outlined in the Master Plan.
I presume you are all aware that survey after survey has shown that the
majority of Spit users like it as is, car-free and natural. Statistically
the most wanted amenities are out-houses - "minimum service washrooms" -
and an improved parking lot at the base - that is to say Unwin Avenue- and
a park vehicle (or continuation of the interim service). I also presume
that you are aware that a minority of the public - who also happen to be
at present not members of the large user group - 40,000 plus per year - of
the Spit, wish to have yacht clubs on the Spit.
Realizing these points, I wish to draw your attention to the "Outline
of Phasing for Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan Components based on the
Authority's 5-year projects"
Phase I 1987-1991 - Lakefilling in Outer Harbour for sailing facilities.
- Public Parking Area (Interpretive Centre)
1992-1996 - Site Services - sewer, water, electrical, telephone
to interpreting centre area and SAILING FACILITIES
- Shore line protection for new lakefill area - SAILING
FACILITIES
1997-2001 - Public Parking at Park Entrance
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2002-2006 - Park Transportation
- Minimum Service Washrooms
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Address by Victoria Lister Carley, January 14, 1988
Frankly, it is extremely annoying - to say the least - to see expensive
facilities which will diminish the enjoyment of the Spit for the majority
of the users put ahead of the few desired facilities.
The parking lot at the proposed interpretive centre will turn the neck of
the Spit into a main road and make it unpleasant for pedestrians and cyclists.
Lake filling for sailing clubs will wipe out an E.S.A.
Next we see spending of $400,000, for servicing the sailing clubs. After
which we get a better parking lot at the base. And finally 10-15 years
after building the new yacht clubs, we get park transportation reintroduced
and the "minimum service washrooms"(a.k.a. "Porto1ets")back into service.
To me this shows a blatant disregard of the needs of the present, enthusiastic,
user group in favour of a small minority. It distresses me that because my
needs are so basic - a place to walk and show nature to my daughter, minimal
sanitary facilities if needed,and transporation back to the base if we
become over-tired or suffer from a sudden change in the weather - they can be
postponed for 15 to 20 years, while you build yacht clubs.
I hope that if you cannot bring yourselves to reject this plan, you will at
least get your priorities straight and start with the simple necessities of a
day in the outdoors, and take your time in proceeding with expensive additions
and facilities which will irreparably alter the ambiance of Tommy Thompson
Park.
35 Naaton A~enue,
Toronto M4W 2Y8
Jan. 14, 1988
Mr. W. T. Foster,
Chairaaa,
MetropolitaR Toronto & Recio. Coaservation Authority,
5 Shoreham Drive,
Dowas~iew ,
Ontario M3N 154
Dear Mr. McLeaR:
REGARDING THE LESLIE STREET SPIT:
I represeat the InRer City Naturalists' Group--a aetwork ot
people who coae tocether to save urban wildlaads troa deTelopment.
I aa a resiient of mii.city Toroato. Alao I aa ODe of aany
naturalists and artists who appreciate what aature is creatine on
the Spit, without requirinc any plam let aloBe Master Plan Phase
III or Phase IV.
In earlier years we were involved in oppositioa to what was
considered at the tiae synonyaous with pro&ress ami development
--that was the destrwction of the Old City Hall ani St. Lawrence
Hall before that. These "ievelop.ents" were not allowed, to our
relief. More recently the return of a raviBe to its .atural
wildland state, protected, we hope, in South Rosedale (below
Crai,leich Gardens) is now enjojed DY all, aespite the threat
several years a~o by the installation of hydro cable, aaehine-crooaed
lawns, and an 'iaproved' service roai.
I mention the above to illustrate the point that .y interest
in this City i. Droad. It coul~ 8e that the VARIETY ana QUALITY of
LIFB we aay be aBle to sustaim, contribute to Toronto's reputation
as an internationally fa.ous City
We are surprised, trustratee and ancry. After a iecade, after
count lass repetition of a plea froa thousands in all walks of life
that the Spit ee kept as an UNDEVELOPED PROTECTED URBAN WILDERNESS,
the MTRCA is STILL NOT LISTENING.
