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Rem
inde
r E
A P
IC#1
- Ja
nuar
y 28
, 201
6
This
is a
rem
inde
r tha
t the
EA
Pub
lic In
form
atio
n C
entre
#2
for t
he S
carb
orou
ghW
ater
front
Pro
ject
is th
is w
eek:
Thur
sday
Jan
uary
28,
201
6 Q
ssis
Ban
quet
Hal
ls, 3
474
Kin
gsto
n R
d, S
carb
orou
gh
Ope
n H
ouse
5:0
0 –
7:00
pm
P
rese
ntat
ion
7:00
pm
Q
&A
7:4
5 pm
D
iscu
ssio
n 8:
00 p
m
The
purp
ose
of th
e fir
st P
ublic
Info
rmat
ion
Cen
tre fo
r the
EA
is to
pre
sent
the
Alte
rnat
ives
and
pro
vide
an
oppo
rtuni
ty fo
r the
pub
lic to
pro
vide
com
men
ts a
ndin
sigh
t on
the
pres
ente
d m
ater
ial.
If yo
u re
quire
acc
omm
odat
ion
in o
rder
to p
artic
ipat
e in
the
PIC
, ple
ase
cont
act u
sto
dis
cuss
you
r acc
omm
odat
ion
requ
irem
ents
.
Clic
k he
re to
vie
w th
e no
tice
for t
he e
vent
.
Ple
ase
RS
VP
via
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ntbr
ite:
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ater
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look
forw
ard
to s
eein
g yo
u at
the
mee
ting.
Reg
ards
,
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Sca
rbor
ough
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erfro
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ater
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Dr
Toro
nto,
ON
M3N
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Seco
nd S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
fron
t Pro
ject
Sho
relin
e To
ur
Mar
k yo
ur c
alen
dars
! Due
to th
e re
soun
ding
su
cces
s of
our
firs
t Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt
Pro
ject
Sho
relin
e To
ur th
at w
as h
eld
in
Sept
embe
r 201
5, w
e ar
e ex
cite
d to
ann
ounc
e th
at w
e w
ill b
e ho
stin
g a
seco
nd S
hore
line
Tour
on
May
14,
201
6.
This
eve
nt w
ill co
nsis
t of a
free
gui
ded
tour
of t
he
shor
elin
e be
twee
n th
e G
uild
Inn
and
Mea
dow
cliff
e in
the
Pro
ject
Stu
dy A
rea.
P
artic
ipan
ts w
ill tr
avel
in s
huttl
e va
ns d
own
to th
e sh
orel
ine
to th
ree
stop
s w
here
exp
ert s
peak
ers
will
be
stat
ione
d. T
he e
xper
t spe
aker
s w
ill di
scus
s th
e hi
stor
y of
the
wat
erfro
nt, h
ighl
ight
s of
the
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t, ge
olog
ical
feat
ures
in th
e ar
ea a
nd h
ow
thes
e re
late
to th
e Sc
arbo
roug
h W
ater
front
Pro
ject
. Sta
y tu
ned
to o
ur w
ebsi
te fo
r reg
istra
tion
info
rmat
ion.
Dor
is M
cCar
thy
Trai
l – M
aint
enan
ce U
pdat
e
The
Toro
nto
and
Reg
ion
Con
serv
atio
n A
utho
rity
(TR
CA)
Eng
inee
ring
Proj
ects
gro
up h
as
com
plet
ed c
hann
el w
orks
alo
ng B
ella
my
Rav
ine
Cre
ek. T
he s
olut
ion
cons
iste
d of
repl
acin
g th
e fa
iled
culv
ert p
ipe
with
an
open
cha
nnel
des
ign
com
pris
ed o
f veg
etat
ed ro
ck b
uttre
sses
and
a
serie
s of
arm
ours
tone
gra
de c
ontro
l wei
rs.
Star
ting
the
wee
k of
Apr
il 18
, 201
6, s
taff
will
be
rem
ovin
g ex
cava
ted
soil
mat
eria
l and
und
erta
king
in
terim
repa
irs a
long
the
Dor
is M
cCar
thy
Trai
l. W
e an
ticip
ate
that
this
wor
k w
ill ta
ke
appr
oxim
atel
y 3
wee
ks to
com
plet
e. T
he in
terim
re
pairs
will
con
sist
of f
illin
g ru
ts a
nd ri
lls w
ith
crus
hed
ston
e an
d ca
ppin
g th
e su
rface
of t
he tr
ail w
ith li
mes
tone
scr
eeni
ngs.
The
fina
l des
ign
for t
he D
oris
M
cCar
thy
Trai
l will
be
dete
rmin
ed a
s pa
rt of
the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
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plem
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Am
eric
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ink
(Neo
viso
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son)
are
a s
emi-
aqua
tic, c
arni
voro
us m
embe
r of t
he m
uste
lid
fam
ily.
They
are
eas
ily id
entif
ied
by th
eir l
ong
slee
k bo
dy, v
ery
long
tail
and
brow
n fu
r with
a
whi
te c
hin
patc
h. M
ink
are
nativ
e to
Ont
ario
and
liv
e in
are
as th
at a
re c
lose
to w
ater
, pre
fera
bly
with
fore
sts
or w
oodl
ands
and
a ro
cky
shor
elin
e.
The
wet
land
s an
d w
oodl
ands
in a
nd a
roun
d B
luffe
r's P
ark,
as
wel
l as
the
rock
y S
carb
orou
gh
shor
elin
e, p
rovi
de m
ink
with
bot
h fo
ragi
ng a
nd
denn
ing
habi
tat.
Min
k w
ill e
at a
lmos
t any
thin
g th
ey c
an c
atch
incl
udin
g m
eado
w v
oles
, mic
e,
mus
krat
s, b
irds,
rabb
its, f
rogs
and
sna
kes.
The
y al
so re
adily
div
e an
d sw
im to
cat
ch fi
sh a
nd in
verte
brat
es
like
cray
fish.
Reg
ular
vis
itors
to B
luffe
r's P
ark
and
the
Lake
Ont
ario
sho
relin
e m
ay h
ave
notic
ed m
ore
min
k ru
nnin
g ar
ound
than
they
did
sev
eral
yea
rs a
go.
This
is li
kely
bec
ause
min
k ar
e ca
pita
lizin
g on
the
inva
sion
of
roun
d go
by, a
n ex
otic
fish
spe
cies
acc
iden
tly re
leas
ed in
to th
e G
reat
Lak
es in
the
balla
st w
ater
from
E
urop
ean
ship
s. R
ound
gob
ies
live
on th
e bo
ttom
s of
lake
s an
d riv
ers
and
have
spr
ead
rapi
dly
resu
lting
in
serio
us n
egat
ive
impa
cts
on n
ativ
e sp
ecie
s. I
t’s u
nlik
ely
that
min
k pr
edat
ion
will
hav
e an
y si
gnifi
cant
co
nseq
uenc
e to
roun
d go
by p
opul
atio
ns, a
nd th
ey m
ay in
fact
be
one
nativ
e sp
ecie
s be
nefit
ting
from
the
inva
sive
roun
d go
by.
At t
his
time
of y
ear,
in A
pril,
min
k ha
ve a
lread
y m
ated
and
are
abo
ut to
hav
e lit
ters
. U
sual
ly 3
to 6
hel
ples
s yo
ung
are
born
in w
ell c
once
aled
den
s. T
hey
depe
nd o
n th
eir m
othe
r’s m
ilk fo
r abo
ut 5
wee
ks w
hen
they
st
art b
eing
fed
prey
. W
hen
the
youn
g ar
e ab
out 8
wee
ks o
ld th
ey s
tart
hunt
ing,
but
may
rem
ain
clos
e to
thei
r m
om fo
r the
rest
of t
he s
umm
er.
Whi
le m
ink
are
exce
llent
pre
dato
rs, t
hey
can
also
be
prey
for r
ed fo
xes,
coy
otes
and
gre
at h
orne
d ow
ls.
