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THE METROPOLITAN TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
BOYD WATER PLAY FACILITY
FEASIBILITY SUMMARY
Conservation and Related Land Management Advisory Board
Meeting U/90
April 6, 1990
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BOYD WATER PLAY FACILITY
FEASIBILITY SUMMARY
WA~ER RECREATION THEME: THE COUNTRYSIDE
The objective of this theme is to minimize the commercialized
elements and instead concentrate on techniques to subtly suggest
the rural image. This is achieved by the following:
- entrance road is a 'country lane' of cedar rail fence, hedge
row and maple trees
- building complex looks like a small town street facade
- forest within the river ride
- natural materials would dominate in construction of all
facilities and landscapes
- water slides use wood trestles and major planting plans
with berming at splashdowns
- large picnic and forest settings buffer the area from
adjacent land uses. _.
PROPOSED PACILITIES
The Boyd Conservation Area is composed of just over 2,000 acres of
valley lands, slopes and table lands. Land use in the Area is
broken down into: active, outdoor recreation activities (2%),
passive outdoor recreation (42%) and natural area (56%). Based on
the proposed facilities, the portion of the Boyd Conservation Area
south of Rutherford road will contain 7% active outdoor recreation
lands, 6% passive outdoor recreation uses and 87% natural
landscapes.
1. Children's Water Play Area
A water spray and wading pool will provide young visitors
with an unusual blend of safe water play that is
entertaining for children under 9 years old. Shade and
seating areas nearby allow for convenient adult
supervision. Water slides and soft tube slides offer the
younger children a variety of water play experiences.
2. Children's Land Play Area
Adventure mazes are a relatively new concept that appeal
to most children. Combining such a maze with internal
mini-play zones will offer a special place for the young
visitor. Tot scale play equipment, sand, and special
event zones will be combined in the maze to provide hours
of fun.
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COST OP PACILITIES
Total project cost including servicing the site, construction,
landscaping and consultant fees is $3.9 million (Dec. 1989). An
additional cost of $700,000 will be incurred for the valley access
road construction. Several finishing features such as the pool
water falls, slide theming, landscaping, paved parking and the.ed
props, have been identified as extras that would add an additional
$785,000 to the cost of the project.
WATER RECREATION MARKET
GENERAL MARKET
The primary market has just under one million residents around
the Foyd Conservation Area. A penetration level of between 8%
and 13% is achievable with a total expected attendance ranging
between 160,000 and 180,000 per year.
YOUNG PAMILIES EMPHASIS
A second baby boom is occurring in the young family market.
Neat future growth in this market is compounded in this
area of the watershed with the expansion of suburban
communities.
WATER RECRBA~ION OPERATION
ASStJXPTIONS
That the park will be professionally and aggressively
marketed,
That the park will be professionally managed on a
commercial basis,
That the park will be maintained to the already high
standards of the M.T.R.C.A.,
That the periodic re-investments in product expansion or
improvement will be made in a timely fashion.
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PROJECTIONS
1. without a vater play facility the projected losses at Boyd
are assumed to continue at between $163,000 and $271,000 over
the next ten years.
2. Including a water play facility and operating it with
Authority statt will produce a revenue stream of between
$22,000 and $146,000 over the next ten years.
PRELIMINARY ENVIRONMENTAL IKPAC"f
Staff have reviewed the proposal and made a number of suggestions
for ensuring that the development of the facilities is in harmony
with the natural resources of the landscape.
Issues that have been addressed to date include the following:
* All facilities will be set back from the stable top of
. : bank by at least 10 metres.
, * Stormwater control will be established on site.
* All active recreation facilities will be outside the river
valley.
* The existing entrance road will be closed to vehicles but
left open to pedestrians and cyclists.
* The naturalization of 59 acres of valley and table land
picnic area and parking.
* The removal of trees from the proposed facility parking
lot and the establishment of a larger vegetated buffer
along Islington Avenue.
Other environmental issues related to physical and community
impacts will be addressed as part of the proposed environmental
assessment process.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
A series of public open houses were conducted at the Vaughan
Recreation Complex from January 16th to 18th 1990. A program of
press releases was used to promote the open houses and invitations
were mailed to over 20 ratepayer groups in the area. Over 160
members of the general public and representatives from local
communi ty groups attended the open houses. Host of the people
indicated verbally their strong support for the proposed facility.
Responses to the questionnaire (36% of all visitors to the display)
were very positive with 85% in favor; 8% opposed and 7% no comment.
The positive responses most often identified the need for outdoor
swimming, the appeal of the concept and the environmentally
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resposible proposal before them. The negative responses most often
identified concerns for additional traffic, the environmental
impact and noise.
Mitigation of the concerns noted above are a requirement of the
Environmental Assessment process, slated for completion in 1990.
The results of those investigations will be brought before the
Board and the public later this year.
SUMMARY
The feasibility study of a water play facility for Boyd
Conservation Area indicates that modern, safe and cost effective
water play facilities with a countryside theme can be constructed
on site. A net gain to the environment can be established through
additional plantings and valley naturalization techniques. Past
community concerns with additional traffic on Islington can be
addressed with the establishment of a new entrance road, the
closing of the old entrance road and improvements to the management
of traffic entering the Conservation Area.
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MULTI YEAR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT PRO.JECf
FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PUBliC USE
OF CONSERV ATION-AlJTIIORI1Y LANDS
1991 TO 1995
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Authority Meeting #4/90
June 15, 1990
April 6. 1990
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PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT
The purpose of the project is to permit the Metropolitan Toronto and
Region Conservation Authority to exercise its powers under The
Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1980 as amended, to establish
and undertake, in the area over which it has jurisdiction, a progran
designed to conserve, restore, develop and manage its lands for park
and other recreation purposes in accordance with the Watershed
Recreation Program of the watershed Plan (Revised 1986). The period
of the Project is five years, from 1991-1995 inclusive.
THe goal of the Public Use on Conservation Authority Lands program
is:
TO PROVIDE ACCESS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES THAY
CONTRIBUTE TO THE PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION SYSTEMS OF
THE REGION AND ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE ~
BASE.
Approval of this project includes provisions to enable the necessary
studies and research required to prepare detailed feasibility
analysis and envrioQJUental assessment reports for proposed major
undertakings at Claireville, Boyd, Petticoat Creek and Greenwood
Conservation Areas. A subsequent approval process for major projects
will include submission to municipalities prior to capita~
development. Undertakings at other Conservation Areas below $1-
million in cost will be incorporated as part of the annual budget
approval process.
INTRODUCTION
The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has the
responsibility for management of renewable natural resources in the
watershed. Section 21(m) (R.S.O. 1980) of the Conservation
Authorities Act provides the Authority with the power:
"to use lands owned or controlled by the authority for
park or other recreational purposes, and to erect, or permit
to b. erected, buildings, booths and tacilities tor such
purposes and to make charqes for admission thereto and the
use thereot"
This mandate for public use of Conservation Authority lands has been
further supported in. the Mission Statement for the Conservation
Authority (1987):
"The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority is a provincial/municipal partnership
established in 1957, under the Conservation Authorities
Act, to manage the renewable natural resources of the
region's watersheds.
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The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority, with one-third of Ontario's population within
its area of juriSdiction, acts in the community'S
interest through advocating and implementing watershed
management programs that
* maintain and improve the quality of the regions
lands and waters;
* contribute to public safety from flooding and
erosion;
* provide for the acquisition of conservation and
hazard lands; and
* enhance the quality and variety ot life in the
comaunity by using its lands for inter-regional
outdoor recreation, heritage preservation, and
conservation education."
Metro Region Conservation shall seek to fulfil its
mission and serve the needs of its constituency in
accordance with the highest standards of ethics and
integrity."
The Mission stat~ent has been included in the recently published
GreenSDace strateav for the future management of renewable natural
resources in the watershed. One of the major elements in the
Greenspace strateav involves an analysis of outdoor recreation
activities on public lands. A support document entitled, The
strateav tor Public Use ot Conservation Autbori tv Lands was
prepared that establishes achievable targets for providing safe,
outdoor recreation facilities that are compatible with the natural
resources found in Conservation Areas.
Concept Plans have been prepared as part of the follow up to The
strateav tor Public Use of Conservation Authority Lands (1987) and
the costs estimates for various projects have been derived from
past consultant study and Authority research.
The attached Concept Plan maps and supporting text outline the
general location, type and size of facilities. A .ulti-year budget
is presented showing the current and proposed funding partners. The
member municipalities and the Province of Ontario have previously
been requested to include the budget figures fron an earlier report
("A Five Year Budget Projection For Implementation of Conservation
Area Development" - April 14, 1989) in their multi-year forecasts.
The financial figures listed below represent an update of that
report.
The Conservation Authority has acquired over 12,000 hectares of
floodplain and other natural hazard and resource lands.
Approximately 70\ of the land has been retained in its natural
state for flood or erosion control, wildlife and vegetation
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Danagement purposes. The remaining 30% has been made available to
the public for outdoor recreation and conservation education
purposes.
The protection and enhancement of our natural river valleys
continues to be a prime concern in a watershed with 2.8 million
residents. For many, Conservation Authority lands represent the
only large, publ ic open spaces that people can go to for quiet
enjoyment in the urban setting. Public use is permitted on
Conservation Authority lands where enhancements can be provided to
the natural resources of the landscape.
There are 8 Conservation Areas in the watershed. All of the Areas
are set in a river valley or other natural resource environment.
Each provides areas of natural habitat, floodplain and scenic
vistas. All Conservation Areas have open spaces for walking,
hiking, picnicking and quiet enjoyment. Where there is sufficient
land set apart from hazardous or sensitive environments, a select
few Conservation Areas provide limited facilities for more active,
outdoor recreation pursuits such as camping and swimming.
<hrer the next five years, the Metropolitan Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority proposes to develop a balanced prograD of
open space use. The program peraits the public use of conservation
trails and quality outdoor recreation and conservation education
facilities in harmony with the watersheds' valuable natural
resources.
BACKGROUND
The management of recreation and other open space uses has been a
prominent component of Conservation Authorities for many years.
The four original watershed Authorities, the Etobicoke-Mimico, the
Humber, the Don and the Rouge-Duffin-Highland-Petticoat (R.D.H.P.)
noted the need for recreation areas and provided plans for the
necessary land acquisition.
CUring the 1950's and 1960's, the Conservation Authority developed
a unique mix of Conservation Areas and Forest and Wildlife
Management Areas. within the Metropolitan Toronto region, the
Conservation Authority was the major provider of outdoor recreation
open spaces. A relationship developed among the Authority, the
Hunicipalities, and the Province of Ontario to fund the developBent
of such things as outdoor swimming, hiking trails, picnicking and
camping areas.
From the 1970's through to the 1980's, Conservation Areas did not
change appreciably in the level or quality of facilities offered
while the communities around them were experiencing significant
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change in recreation interests. In that time, municipalities
developed extensive recreation programs for local needs but few
inter-regional scale recreation facilities and programs existed
outside of Conservation Areas.
By the late 1980's, the Conservation Authority was faced with
increasing net operating costs and decreasing attendance at most
Conservation Areas. To meet this challenge, the Authority
undertook an extensive review of its role in the delivery and
management of open space. It concluded in its strateav for Public
Use of Conservation Authority Lands that the Authority, with its
large and varied land base, was in the position of being able to
serve the inter-regional outdoor recreation needs of its watershed
residents through the provision of facilities, programs and
services on lands it has acquired for resource management purposes.
other recommendations of the strateqy included:
- protection of environmentally significant areas through
carefully planned development and use of the land;
. - provision of opportunities for linking Conservation
Areas with the adjacent lands through the development of
a river valley trail system;
- increasing public awareness of users for the need of
sound resource management practices;
- provision for the ongoing monitoring and assessment of
the environmental impact of recreation use and, where
necessary .inimize or eliminate negative impacts;
- operation and maintenance of the Conservation Areas and
their facilities in a cost effective manner.
- improving the appeal of Conservation Areas through the
development of a range of environmental enhancements;
- giving priority to the establishment of cost effective
facilities for a sound financial base from which the
provision of basic access onto Authority lands can be
offered at little or no cost to the user;
- identification of those activitieS/facilities that are
suitable for development, management and/or operation by
others, and negotiate appropriate agreements;
Investigation of recreation facilities across North America
provided the necessary background material to identify
complementary types of outdoor recreation activities. From these
investigations and from the information gathered from other groups
and the general public, the Conservation Authority confirmed the
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need for imaginative, inter-regional outdoor recreation facilities
at Claireville, Boyd, Greenwood and Petticoat Creek Conservation
Areas. The selected sites possess the necessary mix of large size,
adequate buffer lands between public and environmental uses and/or
easy access to a significant portion of the surrounding
communities.
The strateav for Public Use of Conservation Areas was adopted by
the Conservation Authority in December 1987. Following its
adoption, consultants prepared an analysis of the strateqy to
determine the economic impact of the approach and specific
development projects. That analysis verified the Authority's
projections of a gradual decline in attendance and an increase in
operation costs if no changes were made to Conservation Areas.
Also, it confirmed that the proposed facilities would illprove
attendance and cost effectiveness.
Concurrent with the economic analysis of the strateav, a two year
public participation program was conducted. During this public
review, draft Concept Plans were prepared for Claireville, Boyd,
Greenwood, and Petticoat Creek Conservation Areas. These plans
were presented to public and special interest groups and their
comments and ideas were incorporated into the plans wherever
possible.
Several important points were identified in that public review.
The public showed strong support for:
- acquisition of more natural resource lands
- trails (hiking, cycling, equestrian)
- conservation education
- picnicking
- natural water swimming.
General support for the following activities was expressed:
- family camping (short stay/rustic setting)
- group camping (Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, etc. )
- artificial swimming with small water play areas
- mini golf, chip and putt golf, par 3 golf
- equestrian activities
- fishing
- canoeing/small sail boats
- outdoor amphitheatre.
The final group of activities represents those for which the public
showed limited support. There were indications from many that if
the negative impacts of these facilities could be controlled
(noise, traffic congestion, over use of Area, visual impact) ,
support would increase for:
- regulation golf course
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- full service campground (hydro & water hookups)
- resort/rustic lodge
- major water theme park.
The net result of public input includes the following:
- a reduction in the scale of the proposed facilities for
Petticoat Creek water play activities,
- removal of tourist and family camping from Petticoat Creek
Conservation Area,
- moving of group camping away from the Environmentally
Significant Area (E.S.A.) in Boyd Conservation Area,
- elimination of tourist and family camping from Boyd
Conservation Area,
- addition of either a par 3 golf or outdoor amphi-theatre
at Boyd Conservation Area,
- moving the valley trail system in Greenwood away from the
Environmentally Significant Area,
- down-sizing of the Greenwood Conservation Area campground
to no more than 200 campsites.
- eliDination of golf from the existing boundaries of
Greenwood Conservation Area,
- addition of a recreation/education centre at Claireville
Conservation Area.
In addition to the above, the public interest in environmental and
resource management issues fostered the development of:
- a separate concept plan for the Greater Toronto and
Region Trail System,
- expanded environmental enhancement in Conservation Areas
to include the buffering between recreation uses
with indigenous tree and shrub species and the planting of
more vegetation for wildlife and resource management.
The public expressed substantial support for land acquisition of
natural areas. Acquisition is proposed as a significant part of
other land and water man~gement projects. As additional lands are
purchased, a careful assessment will be made as to the capability
of new lands for public use. Where public use is considered safe,
some of these new lands will become part of the proposed inter-
regional trail network.
Conservation Education facilities were strongly supported and have
been identified as part of recreation/education centres for
Claireville and Boyd Conservation Areas. These centres will
provide a range of education activities aimed at both children and
adults.
Picnicking in municipal parks and other public lands continues to
be very popular with the public. Facilities at all Conservation
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Areas will be improved under the General Paci1ities category of
funding with the addition of washrooms, adequate shelters and
support services for family and group picnics.
While the public expressed strong support for natural ~ater
swimming, there are few natural water bodies in river valleys or
the headwater lakes that can withstand public use. Past experience
has shown that weak. water supply (stream flow) during summer months
combined with large numbers of public swimmers, creates severe
water quality problems. As a result, no additional natural
swimming areas are proposed for the river valleys or headwaters.
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MAJOR FACIUTlES
Greater Toronto Region TraD System
The development of an inter-regional trail system was strongly
endorsed by a wide range of public groups and agencies as the most
important improvement that could be made to the river valley
systems in the watershed. Walking, jogging, running and cycling
continue to be the most popular group of trail use activities on
public lands.
The attached map illustrates the four major trail elements of:
1. Valley Trails - through the major river valleys,
2. Oak Ridges Moraine Trail - across the northern
portion of the watershed in the Oak Ridges Moraine,
3. Waterfront Trail - across the entire Dake ontario
shoreline, and,
4. Greenbelt Trail - through the open space corridor
slated for transportation (Highway 407) and
communication (Natural Gas and Hydro) uses.
The intention is to provide adequate support funding in the five
year project for the Conservation Authority to proceed with the
implementation of those trail elements that pass through
Conservation Area property. The first five year project will focus
on trail design and site planning in addition to the development
of one or two major trail components.
Clalrevllle Conservation Area
Located in Peel Region at the junction of the south west corner of
York Region and the north west corner of Metropolitan Toronto,
Claireville Conservation Area, including the Ebenezer Resource
Management Tract, contains approximately 2100 acres (848 ha) with
a flood control dam and reservoir, a 220 site campground, a water
park, a day use education facility, a western style equestrian
operation and picnic areas. Outdoor recreation and education uses
occupy about 32% of the land with the remainder in floodplain
(15%), forests (29%) and open fields (24%).
Proposed outdoor recreation facilities include a golf course,
expansion of the existing campground, an expanded equestrian-
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facility and either a recreation/education centre or a second
campground (see attached Concept Plan map) .
Water Park
swimming has always been provided at Claireville Conservation Area
along the beach. and man-made reservoir. Persistent and
uncontrollable water quality problems forced the closure of
swimming in 1984. Chlorination control and other vater quality
clean-up options were not practical for the site.
In order to maintain a high quality water play facility, the
Conservation Authority negotiated a long term lease with a private
company to provide water- and land-based activities. The initial
facility, constructed in 1986, included a series of body slides,
tube rides, a river ride, children's play area, wave pool, hot
tubs, and later, miniature golf, batting cages and support
buildings were provided to accommodate an annual attendance of
200,000+ visitors.
Improvements to this plan ~r.~ proposed by the tenant over the next
several years to include: additional body slides, an activity pool,
a leisure pool, a log flume ride, expansion of the river ride and
children's play area, driving range, bumper boats, qroup picnic
area improvements and other outdoor recreation facilities that
promote active water and land play uses.
Golf Course
The strat.qy identified a shortage of public golf courses in the
Greater Toronto area. Golf has been identified as one of the few
outdoor recreational activities that can be enjoyed throughout
adult life. The persistent lack of affordable land in the greater
Toronto region for golf will aggravate the situation over the next
several years to the point where existing courses viII be over-
used, expensive to play on, and/or a great distance from the urban
golfer. In addition, the majority of new golf courses are being
developed for only private and semi-private use.
A regUlation golf course was examined as a possible use for part
of the Claireville Conservation Area. Following a review of the
landscape and its resources, it was confirmed that a course could
be constructed.
Approval has been received for such development fron the Ministry
of Natural Resources and candidate tenants are preparing proposals
at the present time.
Recreation/Education Centre
The proposed centre is not anticipated to start until after 1995
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and has therefore not been included in the five year project.
Nevertheless, it is important to understand the full range of
outdoor recreation services planned for the site. For a
description of the concept, please refer to the Boyd Conservation
Area outline.
Bquestrian Pacilities
The Conservation Authority currently leases a small area of land
and a trail network to a private operator. Western-style trail
rides and riding instruction are provided to a growing client
group.
In discussions with the public and recreation professionals,
equestrian facilities were identified as a desirable use for some
Conservation Area lands. The current site is slated to be
developed as part of the golf course. A new equestrian site is
proposed north of Highway #7 and a long term lease will be required
with an equestrian operator in the near future. Uses proposed for
the new facility include riding arenas, dressage, polo, show
jumping, steeplechase, trail riding and associated facilities.
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Boyd ConservatIon Area
The Boyd Conservation Area which includes the Kortright Centre for
Conservation and Glassco Park, is located 3 km north of the
community of Woodbridge. The Area is noted for large tracts of
forest lands set in a deep and rugged river valley. A number of
Environmentally Significant Areas (E.S.A. IS) have been identified
in the south east, central east and north west portions of the
property. Several large tracts of open field and rented farmland
still exist throughout the site.
The Area consists of 2042 acres (826 ha) with a day use park area,
picnic grounds, washrooms, snack bar, day use (Kortright Centre for
conservation) and residential use (Boyd Conservation Field Centre)
conservation education facilities, a nursery and farmland. All
outdoor recreation and education uses occupy about 27% of the land
with the remainder in floodplain (11%), forests (32%) and open
fields (30%).
Proposed outdoor recreation facilities include the re-establishment
of outdoor swimming, a recreation/education centre, a conservation
day camp, an activity farm, an equestrian centre and/or operating
farm, a heritage resource interpretive area, upgraded resource
interpretive centre and a par 3 golf course or outdoor
amphitheatre.
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Wate.r Play Area
Swimming in the outdoors has always been a significant part of the
largxer Conservation Areas around Hetropolitan Toronto. In the
past, man-made dams along the river provided excellent swimming
resources. Today, many streams are unfit for public swimming for
at least part of the summer season due to the runoff of
contaminants from urban and rural land uses.
Boyd Conservation Area was forced to close down public swimming in
the river in 1983 due to contamination from upstream sources and
frolJll swimmers in the river. Since that time, attendance and
revenues have declined while operation costs have increased.
To ~prove the outdoor recreation services and cost effectiveness
of the Area, a combined activity pool/tube ride has been proposed
on a site adjacent to the Vaughan Indoor Recreation Complex. An
assessment of the natural resources was also carried out confirming
that no Environmentally Significant Areas are at, or adjacent to,
the proposed site.
~.; Adventure Play Area
Land based activities are very popular with the public when
developed in close proximity to water play areas. Miniature golf,
labyrinths and batting cages are three examples of the types of
activities that are entertaining for the public. Variations on the
creative playground equipment are also very popular with younger
families.
A form of miniature golf known as Adventure Golf is proposed for
ins~allation during the first five years. This type of course has
a tbeme, for example, pioneer, nature, old mill, with significant
landscaping and relief (slopes, waterfalls, simulated rock cliffs,
etc.). Chip and Put golf has also been identified as an
entertaining alternative form of golf that requires low skill
levels.
Recreation/Education Centre
The Conservation Authority currently operates, in conjunction with
Boards of Education, several conservation education centres for
botlh day and residential use. The building facilities and
programming are designed to suit the needs of student groups.
While this arrangement has been very successful in serving the
needs of youth, the needs of adults for such facilities have not
beem met.
Modtern residential facilities, food services and programming around
outdoor recreation and education themes are needed to serve adults
and families. with proper design, the facility can be used by
sc~~l groups during the school year and by adults, families and
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other groups during available weekends, holiday periods and
throughout the summer months.
Equestrian/parm Centre
An active farm is located in the Glassco Park portion of the Boyd
Conservation Area. Current building uses include some horse
stabling and a purebred cattle barn. Surrounding lands are a mix
of farm fields, open pasture and woodlot.
Future plans include the moving of the existing tree and shrub
nursery at the corner of Rutherford Road and Islinqton to the north
east portion of the Glassco Park.
Other plans remain open to either an operating fara demonstration
site for school and general pUblic groups, or, an equestrian centre
could be developed on the site in either the English or Western
style. Both uses are possible candidates for private lease
arrangements either exclusively or in concert with Conservation
Authority programs.
Plans for either use are not expected to be completed in the first
five year period and are therefore not identified in the five year
projection.
Conservation Day camp
Private and public agencies have offered general activity day camps
on Conservation Area lands for a number of years. Hunicipalities
have offered a wide range of general and specialty use day camps
on their park lands. Investigation of these day camp operations
revealed that no agency offers the type of camp that deals
comprehensively with conservation issues.
Staff have been running a pilot project at the Kortright Centre
for Conservation for two years. This successful effort, combined
with information from other sources, indicates that a day camp with
a Conservation theme can successfully meet the education and
recreation needs of younger school aged children during the lower
attendance levels of summer months.
Outdoor Amphitheatre or Par 3 Golf Course
The concept of an outdoor amphitheatre has been suggested by the
general public and recreation professionals as a desirable land
use. Such a facility could offer a mix of cultural and outdoor
education opportunities for children and adults. A public or
private agency is best suited to preparing such a facility and
investigations are in progress.
Should technical investigations reveal problems with the
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construction of an amphitheatre and support services, a par 3 golf
course has been identified as a possible alternate land use. Tbe
land area needed to offer 18 holes of par 3 golf can range from 30\
to 40% less than that required for a regulation course. The open
fields currently on site, combined with the rolling relief would
be more than adequate in terms of land area needs.
'nlere is a demand for affordable golf facilities close to the
qreater Toronto region market. The establishment of a quality, par
3 course at Boyd Conservation Area would enhance the pub I ic' s
ability to enjoy the sport in a natural setting.
Kortright Centre Por ConservatioD
A number of recreation/education improvements have been suggested
for the Kortright Centre. Many of the proposed developments will
rely on support from the Metropolitan Toronto and Region
Conservation Foundation and from Provincial government grant
programs.
The following brief descriptions of proposed improvements are
provided with the understanding that additional economic and
technical feasibility studies will be prepared to verify the public
use and financial impacts.
1. Activity Parm
A farm house and barn currently exist near the Kortright
Centre for Conservation. Tbese buildings represent the
central location of an activity farm for children and
families. The types of activities will range from a fully
functioning dairy farm demonstration, to children's play
area, to a young aniaals exhibit, to farm life
demonstrations.
2. Energy Conservation Bouse
As part of the energy theme at the Kortright Centre for
Conservation, an energy efficient house has been proposed.
The house would incorporate the latest technology in all
aspects of resource conservation including such items as:
stormwater control, wind breaks, minimum maintenance
yards, nutrient recycl ing, greenhouses, solar heating,
wildlife plantings and high energy efficiency.
3. Heritage Reso~rce Interpretation
A number of historic and pre-historic archaeological sites
have been discovered throughout the river valley. In
particular, a very large settlement site is being
excavated by Authority staff and students as part of the
conservation education program.
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An outdoor interpretive display and possible indoor
storage facility are proposed that will expose more of the
student and adult population to important heritage
resources without damaging the archaeology sites. The
actual details of size, type and programming for such a
facility awaits further investigation.
4. Kortright Interpretive Centre Upgrade
The centre was built in 1979 as a focal point to give
visitors the opportunity to enjoy the landscape and to
learn conservation principles. During the ensuing ten
years, considerable change has taken place in the
programming of the facility. Those changes have placed
a burden on the current facility in terms of staff,
display and meeting space.
5. Pishery Management Pond(s)
A fishing pond or ponds have been identified as a
potential use of part of the river valley adjacent to the
Kortright Centre for Conservation. The pond would offer
a special recreation/education experience for school
groups and families.
The management of warm water species such as bass and
catfish can be demonstrated as part of an interpretive
trail loop in the valley.
I. Craft Workshop
A craft workshop and woodcraft studio is proposed for
lands adjacent to the existing sawmill building. The
centre would be the focal point for the forestry theme
and include facilities for visiting artists, instruction
classes, seminars, meetings, exhibits and storage.
7. wildlite Programs
Improvements to the wildlife habitat and their management
will be developed. Vegetation corridors, nesting areas and
possible rehabilitation facilities are all examples of
future options.
8. Interpretive Trail Loops
The Kortright Centre for Conservation is designed around
five themes: water, land, fish & wildlife, forest and
energy. Each theme has, or will have, an interpretive
trail component.
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The trails will be used as a combined recreation/education
experience to demonstrate the inter-relationship between
resources and their use by man. Most of the trails will
be connected to the main river valley trail that is to
pass through the Boyd Conservation Area as part of the
Greater Toronto and Region Trail System.
Greenwood Conservation Area
Greenwood Conservation Area is located along the northern boundary
of the Town of Ajax, south of the hamlet of Greenwood. The Area
consists of 721 acres (292 ha) with a group camping area, day use
park area and picnic grounds. All outdoor recreation uses occupy
about 24% of the land with the remainder in table land forests
(25% ) and floodplain or steep slopes (51%).
The Area is dominated by a large, deep river valley. The Duffin
Creek passes through the property and a large Environmentally
Significant Area (E.S.A.) is situated west of the Creek on steep
valley slopes. Scenic vistas exist at the top of the. valley walls
on both sides of the Creek. Existing and proposed improvements to
the Area are contained on table land in the south eastern and north
western portions of the site.
Proposed outdoor recreation facilities include the re-establishment
of outdoor swimming, a Conservation day camp, a family campground
and an adventure play area.
Water Play Area
Swimming has been offered at Greenwood in the form of a by-pass
pond next to the river. Siltation and bacterial problems have
forced the closing of the facility. An artificial pool was
recommended to bring back safe, outdoor swimming in the
Conservation Area.
The use of a modified swim lake (activity pool) has been proposed.
Such a facility would include a large, shal1.ow pool area, small
water slides and water play activities.
Adventure Play Area
The style and variety of adventure play features will be similar
to those proposed for Boyd Conservation Area. Due to higher
priority activities, the Adventure Play Area for Greenwood
Conservation Area will not be completed in the first five year
period.
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Conservation Day Camp
The day camp will be modelled along the lines of the Boyd
Conservation Day Camp. Because of the long standing relationship
with existing tenants and their day camp operation, it may be more
appropriate to develop a conservation theme as part of an existing
camp program.
Paaily Camp Ground
camping facilities are liaited in the eastern half of the
watershed. What few facilities exist are generally located in
poorly accessible valleys or on private lands. Greenwood offers
a highly accessible site (access from Highway 401 on Westney or
Brock Roads), on public lands and in a natural setting.
The original concept identified a large campground of between 300
and 400 campsites. Based on public concerns on the potential
impact of such an activity, a campground with a maximum size of 200
campsites is proposed in the eastern portion of the Conservation
Area.
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PetUcoat Creek ConservaUon AI'.-
Petticoat Creek Conservation Area is located east of the Rouge
River mouth along the shoreline of Lake Ontario in the Town of
Pickering. The Area consists of 185 acres (75 ha) with a svia lake
area, day use park area. municipal ball fields and picnic grounds.
All outdoor recreation uses occupy about 54% of the land with the
remainder in table land forest (6%) and floodplain or other natural
hazard lands (40%).
The Petticoat Creek passes through the property and contains an
Environmentally Significant Area (E.S.A.) on the steep river valley
walls. The property also fronts on the lake shore with a 10 to 12
metre high bluff. The bluff offers scenic potential for hikes and
picnickers, but bank erosion restricts public use of the shoreline
area.
Proposed outdoor recreation facilities include improvements to the
swim lake and an adventure play area.
Swim Lake Improvements
The existing swimming facilities have been in place since 1975 and
offer shallow, wading-style swimming along with a change room, food
booth and washroom complex. Major repairs to the facility vill be
required in the near future and this presents an opportunity to
establish a wider variety of swimming/water play experiences.
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The proposed improvements include a small set of water slides,
water play activities (water cannon, spray valves, etc.) hot tubs
and lazy river ride. Adventure play activities would be grouped
with this complex to ensure an overall cost-effective operation for
Area facilities.
The quality and variety of facilities proposed for Petticoat Creek
will be similar in scale to that offered at Boyd Conservation Area.
Adventure Play Area
The style and variety of adventure play features will be similar
to those proposed for Boyd and Greenwood Conservation Areas.
Tommy Thompson Park
Tommy Thompson Park was identified in the strateav as one of the
five Conservation Areas where significant improvement in the
landscape was required . ~d desirable. The degree and type of
improvements for Tommy Thompson Park differs from that found in
other Conservation Areas.