On April 17th, 1984, we spoke and wrote of the pressure from
boaters--one relatively small But disproportionately influential user
~roup. We wrote that boaters consume and de.an. spade Spit or no
Spit. We wrote about the international reputation the Spit had
already acquired...how ma~azines in Britain and Europe were describin,
this miraculous way a huge City had accidentally acquired an unspoile.
haven and that tourists froa crowded places peered in wonder.
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Three years later on January 19th, 19$7, we wrote to you, this
time in diseelief that still, despite dele~ation after dele~ation,
year after year, you were still in the process of creatine a
plan which aid not protect The Spit from the intrusion of ears, boat~
users with their accompanyinc serTicesj that in fact, you were
seriously considerin~ the exact opposite. Your Master Plan then
seemed to us, not a coaproaise, but a capitulation to influential
ainorities.
Now, here we are with Master Plan Phase IV. Phase III calls for
415 parkin<< spacesy.Phase IV has 600. Now Boar.sailinc with 50 more
parkin~ spaces has been added to the Plan. Refreshment facilities
and food services. Privatization of a large area (for boatinc) is
confiraed by a control gate barrin, Enbayaent D, which is now a
public beach, and also Dred~er's Bay. An interpret%ive Centre is
su~!ested, just like a Museum or a Zoo, which would be estimated
at 600.000 plus another $640,000 serYice expense. The Plan says
that 90 percent of the park will be pqlntained in its natural state.
How is this possible when half the len~th of the Spit is open to
car traffic? Are sidewalks, parking lots, asphalt and loadinc ramps
defined as natural areas?
How is it possible to make the MTRCA uaderstand that all the
above destroy rather than add to this urban wilderness co cept, left
eTtn more uaprotected.
Can the definition of the word conservation be put ri,ht for the
MTRCA? Or will it continue to be 4istorted to aeaa: consuae,
mana,e and deTelop?
We thank you in advance for a reply to this letter and a re-assuran
Is it not ironic that a few miles away at the Metro Zoo millions
of dollars are spent to recreate natural habitats of North Amencian
species while the MTRCA wants to spend $4.9 million in an area which,
if left protected on its own, could, without any expense, continue
to reproduce a special if not unique habitat of native species?
Thank you. Looking forwara to your reply....
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cc to Premier Peterson
Ian Scott mpp St. David Kittie Fells
MayrE&gleton Mid-City Naturalist~s Group
Alderman June Rowlands
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The Metropolitan Toronto and Region
Conser.vat ion Authority,
5 Shoreham Drive,
Downsview, Ontario.
M3N 1S4
Attn: Mr. Larry Field,
Manager, Waterfront Planning
Dear Mr. Field:
The Westwood Sailing Club has been contributing to
Metropolitan Toronto for over twenty years. We are a Community
club - a non-profit organization that pr'ovi des a low-cost
opportunity for the people of this city to sail and to I ear.n to
sail.
We should like to congratulate the M.T.R.C.A. for. the recent
Master Plan that has been issued. We believe that the proposed
land f or'mat i on provides a fai r and equitable usage of Tommy
Thompson Park for all par.t i es. It does a good job of accomodating
both recreational and envi r.onmental activities, without
compromising either.
In par.t i cul ar, we commend the Authority for' its plan to provide
pr'oper vehicular access for recr'eat i onal sailing activities. This
will enable the organizations of the Outer Har'bour Sailing
Federation to continue to maintain a safe and proper environment
in which to conduct its activities. -
The Westwood Sailing Club enthusiastically endor'ses this Master
Plan. We look forward to our future home in Tommy Thompson Far' k .
Than~ you for' your time and consideration.
YOLlr's tr'ul y,
Roy Scott
Commodore
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. 'The Ontas-io Sailing Association is pleased to comment to the
-MTRCA on the Tommy Thompson Park master plan as issued December
1987. In providing i-t.s input on behalf of the sailing
community, we are pleased to note that in 1987 the sailing
presence ~n the Outer Harbour area of the Toronto Waterfront has
been significant.