His
toric
ally
min
k in
Tor
onto
wou
ld h
ave
also
bee
n tra
pped
by
peop
le fo
r its
priz
ed fu
r, bu
t fur
has
larg
ely
falle
n ou
t of f
ashi
on a
nd n
o tra
ppin
g oc
curs
now
in T
oron
to.
Min
k ar
e cu
rious
ani
mal
s by
nat
ure
and
are
activ
e al
l yea
r lon
g, s
o if
you
stay
ver
y st
ill a
nd q
uiet
you
may
hav
e th
e pl
easu
re o
f wat
chin
g m
ink
on th
e Sc
arbo
roug
h sh
orel
ine.
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men
ts?
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stio
ns?
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ur
Plea
se jo
in th
e Sc
arbo
roug
h W
ater
front
Pro
ject
Tea
m fo
r a fr
ee g
uide
d to
ur o
f the
sho
relin
e be
twee
nth
e G
uild
Inn
and
Mea
dow
cliff
e on
Sat
urda
y, M
ay 1
4, 2
016.
Lea
rn a
bout
the
hist
ory
of th
ew
ater
front
, hig
hlig
hts
of th
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent,
and
geol
ogic
al fe
atur
es o
f the
are
a. P
artic
ipan
ts w
illrid
e in
shu
ttle
vans
dow
n to
the
shor
elin
e to
3 s
tops
whe
re e
xper
t spe
aker
s w
ill pr
esen
t inf
orm
atio
nab
out t
he S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
and
ans
wer
you
r que
stio
ns. F
ollo
win
g th
e to
ur, c
omm
ent f
orm
sw
ill be
dis
tribu
ted
to g
ain
your
feed
back
.
Star
t Loc
atio
n: S
t. U
rsul
a C
atho
lic S
choo
l
Shor
elin
e To
ur R
oute
:
1. G
uild
Inn
shor
elin
e2.
Dor
is M
cCar
thy
Trai
l sho
relin
e3.
Mea
dow
cliff
e sh
orel
ine
The
tour
is a
ppro
xim
atel
y 2
hour
s lo
ng. P
leas
e vi
sit E
vent
brite
and
clic
k R
egis
ter t
o se
lect
your
pre
ferr
ed ti
me.
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ask
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ticip
ants
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ive
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on
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of th
e ev
ent a
nd d
ress
app
ropr
iate
ly fo
r the
wea
ther
/tem
pera
ture
(sun
scre
en, h
at, w
ater
bot
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ain
jack
et, e
tc.).
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forta
ble,
clo
sed-
toe
shoe
sar
e re
com
men
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also
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oura
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artic
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ts to
wal
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ycle
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pool
or t
ake
trans
it to
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star
tlo
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is li
mite
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ll re
gist
rant
s w
ill be
sen
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aive
r to
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prio
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parti
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ting
in th
eSh
orel
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Tour
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the
even
t of i
ncle
men
t wea
ther
, the
tour
will
be c
ance
lled
and
regi
stra
nts
will
beno
tifie
d vi
a em
ail a
nd th
e in
form
atio
n w
ill be
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ted
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ue to
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terr
ain
of th
e ar
ea a
nd a
vaila
bilit
y of
sui
tabl
e ve
hicl
es, t
his
tour
unf
ortu
nate
ly c
anno
tac
com
mod
ate
pers
onal
mob
ility
dev
ices
suc
h as
whe
elch
airs
or m
edic
al s
coot
ers.
A v
irtua
l ver
sion
of th
e to
ur w
ill b
e pr
ovid
ed a
nd p
oste
d to
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Shor
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pdat
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Than
ks to
eve
ryon
e w
ho a
ttend
ed th
eS
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
Pro
ject
Sho
relin
eTo
ur o
n S
atur
day
May
14.
Des
pite
the
chill
yan
d ra
iny
cond
ition
s, th
e to
ur w
as w
ell-
atte
nded
with
par
ticip
ants
hav
ing
the
oppo
rtuni
ty to
lear
n ab
out t
he s
hore
line
of th
est
udy
area
and
spe
ak w
ith m
embe
rs o
f the
Pro
ject
Tea
m.
Par
ticip
ants
trav
elle
d in
shu
ttle
vans
to th
ree
spot
s al
ong
the
shor
elin
e (G
uild
Inn,
Dor
is M
cCar
thy
trail
and
Mea
dow
cliff
e) w
here
exp
ert s
peak
ers
prov
ided
info
rmat
ion
abou
t eac
h of
the
spot
s, in
clud
ing
how
they
rela
te to
the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct.
New
EA
Info
She
et
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sure
to c
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out
our
new
EA
Info
She
et #
4.
This
Info
She
et e
xpla
ins
the
proc
ess
used
tode
term
ine
the
Pre
ferr
ed s
egm
ent A
ltern
ativ
esan
d pr
ovid
es d
etai
ls o
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ater
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essm
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was
the
seco
nd p
ublic
mee
ting
for t
he E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t pha
se o
f th
e S
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ater
front
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ject
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tings
wer
e he
ld d
urin
g th
eTe
rms
of
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eren
ce p
hase
).
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pro
ject
aim
s to
cre
ate
an11
km
trail
betw
een
Blu
ffers
Par
k to
Eas
t Poi
nt P
ark
that
will
impr
ove
the
natu
ral e
nviro
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he a
rea,
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triki
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bal
ance
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wat
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very
one
invo
lved
in th
e E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t pro
cess
fo
r thi
s pr
ojec
t is
cont
ribut
ing
to c
reat
ing
a w
ater
front
exp
erie
nce
that
can
be
treas
ured
by
all.
The
purp
ose
of th
is s
econ
d pu
blic
mee
ting
was
to:
Pro
vide
an
upda
te o
n th
e pr
ojec
t sta
tus.
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play
and
see
k fe
edba
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iste
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an
open
hou
se fo
llow
ed b
y a
pres
enta
tion
and
a qu
estio
n an
d an
swer
per
iod.
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r 200
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ple
cam
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view
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men
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ll P
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ased
on
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nd a
genc
y in
put.
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aile
d as
sess
men
t of t
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vise
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ll P
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rnat
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fect
s A
sses
smen
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refin
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ater
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ilTo
ront
o’s
gree
n sp
aces
pro
vide
resi
dent
s w
ith th
e op
portu
nity
to e
xper
ienc
e na
ture
w
ithou
t hav
ing
to tr
avel
for h
ours
. The
city
con
tain
s m
ore
than
1,5
00 p
arks
co
verin
g 8,
000
hect
ares
, or r
ough
ly 1
3% o
f the
City
’s la
nd a
rea,
with
num
erou
s op
en s
pace
s an
d 60
0 km
of t
rails
.
The
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ctai
ms
to a
dd to
this
City
’s g
em o
f gre
ensp
aces
by
pro
vidi
ng s
afe
acce
ss a
long
the
Sca
rbor
ough
wat
erfro
nt. S
peci
fical
ly, t
he
proj
ect a
ims
to c
reat
e an
11
km tr
ail s
yste
m fr
om B
luffe
r’s P
ark
to E
ast P
oint
Par
k.
One
of t
he m
ajor
con
side
ratio
ns o
f the
Pro
ject
is to
cre
ate
a co
nnec
ted
trail
syst
em
alon
g th
e w
ater
front
that
is a
cces
sibl
e an
d in
clus
ive;
a tr
ail t
hat c
an b
e sa
fely
use
d an
d en
joye
d by
all,
no
mat
ter o
fthe
ir ag
e or
phy
sica
l abi
lity.
As
stat
ed in
a C
ity o
f To
ront
o A
cces
sibi
lity
Pla
n re
port:
“Tor
onto
is o
ne o
f the
mos
t div
erse
citi
es in
the
wor
ld a
nd it
has
a lo
ng-s
tand
ing
goal
of b
ecom
ing
anin
clus
ive
soci
ety
whe
re a
ll re
side
nts,
man
y of
who
m a
re p
eopl
e w
ith d
isab
ilitie
s, a
re a
ble
to fu
lly p
artic
ipat
e in
th
e so
cial
, cul
tura
l, re
crea
tiona
l, ec
onom
ic a
nd p
oliti
cal l
ife o
f the
City
.” Th
e
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct s
eeks
to fu
rther
this
goa
l.