The Park is located on the shoreline of Lake Ontario just east of
the Toronto Islands. The site is completely constructed of
landfill from recent urban development. The landfill has developed
a mix of vegetation and wildlife that has transformed a significant
portion of the land into an Environmentally Significant Area
(E.S.A.) .
The plan and the ensuing environmental assessment are part of a
separate planning and development process. Upon receipt of the
approvals from the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, the
Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Environment, a
separate request for approval of funding will be subaitted for
Tommy Thompson Park under the pive Year Lake Ontario Watertront
Development Project.
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GENERAL FACIUTIES
In any Conservation Area, a number of general or minor improvements
are required each year. These improvements to Conservation Areas
contribute significantly to the enjoyment of facilities and
programs by the public. In many cases, trail signage, buffer
plantings and minor improvements help reduce both the long term
maintenance costs of facilities and environmental damage costs by
controlling public uses.
The following general categories will be used for this type of
development.
Interpretive Trails
From past presentations of the strateav and Concept Plans, the need
for improved trails was clearly identified by a wide range of
public users, government agencies and special interest groups.
While the inter-regional trail needs are addressed elsewhere, there
still exists a need to improve the extent and quality of local use
trails in all Conservation Areas.
Many Conservation Area trails continue to be classed as "earthen"
trails. Unfortunately, earthen trails in near urban Conservation
Areas are prone to serious degradation through soil compaction.
Trail construction and maintenance standards are required for all
Conservation Areas. The necessary planning and technical documents
will be prepared as part of the Conservation Authority's
contribution to a larger inter-regional trail management program.
picnic Areas
Picnic facilities have been available at many Conservation Areas
for many years. Continued improvement is required in the quality
of shelter offered and in the support facilities such as washrooms,
water and hydro services.
Campground Improvements
Existing campgrounds at Claireville and Albion Hills Conservation
Areas require additional improvements to meet the modern camping
needs of visitors. Camp site additions, creative playgrounds,
visitor parking lots and laundromat services are all examples of
such improvements.
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Environmental Enhanceaents
Erosion control and other stream improvements are required
throughout many river valleys. Where the land is used for outdoor
recreation, improvements to the river may be required. All
Conservation Areas require upgrading of entrances, froa signage,
to landscape stock, to entrance gates and buildings. In addition,
many areas require improvements to vegetative and man-aade buffer
areas between outdoor recreation uses. Design and construction
guidelines for envirormental enhancements will be prepared for each
Conservation Area.
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PROJECTED FINANCING
Introduction
provision for resource protection and subsequent open space use
requires adequate financial support. In an agency where the
primary mandate is the management of renewable natural resources,
it is no longer acceptable to withdraw increasing amounts of public
funds to cover operating deficits fro. inter-regional recreation
activities. The objective is to bring revenues from programs and
facilities in Conservation Areas more in line with operating costs.
The core funding partners continue to be the Ministry of Natural
Resources and member municipalities. other sources of public
agency funding will be actively pursued and include:
- the Ministry of Tourism and Recreation have the mandate
to support key elements, including the swimming
facilities proposed at Boyd and Greenwood Conservation
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identified as a possible participant in heritage resource
interpretation at the Kortright Centre For conservation,
- the Ministry of Agriculture and Food will be consulted
and requested for financial support on key aspects of the
farm management/education plans for the Boyd Conservation
Area, and,
- the School Boards of Metropolitan Toronto and Regions
have the potential to fund the construction, operating
and administrative costs of a recreation/education centre
at the Boyd Conservation Area.
Revenues from private leases are ~rtant to the success of the
strateav for PUblio Use of conservation Authoritv Lands. In the
few areas where private leases will be considered, the revenue from
such sources cover, in order of priority:
1. all direct costs of servicing the leases,
2. a portion to reserves for facility replacement or
re-development,
3. the remainder to Conservation Area development projects.
The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Foundation will
be requested to take an active part in financing conservation
education and public resource interpretation elements of the
strateav. In particular, the funding of proj ects will include, but
not be limited to, the Black Creek Pioneer Village, the Kortright
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Centre for Conservation and Cold Creek Conservation Area.
The Greater Toronto Region Trail System because of its size, will
be a long term project for the Foundation and other public and
private funding sources. Concurrent with the trail system
development, environmental enhancements, land acquisition and
support services will be part of the overall trail management
program.
Overall, the broadening of the financial support base, combined
with the careful establishment of public facilities and private
lease agreements, is essential to the Conservation Authority
achieving its objective of providing outdoor recreation/education
facilities that are inter-regional in scale, of high quality, and,
cost effective.
Five Year Capital Budaet (June 1990)
The total anticipated cost of the developments as proposed over the
next five years is $48.7 million.
In terms of publicly funded facilities, the following developments
are planned and listed in order of priority and assume that core
funding sources include municipal levy, Ministry of Natural
Resources, Conservation Authority revenues and foundation funding:
Core Funds Other Funds Total
($,000) ($,000) ($,000)
1. Boyd Water Play Facility 2,337 2,684 5,021
and Support Services
. 2. Kortright Water & 1,137 328 1,465
Land Theme Activities
3 . Greater Toronto Region 1,029 0 1,029
Trail System Improvements
4 . Greenwood Water Play 2,593 93 2,686
Facility
5. Kortright Facility 654 0 654
Improvements
6. General C.A. Development 847 0 847
7. Greenwood Camp Ground 2,252 0 2,252
Total Core & Related Fundinq l3,954
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Other facilities and projects proposed for private or other agency
development will focus on Boyd, Claireville, and Petticoat Creek
Conservation Areas and will be implemented as resource and economic
information are made available.
The projected sources of funding for all types of development are as
follows (Note: Totals do not add due to rounding) :
Source Total Funds Required
Ministry of Natural Resource $1,250,000
Municipal Levy $1,250,000
Revenues $5,688,000
Foundation, $2,663,000
Other Government Ministries
and Agencies $3,885,000
Private & Other Sources $34,006,000
Total ( rounded) $48,742,000
Over the next five years, the following financial commitment is
required from the Ministry of Natural Resources and member
municipalities:
Dollar Value by Year
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
M.N.R. 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000
Mun. 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000
5YEAR/5Capproj.
June 15, 1990
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CONCEPT PLAN SUMMARIES FOR
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GREATER TORONTO & REGION TRAIL SYSTEM CONCEPT
The development of an inter-regional trail system was strongly
endorsed by a wide range of public groups and agencies as the most
important improvement that could be made to the river valley
systems in the watershed. Walking continues to be the most popular
activity on public lands for all age groups.
The availability of so many scenic river valleys in Metropolitan
Toronto and surrounding Regions, combined with the large, public
valley land holdings make the provision of quality trails an
essential component of any public land management program. The
ownership by the Conservation Authority of much of this public land
combined with the presence of so many environmentally significant
areas in the valleys requires that the Conservation Authority
provide strong planning and coordination of the inter-regional
trail concept.
The attached map illustrates the four major trail elements of:
1. Valley Trails - through the major river valleys,
2. Oak Ridges Moraine Trail - across the northern
portion of the watershed in the Oak Ridges Moraine,
3. Waterfront Trail - across the entire Lake Ontario
shoreline, and,
4. Greenbelt Trail - through the open space corridor
slated for transportation (Highway 407) and
communication (Natural Gas and Hydro) uses.
Trails, when carefully designed and maintained, can provide: a
quiet place in the urban landscape for reflection and relaxation:
an educational experience through the use of interpretive signage
for biological as well as heritage resources; a focal point for
family outings at picnics, campgrounds and other outdoor social
events; and, a safe corridor for pedestrians and cyclists to travel
through the Metropolitan Toronto and surrounding Regions to work,
for exercise or for fun. .
At present there are many players in the provision of trails.
Municipalities, trail and special interest groups and the
Conservation Authority all have valuable contributions to make
towards a coordinated, inter-regional trail network.
Many of the key elements for a successful program of trail
management and use are already in place:
- Many community interest groups have expressed interest in
helping with the development of a trail through their
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community or resource area,
- The Provincial Government has already accumulated a number
of trail design alternatives for the Greenbelt corridor and
curr7nt desi~n programs for Highway 407 provide an opportunity
for 1ntegrat1on of past plans,
- Metropolitan Toronto has established a number of
walking/cycling trails on Conservation Authority lands,
- Several local municipalities have begun a program of trail
design and construction through plans of subdivision and park
land dedications,
- The Conservation Authority continues to provide the
opportunity for trails to be developed on waterfront lands,
- A number of public and private agencies have expressed
interest in designating parts of the Oak Ridges Moraine for
natural resource protection and limited trail use.
The extent of trails proposed (over 900 km) and the cost of trail
construction (over $90 million) require a considerable and
coordinated effort on the part of all interested groups and
agencies.
Phase One of the Trail System development will include the
coordination of municipal and private agency plans for design,
construction, maintenance and programming of trails in the
watershed. The Concept Plan that will be generated by this effort
will provide the necessary framework for all parties to implement
integrated trail elements on their own time frame.
Efforts will be made to concentrate the work of the Authority on
the Valley Trails for the Humber and Rouge Rivers and the Oak
Ridges Moraine. Other agencies and public groups will be
encouraged to support the Valley, Oak Ridges, Waterfront and
Greenbelt trail developments.
Subsequent phases of the project would see additional trail
networks developed in valley and other open space corridors as
funding is made available to the participants in the program.
Throughout all phases of the ~roject, land acquisition, easements
and other forms of ownership that would permit public trail use
will be pursued by appropriate groups or agencies. For example,
the Conservation Authority will continue to acquire valley lands
as part of their hazard land acquisition program.
The objective over the next twenty years will be to complete public
access trails for hiking and cycling in all major river valleys,
the Oak Ridges Moraine and the Waterfront with connecting links
provided along the Greenbelt corridor.
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CLAIREVILLE CONSERVATION AREA
CONCEPT PLAN SUMMARY
April 14, 1989
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CONCEPT PLAN FOR CLAIREVILLE CONSERVATION AREA
siqniticance
Claireville Conservation Area, due to its strategic location and
large areas of tableland, has the potential for multi-faceted
recreational attractions.
Located within a relatively urban context with excellent
transportation links, Claireville Conservation Area offers an
excellent opportunity to provide recreational activities that are
inter-regional in scale and easily accessible by a large number of
watershed residents.
Resource constraints
The site is part of the Peel Plain Physiographic Region. This
plain is level or undulating and is traversed by the Humber river,
which has eroded moderately deep, meandering valleys. Soils have
a high clay content and are typically poorly drained.
Streambank erosion is prevalent. With the completion of the
Claireville Darn, the amount of damage to existing banks has
decreased, particularly in the lower part of the site where the
stream velocities are controlled.
The most significant feature of the area is the Claireville Darn
and Reservoir. Mixed deciduous stands occur along the river valley
lands and in two woodlots in the northern portion of the site. The
majority of the land exists in various stages of old field
succession, with some regeneration of tree species. No
Environmentally Significant Areas (E.S.A. IS) have been identified
on the property.
The area has extensive cattail marshes along the east side and at
the north end of the reservoir. The marsh is expected to grow as
the reservoir continues to accumulate silt from upstream sources.
During a wildlife inventory in 1979, 67 bird species were
identified. There is a substantial white Tailed Deer population
located in tracts north of Steeles Avenue. Other mammals are also
present throughout the site. The Claireville Conservation Area is
classified as a warm water fisheries area, but no fishing
facilities or fish stocking are provided.
Current Land Use
The present site is already a multi-faceted recreational area, with
washrooms, picnic facilities, walkways, trails, a western style
equestrian facility and two key intensive use areas. In the
southern tip of Claireville, lies the Indian Line Campground (220
campsites) and wild Water Kingdom (formerly Sunshine Beach) Water
Park.
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W~ile snowmobiling is permitted on the northern portion of the
Sl te, the sporadic availability of snow precludes most winter
~ctivities and the Claireville Conservation Area is primarily used
ln the summer and fall.
Public Use Options
In accordance with the guidelines outlined in the strateqy for
PUblic Use of Conservation Authoritv Lands (1987), all proposed
facilities are based on appropriate site and complementary land
use considerations. Any new facilities would be clustered to
minimize space requirements and reduce the impact of public use on
natural resources.
The recreational opportunities include;
1. Improved Family & Group Picnic Areas
Picnic shelters have become very popular for group and
family picnics. The addition of shelters and the support
services of hydro and water will improve the quality of
service offered. Washroom facilities also require
upgrading to modern flush toilet systems.
2. Expanded Walking & Hiking Trails
A major trail link through the Humber River valley will
be designed and constructed to service the needs of day
use visitors as well as future inter-regional trail
users. Interpretive elements of the natural and cultural
heritage resources will incorporated into the design of
trail loops that feed into the main valley trail.
3. A Golf Course
The strateqy identified a shortage of public golf courses
in the Greater Metropolitan Toronto area. Golf has been
identified as one of the few outdoor recreation
activities that can be enjoyed throughout adult life.
The persistent lack of affordable land in the greater
Toronto region for golf will aggravate the situation over
the next several years to the point where existing
courses will be over-used, expensive to play on, and/or
a great distance from the urban golfer.
A regulation-sized golf course was examined as a possible
~se for part of the Claireville Conservation Area.
Following a review of the landscape and its resources,
it was confirmed that a course could be safely
constructed south of Highway #7.
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4 . A Recreation/Education Facility
Modern residential facilities, food services and
programming around outdoor recreation and education
themes are needed to serve families and groups. The
facility could be operated year round by private
enterprise, or the Conservation Authority, or other
public agency.
5. An expanded Equestrian Facility
The Conservation Authority currently leases a small area
of land and a trail network to a private operator.
western-style trail rides and riding instruction are
provided to a growing client group.
In discussions with the public and recreation
professionals, equestrian facilities were identified as
a desirable use for some Conservation Area lands. The
current site is slated to be developed as part of the 36
hole golf course. A new equestrian site is proposed
north of Highway #7 and a long term lease will be
prepared with an equestrian operator in the near future.
6. Expanded Water Park Facility
Swimming has always been provided at Claireville
Conservation Area along the beach and man made reservoir.
Persistent and uncontrollable water quality problems
forced the closure of swimming in 1984. Chlorination
control and other water quality clean up options were not
practical for the site.
In order to maintain a unique and high quality water play
facility, the Conservation Authority negotiated a long
term lease with a private company to provide water and
land based activities. The original concept, constructed
in 1986, included a series of body slides, tube rides,
river ride, children's play area, wave pool, hot tubs and
support buildings to accommodate an annual attendance of
200,000+ visitors.
Improvements to this plan are proposed by the tenant over
the next several years to include: additional body
slides, an activity pool, a leisure pool, expansion of
the river ride and children's play area, 36 holes of
miniature golf, driving range, batting cages, expanded
office and food service buildings, bumper boats, water
ski show, group picnic area improvements and other
outdoor recreation facilities that promote active water
and land play uses.
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7. Expanded Campground
A second campground was identified as a possible
al ternative land use around the existing Highway #50
entrance. In reviewing camping attendance figures it was
determined that minor expansions to the existing
campground would meet current demands provided that the
campground for Greenwood is installed within the next
five year period.
Resource Management
Where new or improved facilities are proposed, adequate buffering
with indigenous tree and shrub species will be planted. Existing
forest and marsh areas will be enhanced through natural
regeneration, wildlife habitat plantings and larger buffers between
natural resource and public use areas.
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BOYD CONSERVATION AREA
CONCEPT PLAN SUMMARY
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Public Use options
In accordance with the guidelines outlined in the strateqy for
Public Use of conservation Authoritv Lands (1987), all proposed
facilities are based on appropriate site and complimentary land
use considerations. Any new facilities would be clustered on table
land sites to minimize space requirements and reduce land use
impacts on the natural resource of the valley.
The recreational opportunities include;
1. Conservation Day Camp
Private and public agencies have offered general activity
day camps on Conservation Area lands for a number of
years . Municipalities have offered a wide range of
general and specialty use day camps on their park lands.
Investigation of the day camp business revealed that no
agency offers the type of camp that deals with
conservation issues.
staff have been running a pilot project at the Kortright
Centre for Conservation for two years. This successful
effort, combined with information from other sources,
indicates that a day camp with a Conservation theme can
generate additional attendance of younger school aged
children during the lower attendance levels in summer
months.
2. Hiking & Biking Trails
An inter-regional trail will be constructed through the
river valley that will connect with municipal trail links
to the south. Additional trail loops will be developed
from various sites such at the Boyd Field Centre,
Kortright Centre for Conservation and the McMichael Art
Gallery.
Interpretive trails will also be prepared to educate both
students and adults in the wide variety of natural and
cultural resources in the Humber River valley.
3. Enhanced Facilities .at Kortright Centre For Conservation
A number of recreation/education improvements have been
suggested for the Kortright Centre. All developments
will rely heavily on funding from the Metropolitan
Toronto and Region Conservation Foundation and from
Provincial government grant programs.
The following brief descriptions are provided with the
understanding that additional economic and technical
feasibility studies will be prepared to verify the public
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use and financial impacts.
a) Activity Farm
A farm house and barn currently exist near the Kortright
Centre for Conservation. These buildings represent the
central location of an activity farm for children and
families. The types of activities will range from a fully
functioning dairy farm demonstration, to children's play
area, to a young animals exhibit, to farm life
demonstrations.
b) Energy Conservation House
As part of the energy theme at the Kortright Centre for
Conservation, an energy efficient house has been proposed.
The house would incorporate the latest technology in all
aspects of resource conservation, from nutrient recycling,
greenhouses, solar heating, wildlife plantings and energy
efficiency.
c) Heritage Resource Interpretation
A number of historic and pre-historic archaeological sites
have been discovered throughout the river valley. In
particular, a very large settlement site is being
excavated by Authority staff and students as part of the
conservation education program.
To attract more of the student and adult population to
these important heritage resources without exposing the
actual sites to damage, an outdoor interpretive display
is proposed. The actual details of size, type and
programming for such a facility awaits further
investigation.
d) Kortright Interpretive Centre Upgrade
The centre was builtin 1979 as a focal point in the
visitors enjoyment of nature and their introduction to
conservation principles. During the ensuing ten years,
considerable change has taken place in the programming of
the facility. Those changes have placed a burden on the
current facility in terms of staff, display and meeting
space.
e) Fishery Management Pond(s)
A fishing pond or ponds have been identified as a
potential use of part of the river valley adjacent to the
Kortright Centre for Conservation. The pond would offer
a unique recreation/education experience for school groups
and families.
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The management of warm water species such as bass and
catfish can be demonstrated as part of an interpretive
trail loop in the valley.
f) Craft Workshop
A craft workshop and wood craft studio is proposed for
lands adjacent to the existing saw mill building. The
centre would be the focal point for the forestry theme
and include facilities for visiting artists, instruction
classes, workshops, seminars, exhibits and storage.
4 . Recreation/Education Facility
The Conservation Authority currently operates, in
conjunction with Boards of Education, several
conservation education centres for both day and
residential use. The building facilities and programming
are designed to suit the needs of student groups. While
this arrangement has been very successful in serving the
needs of youth, the needs of adults for such facilities
have not been met.
Modern residential facilities, food services and
programming around outdoor recreation and education
themes are needed to serve adults and families. with
proper design, the facility can be used by school groups
during the school year and by adults, families and other
groups during available weekends and throughout the
summer months.
5. Equestrian Facility/Working Farm
An active farm is located in the Glassco Park portion of
the Boyd Conservation Area. Current building uses
. ~clude some horse stabling and a purebred cattle barn.
surrounding lands are a mix of farm fields, open pasture
and woodlot.
Future plans include the moving of the existing tree and
shrub nursery at the corner of Rutherford Road and
Islington to the north east portion of the Glassco Park.
Other plans remain open to either an operating farm
demonstration site for school and the general public
groups, or, an equestrian centre could be developed on
the site in either the English or Western style. Both
uses are possible candidates for private lease
arrangements either exclusively or in concert with
Conservation Authority programs.
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6. Water Play area
Swimming in the outdoors has always been a significant
part of the larger Conservation Areas around Metropolitan
Toronto. In the past, man-made dams along the river
provided excellent swimming resources. Today, many
streams are unfit for public swimming for at least part
of the summer season due to the runoff of contaminants
from urban and rural land uses.
Boyd Conservation Area was forced to close down public
swimming in the river in 1983 due to contamination from
upstream sources and from swimmers in the river. Since
that time, attendance and revenues have declined while
operation costs have increased.
To improve the outdoor recreation services and cost-
effectiveness of the Area, a combined activity pool/tube
ride has been proposed on a site adjacent to the Vaughan
Indoor Recreation Complex. An assessment of the natural
resources was also carried out confirming that no
Environmentally Significant Areas are at, or adjacent to,
the proposed site.
7. Adventure Play Area
Land based activities are very popular with the public
when developed in close proximity to water play areas.
Miniature golf, labyrinths and batting cages are three
examples of the types of activities that are entertaining
for the public.
Variations on the creative playground equipment are also
very popular with younger families.
A form of miniature golf known as Adventure Golf is
proposed during the first five year project. The golf
course is developed in a pioneer, nature, old mill or
other theme with landscaping and relief that includes
slopes, waterfalls, simulated rock cliffs, and other
features.
8. Par 3 Golf Course or Outdoor Amphitheatre
The concept of an outdoor amphitheatre has been suggested
by the general public and recreation professionals as a
desirable land use. Such a facility could offer a mix
of cultural and outdoor education opportunities for
children and adults.
Should technical investigations reveal problems with the
construction of an amphitheatre and support services, a
par 3 golf course has been identified as a possible
alternate land use. The land area needed to offer 18
holes of par 3 golf can range from 30% to 40% less than
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significance
Boyd Conservation Area, due to its strategic location and large
areas of tableland and spectacular scenic river valley, has the
potential for multi-faceted recreational attractions.
Located in a rapidly urbanizing area with excellent transportation
links, Boyd Conservation Area offers an excellent opportunity to
provide recreational activities that are inter-regional in scale
and easily accessible by a significant portion of watershed
residents.
Resource Constraints
The site is part of the Bevelled Till Plain region of Southern
Ontario. This plain is level or undulating and is traversed by the
Humber river, which has eroded wide, deep and meandering valleys
through the till. Soils range from sandy clays, to gravel outwash,
to clay.
stream bank erosion is prevalent with large exposed bluffs in some
portions of the site. A number of abandoned gravel pits and
archaeological sites are present on both sides of the river valley
Mixed deciduous stands occur throughout the river valley and a
number of Environmentally significant Areas can be found in the
larger forest tracts.
Whi te Tailed Deer, beaver and other mammals have been found
throughout the river valley. The Humber River as it passes through
the Boyd Conservation Area is classified as suitable for warm water
fish species.
Current Land Use
The present site is already a multi-faceted recreational area, with
washrooms, picnic facilities, walkways, trails, a group camping
area, a day use conservation education facility (Kortright Centre
for Conservation) and a residential conservation education centre
(Boyd Field Centre). swimming was provided by a seasonal check
dam, however, water quality problems forced the closure of this
facility. In addition to recreation facilities, the Conservation
Area contains a tree nursery and operating farm
While cross country skiing is permitted on the site, the sporadic
availability of snow precludes most winter activities and the Boyd
Conservation Area is primarily used in the spring, summer and fall.
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that required for a regulation course. The open fields
currently on site, combined with the rolling relief would
be more than adequate in terms of land area needs.
There is a growing demand for affordable golf facilities
close to the greater Toronto region market. The
establishment of a quality, par 3 course at Boyd
Conservation Area would enhance the public's ability to
enjoy the sport in a natural setting.
Resource Management
Where new or improved facilities are proposed, adequate buffering
with indigenous tree and shrub species will be planted. Existing
forest and marsh areas will be enhanced through natural
regeneration, wildlife habitat plantings and larger buffers between
natural resource and public use areas.
The existing group camping site will be moved to avoid
Environmentally Significant Areas. Erosion control will be done
as part of a demonstration of alternative resource management
practices adjacent to Conservation Education facilities and trails.
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PETTICOAT CREEK CONSERVATION AREA
CONCEPT PLAN SUMMARY
April 14, 1989
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CONCEPT PLAN FOR PETTICOAT CREEK/ FRENCHMAN'S BAY
significance
The Petticoat Creek/Frenchman's Bay Conservation Area has the
potential for a mix of water-based recreational attraction within
an urban context.
Located in the eastern portion of the watershed, the Petticoat
Creek Conservation Area offers scenic vistas of Lake ontario and
the Frenchman's Bay along with a protected river valley and large,
open table land areas.
Resource constraints
The Conservation Area and Bay lies within the physiographic region
of the Iroquois Plain, composed mainly of tableland, with two river
valleys, one freshwater bay and three Environmentally Significant
Area (E.S.A.) sites. The site is located on well drained till soil
deposits that are highly erodable in nature, with ten metre bluffs
present along the shoreline that are eroding at a rate of 8 to 10cm
per year.
Two watercourses pass through or by the site; Petticoat Creek,
which cuts the property in a north west to south east direction,
and the Rouge River, which forms part of the western boundary of
the Conservation Area.
The Conservation Area is composed of open grassed fields with
valley land forests and the Bay area contains open fields, sandy
beach and marshlands. The plant community in the area is of high
quality, based on the maturity and uncommon species associations.
In total over 169 plant species have been identified within the
study site.
Wildlife habitat conditions are quite varied with the majority of
species found in the valley and shoreline areas. Numerous small
mammals and birds make up the resident wildlife, with over 38 bird
species in the marsh area alone.
Fish species in the study area are limited to warm water and
marshland varieties. The majority of aquatic life is found in the
Frenchman's Bay area, including numerous fish, insect, and
amphibious species.
Current Land Use
The present Petticoat Creek/Frenchman's Bay site is a picnic and
waterbased recreational area, with washrooms, picnic shelters,
walkways, a refreshment booth, 0.6 hectare swim lake, and a
lakefront beach.
The Conservation Area and Bay are primarily used during the summer
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and fall periods for family and group picnicking, swimming, and
shore based fishing.
PUblic Use options
In accordance with recommendation in the strateqy for PUblic Use
ot Conservation Authoritv Lands (1987), all proposed facilities are
based upon appropriate site and complementary land use
considerations. Any new facilities will be clustered to minimize
space requirements and increase the. operational efficiency.
The recreational opportunities for the Petticoat Creek portion of
the Conservation Area include:
l. Improved Family & Group Picnic Areas
Picnic shelters will be expanded to accomodate the
growing demand for picnic facilities. Additional
washroom, water, hydro and parking facilities will be
installed to improve the level of service.
2. Walking/Hiking Trails
The trail along the lake shore will be buffered from
picnicking uses with vegetation and a bridge will be
installed at the mouth of the Petticoat Creek to
encourage inter-regional trail use.
3 . An Updated Swim Lake/Water Play Facility
The existing swimming facilities have been in place since
1975 and offer shallow wading-style swimming along with
a change room, food booth and washroom complex. Major
repairs to the facility will be required in the near
future and this presents an opportunity to establish a
wider variety of swimming/water play activities.
The proposed improvements include a small set of water-
slides, water-play activities (water cannon, spray
valves) hot tubs and a lazy river ride. Adventure-play
activities would be included in this complex to ensure
an overall cost effective operation to Area facilities.
4 . Waterfront Area
No lake shore facilities are considered possible during
the first five year project due to the existing shoreline
erosion and the lack of any engineering studies dealing
with financial and technical limitations. Nevertheless,
the concept of waterfront facilities has merit.
Petticoat Creek Conservation Area is the only active
recreation facility along the Lake Ontario waterfront
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that is :perated by the Conservation Authority. In other
munic:~~l waterfront parks, large boat marinas and beach
facilities are common.
To avoid duplicating these types of facilities, the
Conservation Authority proposes a small sheltered harbour
area (erosion control groyne) along the lake shore that
would house a small watercraft rental facility.
Additional features would be identified in follow up
feasibility studies. No work on this type of facility
is proposed in the first five year project until
appropriate engineering studies are completed to verify
the utility of erosion control groynes at this location.
other facilities and plans for the Frenchman's Bay portion of the
Conservation Area await the completion of additional land
acquisition around the Bay.
Resource Management
Marshland revitalization and preservation of the existing valley
lands through erosion control measures will be carried out over the
next several years.
Environmentally Significant Areas, as well as erosion and flood
vulnerable portions of the site will be excluded from public use
and heavily buffered from the public use areas.
Lakeshore erosion will be examined in future feasibility studies
for the construction of an erosion control groyne.
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GREENWOOD CONSERVATION AREA
Significance
Greenwood Conservation Area has the potential for a multi-faceted
recreation attraction in an area that is rapidly urbanizing.
The Conservation Area contains a large, scenic river valley rich
in natural resources and open table lands capable of providing a
wide range of outdoor recreation facilities.
Resource Constraints
The Greenwood Conservation Area lies in parts of the physiographic
regions of the Iroquois Plain and the South Slopes. The site is
composed of tableland on either side of the steep Duffin Creek
river valley with its two Environmentally Significant Area (E.S.A.)
sites. Soils are identified as outwash sands and gravels that are
highly pervious, low in fertility and high in erosion
suceptibility.
The Greenwood Conservation Area is located on the east tributary
of the Duffin Creek Watershed. with strong groundwater supply and
low rate of land use change, the Duffin Creek represents the
largest, cleanest stream in the watershed. Groundwater in this
area is highly susceptible to contamination due to the porous
nature of the sand and gravel materials that override the water
table. Many of aquifers are capable of yielding large quantities
of water, with some well reports recording yields of 90 gallons per
minute.
Greenwood Conservation Area forests are special in that they lie
within a transition zone between the Deciduous Forest Region and
the Huron-ontario section of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest
Region. There are two Environmentally Significant Areas; one large
forest that covers a large portion of the steep western valley
wall, and one small area of floodplain in the center of the
property.
The range of habitat conditions within Greenwood sustain a variety
of wildlife species. Woodland, upland and wetland areas, with
their variety of vegetative cover, have proven attractive for over
55 species of birds, numerous small mammals and white tailed deer.
'Aquatic wildlife in this area are limited to the Duffin and
Brougham Creeks. Because of the extensive forest cover along the
creek, the water temperature is below the ideal for many warm water
fish species. Ten species of fish were found at Greenwood, of
which three were sport fish varieties.
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Greenwood Conservation Area is a picnic- and nature trail-based
si te, with group and day camp areas and temporary refreshment
facil i ties. A by-pass pond adj acent to the Creek was used for
swimming until turbidity problems from swimming forced the closure
of the pond.
The Conservation Area is primarily used during the summer and fall
periods. Limited use occurs in the spring at the opening of trout
season and in the winter with some tobogganing and sleddin~.
Public Use options
In accordance with the recommendations outlined in the strateqy for
the PUblic Use of Conservation Authori tv Lands, all proposed
facilities are based on appropriate site and complimentary land
use considerations. Any new facilities would be clustered on
existing table lands to minimize space requirements and reduce the
impact of public use on natural resources.
The recreational opportunities include:
1. Walking and Hiking Trails
Unimproved hiking trials exist along the eastern river
bank at Greenwood and their condition is deteriorating
due to the heavy spring fisherman traffic and the sandy
nature of the soils.
An inter-regional trail link is proposed for the valley
that will avoid the Environmentally Significant Area west
of the stream. Trail loops from the day use areas to the
east of the valley will also be constructed.
2. Improved Family & Group picnic Areas
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Picnic shelters will continue to be constructed at
Greenwood Conservation Area in clusters of two and three
shelters. Each cluster will be supported by hydro and
water service and a small washroom building.
The public continues to demand high quality picnic
facilities and Greenwood Conservation Area is prepared
to meet that demand in the eastern portion of the
watershed.
3. Conservation Day Camp
The day camp will be modelled along the lines of the Boyd
Conservation Day Camp. Because of the long standing
relationship with existing tenants and their day camp
operation, it may be more appropriate to develop a
conservation th~~e as part of an existing camp program.