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- The SoardsailinQ Commu~ity h~~~- p;~pared and presented a
very .creditable proposal for use 01 facilities and land in the
Tc.mmy Thcmpsol1 "ecreaticnal Sector
- Aquatic Park Sailing Club has shown great strength and
organizatio:ral ability in its ongoing opera~ions on Tommy
ThompSQ.n Park
- Tl~ Outer Harbour Sailing Federation which includes its
various sa.ilifl9 clubs, sailing school &nd community clubs has
'o~tinuud to plan and evaluate its future direction in regards to
TO;lll"i\Y Thoillpson Park
- !r: t.:ouperation with the I'1TRCA a physical facilities
plannin-. ~~'.o:.!.p idlicompassing all sailing entities in the Outer
Hat ~t.J'-lr : ,..tV", ... Ci:'pared arid sub'"i t ted a responsi ble land use and
fa._...l1 t, ~l.:~n "..H inteQration into the Tommy Thompson Master Plan
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cwmmend the MTRCA on its presentation of Ph~se IV in dealing with
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a very serlsi ti lie r./c,nnC'r. SonlE::' observations which we would dr.Jw
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1. All due consideration must be given to the waterway
cr-.annel bC'tween th~ proposed Outer Harbour Sailing Federation Day
( enlbaynllmt D) and t.he sc.uth westerly portjon of the Toronto
H"wbour- CCJiOmiss.i.on Mc?:o lna. Safe passage fo:'" all vesst:O'!s must be
o pa:ramoullt consideration in lhis and the surrounding area.
.., As the land fill is developed by the Toronto Harbour
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ClJfillH~ s~i or 1 in t'-lt:O' Lon=truc: ticr! area to the SOL\lh, lhe Ontario
SC?,i 1 ing Association wishes to consL,l t with the MTRCA and the
Mt: tro,Jul i tall To"'onto Par k!i. Clnu PropC:'rty Iiepartmemt on the future
liUld use::; ane shoreline pt-operties for a future rec:~eationdl
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sailing presence now and in the future foro t;,~ benefit of the
c: i ti..~~ilS of tLc Qr~at~r Metropolitan Toronlo area.
- P t-w'/ .L S J, on ~ be always available to the MTRCA and other
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yr~L1p~ rOi" l?11!t;. ryc-I'lt: y at::c.ess to c:.\ 11 parts of Tommy Thompson Park.
:5. Th~ MTRCA and its committees must be prepared to provide
a '11 ~ x i b i 1 i t Y o.r fc.lc::&.l i lies for p""r-hing and ",Iccess as it will
n.: 1 e. tt! to futi.we \"t~t::' b}o" groups using the site on a lease baSiS.
-;'"! ,. ~ 1',,- :' ~ .<...'t J '> t !: .. tI. ~ '"'!t..> f'!C:\ tL, t-~.,; c:.lnd ~.,- r ~i-\t.Lc)il~~l ::ones cf
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in terp,-eti oIt::' centre location and purpose and sfl?e it as
!::.....gr _ of i.LCoI. t ~1~~~'t tot:! th~ 1u tun~ LISE:' <.:.of ic..'fIlOIY '7"llumps:Jn Pad.
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wishe~ to pr~i!:'e th~ ~ffor.ts of the MTRCA, and its Water and
R\;...l G 'L~d LorlJ i1c\rla':o~m(~:-I't.. Ad.... i ~ol-y Boe,rd anJ especially its staff
en pres.entillg tl,j us this f:?vE'rling ..~ proposal which has overcome
the> Rlc:~liY ~:1t1 v'..;,y- .A.l:d issues in an other W~S~ very sensitive area.