The
Acc
essi
bilit
y fo
r Ont
aria
ns w
ith D
isab
ilitie
s A
ct (A
OD
A)f
orm
aliz
es th
e le
gal
requ
irem
ent t
o in
corp
orat
e ac
cess
ibilit
y in
to tr
ail d
esig
n in
Ont
ario
. The
Act
was
en
acte
d by
the
prov
inci
al g
over
nmen
t in
2005
to h
elp
mak
e O
ntar
io a
cces
sibl
e to
pe
ople
with
dis
abilit
ies
and
lays
the
fram
ewor
k fo
r the
dev
elop
men
t of p
rovi
nce-
wid
e m
anda
tory
sta
ndar
ds fo
r acc
essi
bilit
y in
all
area
s of
dai
ly li
fe.
The
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct w
ill co
nsid
er A
OD
A w
here
ver p
ossi
ble;
ho
wev
er, g
iven
the
natu
re o
f the
terra
in o
f the
Blu
ffs, i
t may
not
be
achi
evab
le in
ev
ery
sect
ion
(i.e.
Slo
pe o
f the
Dor
is M
cCar
thy
Tail)
. Con
sulta
tion
will
be
unde
rtake
n so
that
the
trail
syst
em m
eets
the
requ
irem
ents
of t
he A
OD
A a
nd C
ity
of T
oron
to tr
ail g
uide
lines
to th
e gr
eate
st e
xten
t pos
sibl
e.
Ove
rall,
pla
nnin
g w
ith e
very
one
in m
ind
is a
hol
istic
app
roac
h th
at th
e C
ity o
f To
ront
o an
d TR
CA
are
com
mitt
ed to
app
lyin
g. R
esid
ents
and
vis
itors
regu
larly
use
To
ront
o’s
trail
syst
em a
nd c
reat
ing
a tra
il th
at a
llow
s ev
eryo
ne e
qual
opp
ortu
nity
to
acce
ss th
e w
ater
front
with
inde
pend
ence
and
dig
nity
is a
n im
porta
nt fa
ctor
of t
he
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct.
NAT
UR
E FE
ATU
RE
Ban
k Sw
allo
ws
Man
y ar
eas
alon
g th
e S
carb
orou
gh B
luffs
hav
e co
nditi
ons
that
allo
w b
ank
swal
low
s to
nes
t and
sur
veys
hav
e do
cum
ente
d hu
ndre
ds o
f bur
row
s w
ithin
the
Pro
ject
Stu
dy A
rea.
Ban
k sw
allo
ws
requ
ire v
ertic
al o
r nea
r-ver
tical
ban
ks w
ithou
t veg
etat
ion
to n
est i
n.
Thes
e sw
allo
ws
dig
out b
urro
ws
in th
e ba
nk a
nd b
uild
a n
est a
t the
end
of t
he
burro
w, s
o so
ils n
eed
to b
e so
ft en
ough
for d
iggi
ng, b
ut s
turd
y en
ough
not
to
colla
pse.
The
y ar
e a
"thre
aten
ed" S
peci
es a
t Ris
k an
d ar
e pr
otec
ted
unde
r the
E
ndan
gere
d S
peci
es A
ct.
Eac
hA
ltern
ativ
eco
nsid
ered
in th
e S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
Pro
ject
incl
udes
an
eval
uatio
n on
how
the
Alte
rnat
ive
may
impa
ct S
peci
es a
tRis
k. T
RC
A is
wor
king
w
ith th
e M
inis
try o
f Nat
ural
Res
ourc
es a
nd F
ores
try a
s pa
rt of
the
eval
uatio
n an
d id
entif
icat
ion
of a
Pre
ferre
d A
ltern
ativ
e.
Ban
k sw
allo
ws
are
also
"aer
ial i
nsec
tivor
es",
mea
ning
they
fly
thro
ugh
the
air
fora
ging
on
flyin
g in
sect
s.
The
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct is
als
o lo
okin
g at
way
s th
at im
prov
e fo
ragi
ng
for b
ank
swal
low
s an
d ot
her a
eria
l ins
ectiv
ores
suc
h as
impr
ovin
g su
bstra
tes
in th
e ne
arsh
ore
area
of L
ake
Ont
ario
whi
ch w
ill h
elp
boos
t ins
ect p
rodu
ctiv
ity.
Dur
ing
rece
nt b
reed
ing
bird
sur
vey
wor
k, T
RC
A c
aptu
red
foot
age
of th
rivin
g ba
nk
swal
low
col
onie
s re
sidi
ng a
long
the
wes
t end
of t
he S
carb
orou
gh s
hore
line.
Not
ice
the
head
s of
chi
cks
in s
ome
of th
e bu
rrow
s. T
here
are
thre
e in
the
mid
dle
of th
e sc
reen
that
are
clo
se to
fled
ging
and
they
are
nea
r the
bur
row
ent
ranc
e be
ggin
g fo
r
food
. Bot
h pa
rent
s br
ing
food
to th
e ne
stlin
gs.
Clic
k he
re to
vie
w v
ideo
:
PRO
JEC
T U
PDAT
E
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k yo
u to
eve
ryon
e w
ho p
rovi
ded
com
men
ts fo
llow
ing
the
2nd
publ
ic m
eetin
g he
ld o
n Ju
ne 2
8th!
Her
e ar
e th
e ne
xt s
teps
the
Pro
ject
Tea
m w
ill b
e ta
king
now
that
the
com
men
t pe
riod
has
clos
ed:
1.Th
e P
relim
inar
y O
vera
ll P
refe
rred
Alte
rnat
ive
will
be
refin
ed b
ased
on
publ
ic a
nd a
genc
y in
put.
2.A
det
aile
d as
sess
men
t of t
he re
vise
d O
vera
ll P
refe
rred
Alte
rnat
ive
will
be u
nder
take
n as
the
Det
aile
d Ef
fect
s A
sses
smen
t.3.
The
refin
ed O
vera
ll P
refe
rred
Alte
rnat
ive
and
Det
aile
d Ef
fect
sA
sses
smen
t will
be p
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nted
to th
e pu
blic
for f
eedb
ack
in th
e
fall.
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e fo
r you
to e
njoy
ove
r the
sum
mer
!
Bat
Wal
kTu
esda
y, A
ugus
t 16,
201
67:
00 p
m -
8:30
pm
Join
TR
CA
and
Roy
al O
ntar
io M
useu
m s
taff
to
lear
n ab
out b
ats
in th
e S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
P
roje
ct A
rea.
Clic
k he
re to
regi
ster
for t
he B
at W
alk.
Nat
ure
Wal
kW
edne
sday
, Aug
ust 3
1, 2
016
6:00
pm
-7:
00 p
m
Nav
igat
e th
roug
h E
ast P
oint
Par
k an
d le
arn
abou
t nat
ive
plan
ts a
nd lo
ok fo
r sig
ns a
nd
sigh
tings
of b
irds
and
othe
r wild
life.
Als
o le
arn
how
the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt
Pro
ject
will
be e
nhan
cing
and
pro
tect
ing
the
natu
ral f
eatu
res
of th
e B
luffs
.
Clic
k he
re to
regi
ster
for t
he N
atur
e W
alk.
East
Poi
nt P
ark
Tour
(Eas
t Seg
men
t)Sa
turd
ay, S
epte
mbe
r 10,
201
610
:00
am -
11:3
0 am
Join
us
for a
tour
of t
he E
ast S
egm
ent s
ectio
n of
th
e S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
Pro
ject
(Gre
y A
bbey
to
Eas
t Poi
nt P
ark)
. Lea
rn a
bout
the
curre
nt
cond
ition
s an
d ho
w th
e P
roje
ct a
ims
to h
elp
prot
ect a
nd e
nhan
ce th
is a
rea.
Clic
k he
re to
regi
ster
for t
he E
ast P
oint
Park
tour
.