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Swimming has been offered at Greenwood in the form of a
by-pass pond next to the river. siltation and bacterial
problems have forced the closing of the facility. An
artificial pool was recommended to bring back safe,
outdoor swimm.ing in the Conservation Area.
The use of a modified swim lake (activity pool) has been
proposed. Such a facility would include a large, shallow
pool area, modest water slides and water play activities.
5. A Family Campground
Camping facilities are limited in the eastern half of the
watershed. What few facilities exist are frequently
located in poorly accessible valleys or on private lands.
Greenwood offers a highly accessible site (access from
Highway 401 on Westney or Brock Roads), on public lands
and in a natural setting.
The original concept identified a large campground of
between 300 and 400 campsites. Based on public concerns
on the potential impact of such a large land use, a
campground of 100 to 175 campsites is proposed in the
eastern portion of the Conservation Area.
Resource Management
Environmentally significant Areas, as well as erosion and flood
vulnerable portions of the conservation area will not be made
available for public use. In addition, significant buffers will
be established between public use areas and natural resources.
Slope stabilization and other erosion control measures will be
implemented for those portions of stream bank where public safety
is a concern.
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WILD CARE
Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
(Ontario)
A preliminary Draft Proposal for a Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre serving
the Metropolitan Toronto
and South Central Ontario Region
Prepared by
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Wildcare WIldlife Rehabilitation Centre (Ontario)
Wlldcare was founded in the summer of 1988 to meet the specific need for wildlife rehabilitation in
Metropolitan Toronto and the South Central Ontario region. The purpose of Wildcare is to encourage respect
for all life through a comprehensive programme of rehabilitation and education, and to improve conditions
under which humans and wildlife coexist. Our objectives are five fold:
Communication
· to act as a clearing house for information on care and appreciation of wildlife.
· to provide sound, humane advice for reducing conflicts between wildlife and people, thereby
reducing the number of animals in need of rehabilitation.
Rescue
· to help provide efficient rescue and transportation of injured wildlife.
Care
· to provide humane treatment and care for sick. injured, dependent or displaced wildlife, including
specialized veterinary care.
· to channel appropriate species to other organizations or individuals best suited for their care. _
.to develop improved techniques for wildlife rehabilitation.
Release
· to return these animals, in good health and with the necessary survival skills, to the wild.
· to practice proper methods of release, taking into consideration temporal and climatic factors, existing
populations, and proper habitat and site selection.
Education and Research
· to function as an effective resource for information regarding native wildlife.
· to facilitate information sharing among private and public agencies and government departments
with re~ect to their interactions with wildlife.
· to wo towards protecting and increasing wildlife habitat
.to act as a resource within the community, promoting an environmental ethic that will benefit humans
and wildlife, and enhance the quality of life for both.
PROPERlY
To carry out its objectives, Wlldcare will purchase outright, lease or obtain the use of a suitable piece of
property with the following qualities:
1. The property should be reasonably central to Metro Toronto & York region.
2. The property mayor may not include buildings. Wlldcare will build or modify existing structures to
provide a rehabilitation centre.
3. Wlldcare will need to constIUct outdoor cages and aviaries to hold wildlife in the process of
rehabili tation.
4. Access to a pond or stream would enhance the potential for onsite rehabilitation.
LAND
Ideally the land would include natural habitats suitable for the release of migratory species (such as
most songbirds) or species which disperse after breeding. Such locations include valley land, bottom land,
and natural waterfront areas. The site of the OMNR Research Facility at Maple is a good example.
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URBAN WILDLIFE
People in the greater Toronto region share their environment with a rich diversity of wildlife. In this
respect, Metro is perhaps one of the most exciting rural/urban/suburban areas of North America. This
spectacular array of wildlife enriches our lives, adding a vital dimension to urban living.
But people and wildlife in close proximity means, inevitably, problems for both. Homeowners are not
amused by "nuisance" animals - squirrels in attics and raccoons investigating garbage. Baby birds and
squirrels fall from nests, juvenile cottontails are found in grassy areas, animals are injured crossing roads,
snakes appear in basements, birds nest in stove vents and migrating woodcocks and warblers strike office
towers.
REHABILITATION
There is a growing need for a centrally located wildlife rehabilitation centre as evidenced by the
enormous numbers of distressed wild animals brought into animal shelters, municipal pounds and private
veterinary clinics. (For example, over 6000 wild animals were brought into the Toronto Humane Society
shelter alone in 1988,). .
Wlldcare will serve as the vital centre of a network involving other rehabilitation organi.z.ii tions (such as
the Owl Rehabilitation and Research Foundation in VlJleland, and the Guelph Raptor Rehabilitation Clinic),
government organizations such as OMNR,CWS, conservation bodies and private individuals. This facility
could be utilized by private citizens, humane societies, zoos, veterinarians, municipal animal control
dep~ents, other animal welfare organizations, as wen as the police, conservation offices and government
agenaes.
Wlldcare will operate in conjunction with the relevant government bodies, fonowing all pertinent
regulations. Wlldlife will not be released in inappropriate places. The greater Toronto's park and open space
system provides a huge reservoir of wildlife and natural habitats within the suburban/urban environment.
Wlldcare will provide access to information and education that will allow people to live more harmoniously
with wildlife in their midst
Wlldcare is in the process of incorporation as a non-profit organization. Preliminary discussions have
been held with the Canadian Wlldlife Service and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, and responses
to Wlldcare's goals and objectives are positive.
Funding is being sought from private sources, all levels of government, foundations and business.
Wlldcare would be please to provide a more detailed proposal at a later date, should it be required.
Contact :
OJ: Jackie Jenkins, President, Wlldcare
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King,Ontario
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Telephone: 1-939-7763
Kip Parker, Vice President. Wlldcare
58 Kings Park Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario,
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Telephone: 469-8106
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1. Communication
a. The corporation shall provide a phone service (Hotline) for people with a concern regarding wildlife. This
phone service shall be accessible 24 hours a day and be staffed by trained personnel, staff and/or volunteers.
b. The corporation shall establish and maintain a network of people involved with wildlife affairs.
2. Rescue
a. The corporation shall ccrordinate rescue efforts for injured and orphaned wildlife. Staff and volunteers will
help arrange and/or provide transportation for the animal to the best facility for its care and subsequent
return to the wild.
b. The corporation shall not under normal circumstilnces become actively involved in the re-Iocation of healthy
adult wildlife and families.
3. Care
a. The corporation shall establish and administer a facility for the care of sick, injured, dependent, or displaced
wildlife.
b. The facility will be run by trained staff, a co-ordinator with managerial experience and extensive training
in wildlife, and rehabilitators with Basic Wildliie Rehabilitation Course Certificate or equivalent.
c. The facility will recruit, train and co-ordinate an extensive network of volunteers to provide the labour
necessary .
d. The facility will entail a physical location with front office, food preparation, examination and treatment
room, isolation and quarantine space, and animal housing adhering to the specifications detailed in the
NWRA Provisional Accreditation Program. A vehicle for transporting animals and supplies would supplement
volunteer drivers with their own vehicles.
e. The facility will refer animals to foster home~, other organizations and individuals, and veterinary hospitals
as required for the best care of these animals.
f. The animals will be treated with utmost respect for their right to a high quality of life in the wild.
4. Release
a. The facility will practise responsible release procedures based on th~ best iniormation available from other
organizations, individuals, and govemment ager,cies. The facility will work with these other bodies to arrange
for the release of rehabilitated animals.
b. Non-releasable animals will be euthanized unless adapting well to captivity and able to be placed in either
this or another organization. .
s. Education and Research
a. The corporation shall arrange; encourage, and provide training programs for staff, volunteers, and the general
public.
b. The corporation shall provide informational brochures, seminars, and educational programs to the public.
c. The corporation shall meet with other individuals and organizations involved in wildlife on a regular basis
for the purpose of exchanging knowledge.
d. The corporation shall become involved in research projects to further our understanding of wildlife's interacting
with humans.
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The objects for which the corporation is incorporated are:
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injured and distressed wild animals which are native to, or residents of Ontario, including
birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
To encourage and foster an understanding and awareness of native and resident Ontario wildlife
For the further attainment of the objects aforesaid, the powers of the corpoartion are:
1. To establish, maintain and operate a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation centre for the
rehabilitation of injured, orphaned ~nd distressed wildlife;
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2. To offer educational programs and public meetings, and to distribute informational circulars
on issues relating to wildlife and its protection;
'3. To encourage the enforcement of all laws which are now, or may hereafter, be enacted
for the protection of native and resident Ontario wildlife;
4. To liaise with other wildlife rehabilitation agencies and organizations in developing
rehabilitation programs;
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disseminate such information to the public and wildlife organizations.
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Dr. Jackie Jenkins
President
Wildcare, Wildlife Rehabilitation
Centre (Ontario)
Box 364
King City, Ontario
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Dear Dr. Jenkins:
I have read your letter, your application for incorporation, and your
brochure with great care. I believe a facility, such as ~e one you propose
for wild animals in and around Metropolitan TOronto, is a~tremely important
and I will do what I can to support you.
As you proceed to establish the w~ldlife rehabilitation centre for
Metropolitan TOronto and York region, I would be happy to give public~ty to
your project, to write letters of support, arc to meet wi~~ you to discuss any
ways in which I can be of assistance.
With specific reference to your application for charitable stcltus and
provincial incorporation, I wish to e:-:pl-es5 direct support for this
application, and would ask L~t you 1nclude this letter with any documents :.OV
file, if you feel it can be of support. The ~tetropolitan Toronto arei\ has
developed a tremendous range of services ard l:acl.liLies fOl:', p(.!Ople livll1Y .In
this community, but there has been an unfOL"tunate neglect of. services fQr
animals, which your proposal for the Wildcare, Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
(Ontario) would directly address by providing care for injured or o=phaned
wild animals that live, and can be released, 1n the area.
With best wishes for you and others in your endeavour,
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January 02, 1990
Dr. Jackie Jenkins
President
Wildcare, Wildlife Rehabilitation
Centre (Ontario)
Box 364
King City, Ontario
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Dear Jackie:
Your recent presentation at Seneca College,
King Camp.us, of a proposed wildlife rehabilitation
facility was both timely and informative.
Much concern, in recent years, has been
directed at the needs of injured wildlife in
Metropolitan Toronto and York region. A facility,
such as the one you propose, would not only bene~it
such animals but would serve as a most useful
vehicle for educating the public on the care and
appreciation of animal species native to this area.
In addition, this facility could be utilized
by our own Animal Health Technicians during their
field placement programme. This would allow our
students to work with species of animals which they
would rarely see in regular clinical prac~ice.
Accordingly, the staff and students of Seneca
College warmly support your proposal.
Best Wishes,
Michael J. A. Parr
Programme Co-ordinator,
Animal Health Technician Programme
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Dr. Jackie Jenkins
Box 364
240 King Road
King City, Ontario
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Dear Dr. Jenkins:
This is to confirm our recent conversation regarding Wildcare :md its aims and objectives.
I assured YOll that the Toronto Humane Society would be pleased to provide such office
assistance (photocopy, etc.) and staff advice as would be useful to Wildcare in irs formative
stages.
I woul~ be pleased if you would let me know your requirements. in those areas at your
convelllence.
Yours very truly,
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Executive Director
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11 River Street, Toronto. Ontario, Canada M5A 4C2 (416) 392-2273
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN~
There is no metropolitan centre in Canada with adequate arrangement~ for
receiving and irtelligently processing its damaged or helpless wildlife.
Traditionally, these birds and ma~~als are turned over to existing city
pounds and humane shelters. Such facilities are always understaffed, under-
funded and already inundated with unwanted household pets. In the absence
of any ability to simultaneously house and process hapless wildlife, the be-
leaguered staff must either release or terminate such creatures - whether the
condition and/or age of the animal is suitable or not.
This is not a new predicament in our cities, but it is certainly a rapidly
accelerating one due to both urban sprawl and a growing Dublic awareness of
other life forms.
In "\':ILDCARE", we have the first serious attempt by the Dri vate sector to
establish a centre serving ~~tropolitan Toronto and York Region. It has been
organized morally, but not emotionally,by a grouD of individuals all of whom
have previous experience with a broad spectrum of wildlife admissions and a
realistic.approach to what can and cannot be accomolished.
If it succeeds, it will be seen as a start-up model for the rest of Canada.
If it fails, t~ugh lack of financial support, it will be to the shame and
discredit of the municipality, the province and the countrY9and will be a
source of discouragement to all like-minded groups across our country anc a
reversion to the present chaos.
After 24 years of rehabilitation, may I beg of you to put your faith and your
purse behind this venture? We may never get a better chance to make it work.
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ORRF is a reaistered CanadIan charitable oroanlzatic
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August 28th, 1989
Dr. J. Jenkins
President
~ildcare, ~ildlife Rehabilitation Centre (Ontario)
Box 364
King City, Ontario
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Dear Dr. Jenkins:
This is a letter of support for the proposed wildlife rehabilication facilicy
north of Toronto. Yild animals are often the unfortunate victims of increasing
urbaniz~tion and each year thousands of animals are injur.ed, di.splaced or
poisoned through direct or indirect interaction with humans. Decisions must be
made as to fate of these animals, Many can be rehabilitated and released back
to the yild and ochers must be humanely destroyed. There is a tremendous need
for an organization that 1s capable of objectively evaluating these ~nimals and
making a humane and biologically sound decision &s to whather the animal can or
should be treated and rehabilitated. At a time when we are more than ever
concerned about our environment and quality of human life it seems irresponsible
that there has been no provision for humanely dealing with this aspect of our
urban growth.
A wildlife rehabilitation centre in the Toronto region is badly needed not only
to hU1llanely deal with inj ured wild animals and birds but to also act 8S a
regional informaeion eentre for the public regarding other problems, diseases
and control of urban wildlife.
! strongly support the concept of this facility and hope tha c che local and
provincial administrators realize that n01: only is there a need. for this facility
from an animal welfare viewpoint but also the important public relations aspect
of this project.
I hope chis informacion is of value.
Sincerely,
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Bruee HU1'\eer, DVM, MSe. Specialist in Veterinary Pathology
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology i
Ontario Veterinary College
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December 8, 1989
To whom it may concerns
I should like to express my unqualified support for the
aims, objectives, and proposed program of WILDCARE Wildlife
Rehabilitation Centre (Ontario). This is a most imaginative
and undeniably important initiative. Those who have undertaken
it have done so in recognition of a conspicuous gap in the
activities of both the broad humane movement in Canada and of
wildlife agencies generally. They also perceive a void to be
filled in the public understanding and appreciation of wildlife.
Interactions between wildlife and people in urban areas
have always been seen as problematical, for a long list of
reasons. In recent years, some difficulties have developed to
the point of urgency. Many species of native wildlife occur
regularly - often commonly - even in the largest centresJ
individual animals in surprising numbers come by injury or
other mischance simply because of their proximity to everyday
human activities. Facilities of our animal shelters are now
pressed to the limit - and beyond - just in dealing with lost,
injured.or maltreated domestic pets. Most shelters have now
neither the physical facilities nor the expertise to care for
native wildlife. The appearance of an organization dedicated
specifically to the latter has been long overdue. WILDCARE
is to be enthusiastically welcomed on that count alone.
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Even beyond emergency veterinary service to be offered,
however, there will be programs for the eventual release at ...
"appropriate sites of individuals able to fend for themselves
following care and rehabilitation. This, I should think,
together with contemplated research and education, will contribute
significantly to public awareness and appreciation of the
benefits to both wildlife and people of peaceful coexistence.
WILDCARE deserves our ement and help.
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OUTUNE OF VETERINARY CUNIC PLANS BY DR. MICHAEL IRVING
The following text is an abstract outline of the planned veterinary facilities that will be
required to service Wildcare's . Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. These requirements have been
laid out with the guidelines of standard veterinary facilities combined with the special
considerations necessary when treating. handling and rehabilitating the wildlife species most
often seen in southern Ontario.
In the final arrangement of the rooms strict attention must be given to the patterns of
human and animal flow to limit cross-traffic and provide an optimum in efficiency. The size of
the clinic must be such that it can handle the volume of the species predicted through peak
periods. We intend to provide the short and/or long-term treatments indicated for animals that
are to be rehabilitated, as well as surgery, x-ray, disposal and records.
Without presently having a floor plan to work with, we can only indicate minimum
requirements of space, utilities and services that are essential to the facility; in some instances
there are options listed. In addition to this general plan we have more detailed clinic outlines
with estimated costs, as well as inventory and price lists of equipment and supplies required.
These are available upon request.
Clinic Plan
1. Examination/treatment room.
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The minimum requirement for this area is a room of 80-100 sqare feet with an
entrance separate from the office, holding and release areas. All animals entering ttie ,centre
will first move into this room, where they will be examined, identified and recorded, "hen
transferred to a specified area.
This room will require three 110 volt wall outlets on two 15 amp. circuits, overhead
lighting, hot and cold water supply and a 2" waste. Ventilation is optional, but advised. and the
floor and walls must have a surface that can be repeatedly cleaned and disinfected. In its finished
form it will be furnished with 4-6 foot wide wall and base cabinets with a counter and sink
against one wall and an exam table central to the room.
2. Surgery.
Surgery must be performed in a sterile environment. therefore this room must be
separate from all holding areas (except surgical recovery). food-prep areas and main stream of
traffic and have a durable surface on the floor and walls. Its requirements are identical to the
exam/treatment room, but requires. a positive-flow ventilation system, cannot have any
plumbing (except water supply to equipment) and will use a hydraulic surgery table rather
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The developing room can be very small (25 square feet plus) and still function well. It
needs a hot and cold water supply with waste, one 110 volt, 15 amp wall outlet, regular
overhead lighting (switched from within the room only) and a red-filtered safety light
(switched from within the room only).
8. Storage.
A minimum storage space of 180 square feet is needed to provide for the following:
freezer for carcasses, freezer for preserving specimens, freezer for foods, refrigerator for
foods and supplies, rodent-proof food storage bins, shelving for medical supplies, paper, litter,
office supplies, files, records and the storage of unused cages and equipment. Overhead lighting
and three 110 volt, 15 amp. wall outlets on seperate circuits will be required.
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9. Office.
The office area can be a seperate room as small as 50 square feet, or share an area with
the other Wildcare offices. The office will need a telephone jack, two wall outlets and overhead
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President .
Dr. Jackie Jenkins, DVM
-wildlife rehabilitation experience, provides veterinary services to Ontario Humane Society for Its Injured and sick
wildlife
.Dlrector, Toronto Humane Society
.currently completing Master of Environment Science at York University
Vice President
Christopher (Kip) Parker
.former zookeeper
.author, awardwlnnlng Zookeeper Training Programme Metro Toronto Zoo and manual of Zookeeping
.in charge of a wildlife rehabilitation programme for 2 years (handling 6,000 wildlife animals per year)
Treasurer
Fran Evernden
'quallfled nurse,part time assistant librarian, parent & homemaker
· producer of University Women's Club Newsletter
-volunteer networker for Wild care
Secretary
Gall McTavish
.op.:;rates own clothing manufacturing business
.wlldllfe rehabilitation experience as a volunteer
Recorder .
Scott Ramsay
.wlldllfe rehabilitator at T.H.S.
.completlng B.Sc. Degree
Lorna Butler
'hlghly experienced longtime wildlife rehabilitator
'extenslve veterinary clinic experience
-liaison/network for York region rehabilitation.
Dr. Michael Irving D.V.M.
....;if-chief veterinarian, T.H.S., active interest In wildlife rehabilitation medicine
-former member Executive Committee, Toronto Accademy 01 Veterinary Medicine
.member OVA; Toronto Academy Veterinary Medicine; Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
Barry Kent MacKay
.naturalist, wildlife artist/author.
.many years experience In wildlife rehabilitation
.Director, Zoocheck, Canada
'weekly nature column, Toronto Star
.naturalist commentator, Radio Noon
'Wildlife Co-ordinator, THS
Leesa Fawcett .
.PHD candidate In Biology at York University
.M.S. In Environmental studies
.Asst. Prot Environment Studies, York University .
.Envlronmental Education & Research consultant
Paloma Plant
.Iead hand, wildlife rehabilitator, THS
Matt Stephenson
.B.Sc Wildlife Biology (Guelph) .
.zoo keeper, Metro Toronto Zoo
.wildllfe rehabilitation experience
Dr. Michael Taylor, D.V.M.
.private practice exclusively devoted to diseases 01 reptiles. birds, & non domestic mammals
.active Involvement In wildlife medicine& wildlife rehabilitation
-consulting veterinarian to O.R.R.F., Vlneland
.numerous papers/seminars on avian diseases
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WILDCARE'S TASK GROUP SHORT TERM OBJECTIVES
as of February, 1990.
EXECUTIVE
:to acquire a temporary offi?e loc~tion for Wildcare.
NEWSLETTER
:to publish a newsletter four times a year with information about wildlife
rehabilitation and Wildcare.
EDUCATION
: to produce a poster about Wildcare;
: to design a puppet show and a supplementary educational program about
wildlife rehabilitation for school age children;
: to produce a factsheet of solutions to wildlife problems, short term care
of wildlife, and referral phone numbers; and to distribute it to
veterinarians and other animal-related businesses;
: to produce educational activites about wildlife rehabilitation for
several age groups for use with displays at malls and other public places.
DISPLAY
: to design a portable display about Wildcare and wildlife rehabilitation;
: to co-ordinate a schedule of displays at malls, fairs, environmental
awareness .events, and other public places;
: to develop permanent displays. .
FUND-RAISING
: to acquire seed funding.
OPERATIONAL PLANNING
:to produce plans for the operation of the facility.
MEMBERSHIP
: to service new and existing members; and,
: to compile a directory of available resources and skills.
VETERINARY
:to produce plans for the veterinary component of the centre.
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WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTRE
(ONTARIO)
BOX 3M, KING, ONTARIO
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February 21, 1990
Mr. Tom Barber
Director of Program Services
Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
5 Shoreham Drive, Downsview, Ontario, M3N 1 S4.
Dear Mr. Barber,
Further to our telephone conversation on Friday, February 9, I am
enclosing some additonal written material that may be of use to you.
The brochures from other wildlife rehabilitation centres show the type
of facilities we envisage, and some of the services we will be offering to the
public.
We will depend on a strong volunteer program to provide most' of the
labour at the centre. This works well in the centres with which I have had
contact. .
We want to develop a facility that op~rates according to the standards
set by the Na~ional Association of Wildlife Rehabilitators Accreditation
Program, Le. appropriate caging requirements, nutritionally balanced diets,
veterinary care, proper hygiene, record-keeping, continuing education, and
state-of-the-art rehabilitation methods.
I enclose some of the work we have done preparing a design for the
facility. I also enclose a list of our directors and our short term objectives
as they reflect the work that each task group has in progress.
We meet monthly to report on developments, and ~~k~ _decisions about
issues. The task groups meet separately as necessary. We n~ed an office
where our r~rds.could be kept, where we could work on our activities and
.have a phone. Some of our educational programs are ~aiting on a phone
number for implementation.
Kip Parker and I are looking forward to our meeting with you at 9:00 a.m.
on February 28th at 5 Shoreham Drive.
Jenkins, D.V.M.
(President)
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A brief outline of some considerations for locating a
wildlife rehabilitation centre.
CONSIDERATIONS
The following considerations should be made in chosing a site
for the centre:
1. Short and long texm occupancy.
Wildcare might begfn operation in a location that is not
suitable for a rehabilitation centre, but which would provide
for start-up services (such as a staffed office, telephone
hot line, and fundraising/financing projects). Obviously
our preference is for a location where we can develop the
organization to its fullest extent, and where the centre can be
built. J
2. Location.
Wildcare will serve the Metropolitan Toronto and south/central
Ontario region.The main area of service might be considered
to be within a circle of 50 klm radius centred on the intersection
of Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie Drive. A central location
to service the whole.region is desired, such as the OMNR site
at Maple, Kortright Conservation Area, or the main campus of
York University.
3 . Land.
The site should include at least some areas of natural habitat;
rehabilitation is best carried out with privacy for the animals
being handled and protection from human activities. For these
reasons conservation authority land, often the only suitable
green spaces in otherwise built up areas, might be considered
ideal.
The size of the land required would be 1 hectare (2.47 acres)
or larger, depending on the location. Some of this area should
be suitable for building, if no structures exist that are
suitable for adapting for a centre. Land use would include:
- rehabilitation centre (up to 8000 sq.ft.)
- limited parking (2500 sq.ft.)
- outdoor caging (2500 sq.ft.)
- additional outdoor cages (1600 sq.ft.)
- out buildings - barn, garage, etc. (1200 sq.ft.)
- access road
- natural habitat, such as wooded areas, valley land, etc.
- a stream or pond, or a location that allowed the provision
of one of these features would be an added advantage.
4 . Buildings and Structures.
To provide a comprehensive rehabilitation service, Wildcare
will need a centre of approximately 6000-8000 square feet.
The following components should be included:
- entrance/admissions
- washrooms ( 2 ) , including showers
- examination/treatment room
- rehabilitation offices ( 2 )
- administration offices ( 2 )
- veterinary offices ( 2 ).
- library/computer/records room
- lunch room/staff room
- drug storage/lock u~
- storage rooms ( 3 )
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- receiving/loading area
- surgery
- radiograph room
- euthanasia room
- isolation
- intensive care
- bird rooms (6) (neonates, juveniles, birds of prey, etc.)
- mammal rooms (5)
- herptiles
- food animals
- kitchen and food preparation
- food storage
- laundry
- tool and work room
- classroom
- plant (heating/cooling,water, etc.)
This building would ideally be built with a heat and
ventilation system with separate controls for each of the
rooms containing animals, as well as surgery, kitchen, etc.
Good water pressure is essential; many rooms would require
their own supply. Connection to a proper sewage/waste water
system would" be an advantage, though a septic system could
be utilized: Hydro ~s essential, with many rooms requiring
multiple outlets. Ideally, rooms containing animals would
be of concrete block construction, with sealed concrete
floors, in-floor drainage, adequate water and electricity
service, and properly heated and vented for the control
of the spread of pathogens from one area of the building
to another.
The configuration of the building can be flexible - one
or two storeys, some open plan space, etc. If the above
components are not to .be found in an existing structure,
as is most likely the.case, then Wildcare would need to
be able either to erect the necessary buildings, or to
modify ones already present. Development of the complete
centre and' its full range of services is expected to take
several years.
Additional buildings or structures would be useful; sheds,
garages, barns etc. can all be used in a rehabilitation
setting. Access to an auditorium or teaching facility is
another desirable feature; although an educational complex
could be built as part of a master plan for future development,
such a complex would be extremely expensive.
As well as the main building and other structures discussed
above,outdoor caging.for animals undergoing rehabilitation
would be essential;" at least 12 small cages (min. 6xlO),
8 large cages (10x1~) with an enclosed service isle would
have to be built. Other cages for possible large mammal
rehabilitation, and cages with ponds are also planned.
5. Access
The centre will be operational year round, with the busiest
period of rehabilitation occuring from March to September.
Access would be required for staff at all hours, and for the
large corps of volunteers who will make up the majority of
the labour force up to 12 hours a day during the busy season.
A good all weather road leading to the centre, and a small
area for parking are also required.
Public access to the site will be limited, and strictly
controlled. The public will not normally have any access to
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areas where animals are undergoing rehabilitation, but we
would provide an area.where animals could be brought by
the public. Later development could include the use of
one way glass to allow public viewing of rehabilitation
procedures as part of our commitment to education.
6. Other Considerations.
Wildcare would anticipate some on-site release of species
that disperse easily, assuming that the surrounding habitat
was suitable. All release will be strictly controlled.
As mentioned above, access to water would be a significant
advantage; it would allow for better rehabilitation of
water birds and other species that could benefit from an
outdoor pond or stream.
It should be realized that this outline is a hopeful blend of
reality and an ideal situation. Absence of some of the desired
components should not preclude a site from consideration. Long
term occupancy, the 'development of Wildcare as an organization,
and the evolution and development of service for the rehabilitation
and release of wildlife are all most important. We seek a suitable
site where our long term goals can be achieved over a period of
years. The initial start-up may be limited to a modest level of
service until Wi1dcare grows to develop a funding base, an active
corps of volunteers, trained staff, and support from government,
NGOs and the community.
This outline has been written by Kip Parker from material
produced by the Proposal task group of Wildcare (Kip Parker and
Scott Ramsay), February, 1990.
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THE WILDLIFE RESCUE ASSOCIATION DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS put in ~
is a nonprofit organization which cares for injured thousands of hours each year assisting staff in ~
and orphaned wild animals with the intention of caring for animals, fund raising and helping out in
returning them to the wild. In effect, we are a emergency situations.
'Crisis Centre' for wild animals in need. WRA EXISTS ENTIRELY UPON MEMBERSHIPS,
DONATIONS, GRANTS AND BEQUESTS.
SINCE THE WRA OPENED its Wild
Animal Care Hospital in 1979, it has become a HOW YOU CAN HELP:
vital link in the network of animal welfare services - become a member
provided by government wildlife agencies, - become a volunteer
humane groups and the veterinary community. - sponsor an animal
TODAY OUR ANNUAL CASELOAD of . - support WRA with a donation
- make a bequest (tax deductible)
injured, orphaned and pollution damaged wild - tell your friends
animals exceeds 3,000 representing over 115 - phone for more educational
species of wild birds and mammals (plus information.
the occasional reptile or amphibian) which are
brought to us by concerned people from all over MEMBERSHIP INCLUDES:
British Columbia. As the human population of the - membership card
area continues to grow, wild animals are forced to
live in closer contact with man. This means that . - car decal
the number.of human-caused accidents increases - quarterly newsletter
every year. - 10% discount at giftshop
WE ARE COMMI1TED TO PRESERVING - the knowledge that
In 1988, January 1- March 5 -100 cases admitted the dwindling populations of local wildlife through your money supports wildlife in need.
In 1989, January 1 - March 5 -256 cases admitted public education and the treatment, rehabilitation .
and release of individual wild creatures. Our aim REMEMBER:
is to help preserve the ecosystem so that wildlife We Depend
and humans may coexist in harmony and peace.
OUR PRIMARY GOAL is to rehabilitate on Your Help and
animals and return them to their natural Financial Support
environment. WRA operates under federal and ,.
provincial permits which enable us to hold the if_..:t((
patients in captivity only until they are fully ~:"f. I
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knowledge regarding nutrition, housing and
medical treatment for species ranging from flying
squirrels to fawns, and humming-birds to great
Wa~hing oal soaked Lesser Scaup byD.HiII blLle herons. WRA holds two government permits
which allow us to band all migratory and raptorial
birds which are released. ._~
WE NEED AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
M any items are needed to benefit (directly or in- ; , .~ ~~. f
directly) injured and orphaned wild animals. If ,
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going. If you would like to join a dynamic, enthusias. :. .:
tic corps ofvolunteers, contact the Volunteer Coordi. "- I Wild Animal
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W ARC takes a great deal of time, effort" and :-. -:;:::'-., /-
money. Community support is an integral part of Center ..~.
our program since we are a non-profit organization. . .
There is a direct relationship between membership, \~I
contributions, community recognition, and the pe~'
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WILD ANIMAL REHABILITATION CENTER
5800 North Lovers Lane Road
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53225
(414) 358-0144
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ABOUT THE ~
WILD ANIMAL REHABILITATION CENTER . Most birds have almost no sense of smell so replac-
.. ing a "nestling" (an infant bird) into a nest is the
GUIDING PRINCIPLE: best help you can give.
. If a whole nest falls down, wire it back in the tree
The Wild Animal Rehabilitation Center (W ARC) as close as you can to the original position.
is dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of . "Teenage" birds or "fledglings" are fully feathered
injured and orphaned wild animals. . but fly poorly and are easily approached. This is a
normal stage of growth; LEAVE THEM ALONE.