Eul!.~ l' ;t:; 11C\l\..l-.....j,i~d.s. and th~ r'ec: n~C\'l.ion.:'ll i~t~ gr-CLlp~ ~hould be
~.:. L.l s.r- .J. r::'cJ '-':.lth t;..~ P j'-r.J p':'\~ c.'. j, put. f.:;:) r- t "1 . Th~ aGtar-~() Sailing
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C1,!1d c lL,bs C;C\f"i only urge the earliest possible passage o'f this
pn)po:..3 1 by tlte fLlll oward of the MTRCA ~t itc meeting later in
.; 2.f i~ar-~. . -h~J ~ Y;.Ju fo; -:"ho~ opportw! i ty 0 f corr.mentin<; on behalf
L.' r l! Il~ t~a i 1 c = u'f tLi~ ~.-t.")\'~nc:e .
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January 14, 1988
The Chairman
The Metropolitan Toronto and
Regional Conservation Authority
6 Shoreham Drive
North York, Ontario
M3N IS4
Dear Sir/Madame'
In addition to our earlier comments on the proposed development of Tommy
Thompson Park, (see attached) we would like to make the following
recommendations at this time.
1. The bicycle path should be expanded to follow the primary pedestrian
t ra i 1 . Cyclists will ride on the pedestrian trail if they do not have
this option and accidents will occur as a result.
2. There could be a number of points on the bicycle trail where accidents
could occur involvtng pedestrians and/or motor vehicles given the
current design.
3. The Toronto City Cycling Committee (TCCC) continues to oppose motor
vehicles being allowed on the spit itself.
4. The TCCC strongly recommends that the bicycle planning staff of the
City of Toronto Planning Department be consulted with respect to
bicycle path development. Future safety problems will be prevented if
this expertise is contacted at this stage.
Sincerely yours,
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Vice-Chairperson -TCCC
TM lbtOnlO City
Cyel1ng CommllfH
19th Floor, East Tower
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ChaIrman
The MetropolItan Toronto and
RegIonal ConservatIon Authority
5 5horeham DrIve
North York, OntarIo
M3N 154
Re: December 5, 1986 MTRCA Water Board MeetIng
Dear Mr. Foster:
The purpose of thIs communIcatIon Is to provIde you wIth the views
of the Toronto CIty CYCling Committee on the alternatIve concept
plans beIng considered for the development of Tommy Thompson Park.
In particular, the CommIttee's assessment of the concept plan
(Alternative Concept Plan 0) recommended to the MetropolItan
Toronto and RegIonal ConservatIon AuthorIty (HTRCA) by their
consultants, EDA CollaboratIve I nc . , will be given. At the
.~TRCA's November 27, 1986 public meeting on Tommy Thompson Park
development plans, the Cycling Committee's opposition to Concept
Plan 0 was Indicated. In this correspondence, 1 wIll elaborate on
the reasons for thIs opposItIon.
Background
Before gettIng to the speciFIc comments on Concept Plan 0, some
baCkground comments on the CyclIng Committee will serve to put our
input and role into context. The eyc 1 i ng Comm I ttee Is a permanent
commIttee of Toronto City Council composed of elected and
appointed members from the City of Toronto. The CyclIng
Committee's goals are to promote the Increased use of the bIcycle
within the CIty and Improve, through educatIon and the development
of approprIate servIces, the level or safety assocIated with
cyc I I ng . Our Involvement wIth Tommy Thompson Park development
emanates from thIs mandate.
The Toronro City
Cycling Committee
19th Floor. East Tower
City Hall
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At MTRCA public meetings, It-Is the Frequent tactic of various
Interest groups to describe the extent of their membership and the
historic use of the Park by this group. IF these Factors are
indeed critical In determining how the Park should be developed
than the views of cyclists should be preeminent. The vast
majority of the current and historic users of the Park are
CYClists: MTRCA statistics estimate that over 30,000 of the
40,000 users of the Park in 1985 were cyclists. We also expect
th I s number wi 1 1 increase In the years to come given recent
studies that Indicate cycling is the Fastest growing mode of
transportation In Toronto. A study completed For the City of
Toronto by Ryerson's School of Urban and Regional Planning
estimated that there are currently 105,000 adult cyclists (age 15
and older) In the City of Toronto and an additional 250,000 In the
rest of Metro. OF the 355,000 adult cyclists In Metro, the
Ryerson study Indicates that 325,000 are leisure or recreational
cyc 1 1st s . The 1981 Canada Fitness survey shows that cycling is
the second most popular recreational activity. MTRCA can
anticipate, therefore, that as the attractive Features of Tommy
Thompson Park become more Widely known, increasing numbers of
cyc I 1st s w I 1 I use the Park.