Ther
e ar
e m
ore
exci
ting
even
ts to
com
e.S
tay
tune
dto
find
out
det
ails
as
they
are
rele
ased
.
Phot
o C
onte
st W
inne
r!
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grat
ulat
ions
toB
arry
Sch
effe
r, ou
r firs
t #L
akeO
ntW
ater
front
Pho
to C
onte
st w
inne
r!
Bar
ry's
pho
to o
f a w
inte
r par
a sa
ilor a
t Eas
t Poi
nt
Par
k di
spla
ys th
e un
ique
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r re
crea
tion
that
the
Sca
rbor
ough
Blu
ffs a
nd L
ake
Ont
ario
wat
erfro
nt p
rovi
de.
Con
grat
ulat
ions
Bar
ry! W
e ho
pe y
ou e
njoy
you
r TR
CA
/CV
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ay p
ark
pass
.
Do
you
have
pho
tos
take
n al
ong
GTA
's
wat
erfr
ont?
The
good
new
s is
that
ther
e is
stil
l tim
e to
par
ticip
ate
in T
RC
A's
wat
erfr
ont p
hoto
con
test
!
Her
e ar
e th
ree
sim
ple
step
s to
take
par
t:
1.Ta
ke a
pho
togr
aph
of A
NYT
HIN
G a
long
the
wat
erfro
nt
2.P
ost t
o In
stag
ram
, Tw
itter
or F
aceb
ook,
usi
ng #
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Ont
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erfro
nt
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ptem
ber 5
th, 2
016
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g &
follo
w @
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erfro
ntTR
CA
and
/or F
aceb
ook.
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erfro
ntTR
CA
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nect
ed
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r web
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ail u
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erfro
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ater
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eboo
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cebo
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ater
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CA
Vie
w th
is e
mai
l in
your
bro
wse
r
Sha
reTw
eet
Forw
ard
FEAT
UR
E A
RTI
CLE
Bas
elin
e B
egin
ning
s:Su
rvey
ing
spec
ies
and
spac
es fo
r the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfr
ont P
roje
ctTh
e po
pula
r say
ing
“You
don
’t kn
ow w
here
you
’re g
oing
unt
il yo
u kn
ow w
here
yo
u’ve
bee
n” is
a g
uidi
ng p
rinci
ple
for T
oron
to a
nd R
egio
n C
onse
rvat
ion’
s (T
RC
A)E
nviro
nmen
tal M
onito
ring
and
Dat
a M
anag
emen
tsec
tion.
Col
lect
ing
base
line
data
is th
e fo
unda
tion
for s
ound
dec
isio
n-m
akin
g ai
med
at p
rote
ctin
g an
d en
hanc
ing
the
natu
ral s
pace
s an
d sp
ecie
s in
Tor
onto
and
regi
on. T
heS
carb
orou
gh
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ctis
an
exce
llent
cas
e in
poi
nt.
The
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct w
as la
unch
ed in
201
4 to
cre
ate
a sy
stem
of
gree
nspa
ces
alon
g an
11
kilo
met
re s
tretc
h of
the
Lake
Ont
ario
sho
relin
e be
twee
n B
luffe
r’s P
ark
and
East
Poi
nt P
ark
in T
oron
to, O
ntar
io. T
he P
roje
ct a
ims
to p
rovi
de
safe
pub
lic a
cces
s to
the
shor
elin
e, w
hile
resp
ectin
g an
d pr
otec
ting
the
sign
ifica
nt
natu
ral h
erita
ge a
nd c
ultu
ral f
eatu
res
of th
e ar
ea.
The
Pro
ject
team
nee
ds to
und
erst
and
loca
l nat
ural
her
itage
feat
ures
and
ec
olog
ical
func
tions
in o
rder
to g
uide
the
Pro
ject
.
They
turn
to T
RC
A’s
Env
ironm
enta
l Mon
itorin
g an
d D
ata
Man
agem
ent s
ectio
n to
prov
ide
valu
able
bas
elin
e da
ta re
gard
ing
fish,
wild
life,
veg
etat
ion
com
mun
ities
, ha
bita
t fea
ture
s an
d ec
olog
ical
func
tions
.
Clic
k he
re to
vie
w re
sults
of b
asel
ine
data
.
JUST
REL
EASE
DFr
eque
ntly
Ask
ed Q
uest
ions
(FA
Qs)
Thro
ugho
ut th
e co
nsul
tatio
n pr
oces
s fo
r the
Scar
boro
ugh
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct, t
he
Pro
ject
Tea
m h
as re
ceiv
ed a
few
com
mon
ques
tions
from
the
publ
ic.
As
a re
sult,
the
Pro
ject
Tea
m c
reat
ed a
new
FAQ
sec
tion
on th
e P
roje
ct w
ebsi
te s
o th
at e
very
one
can
view
the
answ
ers
to th
ese
com
mon
que
stio
ns.
Som
e qu
estio
ns in
clud
e:H
ow is
the
Pro
ject
con
side
ring
AN
SIs
and
ESA
s?Th
e w
ater
front
can
be
acce
ssed
, so
why
is th
ere
a ne
ed to
cha
nge
anyt
hing
?H
ow d
oes
shor
elin
e pr
otec
tion
impr
ove
the
aqua
tic h
abita
t?
Clic
k he
re to
vie
w a
ll FA
Qs
Not
e:A
s w
e re
ceiv
e m
ore
ques
tions
, the
Pro
ject
Tea
mw
ill c
ontin
ue to
upd
ate
the
web
site
with
mor
e qu
estio
ns a
ndan
swer
s.
Bal
anci
ng A
cces
s w
ith C
onse
rvat
ion
in th
e Sc
arbo
roug
h B
luffs
By
Cat
herin
e M
cInt
yre,
Toro
ntoi
st
At 1
2:15
p.m
. on
June
20,
201
6, T
oron
to F
ire S
ervi
ces
rece
ived
a c
all f
rom
a
youn
g w
oman
stra
nded
with
two
of h
er fr
iend
s on
the
stee
p cl
iff fa
ce o
f the
S
carb
orou
gh B
luffs
. The
thre
e ha
d fo
llow
ed a
nar
row
pat
h, li
kely
cle
ared
by
deer
, fro
m R
oset
ta M
cCla
in G
arde
ns d
own
to th
e be
ach
on th
esh
ores
of L
ake
Ont
ario
in
Toro
nto’
s ea
st e
nd. A
s th
ey d
esce
nded
tow
ards
the
lake
—th
e su
n hi
gh in
the
sky
and
the
heat
soa
ring
past
30
degr
ees—
the
brus
h th
icke
ned,
con
ceal
ing
the
incr
easi
ngly
ste
ep p
ath.
Una
ble
to c
limb
back
up
the
Blu
ffs o
r saf
ely
desc
end,
it
bega
n si
nkin
g in
that
they
wer
e tra
pped
. It t
ook
30 e
mer
genc
y re
spon
dent
s, w
ith
help
from
hel
icop
ter c
amer
as a
nd c
ell t
ower
sig
nals
, to
loca
te a
nd re
scue
the
wom
en.
The
inci
dent
is n
ot u
ncom
mon
. Bet
wee
n 20
11 a
nd 2
015,
ther
e w
ere
142
emer
genc
y re
spon
se in
cide
nts
in th
e S
carb
orou
gh B
luffs
vic
inity
. Man
y ca
lls c
ome
from
peo
ple
tryin
g th
e ge
t to
the
beac
h fro
m th
e he
adla
nds,
igno
ring
war
ning
sig
ns
of th
e un
stab
le c
liffs
bel
ow. W
hile
the
Blu
ffs a
re a
rgua
bly
Toro
nto’
s m
ost
impr
essi
ve g
eolo
gica
l fea
ture
, the
re a
re a
num
ber o
f bar
riers
, inc
ludi
ng th
e la
ck o
f sa
fe a
cces
s, th
at p
reve
nt T
oron
toni
ans
from
enj
oyin
g th
em.