GOALS: . Young wild mammals spend a lot of time alone or
! ; 'with their brothers and sisters; animals com-
· To rehabilitate injured and orphaned wildlife in monly found alone include cottontail rabbits, rac-
order to return physically and socially healthy coons, and deer. They are not abandoned-
birds mammals, and other animals to their natural LEA VE THEM ALONE. The parent is nearby,
envi~onment. .. -, but out of sight.
· To educate Milwaukee-area citizens about the . Wild babies only need help if they appear to be de-
wild animals that share their world 'hydrated or emaciated _ sunken eyes, dull coat,
'listless, or injured.
SERVICES:
. The W ARC acts as a wild animal clinic, helping
injured and orphaned animals return to the wild. I t may be tempting to care for the injured or young
· We provide telephone advice to people who have A WILD ANIMAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE IF: wild bird or mammal yourself. Before you do,
problems with nuisance animals or who have consider:
questions about wildlife. We do not provide a nui- . An adult animal can be captured easily . Wild animals are unpredictable or potentially
sance animal removal seryice., . It seriously favors a leg dangerous.
· We train individuals who are interested in wildlife . It sits on the road, not moving for traffic . Knowledge of proper diet, housing, and handling
rehabilitation and can volunteer at the W ARC. . It is bleeding is essential to their well-being.
· We provide educational programs on urban wild- .It is having difficulty breathing or is convulsing . Many wild animals carry parasites and diseases.
life and wildlife rehabilitation to local civic orga- . A bird sits with its feathers puffed and does not . It is cruel to cage and make pets of animals that
nizations and school groups. . move for a long period will eventually resent their confinement.
· We humanely euthanize animals that are so se- . A bird has even a slightly drooping wing .It is ILLEGAL to keep most species of wildlife
verely injured that they would never be able to . A bird runs on the ground when others flyaway without state and federal permits.
survive in the wild.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
. Call the W ARC if you're not sure an animal needs
your help.
. In most cases, LEAVE BABY ANIMALS ALONE!
. Put an injured or orphaned animal in a cardboard
box large enough to hold the animal comfortably
but small enough to restrict large movement.
. Keep the animal in a WARM, DARK, QUIET
GENERAL INFORMATION place until you can transport it. -
. Transport the animal to the W ARC as soon as you
. In 1.987, the W ARC cared for approximately 6,500 can.
animals representing 176 species
. Volunteers log over 1,250 hours per month REMEMBER:
. The W ARC is a department of the Wisconsin Hu-
mane Society, but is located at a different faei.lity . The stress of capture by humans is a significant
· Hours: 9:00am - 7:00pm Monday through Friday cause of death in captive wild animals.
9 OOam - 5.00pm Saturday and Sunday .. Protect yourself from teeth, claws, and talo.ns. .
. Feathers and bone are fragile; handle wild ani-
mals firmly but gently.
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HOURS OF OPERATION PICNIC AREA
Willowbrook is open from 9 a.m. 10 S p.m.. every day Several picnic lables are mainlained near Ihe end of Ihe
excepl Thanksgiving. Chrislmas Eve. Chrislmas Day parking 101 on a non-reserved basis.
and New Year's Day.
Telephone calls belween S p.m. and 9 a.m. are REHABILIITATION AREA
answered wilh a reconled message describing ICmporary This is where animals complele Iheir recovery or mal-
care for injured ammals. ural ion and adjusl 10 lhe oUI-of-doors. 1be area is
closed 10 Ihe public 50 animals can learn 10 become
independem of people.
MARSH I
Pennanenlly disabled waler birds are displayed in Ihe
marsh, loealed soulh of Ihe nalure uail. View Ihem
from a wooden deck accessible from lI1e nalure uail.
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These include 30 species of small wild animals; win-
dows Ihat provide views of Ihe kilchen and nursery; a
lllealer where slide programs are available for view-
ing; and a museum called "Possum Hollow." where all
WILLOWBROOK Ihe exhibilS can be louched. This building is also
where animals are admiued and lrealed. Public
FOREST PRESERVE reSlrOOms and a waler founlain are loealed here.
ParI.: Blvd. al 22nd SI. OUTDOOR ANIMAL
Gkn Ellyn EXHIBIT
312-790-4913 Large animals are displayed oUldoors. and species
such IS Golden Eagles. red foxes. assoned hawks and
owls. a coyole and a badger can be seen year-round Forest Preserve
Forest Preserve District from lIIe paved palh.
of DuPage County BACKYARD WILDLIFE NATURE TRAIL District of
p.o. Box 2339 Glen Ellyn, IL 6013g LANDSCAPE EXHIBIT Learn aboul wildlife Ind lIIe kinds of places where DuPage County
Ihey commonly live in DuPage CounlY by louring Ihis
312-790-4900 lit Ie you will be able 10 learn how 10 accommodale sign-imerpreled nalure lrail. A half-mile ouler loop and
binb and oilier Wildlife in your yard by adding planls shoner inner loop provide a choice of dislances, and
....IIlCHILD NL'fJI'tG lL"lu...'llV..u >>'WI. "U which provide food and cover. while also improving cui-dc-sacs wilh benches offer oUI-of-lhe-way resling
lIIe appearance of your yard. SpoIS.
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MISSION PROGRAMMING
T he Willowbrook Wildlife Haven is a major W iIIowbrook's emphasis on wildlife is rdlecled
wildlife n:habililalion and education cenler in ils exhibilS and progranu. For informalion
mainlained and operaled by lite Forest Pre- on exhibits, see lite map of Willowbrook on
- serve DistricI of DuPaae Counly. The -lite n:verse side of Ihis brochun:. Seeing all
Wildlife Haven serves 10 provide can: and medical lite exhibilS could lake you and your family up 10 a
lrealmenl for injun:d and orphaned nalive wildlife lhal half day. A variety of nalun: proaranu emplwizina
have been impacled by man's aclivilies. and provides wildlife an: available 10 groups (reservalions n:quired).
learning experiences for DuPage Counly midenll 10 Tbese include self-guided lours, for which workbooks
help litem live in closet humony willt nalive wildlife. an: available. Progranu pn:senled by Willowbrook's
Willowbrook has been a wildlife clinic since 19S6. staff and volunleel1 focus on subjecll such u birds of
shonly afler ill 43 acn:s wen: donaled 10 lite Foml pn:y, mammal lrackina. using lite senses and wildlife
Pn:serve DistricI. habilal.
Ollter educalional experiences an: sponson:d by lite
Friends of lite Furred and Feallten:d, Willowbrook's
suppon group.
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REHABILITATION
T he grealesl educalional opponunily is offered
~ 10 people who voluRleer al Willowbrook in
eilher Ihe animal can: or lite public educalion
A highly qu&Jified and dedicaled slaff auends - programs.
to lite animal palienlS every day. Only nalive Willowbrook provides ilS services willtoul charge, bUl
wildlife is accepled for lrealmeRl. Willow- contribulions of funds and maleri.1s can be made
. -- brook slarr cannOI make "house calls" 10 pick Ihrough Willowbrook's suppon group, The Friends of
up lite luousands of animals lrealed each year. Ioslead,
lItey n:ly upon lite public 10 brina in injun:d cn:alun:s. Ihe Furred and Fealltered.
Once mlon:d 10 good heallh. lite animals an: n:leased FOR MORE INFORMATION
inco suilable habilalS willtin foml pn:serves. An iden- aboul Willowbrook and !he wildhfe of DuPage COUllty,
lificalion program of ear lags and leg bands on n:leased please consull our ollter brochures, "Wildlife Bab.es"
individuals provide valuable informalion on rehabilila- and "Nuisance Wildlife," SlOP by our receplion desk or
lion success. call 312.790-4913.
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BOX 364, KING, ONTARIO
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Wildlife Rehabil~tation Centre (Ontario) J
Executive Summary
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Prepared by Jackie Jenkins, D.V.M., Gall McTavish, Scott
Ramsay, Hudson Goodbody, and Dean Sawas. April, 1990
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This summary of our proposed activities covers the basic intent and
act iVI ties of the Centre. I t out lines our aims and ob jects, and provides a
general outline of the activities that will allow us to reach those goals.
The f ma 1 two pages of this report contain a budget forecast that outlines
the proposed expenditures of the Centre once we have the facilitites to do
our bus iness.
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Of a necessIty we cannot outline our complete start-up costs at this time
as we have yet to determine our location and the final costs needed to
make the locat ion usab Ie. However, we would be prepared to discuss our
plan for proposed facilities and equipment at your convenience. Our plans
are camp lete to the extent that we know the space requirements,
equipment, feed, and medical supplies, housing and yard needs, and the
other items listed in our budget.
We propose that our funding comes from four separate activities, namely:
1. Annual membership dues at separate levels for "Friends", and "Voting
Members". .l
2. Private donations from the community at large and from foundations.
3. Government grants from provincial and federal sources that have
assisted organizations such as ours.
4. Fund-raising activities such as raffles, special events, store items,
etc..
Wildcare has been created to provide a rehabilitation service for wlld
animals. We are not an animal rights group; but an animal care group. Our
policy is to remain apolitical and concentrate our efforts on providing
rehabilitation services and educational programs.
I nc 1 uded in our subm i ss i on is a copy of our credo and our. chari tab 1 e
ob jects for your information.,
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WILDCARE'S CREDO (revised August, 1989)
The purpose of Wildcare is to encourage respect for aU life, human and wildlife, and to improve
conditions under which these co-exist. We will value beings for their intrinsic sake, and avoid
rationales based solely on human self-interest.
We will provide a place for wild animals unable to survive without human intervention, until
they are capable of survival after release.
We believe education is the best way to increase public awareness of the necessity for
maintenance of an urban wildlife habitat and higher environmental quality. Visual aids are
preferable during educational presentations and live specimens will not normally be on display.
We will accept only native species or introducecl species which have breeding populations in
southern Ontario. Exotic species will only be accepted if care of the first two categories is not
compromised. We will not accept domestic species.
We will not compromise our quality of care in the case of Increased numbers admitted to our
facility. We will transfer animals to alternate organizations which are better equipped to deal
with a particular species. We will also use euthanaisa, if necessary, to ensure that we admit
only the number for which we can guarantee proper care.
Euthanasia will be used, under normal circumstances, if the animal can not be released, and does
not show adaptability to captivity. Those animals used as fostering parents may be sent to other
organizaitons to be used for that purpose. It is not Wildcare's intent to promote the keeping of
wildlife in captivity.
Resident wildlife at the Wildcare facility will be cared for with minimal human handling.
We believe increased knowledge improves understanding and therefore promotes appropriate
care and responsible behaviour toward the natural world. We advocate and will use research
methods that will not impair or obtrude upon any animal.
We will release only healthy wildlife with the necessary survival skills. Release criteria
include temporal and climatic facotrs, room for expansion in existing populations, and proper
habitat and site selection.
(Please read the credo, sign, detach, and return the Voting Member agreement).
Wildcare Votlna Member Aareement
I, . the undersigned, have read, understand, and agree to support
the credo of WILDCARE, Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre (Ontario).
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WILDCARE'S CHAR IT ABLE OBJECTS
The objects for which Wildcare is incorporated are:
To provide means for the prevention of cruelty to, and to encourage
consideration for orphaned, injured, and distressed wild animals which
are native to, or residents of Ontario, including birds, mammals, reptiles,
and amphibians.
To encourage and foster an understanding and awareness of native and
resident Ontario wildlife.
To establish, maintain, and operate a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation
centre for the rehabilitation of injured, orphaned, and distressed wildlife.
To offer educational programs and public meetings, and to distribute
informational circulars on issues relating to wildlife and its protection.
To encourage the enforcement of aI/laws which are now, or may
hereafter, be enacted for the protection of native and resident Ontario
wildlife. .'
To liaise with other wildlife rehabilitation agencies and organizations
in developing rehabilitation programs.
To carry on research relating to resident and native Ontario wildlife and
to document and disseminate such information to the public and wildlife
organizations. . ,
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General Budget Forecast
Gross Reuenue
Helllbership Dues
Donations
Gouernlllent Grants
Fund Raising
Total ~13 .26_ --Currently und~r reuie.
Cost of S~rvic~s Provid~d
Feed Purchase $11. ''''
Transportation $12.100
Medical Supplies ... $3.115'
Construction/Upkeep $9."'"
Maintainance $17....
Miscellaneous $5....
Total $56.15'
Publicitv Expense
Centre Aduertising $1.6"
Printed Pieces:Prep $1.61'
Printed Pieces:Printing $1.716
Bulk and Other Mailings $1.258
Media Presentations $3.5"
Total $9.67_
Payroll Expense
Adllinistration tt $93....
Ueterinarian Costs $2.....
Operating Personnel.... $78.7..
PR Taxes and Benefits $15.82'
Total $2.7.52.
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operating Expense
Office Equipment leas, $1.2"
utiliti,s $6._"
Insuranc,. liability ,tc. $2.36'
Photoco~ng etc. lease $1.119
Other
Pap,r Supplies $_8'
legal & Accounting $2.1..
Trauel & EntertainRent $1.35'
Training $5..
COlllputer lease $6....
Bank Charg's $3U.
Taxes & Licences $229
Miscellaneous $1.322
Total $3.. .2.
Total Expenses $2_1.21_
$56.15'
$313 .26_
-Breakdo... of Ad.inistratiue Payroll Cost
Uolunt"r Co-ordinator $32....
Facilities Manager $38....
Ad.inistratiu, Cl,rk $23.".
Total $93....
"'reakdo... of Operating Personnel Cost
R'habilitator (2) $511,'"
U,terinarian Assistant $211,1"
Total $71,1"
Medical Supplies'"
Exa.tnation/Treat-.nt $2..
Surgical $1..
Radiograph $35.
Pharlaacy $1,8"
Total $3,15'
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THE METROPOLITAN TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
Response to concerns raised by Mr. D.J. Caple, on behalf of the Cold Creek
Neighbours, on the presentation and procedural handling of the Cold Creek
Conservation Area Shooting Range Noise issue, at the Conservation and
Related Land Management Advisory Board Meeting #6/89, February 16, 1990.
BACKGROUND
At Executive Committee Meeting #1/90, 11arch 9, 1990, the attached le t te r
from Mr. D.J. Caple, regarding the Cold Creek Shooting Range Noise issue,
was received. Executive Committee Resolution #25 directed staff to
acknowledge th i s letter, on beh a 1 f of all Authority members, and to prepare
a report on the allegations for the Conservation and Re la ted Land Management
Advisory Board Meeting #1/90, April 6, 1990.
The Board should also be aware that the Township of King, at its March 5,
1990 meeting, amended its Noise Control By-law to prohibit the discharge of
firearms a tall times, if the noise is clearly audible at a "point of
reception" in an area of the municipality.
RATIONALE
The major point of contention raised by the Neighbours related to a question
to staff on whether or not the Cold Creek Conservation Area shooting ranges
meet the Ministry of Environment guidelines with respect to noise levels.
In previous discussions on th is issue, members have raised this question and
staff has consistently advised that, in our opinion, the guidelines are
being met. In the work related to this issue, staff has become quite
fami liar with the Ministry guidelines and in p.repar ing for the February 16,
1990 Board meeting, they were again reviewed in detail.
From the outset of this i ss ue , Authority staff recognized that we did not
have the technical expertise in the subject of noise control and,
consequently, engaged the services of a consultant. The consultants, in
carrying out the various studies, have worked very closely with the Ministry
of Environment Noise Assessment Unit to ensure that proper testing
procedures were followed and the Ministry's application of its guidelines
was clearly understood. Authority staff has also consulted frequently with
the Ministry of Environment staff on th i s issue.
Staff response to the question of whether or not guidelines are being me t
was based on discussion with the Ministry s ta f f and, particularly, on a copy
of correspondence from the 11inistry to Mr. Caple, in which Ministry staff
specifically states that the action taken by the Authority has resulted in
sound pressure level reductions that flare in compliance with the Ministry of
Environment Noise Guidelines".
Staff has recognized that compliance with these guidelines is a key issue
and, there fore, the recommendations approved by the Conserva tion and Related
Land Management Advisory Board, at Meeting #6/89, i nc luded the submission of
all design details, test results and shooting programs to the Ministry for
formal approval. Th i s ma te ria 1 has been forwarded to the Ministry. It must
be remembered that the Ministry of Environment noise levels are "guidelines"
and, as such, carry no regulatory power.
The matter of the King Township Noise Control By-law Amendment has been
reviewed by the Authority solicitors and they have advised that, i E this
amendment is approved by the Ministry of the Environment, it will provide an
enforceable regulation. Enforcement of the By-law would follow registration
of complaints which, in this case, are assured and, therefore, range
operation would have to cease.
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Longacres Farm,
R.R.#3,
Schomberg, Ontario.
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March 5, 1990
Nr. J. lvlcGinnis, Acting Chairman.
The Metropolitan Toronto & Region Conservation Authority.
Dear Mr. McGinnis:
Together with several other residents from the vicinity of the Cold
Creek Conservation Area I attended the Conservation & Related Land
Management Board meeting on Friday, February 16, 1990.
We wish to record our serious concern over the manner in which the
vote on the M.T.R.C.A. staff recommendations was conducted, with
particular reference to the question as to whether or not the Cold
Creek shooting ranges meet the Ministry of Environment guidelines with .
respect to noise levels.
During the discussion of the individual recommendations the chairman
asked Mr. J. Agnew whether or not the ranges meet the guidelines. Mr. ,
Agnew responded that they do.
We believe both the question and response must be ch~llenged.
Firstly, Mr. Agnew is not qualified to state whether or not the
guidelines are being met; he is neither qualified in the field of
sound level measurements nor is he - as far as we know - qualified to
interpret the guidelines.
Secondly, Mr. Agnew is prestnnably responding on the basis of the
report by Barman Swallow Associates which draws a conclusion that the
guidelines are being met even though the specified sound levels are
being exceeded. In this regard it must be emphasized that Barman
Swallow Associates are providing their particular opinion and are not
entitled to speak for the Ministry of the Environment. Their
conclusion could be determined by the Ministry to be invalid and is
certainly being challenged by the residents as you are aware.
As a third point, we feel it is patently unfair to accept Mr. Agnew's
response (in favour of the M.T.R.C.A. staff position) as fact in such
a contentious issue when there was no opportunity for rebuttal on
behalf of the residents.
Under the circumstances, and on behalf of the Neighbours of Cold
Creek, we must strongly protest the action involved and question the
validity of the resultant voting by the Board members.
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Because the question. of meeting the guidelines is a l{ey issue in this
matter we believe that there should be no decision on any further use
of the Cold Creek ranges for either shotguns or high-powered
(centre-fire) rifles until this particular point has been resolved
with the Ministry of the Environment.
The Authority should be advised at this juncture that if any decision
is made by the M.T.R.C.A. Board to permit the continued use of the
trap range or the use 'of the rifle range for other than .22 calibre
equipment prior to a resolution with the Ministry of the Environment
we will take steps to seek a legal injunction to have the ranges
closed until such resolution has been achieved. In this event we will
subsequently take whatever legal steps are available to us to have the
ranges closed down completely and permanently.
We would appreciate your early response.
Yo. .s truly,
. J. Caple, P.Eng.
for Neighbours of Cold Creek.
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cc: Hon. James Bradley, Minister of the Environment.
Hon. Charles Beer, M.P.P.
Mayor Margaret Britnell, King Township.
All M.T.R.C.A. Board members.
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PRESENTATION TO:
MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVATION AND RELATED
LAND MANAGEMENT BOARD
DATE: FEBRUARY 161 1990
BY: NEIGHBOURS OF COLD CREEK
GORDON FOGG
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MR. CHAIRMAN.... BOARD MEMBERS:
1. This is a noise problem.
It is not a question of anyone's right to shoot.
It is a question of the right of a government appointed
conservation authority to promote serious noise pollution to the
detriment of area residents.
2. There have been periodic complaints from residents near Cold
Creek from the earlier days of its operation. The problem
increased during the 1970's but came to a head. after the present
superintendent - a shooting enthusiast - was appointed and the
use of the trap and rifle ranges was heavily promoted.
In 1987 and 1988 M.T.R.C.A. figures show that some 94 percent of
Cold Creek revenues were for shooting activities (excluding
archery) with less than 6 percent attributable to other programs.
Because the situation had become intolerable for the residents in
the vicinity formal complaints were lodged in September 1985 and
the Authority was asked to eliminate the noise problem. That was
just under four and a half years ago and we are still faced with
an untenable situation.
3. The action taken to date has provided some modest reduction in
sound levels but they are still well in excess of the Ministry of
Environment guideline limit of 50 decibels. The relocation of the
trap range has in fact made the situation worse for residents on
the west side of Cold Creek with readings as high as 74.3
decibels - or about five-and-a-half times noisier than the limit.
It should be noted that there are two residences on the west side
of Cold Creek that are only about a thousand feet from the new
trap range and several more not nn.lCh farther away.
4. The residents are also not convinced of the safety of the ranges
since bullets from the rifle range were whining over a house on
the 11th concession road in May 1988.
5. It has been suggested that people should not have built houses in
the vicinity of Cold Creek knowing that there were shooting
ranges there. This is a specious argument as the majority of the
nearby residences were in existence 20, 30 or more years ago with
one family owning property since 1840. Affected housing east of
highway 27 and the subdivision in the northwest sector of
Nobleton have also been in existence for some 30 years.
We would also point out that the Authority's latest watershed map
lists facilities and activities at the various conservation areas
but makes absolutely no mention of shooting ranges at Cold Creek.
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One expects a conservation area to be compatible with the
environment and not a source of noise pollution. We do not
believe the Authority would think of having dirt bikes or
snowmobiles creating such a disturbance yet gunshot noise is more
traumatic for those forced to listen to it.
Whilst there have been about a dozen houses built in the vicinity
of Cold Creek during the last five years we would point out that
the Authority reviews all severance and subdivision applications
in the township and has never commented that further housing
would be undesirable because of Cold Creek's shooting noise.
6. Because of growth pressures from the greater Toronto region there
will be more houses buH t in this area which can only exacerbate
the problem.
7. The staff report submitted to you supposedly addresses possible
alternative locations. Only three were exaodned with no mention
of Albion Hills, Bruce's Mill, Glen Haffy, Greenwood or any other
inland or lakefront conservation properties.
8. The staff report suggests three options for Cold Creek, two of
which would reduce or eliminate shooting activities, and presents
potential cost implications. Although promotion of other
conservation-related programs should in due course offset any
negati ve impact from reduced shooting there is no indication that
this has been addressed - despite a budgetary provision for this
in 1989.
9. The lack of studies on alternative programs and the very limited
look at alternative locations leaves the distinct impression that
the Authority staff is only interested in continuing the
operation of the ranges at Cold Creek with a minimum of change.
10. With respect to the consultants sound level tests we have made it
clear that, together with tests conducted by the residents, the
results prove that the Cold Creek ranges do not meet the Ministry
of Environment guidelines and no changes short of complete
enclosure would be successful.
11. We would also like to make it clear that we will challenge any
attempt by the M.T.R.C.A. to obtain Ministry approval of the
existing facility.
12. At a meeting with Mr. r-bGinnis and Mr. M;JLean last September the
residents suggested a compromise which would provide for the
continuation of small-bore rifle activity and the limited
shooting associated with dog training and retriever trials.
At a further meeting with M.T.R.C.A. staff last month discussions
resulted in the program presented in the staff report as Option
B. This program would continue small-bore rifles, dog training
and trials, and. specified htmter training, workshops, shooting
skills programs and turkey shoots. It would provide a predictable
level of activity involving shotguns and large-bore rifles.
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Option B was agreed to by the residents despite the excessive
sound levels generated by shotguns and large-bore rifles.
13. We are not at this time pressing for Option A - complete
elimination of shooting programs - but predict this will be a
necessary step in due course.
14. Staff's Option C, which would involve very little relief from the
current level of trap and large-bore rifle activity, is totally
W'laCCeptable to the neighbours. It would lead to escalating
complaints and the distinct possibility of legal action under the
Environmental Protection Act as the only other avenue available
to the residents.
15. The staff report shows that Option B has the lowest negative
financial impact. We believe this should be - and would be -
reduced or eliminated by the promotion of alternative programs.
16. The Mission Statement of the M.T.R.C.A. refers to "...programs
that enhance the quality and variety of life in the community.
Whilst the programs at Cold Creek might be considered to enhance
the variety of life in the community under no circumstances do
frequent and repetitive loud gunshots enhance the quality of life
in the community - they do exactly the opposite.
Also, according to the Environmental Protection Act, "No person
shall emit or discharge a contaminant into the natural
environment that ....causes or is likely to cause loss of
enjoyment of nonnal use of property. . ." and the definition of
contaminant specifically includes sound. Common law also dictates
reasonable enjoyment of property.
17. We recoomend that no further expendi tures be made on shooting
facilities at Cold Creek unless required for safety reasons.
18. We also recommend that Authority staff be required to complete a
comprehensive study of alternative programs for Cold Creek by the
end of June 1990.
19. Consistent with the above submission we respectfully" request this
Board to adopt a resolution:
- TI1at the limited shooting programs defined as Option B and
detailed in Appendix D be approved with the addi tion of dog
traIning ;
- That the proposed schedules, numbers of shots and numbers of
participants (where identified) are maxima not to be exceeded;
- That for retriever training and trials only starter's pistols
or shotguns with an equivalent load be pennitted;
- TI1at public shooting "for .22 calibre firearms be continued
daily if demand. warrants;
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- TI1at all shooting, with the exception of retriever training and
trials, be confined to the rifle and trap ranges;
- TI1at there shall be no other shooting activities of any kind at
Cold Creek;
- TI1at range operating hours on weekdays and weekends are the
same as for 1989;
- TI1at there shall be an agreement in wri ting between the
Authority and the Neighbours of Cold Creek with respect to the
above and any changes thereto or extensions thereof shall
similarly be agreed to in writing.
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PF:ESENTATION TO:
MEMBEF:S OF THE CONSERVATION AND F:ELATED MANAGEMENT
ADV I SOF:Y BOARD:
DATE: APF: I L 06 ~ 1990.
BY: NEIGHBOURS OF COLD CREEK
GOF:DON FOGG.
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MF:. CHAIRMAN . . . BOPJ:::D MEMBERS:
This is a noise pr-oblem~
It 15 not a question of anvone';;:- t-iqht to ;;:.hoot.
It IS a que;;:-t ion of the t- i ght of a Cl 0 '.' et- n men t appoi r:ted
conset-vat ion authority to promote set-i OLl~. nai se nuisance to the
detr- i :-nent of ar-ea t-esidents.
The nLlmber of t-esi dents in r-elativelv close pr-m: i mi t :,,- t.o
Cold Creek is estimated to be 1n e::~c:ess of 2(1). Because the
shooting r:oi se can be heat-d O\ier- b'm-and-a-hal f miles a\...Ja..../ Ltn d et-
qiven ~"Jeatr;er conditions it is bel i e\/ed that vJell o'\;er a
thousand people - taking In the nor-thl.-Je;;:-t quadt- ant of the \/illage
of Nobleton - are affected to a greater or 1 es~er degr--ee. l.li + h
f LU- the r- ... - being built in the at-ea the situation can oni....-
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get ~'jOt- se .
l.Je ~"Iiou 1 d like to quote ft-om a letter +r-om David F'eter-son~
F'r-eml (:;?r- __ I lJnt2ir-1o. datt:?d t,lo-;E~mbE~t- --7 198B to tir- . iJ:'NE'~ill and
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co~:n ed to the Ministers of the Envi t-onment and Natural F:esouces.
II I under-stand that the HonoLlt- ab 1 e James Bradley~ Minister of
the Envir-onment has outlined to 'lOLL the cOt-r-ect i ve steps
cun-entl y being taken by M. T.F:.C.A to significientlv reduce the
noise ft-om the gun club facility.
I sympathi~e that noise fr-om thlS facility can be annoying~
hOli'Jevet- . please be assut-ed that the Conset-.'.rati on Authm-i tv 4 ~
~'Jor- king to r-esolve the pt-oblem as r-apldlv as possible.
Staf f of ~Qtb !:1!.n!.~t!:.!.~~ consIder- this pt-oblem to be of
H~C~mQ\dnt !..mHQct~n~~ and i,H-e p t- E'p -=\t-- c?d to take th(2 c7\ddi tl on.:\1
steps if the sound levels continue at unacceptable levels after-
the cur-r-ent under-taking by M. T. F:. C. A 1S completed. ..
lfJe also wish to quote fr-o:11 the Honour-able Jim Bradlev.
Minister- of the Envir-onment's letter- dated July 28~ 1988 to Mr.
O'Neil stating...."during the past vear-~ the Conservation
Authority engaged the ser-vices of Bar-mar: and S~'Jall maJ to complete
a noise study of the tr-ap and r-ifle r-ange facilities to determine
tb~ ~QCC~~t!..~~ m~~~\dC~~ Q~~~~~~C~ tQ C~g\d~~ tb~ QQ!..~~ !.~~~!.~ tQ
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The v---t-. trap range is to be closed and t-el oc ated to
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r-educed size facility in a valle-; at- ea deter-mined to be mor-e
secluded and 1solatlO?d so ~~ QQt tQ HQ~~ ~Q~ ~QQQ~~Q~~ trom noi St~
to the t-esi dents I i vi ng Br-ound the Cold Creek Conser-vation Ar-ea
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Again In his 1 et_t er- of October- 18~ 1988~ to Mr-. [!=' r,Jei 11 the=.
Hon ow- ab 1 e James Bt- ad 1 e\f again confirmed and ~-:e quote 11__
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stated in my letter- of Julv -7Q to \./OLt Qg~i~iQn~ b~~g Qggn !!!~Q~
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Qy tbg t1.!..I.!..B.!..~_d~.!.. to pr-oceed ~aJi th the necessar\1 ~'JOr- k to t-edLtCe
the noise levels fr-om the gLlrt club act i -..fi tIes to ~Q QQ~i Q!:
l~g~.!..
I can under-stand and feel YOLlt- f!:!:!~:!;!:~:!;iQn !:~g~!:Qing :!;b~
~~~!!!inglY lQng Q~l~y in ~fbi~Ying :!;b~ !:~~Ql!:!:!;iQn :!;Q :!;b~
~gg!:~~~t!'Qn caused by the noise fr-om the Cold Creek Gun Club
oper-ation. "
Please be awat-e that the TO~'Jnsh i P of King has amended its
noise b-)l-l e.~"'4 81-142 to pr-ohibit tho::> r:oi se dischar-ge from fir-e-
ar-ms -f- all times throuohout the tm'Jnshi p. This has been
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submitted to the Minister of Envi t-onmnent for his appr-oval under-
Section 138 of the Envi t-onmental F'r-otect ion Act.
vJe ~'Ji sh .L _ quote fr-om page 9 of the M.T.R.C.A staff r-epor-t
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+ or- today's meeting: II The matter of the King Township Noise
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Contr-ol By-La~-J Amendment has been reviewed by the Author-ity
solicitor-s and they have advised that '~ this amendment is
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appt-oved by the Ministr-y of the Envir-onment~ it wi 11 pr-ovide an
enfor-ceable r-egulation.
Enfor-cement of the Bv-l aw ~-mul d f 011 m~ t-eg i str-ati on of
complaints ~'Jh i c h ~ in this case~ at-e assut-ed and ther-efor-e~ r-ange
opet- at ion l!.!Q\d!..Q b~~~ tQ II
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vJe fur-thet- suggest to this boar-d that in the opinion of
OLlr- 1 egal council. Messr-s. David Es:-tt- i n and Har-r-v Dahme of the
1 all'J fir-m GOlld i ng ~ Str- athy ~{ Hendet-s;-on there ar-e b-JO offense
cr-eating sections under- the En-..,ri r-onmental Pr-ojection Act ~'Jh i c h
mav be applicable.
t.Ji t h r-espect to the applicable nOIse 1 evel s~ II a "/er\l
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str-ong ar-gument could be made that the applicable noise level is
50 dbai in so far- as the oper-ations of the shooting r-ange have
e>:panded since 1980. Consequently~ the 70 dbai level ~-4oLll d be
inapplicable although the SOUt- c e IT": 2, \i have e>: i sted pt- i Ot- to
Januat-y 1st~ 1980~ the by-la~'J N.P.C. 105 cannot be said to
author-ize an incr-ease in operations resulting in incr-eased sound
levels."