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Assessment or Alternative Concept Plans
Previously, the Cycling Committee has Formally communicated Its
views on the developmental plans For Tommy Thompson Park to the
HTRCA and to their consultants EDA Collaborative Inc. You w ill
reca 1 1 that we recommended three positions be Incorporated in the
ruture developmental plans For the Park.
1. Bicycle paths should be an integral part of any Future
development of the Park;
2. The use of motor vehicles should continue to be restricted
within the Park; and
3. The Park should be maintained as a relatively natural
environment.
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We are pleased to note that qll Four concept plan alternatfves
establIsh bfcycle paths wlthfn th~ Park. As well, the Cyclfng
Commfttee supports EDA's recommendatfon that the Martfn Goodman
Tra f 1 be re-routed to follow the shorelfne across Toronto Harbour
Commfsslon property at the east end of the outer harbour and
around the lake sfde of the sewage treatment planfand Ashbrfdges
Bay. Olilil e8Ae8P~ ~wever, 1iI!!aIIt It is not clear from the
concept plan alternatfves~ whether bfcycle paths In the Park
wf 11 be separate from joggfng/walklng paths. We strongly
~~tJ recommend that bfcycle paths be separate fro~ Joggfng/walkfng
paths and be a mfnfmum of three metres (ten feet) wfde to
~~I ~accommodate a two-way flow of cyclfng trafffc. Accfdents
fnvolvfng cyclfsts and pedestrfans are lfkely to occur otherwfse.
We must oppose adoptfon of EOA's recommended Concept Plan D.
WhIle thIs development optIon placates the fnterest groups
fnvolved, It jeopardizes the future of the Park. Concept Plan 0
allows cars onto the Spit well beyond the current parkfng area
and permfts developments to occur which are not conducfve to
mafntainfng the Park as a natural environment. Allowing prIvate
vehicles beyond the current parkfng lot and establIshIng parkIng
. - lots on the Spit to accommodate 600-700 vehfcles, mostly for the
servfce of prfvate clubs whIch are currently prohlbfted In the
Park, fs a great mIstake. ThIs actIon coupled wfth allowIng
private clubs to buIld roads, drainage and waste treatment
systems, Clubhouses, etc. wIthIn the Park wfll destroy the natural
integrIty of the unfque publfc asset. (A major sfde fssue here fs
whether these prIvate clubs wll I be able to pay for all the costs
associated wfth these facflftfes - roads, parkfng lots, support
systems, etc. and, as we 1 1 , the cost to lease or buy the lands
involved) .
In closIng I would lfke to poInt out that cyclIsts are attracted~t~J
because It Is a pollutfon-free (cfty noise, automotive emlssfons,
etc. ) envfronment where they do not have to contend with motor
vehIcles. Thfs should contfnue to be the case. It fs hoped that
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thIs fnput fs fncorporated I~to the 'ftnal development plan 'for
Tommy Thompson Park. As mentIoned above, cyclIsts have been, are
and w t I I be the largest users o'f the Park. Cyc 1 I ng ts a non-
pollutIng, healthy actIvIty whtch should be encouraged and tt Is
an acttvfty whIch does not Inter'fere wIth the natural envIronment
of' the Park.
SIncerely yours,
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Kev i n McNe i 1
ChaIrperson
Servtces PlannIng Sub-commIttee
cc: Mayor Art Eggleton
Members of' Toronto CIty Council
Members o'f Metro Councfl
Members of' CIty CyclIng CommIttee
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Water Board meetIng, It wI II be apprecIated If' you would read
thfs letter fnto the record.