Clic
k he
re to
read
full
stor
y
Fall
Even
tsB
at W
alk
Wed
nesd
ay, S
epte
mbe
r 21s
t, 20
166:
00 p
m -
7:00
pm
Unf
ortu
nate
ly, t
he A
ugus
t 16t
h B
at w
alk
was
ca
ncel
led
due
to w
eath
er, b
ut R
oyal
Ont
ario
M
useu
m a
nd T
RC
A s
taff
are
dete
rmin
ed to
sha
re
thei
r kno
wle
dge
on b
ats
foun
d in
the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct A
rea.
Joi
n us
on
Sep
tem
ber 2
1st f
or a
wal
k in
Gui
ld P
ark
&
Gar
dens
to le
arn
abou
t bat
s. W
e ho
pe y
ou c
an
mak
e it
out (
a fe
w m
ore
spot
s ar
e st
ill av
aila
ble)
.
Clic
k he
re to
regi
ster
.
Wet
land
Wal
kSa
turd
ay, S
epte
mbe
r 24t
h, 2
016
10:0
0 am
-11
:30
am
Exp
erie
nce
natu
re a
t Blu
ffers
Par
k an
d le
arn
abou
t the
pre
viou
sly
com
plet
ed w
etla
nd a
nd
dune
rest
orat
ion
wor
k th
at to
ok p
lace
ther
e to
o.
Clic
k he
re to
regi
ster
.
Com
mun
ity E
vent
Wat
erW
ise
Satu
rday
, Sep
tem
ber 1
7th,
201
612
:00
pm -
4:00
pm
Join
Eas
t Sca
rbor
ough
Sto
refro
ntfo
r the
ir fe
stiv
al
to le
arn
abou
t and
cel
ebra
te w
ater
.
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nect
ed
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r web
site
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p
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ail u
s at
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erfro
nt@
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w u
s on
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agra
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er:
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ater
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CA
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e on
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ater
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Shar
e
Twee
t
Forw
ard
FEAT
URE
EVEN
T W
etla
nd W
alk
@ B
luffe
r's P
ark
Sept
embe
r 24t
h |
10:0
0 - 1
1:30
a.m
.
The
Blue
Fla
g is
flow
n at
eig
ht o
f Tor
onto
’s sw
imm
ing
beac
hes,
one
of th
em b
eing
Blu
ffer's
Be
ach.
Thi
s int
erna
tiona
l eco
-labe
l is a
war
ded
to b
each
es th
at m
eet h
igh
stan
dard
s for
wat
er
qual
ity, e
nviro
nmen
tal m
anag
emen
t, en
viro
nmen
tal e
duca
tion,
and
safe
ty a
nd se
rvice
s. Bu
t hav
e yo
u ev
er w
onde
red
how
Blu
ffer's
Bea
ch b
ecam
e an
d co
ntin
ues t
o be
des
igna
ted
as a
Bl
ue F
lag
Beac
h?
Join
us o
n Sa
turd
ay, S
epte
mbe
r 24t
h to
lear
n ho
w th
e Ci
ty o
f Tor
onto
and
TRC
A w
orke
d to
ad
dres
s wat
er q
ualit
y an
d ha
bita
t enh
ance
men
t at B
luffe
r's B
each
.
Clic
k he
re to
regi
ster
TRCA
staf
f will
be
on h
and
to sp
eak
to th
e pr
evio
usly
com
plet
ed w
etla
nd a
nd d
une
rest
orat
ion
wor
k th
at to
ok p
lace
at B
luffe
r's B
each
that
hel
ps th
e be
ach
acqu
ire B
lue
Flag
des
igna
tion.
Al
so le
arn
how
the
Scar
boro
ugh
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct p
lans
to e
nhan
ce h
abita
t and
ove
rall
wat
erfro
nt e
xper
ienc
e at
Blu
ffer's
Par
k an
d Be
ach.
Clic
k he
re to
regi
ster
for t
he W
etla
nd W
alk
Com
mun
ity E
vent
s
Wat
erW
ise
Satu
rday
, Sep
tem
ber 1
7, 2
016
12:0
0 - 4
:00
p.m
.
Join
Eas
t Sca
rbor
ough
Sto
refro
nt fo
r the
ir fe
stiv
al to
lear
n ab
out a
nd ce
lebr
ate
wat
er.
Clic
k he
re fo
r mor
e in
form
atio
n
7th
Annu
al S
alm
on F
estiv
al a
t Hig
hlan
d Cr
eek
Sund
ay, O
ctob
er 2
nd, 2
016
1:00
- 4:
00 p
.m.
Com
e ce
lebr
ate
natu
re a
t the
7th
Ann
ual S
alm
on F
estiv
al a
t Hig
hlan
d Cr
eek
as th
ey sh
owca
se th
e sa
lmon
run
in M
orni
ngsid
e Pa
rk! J
oin
expe
rts f
or a
gui
ded
hike
thro
ugh
the
park
and
enj
oy th
e fa
ll co
lour
s and
try
to ca
tch
a gl
imps
e of
salm
on sw
imm
ing
upst
ream
.
A ni
ght o
ut e
lect
rofis
hing
in F
renc
hman
’s Ba
y, P
icke
ring
By: L
ione
l Wor
rell,
TRC
A
Rece
ntly
I ha
d th
e pl
easu
re o
f acc
ompa
nyin
g TR
CA’s
Envi
ronm
enta
l Mon
itorin
g st
aff a
s the
y co
nduc
ted
nigh
ttim
e el
ectr
ofish
ing
surv
eys a
t Fre
nchm
an’s
Bay
in P
icker
ing.
It w
as a
n am
azin
g ex
perie
nce
to jo
in th
e te
am th
at v
entu
res o
ut in
to th
e la
ke a
t nig
ht, f
or tw
o w
eeks
out
of
ever
y su
mm
er, t
o m
onito
r fish
alo
ng th
e w
ater
front
shor
e to
fulfi
ll on
TRC
A’s f
ish a
nd a
quat
ic ha
bita
t mon
itorin
g pr
ogra
m.
Cl
ick
here
to re
ad fu
ll st
ory.
TRCA
und
erta
kes a
nnua
l fish
com
mun
ity a
nd a
quat
ic ha
bita
t mon
itorin
g ac
ross
the
wat
erfro
nt to
tr
ack
the
heal
th o
f the
aqu
atic
syst
em a
nd m
easu
re ch
ange
s ove
r tim
e...
The
TRCA
Cal
ls Up
on B
atm
an fo
r Hel
p
By: R
oyal
Ont
ario
Mus
eum
It’s b
een
a ho
t sum
mer
, the
sun
is sh
inin
g an
d th
e Sc
arbo
roug
h Bl
uffs
are
stan
ding
tall
abov
e th
e La
ke O
ntar
io sh
orel
ine.
But
they
mig
ht n
ot b
e fo
r lon
g. T
he S
carb
orou
gh B
luffs
in T
oron
to’s
east
en
d ar
e er
odin
g at
a ra
pid
rate
, inc
reas
ing
the
likel
ihoo
d of
slop
e fa
ilure
and
dam
age
to lo
cal
spec
ies’
habi
tats
. Alth
ough
the
cliffs
hav
e be
en e
rodi
ng si
nce
the
1940
s, th
e vi
ew fr
om a
top
the
Bluf
fs w
as to
o en
ticin
g to
pre
vent
peo
ple
from
furt
her s
ettli
ng th
ere.
As h
ouse
s wer
e fe
veris
hly
built
alo
ng th
e Bl
uffs
, the
rate
of e
rosio
n fu
rthe
r acc
eler
ated
. Not
onl
y ar
e so
me
resid
ents
losin
g up
to 3
0 ce
ntim
eter
s of t
heir
back
yard
s eac
h ye
ar, a
wid
e va
riety
of
nativ
e sp
ecie
s are
also
losin
g th
eir h
omes
as t
he e
rosio
n de
stro
ys th
eir h
abita
ts. I
f onl
y th
ere
was
so
meo
ne to
hel
p pr
otec
t the
Blu
ffs...