They suggest. " a vet"- V 5 t r- on l4 ::it"'oument. can bt? made tj--IE.\t
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e>:ceedanc:es of ~Q QQ~i ~-li th in 3() meters of a d\l'Jell i ng ~..,ou 1 d
cr-eate an offence. "
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" E>; i s t i n_o nOIse measur-ements made b\i Bar-~T:ar: 2.r:d
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S~'Ja 11 m'J a~::. ~'Jel1 .:?\S the 1'- (-2'.::. i del: t ':: Indic2.+":"? t 1-, :.:d- :!;bg~g !.gyg!.~ .e!:g
!E:~~!E:!E:Q!E:Q.:L thet-efore thet-e is ~. strono likelihood that a
pr-osecution ~-Joul d be sLlccessful. II
" ^ nuisance can be defIned as an 2.cti on 1-'''- e.ctions
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giving t- i se to an unr-easonable i r:tet-fet-ence ~'Ii t h the erl i o\.(ITlerlt of
property. "
" t<Ji t h t-espect to Cold Creek~ there is ~!.g~!: !E:y!.g~!J~~ Qf
. . . ~ ~!E:Q~~~~i!Jg !J~i2~!J~!E: and there is a strono likelihood of SLlccess
-.f- a civil action in nui sance ~'Jet-e to be commenced. "
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t<Je ~"oul d like to make it clear- to the M. T.F:.C.A. and this
Boat-d todav that the r-esidents ar-e committed to regaining full
LtSe and erlj o''';mer:t of thei t- propet-ti es.
Thank ~.;OLl for- the oppor-tun it v to address this Board on this
subject.
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THE METROPOLITAN TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
PRESENTATIONS FROM:
ONTARIO HANDGUN ASSOCIATION
ONTARIO FEDERATION OF ANGLERS & HUNTERS
TORONTO SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION
JACEK WITECKI
to the
Conservation and Related Land Management Advisory Board
Meeting 16/89
February 16, 1990
ONTARIO HANDGUN CR.lD%
ASSOCIATION
MEMBER OF SPORT ONTARIO
February l6, 1990
Mr. Chairman and Members
of the Metropolitan Toronto
Region Conservation Authority
Advisory Board
I would first of all wish to thank you for the opportunity to
address the issue of the Cold Creek Conservation area.
The Ontario Handqun Association has been in existence since 1957
and is the recoqnized qoverninq body for handqun competition in
the province of Ontario. We have a current membership of 6800,
most of whom reside in the greater Toronto and surroundinq areas.
A qood many of these members also participate in the other shootinq
sports and make use of the excellent facilities at Cold Creek. We
are very concerned about the fate of this facility and the impact
it's closure would have on recreational shootinq in southern
Ontario. There is a severe shortaqe of both indoor and outdoor
ranqes and as a result, most of the private clubs are full and not
able to take any more members.
The safety record of recreational shooting is second to none in
orqanized sports. A target or trap shooter can obtain one million
dollars liability insurance at a cost of under $3 per year and
statistically, shooting in an organized club is safer than taking
a bath. I am afraid that if Cold creek ~s closed, this safety
record would be in jeopardy. Hunters and competitors would be
forced to use other areas to shoot that may not be proper! y
supervised, or have safe backstops and enclosures. They will
simply have no other place to qo. This concern is indicated in the
report accompanyinq the agenda package, on pages CR. 119 and CR
123. Cold Creek is the only public facility of this type in
Southern Ontario and the private clubs will be unable to take up
the slack to accommodate these shooters.
The Conservation Authority has bent over backwards to accommodate
the demands of the residents nearby and I commend you for that.
The reports on the noise levels indicate a substantial reduction
to below the strictest qovernment standards. Since this range has
been in operation since the 1960's, I am qoing to make the
assumption that some, if not all of the current neighbours moved
into the area after the facility opened. If this is a fact, then
I am of the opinion that they really have no justification for
their ob_iections, par.ticularly since the levels have dropped
considerably sincp. then. To use an analoqy, if I build a house at
the end of an airport runway, I cannot reasonably expect the
airport to shut down operations because I don't like the noise.
If the noise level increased substantially since I entered the
area, then I would have a leqitimate complaint, but in the case of
Cold Creek, noise levels h reased.
1711 McCOWAN ROAD. SUI E 205. OROUGH. ONTARIO M1S 2Y3 (416) 298 - 8204
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Emotional issues such as this turn into an test of wills and egos
that defy any reconciliation efforts. Emotions and biases must be
put aside and logical decisions made based on verified facts and
test data. Clearly these indicate that there is no basis to put
in place more restrictions or close the range.
In conclusion, I ask that you carefully consider the severe
ramifications to recreational shooting if the use of this range is
curtailed further or shut down completely. You have made every
effort to resolve the concerns of neighbours and you cannot be
reasonably expected to do any more. This facility is a jewel that
cannot be replaced and it's loss will be a loss to the whole
community, not to mention the fact that the taxpayers moneys spent
to upgrade the facility would have been wasted.
On another important matter, the President of the O.H.A. , Don
Hinchley, wanted very much to make this presentation but,
unfortunately, he could not take the time off work. We were both
very disturbed when we were informed about the starting time of
this meeting and of the full Board meeting on March E2 :23. This is
supposed to be a public meeting concerning the fate of a important
public recreational facility, but it is being held at a time when
the majority of voters and taxpayers cannot attend. We want to be
on record to demand, and I know this is a strong word, but we are
adamant on this issue, demand that the March I:523meeting be
rescheduled to an evening time slot to a 11 ow for more public
participation. The members of the community should be allowed the
opportunity to voice their views.
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Larry Whitmore
Executive Manager
Ontario Handgun Association
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ONTARIO FEDERATION OF ANGLERS & H~sr!f~990
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P.O BOX 28. PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO K9J 6Y5 (705) 748-6324 M.T.R.C.A.
Fax: (705) 748.9577
Presentation given to the Conservation and Related
Land Management Advisory Board by Christopher Horwath representing the
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, February 16, 1990
I wish you all a good morning. I am here representing the ontario
Federation of Anglers and Hunters, which at 73,000 members, is ontario's
largest provincial conservation association. We are a nonprofit,
nongovernment Federation representing the interests of fisherman,
hunters and outdoor enthusiasts from every walk of life in every corner
of the Province. We thank the Metropolitan Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority (MTRCA) for allowing our Federation to briefly
address the Conservation and Related Land Management Advisory Board on
the future of the cold Creek range facilities.
Since we have five minutes to state our position and provide our
rational for itl I will not take time to explain what our Federation is
all about. For this background information, I have available copies of
our document entitled "The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters:
who We Are and What We Do". We brought 40 copies so there are some
extras for others in attendance here today. ~lease feel free to pick up
and review this when you have some time.
Approximately 14,000 of our members live in the Toronto area and our
members form a siqnificant part of the many thousands of Ontarians that
use the Cold creek rifle, trap and archery ranges annually.
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We offer our compliments to the MTRCA for the way the Cold Creek range .
facilities have been maintained and managed over the years.
Considerable time, expertise and expense.has gone into making it a
premier facility and in actively and effectively addressing the real or
perceived concerns of some area residents. Our information is that, as
a result of approximately $270,000 worth of work done to address the
real or perceived concerns of some area residents, the Cold Creek ranqes
have been modified to the hilt to ensure they are well within the
relevant noise guidelines established by the Ministry of the Environment
for shooting ranges. Unfortunately, this has not satisfied some area
residents who apparently want .the ranges shut down, regardless of the
consequences to: recreational shooters and law enforcement agencies;
the mandate of the Ministry of Natural Resources; and to the property
owners found north of the facility who, if the Cold Creek facility is
closed, will be affected as more people use their area to practice with
firearms .
CONSERVATION PLEDGE
I gIve my pledge. as a CanadIan, to save and faIthfully defend from weste, the natural resources of my
Country - Its SOils and minerals. Its air, waters, forests and Wildlife. .1 .
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Our Federation believes that the MTRCA is under no obligation to further
reduce range operations in an attempt to appease the demands of the
neighbour association.
In fact, the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters supports the real
need to expand and enhance the range facilities at Cold Creek to
accommodate user demand which is increasing, and which will continue to
increase as recreational shooters lose more and more open space to
development projects, no-discharge of firearms bylaws, and private land
posting against trespass. Cold Creek offers a preferred approach to
providing firearms education, and practice and recreational
opportunities to ontario residents, and its operation must not be
curtailed, but rather, enhanced to allow more flexibility to
recreational shooters -- including the handicapped -- who require a
wider range of access hours, firearms education, practice and
recreational opportunities.
Over the years the cold Creek facility has been losing valuable ground
to the demands of some area residents. As a result of these demands the
MTRCA and range user groups have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars
and tremendously curtailed range activities.
Yet, representatives of the neighbour association are still not
satis fi ed. In fact, regardless of all the work that has been done and
all the noise reduction that has resulted to date, there has been no
reduction in the volume of their complaints.
The neighbour association refuses to recognize that the ranges were in
place long before the vast majority of present residents were. When the
residents first moved in they experienced more sound from the ranges
than they are experiencing now. But even though the "buyer beware"
philosophy could apply, the MTRCA undertook noise mi tigatiDn projects.
We also point out that although noise seems to be such a serious problem
to some residents, these residents have apparently taken no steps
themselves to work with noise experts to install devices on their own
properties to lessen the sound that does carry from the Cold creek
faci lHy. They could have planted vegetation, built fencing or even
created berms to help themselves, but they didn't bother. Instead, they
have spent their effort victimizing the Cold creek facility and its
users. The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters requests that the
MTRC~ consider these points and give serioUS consideration to taking a
hard line with. the neighbour association to protect what is left of the
Cold Creek operation and to enhance the services it offers.
Further reduction of range operations will not, in our opinion, reduce
neighbour association demands. It will only lessen the economic
viability of the facility and harm its users and wildlife management in
ontario.
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It is quite obvious that the neighbour association will not be satisfied
until the ranges are closed down completely. Any ruling by the MTRCA to
reduce range operations should not be viewed as a compromise position,
but rather, as a loss for range users and conservation and a win for the
neighbour association.
Our Federation respectfully requests that the MTRCA approve measures
that will enhance the ranges for the users -- including the handicapped
__ and that if a compromise is deemed necessary by the MTRCA, then a
decision should be made to maintain, rather than enhance or reduce the
present range operation.
On behalf of the 73,000 members of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and
Hunters I thank you for your time.
For further information please contact,
Christopher Horwath
Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
Box 28, Peterborough, oNtario
K9J 6Y5
TEL: (70S) 748-6324
FAX: (70S) 748-9577
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TORONTO SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION
FOUNDED 1125
'7 MILL STREET. WILLOWDALE. ONTARIO M2P 183 . (416) 487-4477
January 3, 1990
Mr. Chairman and Members
of the Metropolitan Toronto-
Region Conservation Authority
Advisory Board
The Toronto Sportsmen's Association under Frank Kortright,
Presiden~ worked hard to form the Canadian National Sportsmen's
Shows to raise funds for projects like Cold Creek and more
recently the Kortright Centre. In 1948 the Shows started and in
the early 1950's we worked with the Metropolitan Toronto Region
Conservation Authority to acquire the lands for the purpose stated
in provision (1) to preserve the Cold Creek Bog as a wilderness
area and to provide Rifle, Shotgun and Archery Ranges in safe
locations. Other provisions included facilities for Dog Training,
Hunter Safety Training, Picnic Areas, etc. Ess~ntially a multi-
use area for the outdoor interested people or s~ortsmen.
Und~r President William Van Kempen our Association sought and
received all the approvals for the development .plan from the
Autho ri ty. The Cold Creek Project with the help of the many
volunteer clubs of the 73,000 member Ontario Federation of Anglers
and Hunters and funding from various sources progressed according
to the approved plan.
The facility is used by a wide range of organizations including the
Sportsmen's Associations, Metro E.T.F., O.P.P., R.C.M.P., special
units of the police force, Conservation Officers and Hunter Safety
Training Instructors with their students. This certainly identifies
the need for this facility and the necessity for its continuance.
We recognize the position of the neighbouring property owners and
we fee 1 that the Metropolitan Toronto Region Conservation Authority
has taken steps to improve the noise levels emitted from the property.
Metropolitan Toronto Region Conservation Authority has gone beyond
its requirements of being a good neighbour by reducing the hours of
shooting at Cold Creek. Special loads are being used by the shotgun
shooters as well.
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TORONTO SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATIOI\
FOUNDED 1826
17 MILL STREET, WILLOWDALE. ONTARIO M2P 183 . (416) 487-447.
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To sum up, Cold Creek Conservation Area made its programs, its
purpose, its aims and its development plan very clear when i t
formulated the master plan and received approval from your Board.
Now after 35 years of hard work and dedication by volunteer
sportsmen groups the Metropolitan Toronto Region Conservation
Authority Board is being approached to change the plan to make
Cold Creek an area that it was not developed for. This represents
a to ta 1 waste of money and effort spent on this area over nearly
four decades.
In closing, I would like to thank the Advisory Board for their time
today and their support for the Cold ~reek Conservation Area.
Sincerely,
TORONTO SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION
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Peter Edwards, .
Executive Director
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Jacek Witecki
329 Hillside Dr.
Mississauga, Ont.
L5M 2N3
Phone: 821-8365
Re: Cold Creek Conservation Area Firing Range
I would like to take this opportunity to speak on behalf
of keeping the Cold Creek Conservation Area Firing Range open.
As a user of this public facility for a couple of years
and a user of various makeshift firing ranges for the past
fifteen years, I would like to point out the importance of
and necessity for a public facility such as the Cold Creek Range.
Permanent makeshift ranges are largely located on private
property, on farms or in cottage areas where there is some
degree of population density within the area. These ranges
pose a very real danger to unsuspecting people of being shot
by stray bullets as well as being dangerous to those who use
them without the supervision of a firearms ranger. Temporary
ranges are often set up during hunting season quickly and with
little or no responsibility towards personal and public
safety or possible damages to property. These ranges are set
up to fulfill the needs of basically three groups of people.
Those being hunters, sportsmen, and collectors. These groups
of individuals have a very real need for a safe environment
in which to practice and perfect their skills. There are dozens
of handgun clubs in and around the Toronto and Mississauga=area
however, they are not equipped to handle high powered rifles.
To not have a firing range for the hunter would be like being
asked to drive a car once a year and being expected to drive
as if he had driven all year. For the collector and sportsman
not having a range essentially means not having the sport or
hobby. If the Cold Creek Range is closed then we will only
be promoting the continuance of unsupervised, unsafe makeshift
ranges and denying outrightly those who would like to enjoy
this sport responsibly. In closing there is a great need for
this facility and it should be allowed to continue to be filled.
Thankyou.
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THE METROPOLITAN TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MASTER PLAN.
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Conservation and Related Land Management Advisory Board
Meeting '#2/90
June 7, 1990
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
PROJECT OBJECTIVE
The objective of this project is to describe an Arr:hIIeoIogiaI Master Plan for
the idenlijiaztjon, study, conservatWn and inlerpretIltion of heritIlge resources
/oazkd on lIZ11ds owned by The Metropolilan TOI'OIIlo and Region
Conservation AuIhorily. This Master Plan, when completed, will provide The
Metropolilan Toronto and Region Conservation Authorily with a heritage
invenloly which will help foal;tnt, future devdopment.r on its lands and be a
meI11IS by which the Authorily can comply with the heritage requirements of
the Ontario Environmental Assessment and the Heritage Acts. Further, this
study will consolidIzIe the AuJhoriIy's interests in developing an interpretive
unit desaibing ~ resources on its lands.
The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
(MTRCA) was formed in 1957 amalgamating four previous
Authorities:
To estDblish and undertoke, in the art!II over which
it has jurisdiction, tJ program designed to further
the conservation, tUtonltion, deveJopmenl and
17III1UIgemenl of 1UItural resources other than fPS, oil,
coal and minmIJs. (ConservatWn AuIhorilies Act 1987 c 85 s 20).
In pursuing a program to fulfill the objectives as stated, the
Authority has acquired a land base of 10,000 hectares relating to
the four most significant physical features within the Toronto
Region - the Niagara Escarpment, the Oak Ridges Moraine, the
major valley systems and the Lake ontario Shoreline.
The lands so acquired have provided resources to inhabitants of
the region throughout the past centuries and, as a result, many
archaeological heritage resources have been obtained. The known
archaeological sites, on Authority lands, span 11,000 years of
AmerIndian and European occupation of southern Ontario.
An archaeological site is defined as that part of the landscape,
both terrestrial and aquatic, which can be identified by the
presence of cultural (man-made) remains. These remains can be
artifacts or subsoil features. Both prehistoric and historic
native and European archaeological sites are located on Authority
lands. Prehistoric and historic native sites are defined on the
basis of surface collections of artifactual material. Historic
European sites are generally defined by the presence of
structural remains or European artifacts. Each site, whether a
small briefly occupied campsite, large Iroquoian village or the
remains of a pioneer homestead is significant because it holds
the only record of a prehistoric or a historic occupation.
The Authority has recognized the value of these heritage
resources and developed a heritage component in its original
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Watershed Plan (1980):
. To protect the heriJ.age conservation resourr:u which occur 011 its lands
~ under the Ltmd Acquisition ~ when! such TUOUTCeS lITt!
shown to be of regiotuIJ signifiamce and to TUtore and inIerpm to the public,
~kct~d heriJ.age conservation TUOUTCeS when! such I'UOfU'CQ contribute to II
fuIJo IIIIdemmuling of the hi.rtoriaU we of natural resources.
Most recently, the 1988 MISSION STATEMENT provided for
archaeological heritage resources through the implementation of
watershed management programs that:
EnJumce the quaIiJy and variety of life in the communiJy by using its lands fiN'
inIer-rqj.onDl outdoor recreation, heritage pn:servalion and conservation
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The Authority has recognized the significant heritage value of
archaeological resources on its lands and has entered into formal
agreements and informal arrangements with a number of individuals
and agencies to explore these resources (Axelson-1950's, Konrad-
1971 & 1972, Kapches-1972, Johnston-1978, Dibb-1981, Schroeder-
1986, York/MTRCA Field School-1989, Boyd Field School-1975-1989
and MTRCA Master Plan-1987-1990). Additionally, several other
archaeologists (such as Emerson's work at the Parson and Seed-
Barker sites and the Ontario Archaeological Society's excavations
at the Boyd site) have conducted independent research on sites
now found on Authority land. These archaeological investigations
have documented 69 archaeological sites on MTRCA property.
Within the Province of Ontario, the formal mandate for the
conservation, protection and preservation of archaeological sites
rests with the Minister of Culture and Communications, who is
responsible for the administration of the Ontario Heritage Act.
The object of the Ontario Heritage Foundation, an advisory and
service delivery body formed under the Act, includes:
To suppod, ~ and Inrilitnt~ the conservation, protection and
pn:servaIioII of the heritllge of 0nJmi0; to pn:serve, mainloin, reconstruct,
restoIe and ~ propertja of historiad an:hiIectural,
~ m:reatiotuJl aesthetic and scenic
inIerat; and to condut:t 1UeIII'Ch, edllclJtioIuIl and c:on&1IfU1Iiazt programs
neassmy lOT 1IeritIIge conservation, protection and J1'Uervation.
(1974 c 122 S 7)
Recognizing the potential of the Authority's archaeological
resources in fostering many of the objectives stated above, it
has been determined that the best approach to the management and
development of these-resources requires an ongoing program. The
Archaeological Master Plan (AMP) is the first step in initiating
a comprehensive MTRCA Archaeological Resource Management Program.
This program has the support of the many public bodies interested
in the archaeological resources of the Metropolitan Toronto
Region including the Province of Ontario, the Royal Ontario
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Museum, universities, professional archaeologists and foremost,
the public.
Three components have been identified for the AMP addressing the
major archaeological concerns of the Authority:
1. An archaeological inventory;
2. An archaeological field survey;
3. The interpretation of data acquired through the
survey, and determining the need for an
archaeological interpretive facility.
2.0 ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
The aquatic orientation of cultural resources in the Province of
ontario is well established and has resulted in the
archaeological survey of lands adjacent to many water courses in
southern ontario. As indicated, the Metropolitan Toronto region
has been examined for archaeological sites during the past 100
years and many such resources have. been documented. Considering
the riverine orientation of MTRCA lands, archaeologists have
expected to locate sites on Authority property and indeed many
have been found and reported. The purpose of this section is to
describe the archaeological sites which have been located on land
owned by the MTRCA. This task will be accomplished by describing
those resources found prior to the initiation of the
Archaeological Kaster Plan and the archaeological sites located
as a result of the current project.
2.1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES LOCATED ON KTRCA LAND PRIOR TO 1987
All archaeological sites found on Authority property prior to the
current project are detailed in individual site record forms on
file with the Heritage Branch of the Ministry of CUlture and
Communications. This data base is a summary of the
archaeological investigations conducted in the study area over
the past century and includes sites located as a result of
archaeological field investigations. Both newly discovered sites
and resources relocated as a result of archival research
(primarily by Konrad, 1973) are documented in the MCC records.
Archival research of historic documents was also conducted in
this project to ensure that all previously located archaeological
sites on MTRCA land were recorded with the Ministry. These
archival sources included the A.J. Clark Papers (n.d.), the
Annual Archaeoloaical Reports for ontario (1887-1928), research
notes on file with the Department of New World Archaeology, Royal
ontario Museum, Arch Notes and ontario ArchaeoloQV. As other
researchers had discovered (Konrad, 1973) all the sites mentioned
in the text of these reports had been recorded with the MCC.
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As will be discussed, site specific locational data is
problematic in the Metro Toronto region. Often, the
descriptions of location and military grid references detailed on
the site record forms do not correspond. Since one of the
objectives of the Archaeological Master Plan is for the MTRCA to
be aware of the specific locations of the archaeological
resources under its control, each of the 29 sites on Authority
property was examined in the field. In many instances, the sites
in question are well-known and have been well documented, and in
other areas, contemporary land-use precluded actual field
investigations of these resources. Consequently, when actual
field reconnaissance (for cultural materials) was not possible or
warranted, archival research combined with examination in the
field confirmed the site location.
Over the past century (1887-1987) land now owned by the MTRCA has
been examined for archaeological sites; the exact area and extent
of these investigations is impossible to determine. What is
known, however, is that 29 Borden designations have been assigned
to distinct localities on Authority property. These designations
represent 23 archaeological sites and 6 areas of isolated finds.
Table 1 summarizes the cultural affiliation and function of each
site.
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TABLE 1
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES LOCATED ON MTRCA PROPERTY PRIOR TO 1987
Borden Cultural
Name Desiqnation Affiliation Function
Albion Hills Conservation Area
AlGx-3 unknown isolated find
Bolton Resource Manaaement Tract
Grogan AlGw-l2 Late Archaic unknown
AlGw-l6 Early Woodland unknown
Boyd conservation Area
Seed-Barker AkGv-l Late Iroquoian village
Boyd AkGv-3 Late Iroquoian village
Kortright Sawmill AkGv-l8 unknown isolated find
Tasca AkGv-l9 unknown isolated find
Upper Nursery AkGv-20 Middle Woodland temporary campsite
Kleinburg ossuary AlGv-l Late Iroquoian ossuary
Cameron 1 AIGv-l3 Late Iroquoian temporary campsite
Cameron 2 AlGv-l4 Middle Woodland unknown
Cameron 3 AlGv-l5 Late Iroquoian unknown
Historic European
Kortright
Kettle Lake AlGv-l6 Palaeo/Archaic unknown
Claremont conservation Area
Peg 2 AlGs-32 unknown isolated find
G. Ross Lord Reservoir
Risebrough AkGu-lO Late Iroquoian village
Dufferin AkGu-l2 Late Iroquoian village
Glen Ma;or Resource Manaaement Tract
Hingston BaGs-2 unknown ossuary
Greenwood Conservation Area
Greenwood AlGs-8 Early Iroquoian temporary campsite
Lake st. Georae Forest and wildlife Area
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Wilcox Lake AlGu-l7 Early Iroquoian village
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Lower Rouqe Forest and wildlife Area
Rouge River 1 AkGs-3 Historic Seneca temporary campsite
Rouge River 2 AkGs-4 Historic Seneca temporary campsite
Graham AkGs-8 Historic Seneca village
Sunnvbrook Park
sunnybrook Park AkGu-29 Late Archaic isolated find
Humber River
Roseland AkGu-6 Late Iroquoian village
Parsons AkGu-8 Late Iroquoian village
Camp pidaca AlGs-106 unknown isolated find
Gibson Lake AlGw-13 Middle Woodland temporary campsite
Downsview AkGu-13 Late Iroquoian village
Heart Lake AkGw-2 unknown temporary campsite
Of the 13 sites located before 1972 (using Konrad's 1973 study as
a bench mark - first intensive Metro-wide survey) 11 are large
Late Iroquoian villages or ossuaries. Many of these sites were
initially reported by A.J. Clark, Roland Orr and other
avocational archaeologists in the early years of the 20th
century. Much of the data described by these investigators was
obtained by soliciting information from farmers and local
collectors. As such, this information is biased towards the
larger and more readily identifiable Late Woodland villages and
ossuaries which produced large quantities of artifactual
material. In the 1970's and 1980's most archaeological
investigations in Ontario were problem-oriented and generally
confined their survey parameters to specific geographic locales.
As a result, many smaller temporary campsites were located in the
Metro Toronto area. During this period of problem-oriented
surface reconnaissance, limited surface collections were
conducted on MTRCA lands and ten smaller campsites and sites of
unknown function spanning the full continuum of AmerIndian
occupation were located.
The survey bias outlined above could imply that all the Late
Iroquoian village sites on Authority property have been
discovered. While this may be possible, it should be recognized
that only a fraction of MTRCA land holdings had been examined by
1987 and that the potential for finding new archaeological sites
of all cultural periods and functions was, and remains, extremely
high.
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2.2 1987 AND 1988 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OP MTRCA PROPERTY
The objective of this section is to describe the archaeological
resources located during a physical survey of property owned by
The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
(MTRCA) during the summer and fall of 1987 and 1988.
Survey priorities
The 1987 and 1988 archaeological investigations of MTRCA property
focused'on tablelands abutting the major valley systems
(primarily the Humber). The rationale for this bias is twofold.
First, tableland zones are the areas potentially subject to
immediate development pressure. Second, to make the best use of
the short field season, surface investigation was generally
restricted to ploughed fields. On Authority property, cultivated
fields are usually located on tableland. Cultivated fields
adjacent to tributaries of the Rouge River and Duffin Creek, and
at Bruce's Mill and Glen Major were also investigated. Thirteen
hectares of floodplain were examined at the Claireville
Conservation Area (to expedite the planning process with regard
to a golf course development) and the Nashville Resource
Management Tract.
Survey Techniaues
Although the Authority owns all the property examined, all
tenants were contacted prior to the field season and permission
was gained to walk their farms. Artifactual material was located
through a visual inspection of cultivated fields. Each field was
systematically walked at 2 metre intervals, and when found,
artifacts were flagged. The only deviation to this procedure
resulted from reforestation work conducted by the MTRCA on
tableland east of the Humber River at the Nashville Resource
Management Tract. To facilitate mechanical seedling planting, a
30 cm furrow is turned to expose approximately 1.0 metres of
earth at a horizontal interval of 2.0 metres. Each furrow was
systematically walked, and when found, artifacts were flagged.
All artifacts located during a surface investigation were
sequentially numbered using a system which defined conservation
area, year, site number and artifact number (i.e. Clairevil1e
Area, 1988, site 2, artifact 1: CA-88-2.1). A transit was
employed to determine the provenience of each artifact. The
transit was established in relation to magnetic north; and a
Whole Compass Bearing and a distance measure were recorded for
each artifact.
The artifact and numbered tag were collected together as a
component of each individual site assemblage. The transit was
also used to delineate the field margins in order that each
artifact location could be defined in recognizable space. The
field location of the transit was recorded by triangulating its
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position from two well-defined datum points.
For the purpose of this study an archaeological site is defined
as that portion of the landscape from which 5 or more artifacts
were located during a surface reconnaissance. A physical
parameter of 50 metres was usually used in assigning the
designation 'site'. In several instances, however, sites were
defined using fewer than 5 artifacts. These circumstances
included artifacts located near a non-cultivated area, or the
location of artifacts of unusual character.
In 1987 and 1988, 415 hectares of MTRCA property were surveyed
for archaeological resources. During field investigations,
40 new archaeological sites were located. Table 2 summarizes the
cultural affiliation and function of each site.
TABLE 2
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES LOCATED ON KTRCA PROPERTY IN 1987 AND 1988
Borden CUl tural
Name Desianation Affiliation Function
Albion Hills Conservation Area
Gatehouse AlGw-29 unknown unknown
Hopalong AlGx-6 unknown unknown
Taylor AlGx-7 Late Palaeo unknown
Matson AlGx-10 unknown unknown
Odov A1Gw-30 Palaeo-Indian
Middle Woodland extraction/
processing station
Bolton Resource Kanaaement Tract
Conolly AlGw-26 Late Archaic temporary campsite
Edge AlGw-27 Palaeo-Indian unknown
Beesting AlGw-28 unknown unknown
Lotor AlGw-3l Late Archaic extraction/
processing station
Westlake AlGw-32 unknown extraction/
processing station
temporary camp
Bovd Conservation Area
st. Paul's AlGv-68 unknown unknown
Max AlGv-69 unknown temporary camp
Branta AlGv-70 Early Archaic extraction/
processing
Late Iroquoian temporary camp
Historic European homestead
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Dybal AlGv-7l unknown procession station
Amanda AlGv-72 Early Archaic extraction/
processing
temporary camp
Notamanda AlGv-73 unknown extraction/
processing station
Lane AlGv-74 unknown workshop locality
Caragana AkGv-72 Late Archaic temporary campsite
Earl AlGv-75 Middle Woodland extraction/
processing station
Balloon AlGv-76 unknown unknown
Gertrudis AlGv-77 Late Iroquoian extraction/
processing
temporary campsite
Spike AlGv-78 Early Woodland extraction/
processing station
Claireville Conservation Area
Equus AkGw-20 unknown unknown
Familiaris AkGv-75 Palaeo-Indian extraction station
Inner AkGv-76 unknown unknown
syvil AkGv-77 unknown temporary campsite
Vulpes AkGv-78 unknown processing station
Sunshine AkGv-79 Palaeo-Indian temporary campsite
Middle Woodland
Glen Major Resource Manaaement Tract
Glass BaGs-4 unknown unknown
Lake st. Georae Porest and 'wildlife Area
Glen Lonely AlGu-96 unknown extraction/
processing station
temporary campsite
Lake st. George AlGu-97 Late Palaeo extraction/
Late Archaic processing station
Early Woodland
Middle Woodland
Snively AlGu-98 unknown unknown
Esox AlGu-99 Late Palaeo campsite
Late Archaic
Middle Woodland
Nashville Resource Manaaement Tract
Kirby Sideroad AlGu-67 unknown unknown
sirtalis AlGu-79 unknown temporary campsite
storeria AlGu-80 Late Archaic extraction station
Furrow AlGu-8l unknown unknown
Peppy AlGw-33 unknown unknown
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Vink AlGw-34 unknown processing station
Shock AIGw-35 unknown extraction station
Nineteen of the 40 new sites identified in 1987 and 1988 related
directly to kettle depressions (lake, pond, marsh) as the source
of nearest water. .Of these, 13 were situated within 100 metres
and six were located between 100 metres and 500 metres of these
physical features. Table 3 describes the relationship of these
sites in respect to type of nearest water source.