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Don Mills, Ontario
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Mr. Larry Field
Manager, Waterfront Planning
MTRCA
5 Shore ham Drive
Downsview, Ontario
M3N lJ4
Dear Mr. Field:
Re: Tommy Thompson Park
I have been an active dinghy sailor and user of the Leslie Street Spit for
the past 10 years. As well, I have attended many of the public meetings
as part of the consultation process for the Tommy Thompson Park Master
Plan.
It seems clear that the final plan will be a compromise which will not
suit everyone. Hopefully it will be one which we can all be proud of.
The one compromise I would strongly recommend is to allow the sailors
to remain at their present site on the north shore.
It is clear that most sailors I talk to do not want to move over to the
Spit. They agree to the move only because of the threat of losing their
present location.
The community sailing clubs are not made up of people with a lot of
money who own big boats. My club, Mooredale, doesn't have the funds to
add new boats which are really needed due to the heavy use of new people
wanting an inexpensive opportunity to learn to sail. How can the club
afford to pay for new club house facilities on the Spit?
Clearly allowing the Community Clubs to remain where they are would
best satisfy their needs as well as the interests of the other users
of the Spit who want to limit the use of cars and parking areas on the
Spit.
The Master Plan will be a compromise, let us do everything we can to
ask the Toronto Harbour Commission to allow the north shore sailing
clubs to remain where they are.
Thank you.
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'~ 318 Richmond Street West
Toronto, Ont M5V 1X2
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November 18, 1986
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J. Craig Mather,
Director, Water Resource Division
Metro Toronto Region Conservation Authority,
5 Shoreham Dr., 1-) ,,4...:'1 r
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Dear Sir: , ).~
We wish to recall that on October 10/86 we issued a Press Release
in which we drew attention to the fact that meaningful access seemed to be
dropped in all options put fon~ard regarding the development of Tommy
Thompson Park, to proposed Sailors' and Boarsdailor's facilities.
We also mentioned that we would be attempting to mobilize the
considerable but diffuse support in the boardsailing community for a board-
sailing centre, with appropriate access, to be built in the Park.
We herewith enclose a co~- of our appeal to members of clubs and .....
commercial boardsailing representatives. We enclose an initial batch of ~~2 (
sheets of names for your consideration.
It should be noted that the vast majority of these names are active
practictioners of our sport, solicited on various beaches in Metro during
September, October andtthis month.
(lie, "'~iI\l b(,(
We hope that this demonstration of support for boardsailing
facilities in Tommy Thompson Park will aid you in the pl~ning of the develop-
ment of the Park.
We would require as a minimum parking facilities for 150 cars,
a substantial area of grass for rigging near the beach, and whatever
building facilities .are deemed appropriate for an area adjacent to
\Jilderness zones.
We wish to add to the stated Furpse of a boardsailing centre,
especially as regards youth participation in the sport, our desire to be
of service to unemployed youth as wbll as the employed and student youth.
During the summer, our sport could serve as an enrichment to their lives
on weeknights and weekends; a growing need for the City and its suburbs
at present.
Yours truly,
;:., t~/ .""'...... , John Darling, TWC
I . t Sandy Gow, CBSC
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Encl.
Committee for a Boardsailing Centre
in the Outer Harbour
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318 RICHMOND ST WEST TORONTO ONT M5V 1X2
(4161596.8016
PATRONS
David Danks January 14, 1988
Eric Goddard
John Ham
Steve Jarrett
Pam Juryn J.Craig Mather,
Raines Koby
Paul J. Pape, LL.B, Director, Water Resource DiviSon
Dick Pratt Metro Toronto Region Conservation Authority,
Alan Redfern 5 Shoreham Drive
Glenda Rosen
Phil Sande North York
Henry Schetter M3N 1S4
Peter Young
Derek Wulff
OFFICERS Dear Sir:
John Darting,
TBC Pres, '88 We welcome this opportunity to express our viffiE in
Sandy Gow support of the Master Plan for the development of Tommy
TBC Vice-Pres. '88
Nicholas Gobel Thompson Park.