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ard
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UR
E AR
TIC
LE
Emer
ald
Ash
Bor
er: A
not
so
pret
ty p
est
Fal
l offe
rs s
trik
ingl
y be
autif
ul v
iew
s of
Ont
ario
’s tr
ee c
anop
y, b
ringi
ng a
n ar
ray
of c
olou
rs to
enjo
y fo
r onl
y a
few
wee
ks o
ut o
f eve
ry y
ear.
And
wha
t is
even
mor
e br
eath
taki
ng a
t thi
s
time
of th
e ye
ar, i
s th
e Sc
arbo
roug
h B
luffs
- -
prov
idin
g us
a s
triki
ng v
iew
of p
lush
tree
s
show
casi
ng a
full
spec
trum
of f
all c
olou
rs, a
long
side
cas
cadi
ng c
liffs
that
mee
ts a
glis
teni
ng v
ibra
nt b
lue
body
of w
ater
we
call
Lake
Ont
ario
- - a
def
inite
site
that
sho
uld
be
seen
by
all v
isiti
ng th
e ar
ea. B
ut h
ave
you
ever
not
iced
that
the
tree
cano
py a
long
som
e
area
s of
the
Sca
rbor
ough
sho
relin
e ha
ve re
cent
ly b
een
nega
tivel
y im
pact
ed?
The
Emer
ald
Ash
Bore
r (EA
B) h
as d
evas
tate
d ne
ighb
orho
ods
that
wer
e on
ce b
athe
d in
the
shad
e of
sta
tely
Ash
tree
s. T
he E
AB is
a b
eetle
, nat
ive
to A
sia,
that
feas
ts o
n m
ost
type
s of
ash
tree
s. S
ince
200
2, w
hen
it w
as fi
rst d
isco
vere
d in
Ont
ario
, thi
s in
vasi
ve
spec
ies
has
dest
roye
d m
illion
s of
tree
s. E
very
yea
r in
the
GTA
, wel
l ove
r 100
,000
ash
trees
get
infe
cted
by
EAB
.
This
pre
sent
s m
any
chal
leng
es fo
r res
iden
ts, b
usin
esse
s, a
nd th
e m
unic
ipal
ities
who
hav
e
to c
onte
nd w
ith h
ow to
bes
t dis
pose
with
the
thou
sand
s of
tree
s be
ing
infe
cted
and
cut
dow
n ev
ery
year
. Whi
le m
unic
ipal
ities
and
con
serv
atio
n au
thor
ities
hav
e la
unch
ed
treat
men
t and
man
agem
ent p
lans
, mos
t tre
es in
fest
ed b
y th
e vo
raci
ous
inse
ct c
anno
t be
save
d. T
heir
loss
will
fore
ver
alte
r O
ntar
io’s
tree
can
opy.
But
with
eve
ry c
halle
nge
ther
e is
an
oppo
rtuni
ty. T
he S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
Pro
ject
is a
loca
l Pro
ject
that
can
hel
p m
itiga
te th
e lo
cal i
mpa
ct E
AB
has
had
on
Sca
rbor
ough
’s
shor
elin
e. T
RC
A is
a le
ader
in h
abita
t res
tora
tion,
and
as
part
of n
atur
al a
rea
enha
ncem
ents
, sta
ff w
ill be
inco
rpor
atin
g na
tive
trees
and
shr
ubs
stra
tegi
cally
thro
ugho
ut
the
Stud
y Ar
ea. T
here
will
also
be
oppo
rtuni
ties
for l
ocal
com
mun
ity g
roup
s to
be
loca
l
stew
ards
by
prov
idin
g a
help
ing
hand
as
part
of fu
ture
pla
ntin
gs –
som
ethi
ng th
e Pr
ojec
t
Team
has
hea
rd th
roug
hout
con
sulta
tion
is d
esire
d by
the
com
mun
ity.
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you
kno
w?
T
RC
A’s
Par
tner
s in
Pro
ject
Gre
en is
wor
king
with
the
City
of T
oron
to, t
he C
ity o
f Mar
kham
and
the
Tow
n of
Ric
hmon
d H
ill, s
uppo
rting
an
inno
vativ
e ef
fort
to re
-pur
pose
infe
sted
tree
s
into
val
uabl
e w
ood
prod
ucts
.
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ck it
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ect U
pdat
e
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e th
e la
st p
ublic
mee
ting
held
on
June
28th
, the
Pro
ject
Tea
m fo
r the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct h
as b
een
wor
king
har
d to
refin
e th
e Pr
efer
red
Alte
rnat
ive
for e
ach
Seg
men
t bas
ed o
n co
mm
ents
rece
ived
and
furth
er c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith a
genc
ies,
stak
ehol
ders
and
com
mun
ity m
embe
rs, w
hile
stil
l mee
ting
the
Obj
ectiv
es o
f the
Pro
ject
that
wer
e se
t out
dur
ing
the
Term
s of
Ref
eren
ce p
hase
.
In a
dditi
on, f
ollo
win
g th
e fe
edba
ck w
e re
ceiv
ed fr
om th
e Ju
ne 2
8th
publ
ic m
eetin
g, th
e
Pro
ject
Tea
m h
as u
nder
take
n ad
ditio
nal c
omm
unity
out
reac
h ov
er th
e su
mm
er a
nd fa
ll,
mee
ting
with
var
ious
pol
itica
l rep
rese
ntat
ives
, com
mun
ity a
ssoc
iatio
ns, h
oste
d se
ven
even
ts/in
form
atio
n st
atio
ns in
the
Stu
dy A
rea
and
parti
cipa
ted
in v
ario
us lo
cal c
omm
unity
even
ts a
s w
ell.
We
than
k al
l of t
hose
who
hav
e pa
rtici
pate
d an
d pr
ovid
ed fu
rther
com
men
ts o
n th
e Pr
ojec
t.
Whi
le it
was
ant
icip
ated
that
a p
ublic
mee
ting
wou
ld b
e he
ld in
the
fall
of 2
016,
the
Proj
ect
Team
is n
ow p
lann
ing
the
next
pub
lic m
eetin
g to
be
held
in e
arly
201
7. T
he P
roje
ct T
eam
will
cont
inue
to e
ngag
e w
ith lo
cal c
omm
unity
gro
ups
and
orga
niza
tions
thro
ugho
ut th
e fa
ll
and
com
plet
e th
e re
finem
ents
to th
e P
refe
rred
Alte
rnat
ives
.
If yo
u ha
ve a
ny q
uest
ions
abo
ut th
e Pr
ojec
t, fe
el fr
ee to
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tact
us
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erfro
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ect u
pdat
es w
ill co
ntin
ue to
com
e yo
ur w
ay v
ia th
is n
ewsl
ette
r, so
sta
y tu
ned
for
furth
er d
etai
ls.
We
look
forw
ard
to s
eein
g yo
u in
ear
ly 2
017!
Con
sulta
tion
Mat
ters
Th
e S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
Pro
ject
is a
stu
dy th
at is
follo
win
g O
ntar
io’s
Env
ironm
enta
l
Ass
essm
ent (
EA
) pro
cess
. An
inte
gral
com
pone
nt to
an
EA
is p
ublic
con
sulta
tion.
It is
a
very
ser
ious
com
pone
nt to
the
over
all s
tudy
as
it pr
otec
ts th
e pu
blic
inte
rest
and
hel
ps
ensu
re th
at c
once
rns
are
iden
tifie
d ea
rly a
nd a
ddre
ssed
whe
re p
ossi
ble.
But
how
exa
ctly
is th
e pu
blic
con
sulte
d an
d ho
w is
thei
r inp
ut c
onsi
dere
d?
Ther
e ar
e va
rious
ave
nues
the
Pro
ject
Tea
m u
ses
to a
ctiv
ely
cons
ult w
ith th
e pu
blic
and
key
stak
ehol
ders
. The
y in
clud
e:
St
akeh
olde
r Com
mitt
ee: A
non
-pol
itica
l adv
isor
y gr
oup
repr
esen
ting
vario
us
inte
rest
gro
ups
help
ing
the
Pro
ject
Tea
m u
nder
stan
d di
ffere
nt p
ersp
ectiv
es a
nd
addr
ess
vario
us o
ppor
tuni
ties
and
issu
es th
at a
rise.