TABLE 3
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES LOCATED ON MTRCA PROPERTY IN 1987 AND 1988
Types of Nearest Water Source
TVDe of Water Source n 1
Kettle Pond 16 40.0
Lake 3 7.5
5th order stream* 1 2.5
4th order stream 5 12.5
3rd order stream 1 2.5
2nd order stream - -
1st order stream 10 25.0
intermittent stream -4. 10.0
40 100.0%
*Example - Humber River south of Woodbridge
At this time, the relationship between archaeological sites and
kettle depressions is unclear. Recent test excavations at the
Esox and Westlake sites were conducted to aid in the under-
standing of this cultural-environmental phenomenon. The reports
describing these excavations are pending. However, the
artifactual material recovered points to short-term use of the
site areas by Palaeo-Indian and Middle Woodland groups for
extraction/processing activities. Unfortunately, no evidence was
located tying the sites to the kettle features. Although,
Jackson and McKillop (1987) reported similar settlement data in
the Rice Lake area, this unique man-land relationship remains
poorly-reported in the Metro region and indicates that our
understanding of prehistoric land-use is incomplete.
In general, while the magnitude of these sites is not great (in
terms of numbers of artifacts) their importance from a regional
perspective is significant. Considering the sites located in
1987 and 1988, it would appear that aside from major villages and
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smaller encampments prehistoric AmerIndian groups were using the
lands now owned by the MTRCA as hunting areas. The sites
recently defined reflect this subsistence activity in that high
tool/flake ratios indicate that 24 (60%) of the 40 sites can be
tentatively identified as extraction/processing stations or
temporary campsites. While sites of this nature are not rare in
the region, few have been investigated because of an
archaeological and economical bias towards excavating large
sites. As a result, our knowledge of this vital aspect of
prehistoric life is lacking. As urbanization in the Metro region
continues and sites are removed from the landscape, these small,
poorly-understood archaeological resources (particularly on MTRCA
land) will become all the more valuable because they will
represent the last remaining traces of a significant component of
prehistory.
SUMMARY
Over the past 100 years archaeological investigations in the
Metro Toronto area have located 69 archaeological sites (of which
six are Bordenized isolated finds) on land now under MTRCA
ownership. Table 4 summarizes the cultural affiliation and
function of these resources.
TABLE 4
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES LOCATED ON MTRCA PROPERTY
Function n 1
village 9 13.0
Ossuary 2 2.9
Temporary Campsite 19 27.5
Extraction/processing 12 17.4
Workshop 1 1.5
Isolated Finds
(Pre 1987 only) 6 8.7
Unknown 20 29.0
69 100.0
cultural Affiliation n 1
Historic Seneca 3 4.4
Late Iroquoian 11 15.9
Early Iroquoian 2 2.9
Middle Woodland 4 5.8
Early Woodland 2 2.9
Late Archaic 6 8.7
Early Archaic 1 1.5
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Palaeo-Indian 4 5.8
MUlti-component 5 7.2
Unknown 11 44.9
69 100.0
These data represent only the reported archaeological sites.
Currently, Dr. Bruce Schroeder of the University of Toronto is
undertaking an archaeological investigation of MTRCA property on
the Duffin Creek, from Lake Ontario to Bayly Road. Schroeder's
research has revealed a substantial prehistoric occupation of
this area. Indeed, a local collector has recovered over 100
projectile points in the vicinity of the mouth of the Duffin.
Recently, Schroeder (pers. comm. 1987) has suggested that the
. extremely high density of this cultural material reflects long
term seasonal occupations for resource exploitation, and argued
that the Duffin mouth area could be construed as a single
spatially extended multi-component site. The high density of
sites and artifactual material in the area is .expected.
Ethnographic and ethnohistoric documentation indicate that band
groups move in a well defined mobility cycle to utilize site
specific seasonal resources. Archaeological investigations bear
witness to the longevity of this resource exploitation seasonal
cycle. The spring-summer occupation of river mouths by macro-
bands over many millennia does result in a substantial deposit of
artifactual material. Because of the wide-spread nature of this
material it can be difficult to distinguish single occupations.
Although Schroeder does maintain the single site concept, he
recognizes that the extensive occupation is composed of many
single occupations or discrete sites. At this point in the
archaeological investigations of the Duffin mouth, it is
difficult to determine how many sites are present; the actual
number may prove to be between 10 and 110. Regardless of actual
site numbers, the area remains a substantial archaeological
resource base which is worthy of study and preservation. The
archaeological resource base reported for the Duffin mouth should
not be considered unique. All Authority lands of similar fluvial
character have an extremely high potential for heavy
concentrations of archaeological materials and sites.
The archaeological resources located on MTRCA land represent the
full diachronic cultural continuum and functional range of sites
found in southern Ontario; Palaeo-Indian extraction/processing
localities, Archaic temporary campsites, Late Iroquoian and
Seneca villages and Euro-Canadian homesteads. The importance of
the poorly-understood relationship of Palaeo-Indian sites to
kettle depressions has been discussed. Additionally,the regional
importance of the numerous small extraction/processing stations
and temporary campsites likewise has been presented. The inland
riverine orientation of these sites again demonstrates the
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resource exploitation based seasonal cycle of band-level groups.
This well defined settlement pattern indicates that many
archaeological sites can be expected on Authority property
situated adjacent to river courses.
Of the nine Iroquoian sites found on Authority property, six
relate to the Humber River (Seed-Barker, Boyd, Downsview,
Parsons, Roseland,-Lake Wilcox), two are situated adjacent to the
Don River (Risebrough, Dufferin) and the Graham site is located
on the Rouge River. The Humber and Don sites are prehistoric and
define,. in part, the Toronto Iroquois base from which the Petun
and Huron groups developed. These large (4-8 acre) permanent
villages held the people who were slowly shifting northward along
the Humber from Toronto to the Midland area during the early
portion of the 16th century (wright, 1966). The late Iroquoian
village sites on Authority property are extremely important
because they represent a large sophisticated population of 8,000-
12,000 individuals in a state of flux. Further, six of the eight
sites are largely intact and represent relatively complete
records of this time period. Because of the unique relationship
of Late Iroquoian village sites to meander spurs in large river
valleys, it is very possible that additional sites may be located
on MTRCA land.
At this time the density of archaeological sites on Authority
property cannot be estimated with any certainty. If the ratio of
40 sites found on 415 hectares of land in 1987 and 1988 is
consistent across the watershed, it is estimated that between 480
and 675 archaeological sites could be present on the 5,000-7,000
hectares of habitable MTRCA land. This assumes that 30%-50% of
Authority land holdings is uninhabitable sideslope. Because
human nature cannot always be predicted and the data base is not
comprehensive (i.e. lack of Duffin data) these estimates should
not be considered as absolute but rather as suggestive of
potential site density. The definition of potential
archaeological site locations on MTRCA property is considered in
the following section.
The data reported in this section indicate that the 69
archaeological sites located on Authority property represent
prehistoric settlement patterns consistent with other areas in
southern Ontario but have regionally unique characteristics that
will be of direct benefit to the archaeological community in the
reconstruction of the prehistoric occupation of the Metro Toronto
area and of the province.
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3.0 ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PREDICTIVE MODEL
INTRODUCTION
An integral component of the Authority's Archaeoloqical Master
Plan was the development of an Archaeoloqical site Predictive
Model (ASPM). This model was designed for use by MTRCA Planners
in land-use assessments prior to both passive and active
development. As indicated earlier, the Authority views
archaeological sites as environmental/natural resources which
must be preserved; either by active avoidance or excavation
(avoidance being the prime solution). Consequently, it is
essential that the Planning-Development Section - and other
Authority Divisions - have some indication as to the probability
of an archaeological site being present in a given location. The
ASPM can be viewed as a 'planning tool.'
By definition (Concise Oxford Dictionary 1982) a model is "a
simplified description of a system to assist calculations and
predictions." The ASPM does not predict precise site locations,
rather it will present a generalized view of our current
understanding of prehistoric settlement patterns in the Watershed
- and apply this knowledge to lands owned by the MTRCA.
One final point must be considered before the ASPM is discussed.
Previous researchers (Roberts 1980, Burgar 1978) who have
endeavoured to develop archaeological site predictive models by
examining the relationship of environmental data as they relate
to prehistoric land-use, have done so in order to discern
settlement pattern communalities as they relate to specific
cultural periods. While such data base refinement and analyses
are ambitious and commendable, it should be noted that the
specific research goals of these projects were to determine
individual settlement data for each major cultural unit - and
individual phases or complexes if possible. After consultation
with Ian Deslauriers (Project Planner, MTRCA) it was decided that
such an approach to the MTRCA ASPM was far too specific. From a
planning perspective, this model was not designed, nor was it
expected, to reflect absolute cultural environmental preferences
but will be used as a generalized tool in the evaluation stage.
It is not important to be aware that a specific area has a high,
medium or low probability of holding a Late Archaic Batten Kill
Phase site. The qoal of the ASPM is to demonstrate the
likelihood that an archaeological site is present in a given
locality or zone. consequently, this analysis will generally
treat archaeological sites as a single uniform variable, not as a
multi-variable attribute. However, the data have been collected
and analyzed in such a fashion that uncovering relationships at a
more specific level (i.e. Palaeo-Indian, Archaic, etc.) is
possible. These relationships will not be discussed in detail,
however, the data are available.
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There are few published reports in ontario which deal with the
prediction of archaeological sites via environmental-cultural
analyses. Roberts (1980) in his examination of prehistoric
settlement patterns in the Burlington-Oakville area employed
statistical analyses to examine the relationship between sites
and random locations and sites of different cultural
affiliations. Considering a list of 21 ecological and cultural
variables, discriminant analysis indicated that only 3 attributes
were of value in the classification process. These variables
included; soil drainage, distance to nearest water source and
drainage order of nearest water source (which he later argues is
a function of topographic variability or degree of slope).
Roberts concluded by suggesting that there appears to be a degree
of homogeneity in respect to prehistoric land-use and that
specific cultural periods had differing environmental demands
which can be explained in terms of a focal-diffuse adaptation
model.
Using the same research design Roberts (1985) again concluded
that the discriminating mathematically derived variables 1is.ted
above were the most useful in explaining the focal-diffuse
settlement model for the 369 sites he examined along the north
shore of Lake ontario between Pickering and Port Hope. In short,
distance to water, drainage characteristics and topographic
variability are the most useful ecological attributes in
analyzing prehistoric settlement systems along the north shore of
Lake ontario.
Several non-published reports have been written which deal
specifically with the prediction of archaeological sites in other
areas in southern Ontario. These reports include Janusas (1989) ,
Poulton (1985) and Ruddock (1985). Although these research
projects are concerned with non-Lake Ontario study areas, each
concluded that the environmental variables defined by Roberts
(1985, 1980) are most significant in determining zones of
archaeological site probability.
The evidence is substantial and clear that the prehistoric
AmerIndian population of southern Ontario made formal decisions
when settlement locations were considered. While individual
cultural groups did have requisite needs, concern for distance to
water, soil drainage and topographic variability appear to have
been major considerations when sites were selected for habitation
or exploitation. Resu1ting1y, the current project examined
archaeological site locations in the Metro Toronto region via
these environmental characteristics.
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MODEL FORMAT
The variables and their attendant categories used in defining the
parameters of the ASPM include:
Distance to Water: 1) o - 253 m
2) 254 m+
Soil Drainage: 1) Good
2) Imperfect
3) Poor
Topographic Variability: 1) Level - gently undulating
2) Undulating
3) Rolling
4) Hilly
As discussed earlier the categories composing each variable were
those defined on the maps used in the data acquisition stage of
the analysis. The exception to this is in respect to the two
categories used in defining distance to nearest water source. As
indicated, in the Metro region, archaeological sites are found,
on average 128 metres from water; with the first standard
deviation equal to 110 metres and the second standard deviation
equal to 250 metres. This indicates that with one standard
deviation 68% of the sites sampled were found between 73 and 183
metres from water and that with two standard deviations 96% of
the sites were located between 3 and 253 metres from water.
Since the ultimate challenge of the Authority'S Archaeological
Resource Management Program is to protect the integrity of all
archaeological sites in MTRCA lands, it was deemed necessary to
use the 2nd standard deviation as the cut-off level.
Consequently, when considering distance to water, the zone
between 0 and 253 metres from the nearest water source is
considered a high potential area and anything beyond 254 metres
is considered a low probability area.
The parameters which define the ASPK were constructed by
combining individual variable characteristics in an objective
manner. Each characteristic was assigned a High, Medium or Low
probability designation and assigned a numeric value; 3, 2 and 1
respectively. By dividing the range (2) by the number of
categories (3) the class range ( .66) was determined. This
allowed three analytic classes to be defined: Low 1. 0 - 1. 6) ,
Medium (1.67 - 2.33), and High (2.34 - 3.0). An average was
computed for each combination of variable subdivisions and this
value was used to assign each set a High, Medium or Low
probability classification. The only deviation from this system
was in respect to the Low probability class. Since very few
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archaeological sites were located over 254 m from water, any
combination of this category with one or more medium or low
categories was assigned to the low probability class. Table 5
defines the parameters of the predictive model and the number of
archaeological sites in the Metro region which were found in each
class. As Table 5 describes, 113 sites in the Watershed were
found in the High probability classification. This is a
significant proportion (79%) of the sites.used in analysis and
attests to the veracity of the ASPM.
TABLE 5
PREDICTIVE MODEL
VARIABLES
Distance to Water soil Drainaqe TOt)oqrat)hv
(H) a-253m (H) Good (H) Level-Gently
Undulating
(L) 254m + (M) Imperfect (H) Undulating
(L) Poor (M) Rolling
(L) Hilly
H = High Probability (3) M = Medium Probability (2)
L = Low Probability (1)
Number of sites
cateqory Grout)
D % D %
HIGH PROBABILITY
(H) Distance to Water (a-253m) 49 34.3
(H) 3.0 soil Drainage (Good)
(H) Topography (level, gent und - und)
(H) Distance to Water (a-253m) 21 14.7 113 79.0
(H) 2.7 Soil Drainage (good)
(M) Topography (rolling)
(H) Distance to Water (a-253m) 43 30.1
(M) 2.7 Soil Drainage (imperfect)
(H) Topography (level, gent und - und)
MEDIUM PROBABILITY
.
(H) Distance to Water (a-253m) 0 0
(M) 2.3 Soil Drainage (imperfect)
(M) Topography (rolling)
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(L) Distance to Water (254m+) 5 3.5
(H) 2.3 Soil Drainage (Good)
(H) Topography (level, gent und - und)
(L) Distance to Water (254m+) 4 2.8 24 16.8
(M) 2.0 Soil Drainage (imperfect)
(H) Topography (level, gent und - und)
(H) Distance to Water (0-253m) 13 9.1
(H) 2.3 Soil Drainage (good)
(L) Topography (hilly)
(H) Distance to Water (0-253m) 2 1.4
(L) 2.3 Soil Drainage (poor)
(H) Topography (level, gent und - und)
LOW PROBABILITY (all other lands)
(L) Distance to Water (254m+) 0 0
(L) 1.0 Soil Drainage (poor)
(L) Topography (hilly)
(L) Distance to Water (254m+) 0 0
(L) 1.7 Soil Drainage (poor)
(H) Topography (level, gent und - und)
(L) Distance to Water (254m+) 0 0
(M) 1.3 Soil Drainage (imperfect)
(L) Topography (hilly)
(L) Distance to Water (254m+) 0 0 6 4.2
(L) 1.3 Soil Drainage (poor)
(M) Topography (rolling)
(L) Distance to Water (254m+) 0 0
(M) 1.7 Soil Drainage (imperfect)
(M) Topography (rolling)
(L) Distance to Water (254m+) 3 2.1
(H) 2.0 Soil Drainage (good)
(M) Topography (rolling)
(L) Distance to Water (254m+) 3 2.1
(H) 1.7 Soil Drainage (good)
(L) Topography (hilly)
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TOTAL 143 100.1% 143 100.0%
To aid the Authority Planning and Development Section, the
cultural-environmental synthesis which defines the ASPM was
graphically represented on MTRCA Flood Plain and Fill Regulation
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Maps (1:2,000). The mapping protocol was an exercise in basic
cartographic variable definition. Each map was considered
individually.
First, all hydrological resources were delineated and encompassed
by a 253 metre boundary. This information was defined on a
transparent overlay. Second, drainage characteristics for the
map were drawn on an additional transparency. Third, topographic
information was likewise defined on an overlay. Finally, by
overlaying each of the three transparencies on the base map and
by comparing the resulting unique physiographic regions (as
represented by combinations of physical characteristics) to the
appropriate probability category defined in Table 5, High, Medium
and Low probability zones were described.
Fifty-three Flood Plain and Fill Regulation maps representing 14
Conservation Areas, Resource Management Tracts and Forest and
wildlife Areas were analyzed. Unique archaeological site
probability zones were defined .for each map. These maps are on
file with the Authority.
Table 6 summarizes the proportion of High, Medium and Low
probability zones in each Area. and indicates that 71.3% of all
the lands analyzed fell within High probability zones.
TABLE 6
PROPORTION AND AREA COVERAGE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PROBABILITY ZONES
Area Hiah Medium Low Hectares
(ha) (%) (ha) (%) (ha) (%)
Albion Hills 70 15 388 75 52 10 517
Bolton 646 99 67 1 0 0 652
Boyd 674 80 160 19 8 1 842
Bruce's Mill 106 100 0 0 0 0 106
Clairevi1le-Ebenezer 803 95 42 5 0 0 845
Claremont 157 95 8 5 0 0 160
Cold Creek 170 90 19 10 0 0 89
Glen Haffy 0 0 163 50 162 50 325
Glen Major 199 33 199 33 199 33 604
Greenwood 212 75 71 25 0 0 283
Heart Lake 85 50 84 50 0 0 169
Milne Dam 101 85 18 15 0 0 119
Nashville 665 99 7 1 0 0 672
Petticoat Creek --2.2 95 --2 0 -2 .2- ~
Total 3961 (71.3) 1166 (21.0) 424 (7.7) 5551
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Due to the immediate need for long-range planning for pUblic-use
and potential development of the above Areas, the Planning and
Development Section requested that these properties be mapped.
This coverage includes most Authority property outside of
Metropolitan Toronto and represents approximately 5,550 hectares
or 46% of all MTRCA land holdings in the Watershed. The ASPM and
mapping procedure can be applied to all other Authority property.
SUMMARy.
The preceding section has described the approach used in defining
an Archaeological site Predictive Model for use by the
Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. This
model was based on statistical analyses of a well-defined data
base and mathematically derived variables. A relatively
objective classification of sets of combined variables defined
the parameters used to establish High, Medium and Low probability
categories. An elementary mapping procedure was described to
graphically demonstrate the probability that archaeological
resources may be present on any parcel of Authority property.
Fifty-three 1:2,000 maps were analyzed in this manner. This area
coverage represented 46% of MTRCA lands in the Watershed. Last,
it must be recognized that the objective of the ASPM was not to
predict actual archaeological site locations but to demonstrate
the likelihood that such a resource is present in a given
locality.
4.0 ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
The MTRCA views archaeological sites as environmental/natural/
cultural resources which must be preserved and has articulated
this philosophy in both the Watershed Plan and the MISSION
STATEMENT. The AMP is the next progressive component in defining
a comprehensive Archaeological Resource Management Program. The
Authority's current approach to managing the archaeological sites
found on its lands is to preserve every site by active avoidance
or excavation (avoidance being the prime solution).
Archaeological sites are considered community Resources and the
MTRCA has developed several educational programs which inform the
public and staff of the important cultural heritage found on
Authority property. This chapter will examine the resource
management document Archaeological Heritage strategy and outline
the current archaeological education programs.
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A GREENSPACE PLAN FOR THE GREATER TORONTO REGION: ARCHAEOLOGICAL
HERITAGE STRATEGY
1"he gm1lD Toronto aTf!II is wdI~ by 1UIture. From 1M source areas
of 1M lVuzgara Escmpmenl and 1M ()Qk RUJ&es Moraine, nine streIImS wind
their way through atInIdive VQ/kys 10 1M m;eiving watD:r of LDke Ontario.
Con.wving these watenhed f'U0UI'CQ hils required tuIherena to programs of
acquisition and ~ for 1M ptUI 30 yun. Dupite these past eJfOf1S,
1M continuIJJ ~ of urban growth and 1M need to focus government
atIoJIion on the vitJIl need for Q watenhed IlpJNOQCh to 11UI1lDfP7U!1Il led The
MetropolitIIn Toronto and Rqj.on Conserwztion.Authorily to develop Q seriu
of stTtltefJa by which its vision for the future IJfU1LfIJiIU of 1M gretlII!T Metro
region could be achieved. (MTRC4 1988)
A strategy to manage the archaeological resources on Authority
property was considered an integral component of the GREENS PACE
PLAN. The Archaeoloqical Heritaqe strateqy was generated by a
heightened awareness of the scope and importance of the
archaeological resources on Authority property. This awareness
was the direct product of the first year of the AMP.
THE STRATEGY
ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE RESOURCES, WHERE THEY OCCUR ON AUTHORITY
LANDS, WILL CONTINUE TO BE MANAGED AS A COMMUNITY RESOURCE.
ONGOING RESEARCH PROGRAMS WILL IDENTIFY NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
AND INTERPRET TO THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL GROUPS SELECTED
RESOURCES.
The intent of the Archaeoloqical Heritaqe strateqy is to present
a balanced program of inventory, management and interpretation
for archaeological heritage resources.
To do this, the following strategies are necessary:
. prepare and adopt an archaeoloqical component of the
community Awareness Proqram (Education);
. develop short and lonq term archaeoloqical resource
manaqement policies;
. include in the proqram, provision for
- continuing to inventory archaeological resources by
completing the current study funded by the ontario
Ministry of Culture and communications and as a part
of the planning and design costs of Authority
projects; and
- continuing the archaeological field school held at the
Boyd conservation Field centre on the basis of
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available grants and user fees.
. inolude in the program, the development of an
arohaeologioal interpretive faoility at the Kortright
Centre for Conservation oapable of supporting a full time
arohaeologist, preparing suitable arohaeologioal exhibits
and providing an arohaeologioal extension servioe to
other Authority divisions;
· . identify and seoure funding from appropriate souroes.
An Archaeological Heritage Conservation Program (Arohaeologioal
Resouroe Management program) as a regular part of the Authority's
work has the capability of satisfying many needs:
. meet the Authority's responsibilities with respeot to the
Environmental Assessment Aot and other pertinent
legislation;
. assist in the oonservation of a resouroe whioh is in
danger of being destroyed;
. provide additional variety and interest for the Kortright
Centre for Conservation;
. satisfy a publio expeotation that the Authority is
managing its lands responsibly.
The Authority continues to recognize the value of the
archaeological heritage resources on its lands. As urbanization
spreads and sites are destroyed the Authority will be the holder
of the remaining archaeological resources in the Metro region.
Both the government of Ontario and the public have voiced concern
regarding the disposition of these resources and their
interpretation and have suggested that the Authority can play a
major role in the protection and understanding of our heritage.
In order to preserve these resources for the future it is
imperative that an active management strategy be implemented.
The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority can
play a major role in the management of archaeological resources
in the Metro region and has the sites, the desire and the
technical ability to do so. Considering the interest which is
presently being generated from all sectors of the community, it
would appear that this is an opportune time to implement this
program.
The Archaeologioal Heritage strategy as an integrated oomponent
of The Greenspaoe Plan For The Greater Toronto Region was adopted
by The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority in
Ootober 1988.
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Archaeoloaical Field Schools
The main objective of Authority's Archaeological Field School
programs is to provide a viable educational experience for
secondary school and university students which is impossible to
obtain within the regular school system. As a field school it is
essential to preserve the integrity of both the field work and
the educational requirements of the course. The approach taken
by the MTRCA is to maintain the archaeological integrity of the
program. but consider the educational objectives equally
important. By doing this, we achieve our primary goal - the
proper education of the student and the ultimate protection of
the resource.
York university - MTRCA Archaeological Field School
As discussed, the first mandate of the Archaeological Heritage
strategy is to prepare and adopt an archaeological component of
the community Awareness Program (Education). In 1989, the
Authority entered into an agreement with York University to offer
jointly a university-level archaeological field school. It was
felt that by introducing archaeology to a new audience (York
University Students) this Field School will fulfil, in part, a
portion of the 'education' mandate.
Boyd Archaeological Field School
The Boyd Archaeological Field School is a senior secondary school
history credit course approved by the Ministry of Education and
has been offered jointly by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), the
North York Board of Education and the MTRCA since 1975.
Approximately 550 students have successfully completed the
program.
The Boyd and York University-MTRCA Archaeological Field Schools
are valuable tools for the community. They provides
archaeologists with field assistants who are knowledgeable about
excavation procedures and who have been exposed to a wide
spectrum of archaeological and anthropological data. The
programs allows high-school and university students to
investigate archaeology as a career. The schools contributes to
our knowledge of the prehistory of Ontario through detailed
. excavation of various sites. Perhaps the significant benefit is
that by the conclusion of the courses all the students are
sensitive to the fragile nature of archaeological resources and
the need to protect and understand them - particularly in the
rapidly developing Metro Toronto area.
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SUMMARY
The intent of the Authority's proposed Archaeological Resource
Management Program is to present a balanced and integrated
program of inventory management and interpretation for
archaeological heritage resources. Given the importance and
diversity of identified archaeological sites on MTRCA lands, the
Authority believes. that it has a strong role to play in informing
the public of the importance of managing the heritage resources
found in the environment. To that end, the Boyd Archaeological
Field School, the York-MTRCA Archaeological Field School and the
proposed public archaeology program at the Kortright Centre are
an important part of the Authority's Archaeological Resource
Management program.
5.0 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
The preceding pages have documented the known, and suggested the
probable high frequency as-of-yet unknown, archaeological sites
on MTRCA property. An Archaeological site predictive Model has
been constructed to aid in the protection of archaeological
resources by assisting Authority Planners in land-use
assessments. As well, an Archaeological Heritage strategy has
been developed and approved to outline an Authority-wide
comprehensive Program for the management of Archaeological
resources on lands owned by the MTRCA. This section will
describe the preliminary process undertaken by the Authority in
developing an Archaeological Resources Management program,
summarize the accomplishments of this project and make
recommendations for the continued wise management of
archaeological sites on MTRCA property.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
In October 1988, the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority approved the 'Greenspace Plan For The Greater Toronto
Region' and recommended that THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL
PROGRAM SHOULD BE VIGOROUSLY PURSUED. At the direction of Senior
Staff, an Archaeological steering Committee (ASC) was formed to
lend guidance to the MTRCA on matters pertaining to the
conservation of Archaeological Resources on Authority property
and to initiate the development of an Archaeology Program. .
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MASTER PLAN
The Archaeological Master Plan project undertaken by the MTRCA
has resulted in a number of significant accomplishments which
solidifies the Authority's concern and responsibility for the
archaeological sites on its property; and has a direct positive
benefit to all the.resources and the community (both public and
professional) in the watershed. These accomplishments are listed
below:
. Confirmed known archaeoloqical sites on MTRCA land.
. Identified new archaeoloqical sites on MTRCA property:
- identified previously undocumented prehistoric
settlement data
- identified the reqional importance of small
extraction/processinq sites on MTRCA lands.
. Developed an Archaeoloqical site Predictive Model.
. Developed an Archaeoloqical Heritaqe Strateqy for the
manaqement of archaeoloqic~l resources on MTRCA lands.
. Formed an Archaeoloqical steerinq Committee to lend
qui dance to the MTRCA on matters pertaininq to the
conservation of archaeoloqical resources on Authority
lands.
. Initiated a study on the feasibility of developinq an
Archaeoloqy proqram and facility at the Kortriqht Centre
for Conservation.
. Provided for an archaeoloqical review, to the
satisfaction of the Authority Archaeology staff, of lands
that are part of major utility projects.
. Established a relationship with York university to
operate a joint Archaeoloqical Field School.
. Heiqhtened the awareness of the role that the MTRCA can
play in the manaqement of the archaeoloqical resources on
its land and in the reqion.
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The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
considers 'Heritage Preservation' as part of its mandate and has
enacted Stewardship responsibilities in respect to those known
and unknown archaeological sites found on its lands. Today,
recognition of this responsibility is increasingly important with
the Ministry of Culture and Communication's disclosure that they
are changing emphasis from 'direct operations' to a 'policy and
coordination' role and divesting management responsibility of
archaeological sites to regional bodies (such as Conservation
Authorities). Given the high number of archaeological sites
known on MTRCA property and the rate of destruction of these
resources in the watershed (both on and off Authority land), it
is time to fully apply the Archaeological Heritage Strategy and
continue to demonstrate to the Watershed community that the MTRCA
is a 'PROGRESSIVE AND PROACTIVE' conservation-minded
organization. Archaeological sites are worthy of Authority
attention, respect and involvement in order that they be wisely
managed for the future.
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1991 PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE
Conservation & Related Land Management Advisory Board
Meeting #3/90
September 21, 1990
1991 PROPOSED FEE SCHEDULE
Area Item
Conservation Areas 1 to 26
Black Creek Pioneer Village 27 to 38
Kortright Centre for Conservation 39 to 41
Miscellaneous Programs 42 to 44
Discounts D1 to D5
Fee Schedule format lists a description of the Fee followed by columns reflecting PST (8%) ,
GST (7%), base fee - the portion of gross fee accruing to the Authority, gross fee - price
charged to users inclusive of all taxes.
The 1990 Current Fees are listed showing the percentage increases to gross and base fees for
the proposed 1991 Fees. As well, for comparison purposes, 1988 and 1989 Fees are listed.
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PST GST Base Gross 1990 Increase Increase 1988 1989
Item description 8% 7% Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
1.0 For general admission at any Conservation Area,
per day;
1.1 for each adult from fifteen to under
sixty-five years of age. 0.00 0.13 1.87 2.00 NEil Currently vehicle admissions
are charged as follows;
1.2 for each child from five to under fifteen
years of age. 0.00 0.07 0.93 1.00 NEil AH & BM 5.50 wknd/3.25 wkdy all 4.50 wknd
others 5.00 wknd/3.00 wkdy all 2.75 wkdy
1.3 for each child under the age of five.