TBC Treasurer '88
In the fall of 1986, members of the Toronto Windsurfing
Club and the Cherry Beach Surf Club joined forces to mobilize
the opinions of the local boardsailing community by means of
a Petition, in favour of a boardsailing centre in the Outer Harbour.
On November 18, 1986 we submitted the initial results:
21 sheets with 237 names of active sailors, gathered for the
most part on local beaches up until that time (it was a fine,
windy fall.)
Today we take the opportunity of submitting all the names
we received, some additional 23 sheets with 178 names, for a
total of 415 names. These additional signatures were gathered
'*We also enclose during the spring and early summer, 1987.*
71 reply cards These names are largely very active sailors, and represent
returned to the a small fraction of the total number of recreational sailors,
Committee from many of whom do not begin their season until June.
Jan. to April '87.
These sailors support the concept of the Master Plan with
enthusiasm, preferring public access to the boardsailing sector
as a facility meeting an urgent need servicing of this low-cost
watersport, the only one readily available to the Metro Region's
youth and working people as well as general walks of life.
This Petition we therefore respectfully submit,
Yours truly, ~
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Nl.cholas Gobel ~
(for the Officers)
NICK My name is Nick Gobel, I'm an officer of the Toronto Boardsailing Club.
On behalf of members of the Committee for a Boardsailing
6entre in the CXlter Harbour ===inc1uding members of the Toronto Bolardsailing Club
and many active windsurfers in the Metro Toronto area, I'd like to thank the Metro
Torato Region Conservation Authority for this opportunity to hear our fiews on the
question of the future development of Xke Tommy Thompson Park.
And on behalf of 415 more boardsailors, who have signed the petition
sheets I would like to pres~ent to the MTRCA tonight, I'd like to emphasize that
there is support from hundreds of other sailors who've heard about the Petition
during last summer, too, for the idea of x a boardsailing launching beach add
facilities in Tommy Thompson Park.
THE SITE ON THE PARK IS IDEAL for launching
THE SITE ON THE PARK IS THE SAFEST launching site ==THE ONLY REAL UEE
SITE IN METRO
WHY? THE PREVAILING WINDS
(STORY) In gales, I*ve had to beach temporarily on the spit, and even
had to walk off the spit once or twice.
====THE TIME I RESCUED A SAILOR drifting towards the spit in high winds
There is no other ideal, safe place for sailboards and dinghies on
Lake Ontario in the Metro area.
Practically all Metro's sailors have learned to sail or have sailed
at one time or another in the Outer Harbour, at the clubs or public beach at Cherry
Beach.
After learning, they move on to Lake Simcoe, the cottaage, one of Ontario'
many lakes to practice their sport. On x average, buying a boarf and a couple of
sails, wetsuit or drysuit or both, they spend $2500 each, Serious, habitual sailors
spend $1500-$2<Xa) every year they sail on equipment.
The sport is developping at a steady rate and deserves recognition by
Public Authorities == a site on Tommy Thompson Park, and there should be facilities
at Cherry Beach, too.
I'd like to take this opportunityt to present our Petition forms to you,
names we gathered in October and November 1986 and in the early spring of 1987, from
active sailors mn the beaches in Metro Toronto. We have some 44 sheets of names,
with a total of 415 signatures supportikng a boards ailing beach and facility.
We hope this Petition will make the adoption of the Master Plan including
boardsailing facilities a reality.
Thank you for you attention.