Thi
s gr
oup
was
form
ed d
urin
g
the
Term
s of
Ref
eren
ce p
hase
and
hav
e be
en a
ctiv
ely
enga
ged
sinc
e la
te 2
014.
Te
chni
cal A
dvis
ory
Com
mitt
ee: T
he p
rimar
y fu
nctio
n of
the
TAC
is to
pro
vide
tech
nica
l inp
ut a
nd a
dvic
e fro
m v
ario
us e
xper
ts to
the
Pro
ject
Tea
m, a
nd to
stre
amlin
e va
rious
age
ncie
s’ in
volv
emen
t in
the
proj
ect.
The
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfr
ont P
roje
ct’s
TA
C in
clud
es te
chni
cal e
xper
ts fr
om th
e C
ity o
f Tor
onto
,
TRC
A, g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s, a
nd v
ario
us e
ngin
eerin
g co
nsul
tant
s -
envi
ronm
enta
l, co
asta
l & m
arin
e, h
ydro
geol
ogic
al a
nd g
eote
chni
cal.
Pu
blic
Info
rmat
ion
Cen
tre
Mee
tings
: Pub
lic In
form
atio
n C
entre
s ar
e pu
blic
mee
tings
hel
d th
roug
hout
the
term
s of
refe
renc
e ph
ase
and
EA
phas
e of
the
proj
ect.
The
purp
ose
of th
ese
mee
tings
is to
info
rm th
e pu
blic
abo
ut th
e pr
ojec
t,
and
allo
w th
e pu
blic
to p
rovi
de in
put.
In
dige
nous
Com
mun
ity E
ngag
emen
t: Va
rious
Indi
geno
us C
omm
uniti
es th
at
have
an
inte
rest
in th
e pr
ojec
t, or
that
may
be
affe
cted
by
the
prop
osal
mus
t be
iden
tifie
d an
d co
nsul
ted.
The
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct h
as id
entif
ied
14
com
mun
ities
that
hav
e es
tabl
ishe
d or
ass
erte
d rig
hts/
and
or in
tere
sts
in th
e St
udy
Area
.
O
ngoi
ng C
onsu
ltatio
n: T
his
incl
udes
Pro
ject
rela
ted
even
ts, i
nfor
mat
ion
stat
ions
set u
p w
ithin
the
Stu
dy A
rea
as w
ell a
s th
e on
goin
g co
mm
ents
that
are
rece
ived
.
To d
ate,
ther
e ha
ve b
een
over
1,5
00 c
omm
ents
rece
ived
for t
he S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
Pro
ject
. Eac
h co
mm
ent r
ecei
ved
by e
mai
l, in
form
atio
n st
atio
ns, m
eetin
gs, w
orkb
ooks
, etc
.,
is tr
acke
d an
d th
en c
onsi
dere
d by
the
Proj
ect T
eam
.
In fa
ct, c
onsu
ltatio
n re
ceiv
ed th
us fa
r has
alre
ady
mad
e a
diffe
renc
e in
the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct. B
efor
e th
e fir
st P
ublic
Info
rmat
ion
Cen
tre m
eetin
g he
ld in
Jan
uary
2016
, the
Pro
ject
Tea
m h
eard
a ra
nge
of v
iew
poin
ts fo
r the
Eas
t Seg
men
t of t
he P
roje
ct
(from
Gre
y A
bbey
Par
k to
Eas
t Poi
nt P
ark)
. In
orde
r to
find
a ba
lanc
e be
twee
n th
ese
view
poin
ts a
nd s
till m
eet t
he O
bjec
tives
of t
he P
roje
ct, t
he P
roje
ct T
eam
put
forw
ard
a ne
w
optio
n fo
r the
trai
l loc
atio
n in
the
Eas
t Seg
men
t, w
hich
had
the
trail
mov
e up
and
alo
ng th
e
top
of th
e Bl
uffs
at E
ast P
oint
Par
k. T
his
optio
n, a
long
with
the
othe
r Alte
rnat
ives
wer
e pu
t
forw
ard
and
pres
ente
d at
the
first
Pub
lic In
form
atio
n C
entre
mee
ting
held
in J
anua
ry 2
016.
In a
dditi
on, f
ollo
win
g th
e fir
st P
ublic
Info
rmat
ion
Cen
tre, t
he P
roje
ct T
eam
hea
rd
sugg
estio
ns a
bout
con
nect
ing
the
trail
over
Gre
y A
bbey
Rav
ine
to th
en h
ave
the
trail
cont
inue
alo
ng th
e to
p of
the
Bluf
fs. T
his
sugg
estio
n w
as d
evel
oped
as
an A
ltern
ativ
e an
d
pres
ente
d at
the
seco
nd P
ublic
Info
rmat
ion
Cen
tre h
eld
in J
une
2016
.
How
you
can
con
trib
ute
now
?
As p
art o
f Ong
oing
Con
sulta
tion,
mem
bers
of t
he
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ic a
re a
ble
to h
ave
thei
r say
by
cont
actin
g th
e
team
with
com
men
ts o
r con
cern
s. A
ll co
mm
ents
rece
ived
are
con
side
red
as p
art o
f the
Env
ironm
enta
l
Ass
essm
ent a
nd a
re in
clud
ed in
the
publ
ic re
cord
.
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l com
men
ts to
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erfro
nt@
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lic In
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atio
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entre
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ipat
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arly
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7. T
he
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ect T
eam
will
pres
ent t
he R
efin
ed O
vera
ll Pr
efer
red
Alte
rnat
ive
and
Det
aile
d Ef
fect
s
Ass
essm
ent (
the
asse
ssm
ent w
ill id
entif
y th
e A
ltern
ativ
e’s
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pact
s an
d
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res,
as
wel
l, m
onito
ring
and
adap
tive
man
agem
ent s
trate
gies
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will
be
deve
lope
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e en
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age
you
to a
ttend
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ting
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ed to
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atte
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esen
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vera
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efer
red
Alte
rnat
ive
is e
stab
lishe
d, m
any
deci
sion
s ab
out h
ow
it w
ill be
exe
cute
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mai
n, a
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omm
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t will
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ctiv
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soug
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erfr
ontT
RC
A
Sha
re
Twee
t
Forw
ard
EAST
PO
INT
PAR
K
Look
ing
back
in ti
me
As
one
of T
oron
to’s
nat
ural
won
ders
, Eas
t Poi
nt P
ark
is k
now
n fo
r its
stu
nnin
g v
iew
s of
Lake
Ont
ario
from
ato
p th
e S
carb
orou
gh B
luffs
and
for a
n ab
unda
nce
of b
irdw
atch
ing
oppo
rtuni
ties.
Yet
man
y m
ight
be
surp
rised
to le
arn
the
park
was
not
alw
ays
the
natu
ral
area
that
we
know
toda
y.
East
Poi
nt P
ark
has
enjo
yed
an in
tere
stin
g pa
st. D
urin
g th
e 18
00’s
, the
land
was
priv
atel
y
owne
d an
d un
deve
lope
d. W
hile
som
e la
nd w
as tr
ansf
erre
d to
the
Tow
nshi
p of
Sca
rbor
ough
in 1
911,
by
the
1950
’s m
ore
parc
els
wer
e pu
rcha
sed
by p
rivat
e in
dust
rial
com
pani
es. B
y 19
74, t
hese
form
er in
dust
rial p
rope
rties
wer
e tra
nsfe
rred
to T
oron
to a
nd
Reg
ion
Con
serv
atio
n, (T
RC
A, th
en M
TRC
A). T
oday
the
land
at E
ast P
oint
Par
k is
ow
ned
by T
RC
A a
nd m
anag
ed b
y th
e C
ity o
f Tor
onto
.
Eas
t Poi
nt P
ark
in 1
990
(left)
and
in 2
015
(rig
ht) -
Not
e th
e in
crea
sed
num
ber o
f tre
es a
nd s
hrub
s
due
to n
atur
al e
colo
gica
l suc
cess
ion.