1.4 for each senior sixty-five years of age or
over. 0.00 0.10 1.40 1.50 NEil
2.0 For an annual pass at any Conservation Area.
valid for admission for up to ten persons in one
car;
2.1 for each person under sixty-five years of age. 0.00 3.60 51.40 55.00 50.00 10.00% 2.80% 45.00 45.00
2.2 for each senior sixty-five years of age or
over. 0.00 1.96 28.04 30.00 28.00 7.14% 0.14% 25.00 25.00
3.0 For fishing in the public ponds at Glen Haffy, in
addition to general admission fees, per day;
3.1 for each adult fifteen years of age or over. 0.00 0.07 0.93 1.00 1.00 0.00% -7.00%
3.2 for each child under the age of fifteen years. 0.00 0.00
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Item description 8% 7% Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
4.0 For a permit for the use of a fishing pond at the
Glen Haffy Extension, including general admission
and the use of row boats, per day;
4.1 on weekends and holidays. 0.00 14.39 205.61 220.00 200.00 10.00% 2.81% 175 . 00 175 .00
4.2 on weekdays. 0.00 8.50 121.50 130.00 120.00 8.33% 1.25% 105.00 105.00
4.3 for the use of the cabin in conjunction with a
permit issued under items 4.1 or 4.2. 0.00 5.23 74.n 80.00 75.00 6.67% -0.31% 75.00 75.00
5.0 For a permit for the use of a building at Albion
Hills (chalet). Bruce's Mill (beach centre or
chalet), Cold Creek (visitor centre or field
centre/meeting room and kitchen), or Heart Lake
(recreation building);
5.1 where the rental period ends after regular
operating hours. for a period of up to four
hours, including general admission and late
permit. 0.00 26.17 373.83 400.00 350.00 14.29% 6.81%
5.2 for each additional hour in conjunction with
a permit issued under item 5.1. 0.00 7.52 107.48 115.00 100.00 15.00% 7.48%
5.3 for each hour during regular operating hours,
exclusive of general admission. 0.00 2.62 37.38 40.00 35.00 14.29% 6.80% 25.00 25.00
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Item description 8% 7X Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
6.0 For the rental of a rowboat at Heart Lake,
including oars and lifejackets;
6.1 per hour. 0.35 0.33 4.32 5.00 4.00 25.00% 8.00% 4.00 4.00
6.2 per half-day (four hours). 1.25 1.18 15.57 18.00 15.00 20.00% 3.80% 15.00 15.00
7.0 For a permit authorizing a special event
extending past regular operating hours and up to
midnight, exclusive of general admission. 0.00 3.93 56.07 60.00 50.00 20.00% 12.14% 50.00 50.00
8.0 For a permit to use a designated group campsite,
per night. subject to a limit of seven nights
use. inclusive of general admission;
8.1 for a group of up to twenty persons. 0.00 1.96 28.04 30.00 25.00 20.00% 12.16% 25.00 25.00
8.2 for each person in addition to the first
twenty persons occupying a group campsite
under item 8.1, per night. 0.00 0.07 0.93 1.00 1.00 0.00% -7.00% 0.75 0.75
9.0 For a permit to occupy a group day campsite, per
person. per day, inclusive of general admission. 0.00 0.07 0.93 1.00 1.00 0.00% -7.00% 0.75 0.75
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Item description 8% 7% Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
10.0 For a permit to occupy an individual unserviced
campsite, inclusive of general admission;
10.1 at Albion Hills, per night. 0.00 0.82 11.68 12.50 11. 00 13.64% 6.18% 10.00 10.00
10.2 at Indian Line, per night. 0.00 0.88 12.62 13.50 12.00 12.50% 5.17% 11.00 12.00
10.3 at Albion Hills, per season. 0.00 48.41 691.59 740.00 650.00 13.85% 6.40% 450.00 450.00
11.0 For a permit to occupy an individual serviced
campsite. with hydro and water hookups. inclusive
of general admission;
11.1 at Indian Line. per night. 0.00 1. 11 15.89 17.00 15.00 13 . 33% 5.93% 14.00 15.00
11.2 at Indian Line. per season. 0.00 111.21 1588.79 1700.00 1500.00 13.33% 5.92% 1300.00 1400.00
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Item description 8% 7% Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
12.0 For a permit for the use of a group picnic site
at any Conservation Area. exclusive of general
acinission;
12.1 for a group of up to 100 persons. per day. 0.00 1.96 28.04 30.00 25.00 20.00% 12.16% 20.00 20.00
12.2 for each additional fifty of fewer persons.
in conjunction with a permit issued under
under item 12.1 0.00 0.65 9.35 10.00 10.00 0.00% -6.50% 10.00 10.00
12.3 for the use of a picnic shelter. in
conjunction with a permit issued under item
12.1. 0.00 3.27 46.73 50.00 50.00 0.00% -6.54% 40.00 40.00
12.4 for a permit for a fire in a designated
ground fire pit. in addition to any fees paid
under item 12.0, per day. 0.00 1.96 28.04 30.00 25.00 20.00% 12.16% 15.00 15.00
12.5 for the use of a portable barbecue unit or
corn pot, in addition to any fees paid under
item 12.0, per day. 2.n 2.62 34.61 40.00 40.00 0.00% -13 .48% 40.00 40.00
13.0 For acinission to the swimming area at Petticoat
Creek. exclusive of general acinission;
13.1 on weekends and holidays, per person. per day. 0.00 0.10 1.40 1.50 1.25 20.00% 12.00% 1.00 1.00
13.2 on weekdays, per person, per day. 0.00 0.07 0.93 1.00 1.00 0.00% -7.00% 0.75 0.75
13.3 for a pass valid for ten acinissions. 0.00 0.65 9.35 10.00 9.00 11.11% 3.89% 6.50 7.00
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Item description 8X 7% Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
14.0 For commercial photography or filming in any
Conservation Area or at the Kortright Centre,
including the use of grounds and environs. and
supervision. minimum per hour;
14.1 during normal operating hours. 0.00 3.93 56.07 60.00 50.00 20.00% 12.14% 50.00
14.2 outside normal operating hours. 0.00 5.56 79.44 85.00 75.00 13 . 33% 5.92% 75.00
15.0 For the use of the rifle range at Cold Creek,
including general admission;
15.1 per person, per day, subject to a two hour
maximum. 0.00 0.65 9.35 10.00 8.00 25.00% 16.87% 6.00 7.00
15.2 for a group permit. not including weekends or
holidays. per season. plus range fees as
identified in item 15.1. 0.00 6.54 93.46 100.00 75.00 33.33% 24.61% 75.00 75.00
15.3 for a special event permit. plus range fees
as identified in item 15.1 0.00 2.62 37.38 40.00 30.00 33.33% 24.60X 30.00 30.00
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Item description 8" 7X Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
16.0 For the use of the archery range at Cold Creek,
including general admission;
16.1 per person, per day. 0.00 0.33 4.67 5.00 4.00 25.00" 16.75" 3.00 3.00
16.2 for a group permit, not including weekends or
holidays, per season, plus range fees as
identified in item 16.1. 0.00 4.91 70.09 75.00 70.00 7.14" 0.13" 70.00 70.00
16.3 for a special event permit, plus range fees
as identified in item 16.1 0.00 1.96 28.04 30.00 25.00 20.00" 12.16" 25.00 25.00
17.0 For the use of an electric trap at Cold Creek,
including general admission;
17.1 per round of 25 birds. 0.42 0.39 5.19 6.00 4.75 26.32" 9.26" 4.25 4.75
17.2 for a group permit, per season, plus range
fees as identified in 17.1. 0.00 13.08 186.92 200.00 175 . 00 14.29X 6.81" 165.00 175.00
17.3 for a special event permit, plus range fees
as identified in item 17.1 0.00 8.18 116.82 125.00 100.00 25.00" 16.82" 100.00 100.00
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Item description 8X 7% Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
18.0 For the use of a manual trap at Cold Creek,
including general admission;
18.1 for a group of up to five. persons, subject to
a one hour maximum on weekends and holidays. 0.00 0.85 12.15 13.00 10.00 30.00% 21. 50% 9.00 10.00
18.2 for a special event permit, plus range fees
as identified in item 18.1 0.00 8.18 116.82 125.00 100.00 25.00% 16.82% 100.00 100.00
19.0 For a permit for dog trials at Cold Creek;
19.1 per group, per season. 0.00 5.23 74.77 80.00 75.00 6.67% -0.31% 70.00 75.00
19.2 per special event. 0.00 2.29 32.71 35.00 30.00 16.67% 9.03% 25.00 30.00
20.0 For the use of cross country ski trails at Albion
Hills, Bruce's Hill, or falgrave, including
general admission;
20.1 for each adult fifteen years of age or over. 0.00 0.39 5.61 6.00 5.00 20.00% 12.20% 4.00 5.00
20.2 for each child five to under fifteen years of
age. 0.00 0.13 1.87 2.00 1.00 100.00% 87.00% 1.00 1.00
20.3 for each child under the age of five. 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00
20.4 for a family of one or two adults and their
children who are under fifteen years of age. 0.00 0.92 13.08 14.00 12.00 16.67% 9.00% 12.00 12.00
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Item description 8X 7% Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
21.0 For a season pass for the use of cross country
ski traiLs at ALbion HiLLs, Bruce's MiLL or
PaLgrave, incLuding generaL admission;
21.1 for each aduLt fifteen years of age or over. 0.00 2.29 32.71 35.00 30.00 16.67% 9.03% 30.00 30.00
21.2 for each chiLd under fifteen years of age. 0.00 0.59 8.41 9.00 6.00 50.00% 40.17% 6.00 6.00
22.0 For the rental of a cross country ski equipment
package, consisting of skis, boots and poles;
22.1 for each aduLt fifteen years of age or over,
per day. 0.83 0.79 10.38 12.00 10.00 20.00% 3.80% 10.00 10.00
22.2 for each aduLt fifteen years of age or over,
per day, after 1:00 p.m. 0.55 0.52 6.93 8.00 6.50 23.08% 6.62% 6.50 6.50
22.3 for each chiLd under fifteen years of age,
per day. 0.62 0.59 7.79 9.00 7.50 20.00% 3.87% 7.50 7.50
22.4 for each chiLd under fifteen years of age,
per day, after 1:00 p.m. 0.45 0.43 5.62 6.50 5.50 18.18X 2.18% 5.50 5.50
22.5 for each person in a group with a reservation,
incLuding traiL fees, per day. 0.42 0.39 5.19 6.00 NEW
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23.0 For cross country skiing instruction, for each
person in a group with a reservation, including
trail fees and the use of cross country ski
equipment, per day. 0.00 0.52 7.48 8.00 7.50 6.67% -0.27% 7.50 7.50
24.0 For a cross country ski lesson of up to one hour
in length, as part of a group without a
reservation, exclusive of trail fees and
equipment, per person. 0.00 0.46 6.54 7.00 6.50 7.69% 0.62% 6.50 6.50
25.0 For a private cross country ski lesson of up to
one hour in length, exclusive of trail fees and
equipment, per person. 0.00 0.85 12.15 13.00 12.00 8.33% 1.25% 12.00 12.00
26.0 For orienteering instruction, for each person in
a group with a reservation, including general
admission, the use of equipment and an activity
kit, per day. 0.00 0.46 6.54 7.00 6.50 7.69% 0.62% NEil
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PST GST Base Gross 1990 Increase Increase 1988 1989
Item description 8% 7X Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
27.0 For general admission to the Black Creek Pioneer
Village, during the regular operating season, per
day;
27.1 for each adult from fifteen to under
sixty-five years of age. 0.00 0.41 5.84 6.25 5.50 13.64% 6.18% 4.50 5.00
27.2 for each child from five to under fifteen
years of age. 0.00 0.18 2.57 2.75 2.50 10.00% 2.80% 2.25 2.50
27.3 for each senior sixty-five years of age or
over. 0.00 0.26 3.74 4.00 3.50 ' 14.29% 6.86% 2.25 3.00
27.4 for each child under five years of age
accompanying their family. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
27.5 for each child under five years of age
visiting as part of an organized group under
supervision. 0.00 0.13 1.87 2.00 1.75 14.29% 6.86% 1.25 1.50
28.0 For general admission to the Black Creek Pioneer
Village, outside the regular operating season, per
day;
28.1 for each adult fifteen years of age or over. 0.00 0.07 0.93 1.00 1.00 0.00% - 7.00% 1.00 1.00
28.2 for each child from five to under fifteen
years of age. 0.00 0.03 0.47 0.50 0.50 0.00% -6.00% 0.50 0.50
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Item description 8X 7X Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
29.0 For an annual citizenship, valid for general
admission to the Black Creek Pioneer Village;
29.1 for a family consisting of one or two adults
and their children who are under fifteen
years of age. 0.00 2.94 42.06 45.00 40.00 12.50X 5.15% 35.00 40.00
29.2 for each adult from fifteen to under
sixty-five years of age. 0.00 1.96 28.04 30.00 25.00 20.00X 12.16% 20.00 25.00
29.3 for each senior aged sixty-five years of age
or over. 0.00 1.64 23.36 25.00 20.00 ' 25.00% 16.80% 15.00 20.00
29.4 for a couple aged sixty-five years of age or
over. 0.00 2.29 32.71 35.00 30.00 16.67X 9.03% 25.00 30.00
30.0 For a horse-drawn sleigh ride at the Black Creek
Pioneer Village;
30.1 per person. 0.00 0.07 0.93 1.00 0.75 33.33% 24.00% 0.75 0.75
30.2 for a group with a reservation during regular
operating hours. 0.00 6.54 93.46 100.00 80.00 25.00% 16.82% 60.00 70.00
30.3 for a group with a reservation outside regular
operating hours (7:15 pm to 8:15 pm). 0.00 11. 45 163.55 175.00 150.00 16.67X 9.03% 110.00 125.00
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Item description 8% ]X Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
31.0 At the Black Creek Pioneer Village, in conjunction
with a wedding;
31.1 for the use of anyone location, including a
rehearsal. 0.00 19.63 280.37 300.00 250.00 20.90% 12.15% 200.00 250.00
31.2 for the use of a horse and vehicle. 0.00 13.08 186.92 200.00 150.00 33.33% 24.61% 125.00 150.00
32.0 For the use of buildings and related facilities,
including staffing, commencing within one-half
hour of normal closing time, per hour;
32.1 for up to 500 persons, subject to a one hour
minirrun. 0.00 70.00 1000.00 1070.00 1000.00 7.00% 0.00% 1000.00 1000.00
32.2 for 500 to 1000 persons, subject to a
one-and-a-half hour minirrun. 0.00 140.00 2000.00 2140.00 2000.00 7.00% 0.00% 2000.00 2000.00
32.3 for over 1000 persons, subject to a two hour
minirrun. 0.00 140.00 2000.00 2140.00 2000.00 7.00% 0.00% 2000.00 2000.00
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33.0 For commercial photography or filming in the
Black Creek Pioneer Village, including
supervision, per hour;
33.1 for the use of the grounds and environs,
during the period from 8:30 a.m. until
midnight. 0.00 6.54 93.46 100.00 75.00 33.33% 24.61% 60.00 75.00
33.2 for the use of the grounds and environs,
during the period from midnight until
8:30 a.m. 0.00 11.45 163.55 175 . 00 150.00 16.67% 9.03% 125.00 150.00
33.3 for the use of the interior of buildings,
during the period from 8:30 a.m. until
midnight. 0.00 8.18 116.82 125.00 100.00 25.00% 16.82% 90.00 100.00
33.4 for the use of the interior of buildings,
during the period from midnight until
8:30 a.m. 0.00 11. 45 163.55 175.00 150.00 16.67% 9.03% 125.00 150.00
34.0 For a guided tour at the Black Creek Pioneer
Village, as part of a youth or school group, per
person;
34.1 on weekends and holidays. 0.00 0.34 4.81 5.15 4.75 8.42% 1 . 26%
34.2 on weekdays. 0.00 0.28 4.02 4.30 3.50 22.86% 14.86%
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Item description 8% ]X Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
35.0 For a guided tour at the Black Creek Pioneer
Village, as part of a tour group with a
reservation;
35.1 for each adult from fifteen to under
sixty-five years of age. 0.00 0.54 7.71 8.25 7.15 15.38% 7.83%
35.2 for a senior aged sixty-five years of age or
over. 0.00 0.41 5.84 6.25 5.55 12.61% 5.23%
36.0 For a Christmas tour at the Black Creek Pioneer
Village, as part of a youth or school group, per
person. 0.00 0.36 5.14 5.50 5.00 10.00% 2.80% 4.00 4.20
37.0 For specially designated participation tour
programs, including Many Hands and Tour and 0.00 0.56 7.94 8.50 7.00 21.43% 13 . 43% 5.50 5.<;?5
Touch, per person. 0.00 0.56 7.94 8.50 7.00 21.43% 13 . 43% 4.75 5.95
38.0 For participation in the Dickson Hill School
program, per student, per day, subject to a
minimum group size of twenty persons. 0.00 0.25 3.50 3.75 3.25 15.38% 7.69% 2.75 3.00
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PST GST Base Gross 1990 Increase Increase 1988 1989
Item description 8% 7% Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
39.0 For generaL admission to the Kortright Centre For
Conservation;
39.1 on weekends and hoLidays, or during speciaL
program periods, for each aduLt from fifteen
to under sixty-five years of age. 0.00 0.26 3.74 4.00 3.50 14.29% 6.86% 3.00 3.25
39.2 on weekdays, for each aduLt from fifteen
to under sixty-five years of age. 0.00 0.25 3.50 3.75 3.25 15.38% 7.69% 2.75 3.00
39.3 for each chiLd from five to under fifteen
years of age. 0.00 0.13 1.87 2.00 1.75 . 14.29% 6.86% 1.25 1.50
39.4 for each chiLd under the age of five years
accompanying their famiLy. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
39.5 for each chiLd under five years of age
visiting as part of an organized group under
supervision. 0.00 0.11 1.64 1.75 1.50 16.67% 9.33%
39.6 for each senior sixty-five years of age or
over. 0.00 0.13 1.87 2.00 1. 75 14.29% 6.86% 1.50 1.50
39.7 for each student participating in a
generaL tour program. 0.00 0.19 2.76 2.95 2.50 18.00% 10.40% 2.00 2.25
39.8 for each student participating in a
speciaLLy designated tour program. 0.00 0.25 3.50 3.75 3.10 20.97% 12.90% 2.75 2.90
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Item description 8% 7% Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
40.0 For an annual membership valid for general
admission to the Kortright Centre for
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40.1 for a family consisting of one or two adults
and their children who are under fifteen
years of age, or who are students with a
student card. 0.00 3.07 43.93 47.00 49.00 -4.08% -10.35% 45.00 47.00
40.2 for each adult from fifteen to under
sixty-five years of age. 0.00 2.29 32.71 35.00 35.00 0.00% -6.54% 30.00 33.00
40.3 for each senior aged sixty-five years of age
or over. 0.00 1.96 28.04 30.00 30.00 0.00% -6.53% 25.00 27.00
40.4 for a couple aged sixty-five years of age or
over. 0.00 2.62 37.38 40.00 40.00 0.00% -6.55% 35.00 37.00
41.0 For a guided tour at the Kortright Centre For
Conservation, as part of a tour group with a
reservation;
41.1 for each adult from fifteen to under
sixty-five years of age. 0.00 0.41 5.84 6.25 5.55 12.61% 5.23%
41.2 for each senior sixty-five years of age or
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PST GST Base Gross 1990 Increase Increase 1988 1989
Item description 8X 7X Fee 1991 Fee to gross to base Fee Fee
42.0 For a guided tour at Bruce's Mill during the
maple syrup program, for each person in a group
with a reservation. 0.00 0.15 2.15 2.30 2.00 15.00% 7.50% 1.50 1.75
43.0 At the Cold Creek Field Centre;
43.1 for participation in a day program for
students, per person. 0.00 0.64 9.11 9.75 9.25 5.41% -1.51% 7.50 7.75
43.2 for overnight camping, including the use of
tents and tarps and access to washroom
facilities, per person, per night, subject to
a maximum group size of thirty persons. 0.00 0.26 3.74 4.00 3.50 14.29% 6.86% 3.25 3.25
43.3 for the use of a winter sleeping bag, per
night. 0.00 0.20 2.80 3.00 2.50 20.00% 12.00% 2.00 2.25
43.4 for participation in a shooting skills
program, open to students of grade seven
level or higher, per person. 0.00 0.65 9.35 10.00 8.00 25.00% 16.87X 8.00 8.00
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44.0 For a farm tour at the Albion Hills Farm, per
person;
44.1 for intermediate, senior or college level
students, subject to a minimum charge of
$60.00 and a maximum group size of forty
persons. 0.00 0.25 3.50 3.75 3.00 25.00% 16.67% 2.75 3.00
44.2 for primary or junior level students, subject
to a minimum charge of $35.00 and a maximum
group size of forty persons. 0.00 0.13 1.87 2.00 1.75 14.29% 6.86% 1.50 1.50
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The following discounts apply to the above fee schedule:
D1 At all Conservation Areas, from the end of winter activities to the opening of trout season, general admission fees will not be collected. All other
facility/program fees remain in effect. Designated special events are excepted.
* March 11 to April 26, 1991
D2 At all Conservation Areas, from the Tuesday following Thanksgiving Day to the commencement of winter activites, general admission fees will not be collected.
All other facility/program fees remain in effect. Designated special events are excepted.
* October 15 to December 11, 1991
D3 At all Conservation Areas, Black Creek Pioneer Village, and the Kortright Centre, a reduction of up to fifty percent (50%) on general admission fees to
recognized social, welfare and other benevolent groups, subject to advance approval from the Director/Administrator/Manager.
04 At Albion Hills and Bruce's Hill during the winter operating season, discounted cross-country ski trail fees for each member of a group with a reservation,
subject to a minimum group size of twenty persons, as follows; $5.00 each adult, $1.00 each child.
05 At Black Creek Pioneer Village and the Kortright Centre, twenty percent (20%) off regular per person admission fees, subject to a minium group size of
twenty persons, exclusive of guided tour programs.
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THE METROPOLITAN TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
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STUDY VISIT
LINEAR TRAILS - BRITAIN AND GERMANY
SEPTEMBER 21 TO OCTOBER 5, 1990
Conservation and Related Land Management Advisory Board
Meeting #4/90
November 27, 1990
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SOME OBSERVATIONS Page 1.
Study visit - Linear Parks
Sept. 21 to Oct. 5, 1990
TRAILS:
1- Britain and Germany have extensive Footpaths and Cycling
Trails, used by both residents and tourists.
2 . Very different standards apply to Cycling and Walking
trails, they are separated where use is high.
3. Pavement is very important in cycling trails.
4. Trails in Britain were under the Highways department.
5. Majority of Footpaths in Britain were on private lands,
legally established from the benefit of the legacy of the
old right-of-ways handed down over the centuries.
6. Britain has updated Right-of-Way Legislation 1990.
7. Right-of-way compensation is based on value of lost income.
8. Tax incentives have been used on land transfers to establish
right-of-ways, landscape and heritage preservation
properties.
9. Landowners and other groups can get financial assistance
with trail development.
10. They have strong dialogue between landowners and users - use
no agenda - no minutes, it provides for freer discussion.
11- Trails are removed from roads as much as possible.
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12. Local organizations are identified to plan, develop and
maintain trails.
13. Trails are an important link to connect major Greenbelts.
14. Landscape management plans for municipalities protect
natural landscapes and can establish green corridors.
15. Abandoned roads and railway lines are a major asset in a
trail system.
16. In Britain, District Wardens are responsible for landowner
contact, maintenance and make extensive use of volunteer
rangers.
PARK MANAGEMENT:
1- Both the C. C. (Countryside Commission) and K. V. R.
(Kommunalverband Ruhrgebiet) do not manage parks directly,
but encourage others t9 manage, especially local groups and
individuals.
2. Peak District (542 square miles) is declared a National
Park, even though only small portions are in public
ownership and large numbers continue to live and work in the
park, especially in the visitor and tourist industries.
3. K.V.R. sets up an L. T. D. (a public company) for planning,
construction and management of parks and recreation
facilities - appoint those that are skilled, interested and
local - shrewd management team.
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4. Recreation was an important component of all programs with
the K. V . R. , and recreation succeeded best when integrated
with all facets of land use planning.
5. Open Space was free with programs and services provided on
the basis of user pay.
6. Both groups made extensive use of converted historic
buildings, with Britain using barns, as overnight hostels,
Germany using castles as meeting and convention centres.
7. Landmark Park (Nature Centre) was owned and operated
privately, assisted by capital grants for the educational
components.
GENERAL:
1- Both the C. C. and K. V. R. have a broad mandate for
landscape management.
2. The C.C. specializes in preserving the scenic value of the
countryside and operates to the fringes of the urban areas.
3. The K.V.R. takes a more wholistic approach to ecological
management, operating both within and outside urban areas.
4. Both groups appear skilled at building local consensus and
support - extends the planning process - reduces the
implementation time.
5. c.c. depended on some local funding and donations whereas
the K.V.R. had very substantial financial resources.
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6. The service of providing quality landscape management
plans - overall and at the project level, by the K.V.R. has
had a dramatic impact on the greening, of both urban and ,.
countryside areas.
7. The more wholistic approach to Environmental Management is a
major strength of the C. C. and K. V. R.
8. The use of persuasion, based on a high degree of expertise,
co-operation and non-selective grant incentives, are
effective environmental management tools.
9. The use of volunteers, especially in Britain, was very
effective for project development and management as well as
community support.
10. The separation of urban areas, through the use of
greenbelts, was vitally important in the Ruhr, with 5+
million people.
1I. The "bottom up" approach, involving the community and
interest groups in detailed planning and management,
compared to the exclusive state and Federal planning and
management, has been a major change and giant step forward
in the C.C. and K.V.R. in the last 2 decades.
12. C. C. is placing more emphasis on community support in
addition to the usual grants.
13. Marketing and media staff provided by corporations to the
C. C. on a 2 year contract.
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14. The requirement to have a landscape management plan as part
of all official plans and projects had a dramatic effect on
greening the environment in the Ruhr.
15. Developer trade-offs are important, e.g. freeing land for
development and giving more density in return for park
roads, trails, nature centres, etc.
16. K.V.R. has substantial influence because of their expertise,
co-operative approach, which is backed by their
responsibility to disburse federal and state grants for
environmental management.
17. Both organizations had significant numbers of quality
publications.
18. Both organizations were strong on both planning and
implementation of programs.
19. The Land Trusts, especially the National Trust in Britain,
made a very significant contribution to the public land and
facility inventory.
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20. The word conservation was seldom used, except in relation to
, landscapes. Resources within each landscape were always
assumed to be available for recreation use.
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THE METROPOLITAN TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
WILDCARE: 1991 PROGRAM
KORTRIGHT SITE PLAN
FIVE-YEAR GOALS
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Conservation and Related Land Management Advisory Board
Meeting #4/90
November 27, 1990
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WILDCARE:
1991 PROGRAM
KORTRIGHT SITE PLAN
FIVE- YEAR GOALS
CONTRIBUTIONS TO KORTRIGHT
Wildcare's 1991 Program CIQ.,. ~ , ~
Overall Goals
1:. Implement the 1991 program as described below.
2... Establish the infrastructure of the facility with. the first priorities being
administration and fund-raising.
.J.... Initiate planning and fund-raising for the 1996 permanent facility.
"Hands-off" Rehabilitation (* shows functions already in operation)
Administration*
Develop and maintain the infrastructure of the facility including meetings
and correspondence, finances, office administration, standards of operation,
and planning.
Fund-raising*
Prepare fund-raising materials for applications for government grants and
to foundations.
Continue discussions with the Ministry of Natural Resources for support.
Acquire seed and operational funding.
Solicit donations of equipment and building materials.
Have regular coverage by the media.
Site PlanninlJ. Construction and Renovation*
Renovate the portable for use as a temporary rehabilitation facility.
Encl,ose a small area of the barn's lower level as a tool storage/workshop.
Construct outdoor housing.
Construct a fence around the land designated for Wildcare's use.
Erect a sign near the entrance to the portable.
Hotline*
Install a phone and answering machine in the portable.
Develop a training program and a manual for the hotline.
Volunteers*
Develop the training program and materials for the volunteer program.
Acquire enough volunteers to carry out the program.
Membership*
Solicit and service new and existing members.
Publish a quarterly newsletter.
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Education.
Produce and distribute a factsheet of solutions to wildlife problems, short
term care of wildlife, and referral phone numbers.
Coordinate and implement a schedule of displays.
Make presentations to schools and other groups.
Develop and implement co-operative interpretive educational programs with
Kortright Centre for Conservation.
"Hands-on" Rehabilitation.
Focus on offering solutions that do not require removing the animal from its
habitat.
Provide a high standard of care for all admitted animals.
Accept within reason only "true" rehabilitation cases.
Focus our resources on animals that have a chance for release.
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Provide hospital housing for the intensive care of juvenile or injured
raccoons (approximately ten individuals for the first year).
Provide a "hacking-out" facility on private land for four juvenile raccoons.
Locate and use responsible urban release locations for approximately six
raccoons.
Squirrel rehabilitation · .
Provide hospital housing for the intensive care of all injured juveniles and
adults where resources allow.
Provide six "hacking-out" locations for six small (2 to 4 per group) groups of
squirrels
Rehabilitation of other mammals.
Provide short term care where resources allow for other mammals.
Exercise proper caution where a risk of Rabies infection exists.
Waterfowl rehabilitation.
Participate in locating wild surrogates for up to 50-60 orphans.
Provide hospital housing for up to five (at a time) injured fledglings and
adults birds where resources allow.
Provide an outdoor pre-release pond unit for these birds.
Initiate planning for an oil spill response program.
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3. Wildcare's '91 Program.
Song-bird rehabilitation.
Coordinate foster homes for orphans where resources allow.
Provide hospital housing for the intensive care of injured birds.
Provide a pre-release aviary for these birds.
Raptor rehabilitation.
Provide assistance with rescue, transportation, and referral.
Provide hospitalization for these birds until they can be referred to
specialized facilities.
Repti Ie rehabilitation.
Provide off-site housing for the intensive care of injured reptiles where
resources allow.
Heron rehabilitation.
Provide emergency housing and referral to specialized facilities where
resources allow.
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Goals of Wildcare's 5-year 4 Plan
1991 1.. Implement Wildcare's 1991 Program, including renovations to
the portable and construction of the hospital housing units.
waterfowl pond, and pre-release aviary for songbirds.
g.. Establish the infrastructure of the facility with the first
priorities being administration and fund-raising.
Llnitiate planning and fund-raising for the 1996 permanent
facility.
1992 1... Expand and implement the program by increasing the number of
animals accepted and developing selected aspects of the program
as resources allow.
2....Proceed with further construction of outdoor and hospital
housing.
~Continue planning and fund-raising for the 1996 permanent
facility.
1993 1.. Expand and implement the program as resources allow to the
full capacity for the temporary facility.
2.... Continue planning and fund-raising for the 1996 permanent
facility.
1994 1...lmplement the program at full capacity.
g.. Continue planning and fund-raising for the 1996 permanent
facility.
1995 .L.lmplement the program at full capacity.
2.... Proceed with final planning and preparation for the move to
the permanent facility.
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Wildcare's contributions to Kortriqh!
Wilcare will be providing Kortright with many opportunities to increase
public attendance. These include direct occasions such as:
Bird releases and other special events open to the public and combined with
educational presentations as appropriate.
Advertised educational presentations including talks on specific subjects of
rehabilitation and living with wildlife.
Advertised puppet shows for children.
There is also the indirect effect of. increasing public awareness 0 f
Kortright's presence through the following:
The presence of our facility at Kortright will soon be known throughout York
Region and Metropolitan Toronto. A facility offering a similar service has
received up to sixty phone calls a day and over 7000 wild animals in a year.
Although, at least in the first year, we will not be accepting 1000's of
animals, we will be handling hundreds of phone calls from people many of
whom who might otherwise not know about Kortright.
We will be widely distributing information about wildlife rehabilitation and
Wildcare with the news of our location at Kortright .
We participate in the network of naturalist groups. These groups will be very
interested in the Kortright location.
By locating our facility at Kortright we are adding a vital component to the
Kortright program with very little expense to Kortright. Our presence will
enhance the public's experience while visiting Kortright.
By using an area of Kortright that has not been actively maintained, we will
be maktng imorovements to buildings that have been falling into disrepair.
We will be maintaininQ these improvements at no cost to Kortright.
Above all, locating Wildcare at Kortright will benefit both parties by the
synergistic effect of their similar focus on wildli.fe and its appreciation.
This is a particularly timely arrangement as the public interest in this area
is at a high level. Wildcare offers its volunteers the unique opportunity to
have close contact with wildlife while not harming its "wildness", Wildcare
will provide Toronto and environs with a comprehensive, professional
facility that Kortright will be very proud to host. The need for such a facility
near urban areas has only just been recognized in Canada. Wildcare is a
leader in its field, and will soon be nationally and internationally known.
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COLD CREEK CONSERVATION AREA
1991 OPERATIONS
Conservation and Related Land Managment Advisory Board
Meeting #5/90
February 1, 1991
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Introduction
The 1991 Conservation.Areas Preliminary Budget Estimates,as
approved at Authority Meeting #7j90,held on October 19, 1990,
includes figures based on the closure of Cold Creek Conservation
Area as of April 1991. The proposal to close Cold Creek resulted
from the high levels of municipal levy per visitor required to
maintain operation at the Area given reduced revenue projections
for the Area.
The 1990 operations budget for Cold Creek called for
expenditures of $385,250 and revenues of $194,382 resulting in a
requirement for $190,868 in municipal levy to fund the operation.