'ID'oroltto nltb !\ren ClIoultcil of ~Omelt
IN AFFILIATION WITH
Jrauincilll. ~lItianlll. ;Jnternlltianlll
<lIauncile of ~omen
Founded in 1893
30 Strathcona Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4K lK7
January 12, 1988
The Chairman, Water and Related
Land Management Adviso17' Board
MrRCA
5 Shoreham Drive
Downsview, Ontario
M)N 1S4
To!DIII;Y Thompson Park has provided an opportunity for city dwellers to experience
nature, without leaving the Metropolitan Area. One could walk or bicycle from
the parking lot to the tip of the spit where a lighthouse is located; (a distance
of approximately three miles). At intervals it was possible to leave the main
path and explore other trails and areas.
A TTC bus provided transportation part way to the lighthouse point for those who
did not wish to walk. Bicycle riders could feel safe and man;y families took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to explore the area with school age and pre school
children. All carried their own refreshments in back packs.
Hours could be spent away from city traffic fumes, congested neighbourhoods, yet
be within easy reach of public transportation. Air was fresh, breezes exhi~ -
harating, while one observed the natural growth, insects, birds, etc. not normally
viewed in a met ro pol i tan area. To sit and look out over the lake can provide a
special form of relaxation.
TCIIl1IlY Thompson Park is unique. Why spoil it by adding five additional parking
lots? A centre for the use of Metro's school boards to enable them to expand
their science programs SOuMS good on paper. But why are classrooms necessary
on the site? Let the children really experience nature. How many bird and plant
species will be left for anyone to study after so much construction, aDd after
automobile traffic is established?
A metropolitan area as large as Toronto needs a place where people can escape
from daily pressures. The Sunday Star, dated January 10, 1988, interviewed
several prominent Torontomans who irrlicated, by their choice of local getaways,
a desire to be closer to nature in a quiet place.
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Let us retain TOJDDI;Y Thompson Park as is, and give people a chance to enjoy
nature vi thout numerous parking lots, refreshment stands, roads, traffic,
noise. Let us retain one quiet, peaeetul oasis, for the health and well
being of the people of Toronto.
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President
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PETITION
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FOR A PERMANENT BOARDSAWNG LOCATION & FAcn.ITIES IN METRO TORONTO
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The Toronto Wlndsurftng Oub aDd the Cherry Beach Surf Cub want to obtain aD agreement
from the Metro Toronto Region Conservation Authority that will provide Metro Toronto with
a permanent board sailing location aDd facWtles for public use.
This location is on the south shore of the Leslie Street Spit in Toronto's Outer Harbour
(known as the Tommy Thompson Park), chosen because it offers the best location for safety
and ability to sail in all wind directions. I
This building would provide for storage, security, washrooms, change rooms and meeting
rooms that can be used year around for recreational and expert sailors, racing events,
lessons, and promotion of the sport.
'----W'ewouidgreatly appreciate your signature belowlfyou support this-peti.tlon~'--- ._- -----
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Please return this form witJ;1 signatures to: Committee for A Metro Boardsailing Centre
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I Boardsailing in Toronto's Outer Uarbour
COULD BECOME A TtlING Of TtlE PAST..... t.. l f'
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The Harbour Commissioners refuse to grant even semi-perfTUlnent status to &ardsailors' Oubs at 1..-
Cherry Beach, and plans for the proposed sailing facilities on the Leslie Street Spit do not as yet in-~
clude any specific launching and rigging areas, or clubhouse. for the region's fTUlny boardsailors.
Join us in our Petition to the Metro Toronto Conservation Authority, who
are now determining the future of boardsailing in Toronto's Outer Harbour
Current development plans do not include facilities or access for board-
sailors to the Leslie Street Spit in Toronto's Outer Harbour
This is an ideal location to sail safely in all wind directions.
If our appeal is successful we will have a suitable location with free parking,
a permanent clubhouse, change rooms & lockers
Show us your support by signing below
PRINT NAME PHIL Cfl.O!.<: ~
ADDRESS l"'j ".f<E<5e~""l 0l?> I5<-,,~ ~ ~
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PLEASE RETURN PETITION TO TORONTO OUTER HARBOUR BOAROSAILlNG
COMMITTEE 318, RICHMOND ST WEST TORONTO ONT M5V 1X2 (416) 596-8015