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Lake Ontario Waterfront News
An Ezine Produced by the Waterfront Regeneration Trust
June 2003
In this issue:
- A Call for Action
- A Waterfront Trail Tale From Our Newest End-to-Enders
- The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Launches New Website
- Upcoming June Events
- Port Hope’s 210 Celebration
- Nature Walks with the Toronto Bay Initiative
- Summer Solstice Party in Scarborough
- Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat Summer Celebration
- June Community Waterfront Festivals
Attachments
A Call for Action
The Government of Ontario has just received a report 'Protecting Ontario's
Drinking Water: Toward a Watershed Based Source Protection Planning Framework'.
This report was prepared by an expert Advisory Panel and is in response
to one of the most important recommendations made by Justice O'Connor
in theWalkerton Report.
I have been involved in commenting on the development of this Report through
my role as a volunteer Board member with the Canadian Environmental Law
Association (CELA). In addition, last week CELA co-sponsored a workshop
with the Ontario Environment Network to review the report and discuss
a course of action. It was the consensus of the workshop participants
that the Source Water Protection Document should be supported. We all
agreed that grassroots is important. On that basis we drafted some points
that might be included in an individual's letter of support - these points
are noted in the attachment to this ezine. Click here
to view the letter.
Although the proposed Framework is intended to deal only with the protection
of drinking water sources, it will indirectly go a long way in the protection
of watershed ecosystems, which in turn will greatly aid in the regeneration
of Lake Ontario- OUR COMMON GOAL.
If you agree, we would appreciate your support by sending a letter to
the address indicated on the attachment. Please note that the deadline
for public comment is June 21st. To read the full report, titled “Protecting
Ontario’s Drinking Water: Toward a Watershed Based Source Protection Planning
Framework”, it is available on the Ministry of Environment’s web site
at http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/envision/water/spp.htm.
A Waterfront Trail Tale From Our Newest End-to-Enders
Each year we receive several letters from Trail enthusiasts describing
their travels on the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail from Niagara-on-the-Lake
to Quinte West. Recently we have received some interesting letters from
groups and individuals who have either cycled or walked the Trail in one
trip or over a series of small excursions. This summer we have decided
to share some of these stories with you. This month’s tale is from Margaret
Robbins who wrote to us on behalf of her group The Crazy Eights. Here
is an excerpt from her letter:
“Each year since 1995, we plan four consecutive hiking days in the spring,
when we sally forth with daypacks, sturdy boots, sun hats,etc., and no
cars we are on our own! We do book overnight accommodation, and use
trains and buses ‘to get there’. Needless to say, the sight of eight (more
or less) very elderly ladies in hiking garb, and obviously in a very exalted
frame of mind, attracts a bit of attention, and some very interesting
things have happened to us! -there was the time when on the upper deck
of the GO Train, an older gentleman from China wanted his picture taken
with us on his camera, so we obligingly got somebody to do this while
we surrounded him everybody smiling. The reason he wanted this? to
send home, to show what a good time he was having in Canada!”
Congratulations to our newest end-to-enders:
Verda McDonald
Vira Curry
Vera Tomkins
Margaret Robbins
The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation Launches New Website
The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation is pleased to announce
the launch of its new website as of May, 2003. The site offers browsers
a look at the company's governance, objectives, policies, news releases,
current projects and reports.
For more information visit the site at www.towaterfront.ca.
Upcoming June Events
Port Hope’s 210 Celebration
Saturday June 7th to Sunday June 8th , 10am 10pm
Join the Municipality of Port Hope as they re-create the landing of settlers
on Port Hope’s shores by tall ships.
For more information on this or other events in Port Hope call 1-888-767-8467
or visit their website at www.porthope.ca
Nature Walks with the Toronto Bay Initiative
Join the TBI as they explore the natural and cultual features of the Toronto Islands Saturday June 8th and the Leslie Street Spit Saturday June 21st. Conact TBI for more information on these events at 416-358-0443 or info@torontobay.net.
Summer Solstice Party in Scarborough
Friday, June 20th, 6-10pm
Celebrate summer at the Scarbourough Arts Coucil’s (SAC) Summer Solstice
Party in the scenic park behind the SAC offices, 1859 Kingston Road, overlooking
the Scarbourough Bluffs. The night includes the“fusion flemenco” sounds
of Borg & Vella in concert as well as latin dancing and international
food tasting with all procedes going to the SAC. For more information
on this event visit the SAC’s website at www.scarbourougharts.com
Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat Summer Celebration
Sunday, June 22,10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Come out and explore the Humber Bay Butterfly Habitat. During the festival
you can go on a guided tour of the site, participative in native herbaceous
species planting or have your face painted! The Butterfly Habitat is located
at Humber Bay Shores Park East, on the south side of Lakeshore Boulevard
at the bottom of Parklawn Ave. For more information contact the Toronto
Region Conservation Authority at www.trca.on.ca
or the City of Toronto at www.toronto.ca.
Cheers!
Vicki Barron
Executive Director
The Waterfront Regeneration Trust
372 Richmond Street West, Suite 308
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 1X6
Tel: 416-943-8080
Fax: 416-943-8068
Email: info@wrtrust.com
www.waterfronttrust.com
Order your copy of the Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail Mapbook ($15.73 includes
GST, shipping and handling). We require payment in advance by cheque or
credit card. Cheques should be made payable to the Waterfront Regeneration
Trust Corporation. To pay by credit card please call our offices at 416-943-8080.
Thank You to our Supporters:
- CIBC
- Labatt’s People In Action Program
- The Lake Ontario waterfront municipalities and conservation authorities
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