In response to Township of King By-law 90-30, the Authority
suspended operation of its trap and centre fire range operations in
May 1990. The closure of these facilities followed reductions in
operating hours for these facilities in previous years. As a result
of this closure, actual revenues at Cold Creek in 1990 were
$37,288. While expenditures were reduced through layoff of staff
and elimination of variable costs, expenditures still exceeded
revenues by $179,157.
visitation at Cold Creek went from 13,864 in 1989 to 2,758 in
1990. This is a further reduction from the 33,144 visitors who used
the Area in 1987. In 1987, expenditures exceeded revenues by
$114,925. This means that net costs per visitor have risen from
$3.47 to $64.96. Assuming that these costs per visitor would carry
into 1991, it was felt in developing the 1991 budget that the
municipal levy involved could be better used elsewhere in Authority
operations and that the Area should be closed for 1991.
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It was proposed that Cold Creek be closed as of April 1991
following final approval of the Authority budget. Operating costs
for the first three months of the year, along with such fixed costs
as taxes, insurance and utilities provided for a net expenditure in
1991 of $103,760 in the Preliminary Budget Estimates. In seeking
alternatives to closure, staff have determined that partial
operation, utilizing the .22 range would be possible at a net cost
of $176,000. The additional levy required could be found through
expenditure cuts at other locations.
Reductions in the level of operations at Cold Creek have been
instituted to comply with the provisions of King Township By-law
90-30. There has been considerable discussion regarding the
appropriate interpretation of the By-law, and staff have been asked
to respond to communication received from the Township (Appendix 1)
indicating that an exemption from the By-law for Cold Creek is
unnecessary. This correspondence was in response to a delegation
made to the King Township Council in June asking that the Ranges at
Cold Creek be specifically exempted from By-law 90-30 as provided
for in section 5 of the By-law. An examination of the By-law and
the communication received from King follows.
Bv-law 90-30
Township of King By-law 90-30 .represents an amendment of By-
law 81-142, adding "discharge of firearms" to the table of
activities prohibited by time and place. The report from King is
quite correct in stating that the By-law does not prohibit
activities outright. Rather, it prohibits an activity, including
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the discharge of firearms if that activity is "clearly audible at
a point of reception". In the case of Cold Creek, operation of the
shooting ranges is not prohibited per se. The By-law does,however,
prohibit this activity, if the activity can be heard off the
property. Numerous tests conducted by the Authority and others
indicate that this is, in fact, the case for trap and centre fire
shooting. The niceties of the By-law notwithstanding, for all
intents and purposes, trap and centre fire shooting cannot be
carried out without contravening the By-law.
Similarly, the argument that the issuance of a Conditional
certificate of Approval by the Ministry of the Environment confirms
that shooting is not prohibited is equally fallacious. The
certificate clearly states that "The M.T.R.C.A. shall ensure that
the operation of the Cold Creek Conservation Area shooting ranges
is carried out in compliance with Local By-laws." Since shooting
can be.heard off the property, the By-laws cannot be complied with.
Therefore, all other provisions of the Certificate become
effectively void.
Following receipt of the correspondence in Appendix 1 advising
that the exemption requested by the Authority had not been granted,
the staff consulted with the Authority's legal counsel regarding
the validity of the By-law and the options open to the Authority.
In the course of this consultation, it was confirmed that there
were no grounds to challenge the By-law on its own merits in that
the By-law is technically sound and is made under authority granted
to municipalities under the Environmental Protection Act. In
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addition, it was agreed that in operating its trap or centre fire
ranges, even with the.consent of local residents, the Authority
would be putting itself in a position of knowingly contravening By-
law 90-30.
Leasinq of Cold Creek
At Authority Meeting #7/90, informal discussion took place
regarding the leas ing of Cold Creek to the Township of King for
operation as a local park facility. Subsequent to this, Mr. D. J.
Caple wrote to the Mayor of King promoting the idea and the concept
was referred to the King Township Parks and Recreation Committee.
The relevant correspondence is included in Appendix 2.
The proposal that the Authority lease the Cold Creek property
to King Township was an attempt to provide at least some level of
public access to the Area along with an unspecified level of
programming and maintenance. As discussed below however, Authority
staff has since determined that modified operations can be carried
out in 1991 through the shifting of funds from other locations.
This removes the major reason for the lease proposal. Staff,
therefore, does not intend to pursue this option further at
present.
Cold Creek - 1991 operations
In response to the urging of Area users and Authority members,
staff has pursued alternatives to the closure of Cold Creek. These
efforts have assumed from the outset that By-law 90-30 must be
complied with .and that Conservation Area levy cannot be increased
over those levels provided for in the Preliminary Estimates.
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By increasing expenditures by $143,000, Cold Creek can provide
a range of programs including:
- Sled dog races;
- Tracking dog and retriever trials;
- Hunter education courses;
- Shooting skills programs and a reloading workshop;
- Group camping;
- Bear, Moose, Deer, Waterfowl, and Bowhunter Workshops;
- Operation of the .22 Range, a .22 Silhouette Program, and the
Archery Range;
- Bowhunter Tournament.
These activities would bring in revenues estimated at $70,000,
meaning that costs would increase by $73,000. Given the funding
levels proposed in the Preliminary Estimates, it is possible to
obtain this sum by reducing expenditures on seasonal labour,
supplies and materials and vehicle and equipment chargeback at
other locations without seriously impairing other Area operations.
The above scenario assumes .22 range operation Friday through
Monday. Range operations would be staffed on a volunteer basis,
with Area maintenance being carried out by a reduced full time
staff. Any shotgun or centre fire shooting to be carried out as
part of workshop programs would be carried out at private ranges
off site. The only other type of shooting involved under this
proposal would involve the discharge of a limited number of shotgun
blanks in conjunction with retriever trials.
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Conclusion
Operation of Cold Creek, as proposed in this report, allows
the Authority to continue to serve the public while complying with
By-law 90-30 and staying with the level of funding provided for in
the Preliminary Estimates. The mode of operation proposed should
address any concerns of the residents in that shooting is limited
to rimfire only, other than the use of shotgun blanks for retriever
trials, as noted above.
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Conservation and Related Land Managanent Advisory Board
-r()W~fHrPOF 19K1NG 14161833-5321
R.R.2 1.800.263.1250
KING CITY, ONTARIO FAX 833-2300
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October 15, 1999 ~
Mr. Jim Agnew
Director
Field Operations
Metropolitan Toronto & Region
Conservation Authority
5 Shoreham Drive
Downsview, Ontario
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Dear Sir
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please find enclosed a copy of my report on shooting at
Cold Creek that was requested by the Council earlier this year.
The By-law Enforcement Committee considered this report at
its meeting on October 9th and directed that it be received and,
as the Committee felt that there was no further action necessary
on its part, directed that a copy of my report be forwarded to
the Authority as information.
Yours truly
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Clerk
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October 5, 1990
Mayor Margaret Britnell and
Members of Council
Re: Shooting at Cold Creek Conservation Area
The Council in Committee of the Whole heard from a number of
interested parties on June 11th, 1990 in support of the present-
ation from the Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority for an exemption in total from the provisions of Noise
By-law Number 81-142 as amended by By-law Number 90-30. The
Committee also heard from a representative of area residents
opposing the requested exemption. The Committee recommended that
the presentations be received and be referred to the Clerk and
the By-law Enforcement Department for review and report for
consideration by Committee.
If Council approves the request of the Metropolitan Toronto
& Region Conservation Authority for a blanket exception to the
Noise By-law, then the situation that prompted the enactment of
By-law Number 90-30 to amend the noise by-law to include the
discharge of firearms will in all likihood resume. The Conser-
vation Authority on the otherhand has assumed that without the
exemption its facilities at Cold Creek can not function.
The problem appears to be a misunderstanding of exactly
what the Noise By-law is all about. By-law Number 81-142 was
enacted by the Council on August 3, 1982 following the quashing
of the previous Noise By-law Number 72-8 in a court action
stemming from Council's attempts to control outdoor amplified
music. By-law Number 72-8 suffered the same fate as those
by-laws of every other municipality in Ontario who relied on the
provisions of the Municipal Act for its noise by-law and
attempted to enforce its by-law through the Provincial Courts.
The Ministry of the Environment was requested in the early
1970's to draft a model noise by-law that would be enforcible in
the Courts. The Ministry prepared a model by-law and prepared
the draft legislation that would allow a municipality to enact
the by-law.
The Environmental Protection Act was amended in October 1975
to provide statutory authority to municipalities to enact noise
by-laws. The provision is now found in Section 138 of the
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 141.
The early by-law required noise measuring devices and all
noise was measured in decibels. If a noise exceeded the decibel
rating at the property line, an offence was deemed to have
occurred. This by-law worked extremely WE!11 for the larger
municipalities with sufficent staff to administer it.
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The smaller municipalities that had their noise by-laws
"shot down" in the Courts wanted a by-law that could be easily
enforced by either a single by-law officer with no expertise in
noise measurements nor the equipment to measure noise or by
residents themselves. The Ministry was again requested to
prepare a model noise by-law for the use of municipalities that
did not have the staff nor the equipment to use the earlier
by-law.
The Ministry provided a copy of its model noise by-law to
the Township of King, and after consideration, the Council
enacted By-law Number 81-142 based on this model.
The preamble to By-law Number 81-142 best expresses
Council's reasons for enacting the By-law: "Whereas the people
have a right to and should be ensured an environment free from
unusua 1 , unnecessary or excessive sound or vibration which may
degrade the quality and tranquility of their life or cause
nuisance".
One of the modifications that Council made prior to
enactment of the by-law was the deletion of "discharge of
firearms" from the Table 3-1 in Section 3. The amending By-law
90-30 amended the Noise By-law to include this provision in Table
3-1. In 1981, Cold Creek was operating its ranges but the level
of operation was such that the Council had not had any complaints
that I am aware of. During the discussions by Council in 1981 the
deletion of the discharge. of firearms centered on the use of
firearms in the farming community and the modest operation at the
Timberline Trap Club. To this day, Council considers the trap
shooting at Timberline to be a modest operation that does not
generate neighbourhood complaints.
The important aspect of the Noise By-law is the concept
that it does not prohibit an activity but provides a 'vehicle
for remedial action if an activity becomes a polutant under the
meaning of the Environmental Protection Act. It is an environ-
mental by-law. The Environmental Protection Act defines
"contaminant" as meaning any solid, liquid, gas, odour, heat,
sound, vibration, radiation or combination of any of them
resulting directly or indirectly from the activities of man that
may:
(1) . impair the quality of the natural environment for
any use that can be made of it,
( iU cause injury or damage to property or to plant or
animal life,
( iiU cause harm or material discomfort to any person,
(iv) adversely affect the health or impair the safety of
any person, or
(v) render any property or plant or animal life unfit
for use by man.
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The Noise By-law takes a subjective or qualitive approach
to noise control and it is necessary to prove by way of con-
clusive evidence that the sound was in fact "clearly audible" in
order to achieve a conviction. It requires the introduction of
witnesses to give subjective opinions as to the quantity of the
noise. A judge is given a wide discretion in finding a convict-
ion under the by-law, since it is a matter of degree which may
vary depending on the evidence.
I have received a number of telephone calls from clubs that
have used the Cold Creek shooting facilities and from other
interested persons. Many of the callers have been reasonable in
their discussions and have tried to suggest compromises that
might appease the residents and still allow them the use of the
facilities. A few callers have demonstrated the "right to
Discharge guns" mentality that I find unreasonable and in some
cases offensive. I have had lengthy discussions with the owner
of Timberline Trap Shooting Club on the proper operation of a
trap shooting range. She has expressed to me on two occasions
that the problem at Cold Creek stems in part from the use of the
wrong type of shotgun shell. ( I will defer to her expertise in
this opinion.)
I have also received a request from the Black Spruce Sports-
men's Association for a specific exemption from the Noise By-law
to allow their Club to trap shoot at Cold Creek during a speci-
fied time and day (Tuesday nights from 6pm to 8 pm between May
and September or october).
To further confirm that the activities of shooting at rifle
ranges and at trap shooting facilities are not prohibited, I
would refer to the Conditional Certificate of Approval issued by
the Ministry of the Environment on July 23rd, 1990 to the Metro-
politan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. This Certifi-
cate provides:
"This approval is for modification to target ranges: rifle
and trap (shotgun), designed to reduce noise impact on
neighbouring properties.
Modifications include:
(i) relocation of the trap range and noise abatement
measures in the form of barriers and acoustic fencing
totalling 13 metres situated around the shooters in the
trap range.
( ii) noise abatement measures in the form of glass fibre
lined noise attenuation chamber, and acoustic fencing
on the west side of the range for the rifle range
facility.
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1- For the purpose of this Certificate:
_ "Local by-laws" means municipal by-laws adopted by
the Township of King;
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Environment;
- "M.T.R.C.A." means Metropolitan Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority.
2. The M.T.R.C.A. shall ensure that the operation o.f the
Cold Creek Conservation Area shooting ranges is carried
out in compliance with Local by-laws.
The Certificate further provides:
You are hereby notified that Conditional Certificate
of Approval No. 8-3097-90-006 has been issued to you
subject to the conditions outlined therein.
The reasons for the imposition of these conditions are
as follows:
1. An Amendment No. 81-142 (sic) to the local Township of
King By-law Number 90-30 (sic) of March 5, 1990 was
approved, prohibiting noise generated by the discharge
of firearms in quiet zone and residential area at all
times. The operation of the C.C.C.A. shooting ranges
shall be in compliance with provisions of this By-law
Amendment.
2. The second condition 1S imposed to ensure effective
compliance of the C.C.C.A shooting ranges with the
by-law provisions. In the interpretation of
compliance, the audibility of shooting noise shall be
defined in terms of impulse sound levels LLM and Laq .
The measurements required to determine LL~ an Le
levels be carried out following procedures escribedq
in the Ministry's Technical Publication NPC-103,
Procedures, Section 3.
You may by written notice served upon me and the
Environmental Appeal Board within 15 days after
receipt of this Notice, requlre a hearing by the
Board. "
Clearly, the Ministry of the Environment has approved the
shooting facilities at Cold Creek and has gone even further by
providing an "interpretation of compliance" in its certificate
to the provisions of By-law Number 81-142 as amend by By-law
Number 90-30.
In conclusion, it is my opinion that the Metropolitan
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority should not be granted
a blanket exemption to the Noise By-law for two primary reasons.
Firstly: the Ministry of the Environment appears to be satisfied
that the M.T.R.C.A. can effectively operate its shooting
facilities at Cold Creek. (Reminder: the Noise By-law wag
developed by the Ministry and the Township's Noise By-law 81-142
and amendment 90-30 were approved by this same Ministry) .
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Secondly: the potential for the operation at Cold Creek to
revert back to the situation immediately prior to the enactment
of By-law Number 90-30 is probable notwithstanding the
conditions in the Certificate of Approval for modifications to
target ranges.
If the Council accepts the concerns of the Conservation
Authority as being valid and that the shooting facilities at Cold
Creek can not operate within the Certificate of Approval, then
perhaps a compromise solution could be considered inwhich "dis-
charge of firearms" is permitted during specified times and days.
I would suggest that this compromise only be considered if a
joint written presentation is submitted with both the Authority
and a majority of the area residents who have taken an active
role over the past few years in this matter signing it. An other
alternative would be to consider specific applications, such as
Black Spruce Sportsmen's Association, for exemptions to the
By-law by day and time.
Respectfully submitted
C.H. Duncan,A.M.C.T.
Clerk
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, Conservation and Related Land Management Advisory Board
Meeting 11 5/90, February 1, 1991
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Township of King
R. R. #2
King City, ontario
LOG 1KO
Attention: Mr. C. H. Duncan. A.M.C.T. Clerk
Dear Mr. Duncan:
RE: COLD CREEK CONSERVATION AREA
As requested in your December 6, 1990 letter to Mr. W.A. McLean,
enclosed is a copy of the minutes of Authority Meeting #7/90,
October 19, 1990 dealing with Cold Creek.
During discussion on the Township's letter refusing an exemption
to the Noise By-Law, Mrs. Joyce Trimmer did suggest leasing Cold
Creek Conservation Area to the Township of King. However, no
motion was made in this regard. The Authority referred the
matter of Cold Creek to its Conservation and Related Land
Management Advisory Board for study and report back. We are,
therefore, not able to provide Council with any further
information regarding this matter at the present time.
Yours truly,
.J.D. Agnew, Director
Field operations Division
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R.R.2 1.800-263-1250
FAX 833.2300
KING CITY, ONTARIO
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December 6th, 1990
Metropolitan Toronto and Region
Conservation Authority
5 Shoreham Drive
NORTH YORK, Ontario
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ATT: Mr. William A. McLean, .
General Manager
Dear Sirs:
RE: Leasinq of Cold Creek Conservation Area
Please find enclosed an extract from the Parks and Recreation
Committee Report of November 26th, 1990 regarding a letter dated
November 19th, 1990 from Mr. D. J. Caple. The letter ( copy
enclosed) refers to the possibility of leasing the Cold Creek
Conservation Area by the Township of King.
Please forward a copy of the minutes from the M.T.R.C.A. Board
Meeting of October 16th, 1990 at which Mrs. Trimmer's suggestion of
King Township leasing the Cold Creek Conservation Area was
discussed, and please provide any information regardin.9...~_he .
possibility for Council's consideration.
Yours truly
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C. H. Duncan, A.M.C.T. RECEIVED
Clerk
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Encls. M.T .R.e.A.
TOWNSHIP or lING
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DATB:
1'0: I. H. DUNCAN MURRAY SNIDER ~ONA COWLES
KEVIN YOUNG JIM STUNDEN DON YOUNG
BRIAN GRUBBE
AN EXTRACT OF THE COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON
DECEMBER 3rd, 1990:
( 7) ADOPTION OF REPORTS:
(e) Parks and ~ecreation COmmittee Report. of November 26th, 1.990 :
The Council of the Township of King met in Committees on
Monday, November 26th, 1990 at '130 p.m. All members of Council
were present. Councillor R. Payne chaired the Parks and Recreation
Committee part of the meeting.
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LETTER FROM D. J. CAPLE RBI LEASING OP COLD CREBIt CONSBRVATIOR AREA
The Committee received and reviewed the letter dated November
19, 1990 from D. J. Caple for Neighbours of Cold Creek advising
that at the October 16th, 1990 meeting of the main board of the
Metro Toronto Region Conservation Authority (M.T.R.C.A.), it was
inquired if any consideration had been given to leasing the Cold
Creek Conservation Area to the Township of King, for a dollar
($1.00) per year.
The letter stated that if Cold Creek were to be operated by
the Township of King, it would meet strong approval froa the
residents of the vic'inity. It should also gain the approval of all
King Township taxpayers if it can be demonstrated that there vill
be a financial saving compared with the continued M.1'.R.C.A.
operation.
The Committee recommends that the letter dated November 19,
1990 from D. J. Caple for Neighbour. of Cold Creek be received and
that the Township write to the M.T.R.C.A. requesting a copy at the
.minutes of M.T.R.C.A.'. main board meeting of October 16ht, 1990
and inluiring about a possible lease of the Cold Creek Conservation
Author ty.
C. H. DUNCAN
CLERK
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November 19, 1990.
Mayor M. BritnelL
Township of King,
R. R. '2,
King City, Ontario.
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Subject: Mrs. Triomer's Suggestion of King Township's Leasing Cold
Creek Conservation Area.
Dear Mayor Britnell,
At the M.T.R.C.A. main board.. meeting held in Bolton on October 16th
Mrs. Joyce Trinmer asked if any consideration had been given to
leasing the Cold Creek Conservation Area to King Township for a dollar
a year.
This followed indications that the M.T.R.C.A. is planning to close the
Cold Creek Conservation Area next April, or earlier, on the gro\..D'lds
~ that it cannot be operated on a cost effective basis without continued
promotion of the rifle and trap shooting ranges.
Although we do not have access to any studies the M.T.R,C.A. might
have made in order to reach this conclusion, it was noted in the staff
presentation to the Conservation 6. Related Larxi Management Board on
February 16,1990 that the projected charge to York Region for 1990 to
maintain activities at Cold Creek, even with significant use of the
shooting ranges, was in the order of $200,000. The projected levy wi th
the ranges shut down was similar.
Presumably the cost of leaving the property essentially dormant would
be considerably less, al tho~h it is asslAned t..'Jat there would stiH' ~
some expenses such as property taxes, insurance on buildings,
liability insurance and maintenance costs. There could well be a
considerable reduction in the levy on York Region with a resultant
benefi t to the relevant taxpayers.
On reflection, Mrs. Trinmer's suggestion would appear to have merit.
Rather than allowing the property to become idle, it could be put
under the control of the Township and the kind of essentially passive
acti vi ties that were more prevelant in Cold Creek in its early days
could be encouraged. It is possible that such things as hiking,
cross-country skiing, sled dog races, retriever training and trials
could be promoted along with encouraging a general interest and
enjoyment in the area and its wildlife. It could also be considered as
a place of interest for students in the various King Township schools
to visit.
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'There are naturalists interested in encouraging the survival of wildlife who would lUldoubtedly support the use of the area in this
manner as it is an excellent example of varied habitats for many
different animals and birds. In the past year, for instance, bluebird
nesting boxes have been established in the Area with some success - a
way of assisting the survival and redevelopnent of a species that was
in serious decline a few years ago.
Whilst we realise that a proposal to lease Cold Creek would require
careful analysis and consideration, it would seem to be a worthwhile
project if it can be determined to be feasible from the point of view
of King Township's economcic situation.
We are certain that if Cold Creek is operated by the Township it will
meet with strong approval from the residents in the vicinity. It
should also gain the approval of all King tax~yers if it can be
demonstrated that there will be a financial saving compared with the
continued M.T.R.C.A. operation.
Trusting the above is of interest,
Yours sincerely,
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cc: Charles Beer, M.P.P.
Margaret (',chum.
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THE METROPOLITAN TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY
A PROJECT FOR
THE EXTENSION OF THE
GLEN MAJOR FOREST AND WILDLIFE AREA
CONSERVATION AND RELATED LAND
MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD
MEETING #5/90
FEBRUARY 1,1991
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PUHPOSE OF PROJECT
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The Metropolitan Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
proposes to purchase 410 ha. (1,014 acres) 1n the Townsh1p of
Uxbridge, Regional Municipality of Durham from James W. Walker as
an extension of the Glen Major Forest and W11dlife Area. 'fhe
subject lands are located in the Oak Ridges Morairle and are just
north of the 5tlb ha.(1,447 acre), Glen Major Fore~lt and Wildlife
Area. An additional 7'2 ha. <177 acres) parcel which was earlier
donated by Mr. Walker to the ontario ller1tage Foundation 1n 1Y7B
and is also managed by the Authority 1S immediately contiguous to
these holdings.
The Authority's Greenspace Strategy for the Greater Toronto
Region 1dent1f1es the Oak H1dges Mora1ne as one oE the Joost
important natural resources in the reg10n.
The Mora1ne is the source for the Humber, Don, and Rouge r1vers
and Dutfins Creek. On the Moraine's surface, porous sand and
gravel absorb ra1n and melted snow, transmitt1ng the water to
sub-surface bod1es of sand .called aqu1ters. Water moves
. horizontally through the aqu1fers, which filter and clean it, and
emerges as the headwaters of the region's major rivers.
'fhis process, called groundwater recharge and discharge,
moderates the flow of water in the rivers' watershed. Water 1S
released slowly, so it flows year-round. During dry spells,
enough water flows to maintain stream life. Recharge and
discharge occurs everywhere, not just 1n the Morel ine. BecaU~le
the Moraine contains the region's headwaters, maintaining the
recharge and discharge function 1S more critical there than J.n
urban areas farther south.
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Natural filtration of water through aquifers is important for .
several reasons. 'l'owns in and near the Moraine tap aquifers as a
source of drinking water. Also, water from the Moraine feeds the
region's streams and rlvers. If water flows into streams only as
surface runoff, base stream flows may be reduced, runoff rates
may increase and surface pollutants may be carried downstream
through urban areas and into Lake Ontario.
Failure to secure this property at this time could result ln a
return to the earlier days before the land was reclaimed
resorting in clear cutting of timber, soil erosion and adverse
environment impact.
The size and physical characteristics of this holding makes it of
major environmental significance to ,~j
the headwaters of the Greater
Toronto Area. The conservation of this land, in conjunction with
the adjacent holdlngs currently under public ownership, will
maintain important habitat and contribute to environmental well
being in the Metro Region.
The Authority's Strategy for the Moraine includes land
acquisition to ensure conservation of environmentally significant
lands. This project is for the conservation ~f a specific and
important property.
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION
The holdings consist of two separate parcels, the 'southerly
parcel contalning approximately 2Yl.4 ha. (720.05 acres) has
frontages on the south side of Sideroad 10, the westerly side of
the 7th Concession Road and the easterly side of the
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6th Concession Road, also known as Westney Road. The northerly
parcel containing approximately 118.8 ha. (293.5"/ acres) has an
extensive frontage on the west side of the 6th Concession Road,
also known as Westney Road.
The land varies from gently rolling to steeply hilly. The soils
on this property are classed as Pontypool sandy loam which has
developed on Calcareous sand and gravel. The soils vary from
slightly acidic to slightly basic. Although there are some
stones and gravelly areas, the soils are mostly stone-free.
Surface runoff is medium and lnternal dralnage is rapid.
Almost all of the land proposed for acquisition is tree covered.
The only signiflcant exceptions are the small areas immediately
adjacent to the three (3) residentlal bUlldlng envelopes situate
on the property. The heavlly forested property estimated to
contain some two million trees, includes variations of Pine, such
as Red, Jack, White, Scotch and Austrian Pine; European and
Japanese Larch; White Norway, Colorado Blue Spruce and Black
Spruce; Douglas Fir; Red and White Oak; Black Walnut; Butternut;
White and Green Ash; Hard, Sugar and Silver Maple; Black Locust;
White Birch; Black Cherry; Carollna Poplar; White Cedar; Basswood
and Tamarack.
It should be noted that the subject holdings and forestry
developments have been carried out over a 40-year period. At the
time that these lands were origlnally assembled, they had been
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cleared for farming but were of minimal farm value because of
creeping blowing sands. Pioneers for the previous 100 years had
cut nearly all the trees without protection and what little
topsoil there was had blown away. All that was left was dry,
barren, open fields.
Mr. Walker assembled the present holdings consisting of lands
from some 1U different owners and these lands were planted at the
rate of over 100,00U trees per year over the early years of the
Walker ownershlp.
'l'he lands are major ground water protectlon areas, providing for
recharge and discharge. The lands offer habitat for specles
whlch require extenslve blocks of suitable land. The holdings
are recognized by Government and Forestry experts as one, if not
the, premier managed forest operations in all of Southern
OntarlO.
COSTS AND FINANCING
The Authority has negotiated a tentative agreement to purchase
the property from James W. Walker. The details associated wIth
the purchase and ancillary costs are as set out below.
(A) Purchase price of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 4, L. Yb , '/4:l . () U
lncluding 2Y3.57 acres ~ $4,10U. = !;>1,~OJ,bJ7.
lncluding 71Y.U5 acres ~ $4,1UU., = f;>~,Y4tl,11l~.
- 1 acre, together with cottage = $ 145,OUU.
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(The purchase price to be based on an acreage rate of $4,lUU. per
acre, subject to recel.pt ot a legal survey to be prepared by the
Authority prior to closing. Any lncrease or decrease from the
acreages shown above w1ll result ln a pro rata alteration to the
purchase price.)
Provision lS included in the agreement for the following payment
schedule:
(1) An amount is to be paid in January, 1991 of $15.00.
( 2 ) An amount is to be paid on or before February 2tl, 1Y~1
of $50,000.UU.
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( 3 ) An amount is to. be paid on or before June 25, 1~Y1 of
S1,44b,7'l.7.UU.
( 4 ) An amount, together with interest, at Toronto-Dominlon
Bank prime rate, payable quarterly, is to be pald on or
hefore .June '1.5, 1YY'l. of $1,8UU,000.UU.
( 5 ) An amount, together with lnterest at Toronto-Domlnion
Bank prime rate, is to be pald on or before June 25,
l~YJ of $l,UUU,UUU.UO.
(B) Assoclated Costs, includlng G.S.T., land transfer tax,
legal, survey, appralsal, fencing and interest costs are
estimated at $803,258.0U.
The total estimated cost of this project lS . . . . . . . . $5,100,000.
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~'INANCING
It 1S proposed that the financing for th1S acquisLtion be on the
following basis:
(a) The Authority has a balance of approximately 1.9
million dollars, at hand, in the land sale revenue sharing
account remainlng from the sale of Authority owned lands at
Claireville for the Hwy. 4U7 right-of-way. The Province has
previously authorized utilization of these funds, by the
Authority, for high prior1ty land acquisitlons and it 1S
proposed that approval now be sought from the Province of
Ontario to util1ze these funds for the initial payment to be
made on closing and payment of those portions of the
ancillary costs ident1tied, other than interest.
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(b) It 1S proposed that the second and th1rd installments of" the
purchase price, lncludlng interest payable ln the years 1YY~
and 1YY3, be raised on an all-member-municipality benefiting
basls levy on a 5U/5U cost sharing basis with the PrOVlnce
of Ontar10.
lYY1 1Y9:2 1Y~3 Total
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Gross Cost 1,YUU,UUU 2,10U,UUO 1,100,000 5,lUlI,UUU
Funding:
Land Sales 1,9UU,OUU o. 0 1,901l,OUU
MNR Grant (50%) 0 l,U50,UUU 55U,UUO 1,bUU,UUU
Municipal Levy (50%) 0 l,U50,OUU 550,000 1,60U,UUU
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1,YUU,UUU 2,1UU,OUU 1,100,00 5,100,UUU
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Adjala 'l'ownsh1p .UUUUb4 b7 35 1U2
Durham .0lYblY :'W, bOU lU,7YO J1,JYU
Metro Toronto .7b7817 8Ub,:2U8 42~,3UU 1,:228,5U8
Mono 'fownshlp .0OOUb:2 b~ 34 Y9
Peel Region . UllbYIH 91,33U 47,840 13Y,17U
York Heg10n .1~54~1 1J1,lJU b~', UUl :2UU,/J1
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It should be noted that as mentJ.oned 1n the Greenspace
Strategy, the Crisis 1n Con.t1dence Heport and other
publlcatlons that the prov1nce has been urgt~d to establish a
one hundred mlllion dollar resource land acquisition fund to
support the acquisitJ.on of waterfront, va llt~y and headwa ter
lands.
'fhe Authority 1S currently prepar1ng a major overall land
acqu1s1t10n project proposed to commence 1n 1YY:L. While it
1S essential that this purchase be completed in 1991, it 1S
intended that the fund1ng noted for 199:L and 19YJ wll1 be
part of and not in addition to the regular land acquisition
projecl.
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( c ) In additlon to the fund1ng proposal set out 1n (b) above, it
1S proposed that the Authorlty seeJ{ add1tiolla.l funding t rom
the sources listed below with any funding being obtained by
these methods to be ut1lized on a pro-rata haS1S to reduce
the requests to our member-municipal ities and t:he PrOVlllCe
of Ontar10:
(1) 'l'he Conservat ion Foundation ot Greater Toronto and
other slm1lar foundat10ns and donors.
( :l ) Add1tional land sale revenue from tranl:lactions clo!nng
dur1ng 19Y1 or 1YY:l where approval to ut111ze tundB tor
this project would be appropr1ate.
LAND VALUE
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The proposed purchase pr1c~ of $4,:2Yb,74:2.UO is reflective of a
current market value of the property. A detailed appraisal report
of the property prepared by Brian J. Wagner, A.A.C.l. accompan1es
this project, as welL as a detailed timber valuation of the
forestry resources on the property prepared by G. A. Sinclait",
reg1stered professional, forester.
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