Sinc
e ta
king
ove
r the
ow
ners
hip
of E
ast P
oint
Par
k la
nd, T
RC
A ha
s ta
ken
step
s to
rest
ore
the
site
to a
mor
e na
tura
l sta
te. T
his
wor
k ha
s en
taile
d so
il re
med
iatio
n an
d pl
antin
g of
nativ
e ve
geta
tion,
how
ever
, muc
h of
the
chan
ges
that
hav
e oc
curre
d ar
e du
e to
nat
ure
itsel
f. W
hat w
e se
e to
day
is a
ctua
lly th
e re
sult
of n
atur
al e
colo
gica
l suc
cess
ion
– th
e
proc
ess
by w
hich
pla
nt c
omm
uniti
es c
hang
e ov
er ti
me.
As
a re
sult,
sui
tabl
e ha
bita
t has
bee
n cr
eate
d fo
r man
y an
imal
spe
cies
that
wer
en’t
foun
d
ther
e pr
evio
usly
. A fe
w d
ecad
es a
go, W
hite
-taile
d D
eer w
ere
rare
ly s
een
in th
is a
rea,
but
now
they
are
com
mon
. The
re h
as a
lso
been
an
incr
ease
in th
e po
pula
tion
of E
aste
rn
Coy
otes
as
wel
l as
mig
rato
ry b
irds.
The
gro
wth
of s
peci
es to
obs
erve
, pai
red
with
the
popu
larit
y of
bird
wat
chin
g ha
s m
ade
Eas
t Poi
nt P
ark
a pl
ace
to tr
easu
re a
nd p
rote
ct.
Toro
nton
ians
and
vis
itors
are
dis
cove
ring
Eas
t Poi
nt P
ark
in in
crea
sing
num
bers
. Whi
le it
is im
porta
nt fo
r peo
ple
to b
e ab
le to
vie
w a
nd e
xper
ienc
e na
ture
, allo
win
g un
fette
red
acce
ss c
an e
vent
ually
resu
lt in
the
degr
adat
ion
of n
atur
al h
abita
t. O
ver t
ime,
the
expa
nsio
n of
an
info
rmal
net
wor
k of
trai
ls w
hich
div
ide
larg
er tr
acts
of v
alua
ble
habi
tat
incr
ease
s di
stur
banc
e to
pla
nts
and
anim
als
and
prom
otes
the
spre
ad o
f inv
asiv
e sp
ecie
s.
Failu
re to
ada
pt to
the
incr
easi
ng n
umbe
r of v
isito
rs w
ould
ulti
mat
ely
lead
to th
e de
clin
e in
the
ecol
ogic
al in
tegr
ity o
f Eas
t Poi
nt P
ark.
Eas
t Poi
nt P
ark
offe
rs s
tunn
ing
vist
as a
nd p
rovi
des
habi
tat f
or n
umer
ous
spec
ies
TRC
A an
d th
e C
ity o
f Tor
onto
hav
e ex
tens
ive
skill
and
expe
rienc
e m
anag
ing
natu
ral a
reas
with
in th
e ur
ban
cont
ext.
As
part
ners
, the
y’ve
con
clud
ed th
e be
st w
ay to
faci
litat
e ac
cess
whi
le p
rote
ctin
g th
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent i
s to
dec
omm
issi
on in
form
al tr
ails
and
con
solid
ate
acce
ss a
long
a fo
rmal
ized
trai
l sys
tem
.
The
Scar
boro
ugh
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct o
ffers
a w
onde
rful o
ppor
tuni
ty to
acc
ompl
ish
this
.
Lea
rn m
ore
abou
t how
the
Pro
ject
will
prot
ect a
nd im
prov
e ha
bita
t at E
ast P
oint
Par
k by
view
ing
the
follo
win
g vi
deo:
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JEC
T U
PDAT
E N
ew &
Impr
oved
Web
site
The
Pro
ject
Tea
m is
ple
ased
to a
nnou
nce
the
laun
ch o
f the
new
and
impr
oved
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct w
ebsi
te. I
nfor
mat
ion
has
been
re-o
rgan
ized
to m
ake
it
easi
er fo
r end
-use
rs to
find
exa
ctly
wha
t the
y ar
e lo
okin
g fo
r.
Che
ck o
ut th
e ne
w a
nd im
prov
ed w
ebsi
te h
ere:
ww
w.tr
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p
Proj
ect M
ap
One
of t
he n
ew fe
atur
es o
f our
reva
mpe
d w
ebsi
te is
the
Proj
ect M
ap. T
his
clic
kabl
e m
ap
cont
ains
var
ious
det
ails
abo
ut th
e O
vera
ll P
refe
rred
Alte
rnat
ive.
Clic
k on
the
diffe
rent
tabs
to fi
nd o
ut h
ow th
e Pr
ojec
t will
effe
ct e
nhan
cem
ents
to th
e
wat
erfro
nt e
xper
ienc
e, fi
sh h
abita
t, ve
geta
tion,
wild
life
and
prot
ecte
d ar
eas.
Inte
rest
poi
nts
on th
e m
ap h
ave
been
iden
tifie
d to
pro
vide
spe
cific
exa
mpl
es.
Sim
ply
clic
k
on o
ne o
f the
se p
oint
s to
obt
ain
mor
e in
form
atio
n.
For a
ll of
the
cate
gorie
s yo
u ca
n al
so z
oom
into
the
map
to s
ee e
ven
mor
e fe
atur
es.
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re to
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tory
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ard
HO
LID
AY N
ATU
RE
WAT
CH
Th
e S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
Pro
ject
Stu
dy A
rea
is h
ome
to A
reas
of N
atur
al a
nd S
cien
tific
Inte
rest
and
Env
ironm
enta
lly S
igni
fican
t Are
as, p
rovi
ding
the
publ
ic v
ario
us o
ppor
tuni
ties
to s
ee w
ildlif
e w
ithin
a C
ity s
ettin
g.
If yo
u ar
e pl
anni
ng to
exp
lore
the
Sca
rbor
ough
Blu
ffs o
ver t
he H
olid
ay s
easo
n, m
ake
sure
to lo
ok o
ut fo
r the
se a
nim
als
from
afa
r tha
t are
com
mon
ly fo
und
in th
e S
carb
orou
gh
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct S
tudy
Are
a:
LON
G-T
AIL
ED D
UC
K
Find
them
in th
e w
ater
s of
f the
sho
relin
e an
d
in s
helte
red
area
s lik
e Bl
uffe
rs P
ark
(dep
endi
ng o
n ic
e co
nditi
ons)
. An
Arct
ic
bree
der,
they
are
ver
y vo
cal a
nd c
onst
antly
chat
terin
g on
the
wat
er.
Phot
o C
redi
t: Pa
ul X
amin
CAN
ADA
GO
OSE
Not
all
mig
rate
and
dep
endi
ng o
n sn
ow
and
ice
cond
ition
s, th
ey a
re v
iew
able
on
shor
e (e
spec
ially
if th
ere
is m
anic
ured
gras
s to
eat
at B
luffe
r's P
ark)
or i
n th
e
wat
er. C
oupl
es a
re m
onog
amou
s an
d
stay
pai
red
up th
roug
h th
e w
inte
r.
P
hoto
Cre
dit:
Gar
y W
ilson
RED
FO
X Th
ey fo
rage
alo
ng th
e sh
orel
ine
and
on
tabl
elan
ds. T
heir
red
coat
with
whi
te-
tippe
d ta
il is
prim
e at
this
tim
e of
yea
r.
P
hoto
Cre
dit:
US
FWS
WH
ITE-
TAIL
ED D
EER
In th
e w
inte
r, th
ey e
at s
trict
ly w
oody
vege
tatio
n, s
o lo
ok fo
r the
m in
are
as
with
lots
of d
ogw
ood
- a fa
vour
ite fo
od.
P
hoto
Cre
dit:
US
FWS
BLA
CK
-CAP
PED
CH
ICK
ADEE
Gen
eral
ly fo
und
in w
oode
d ar
eas
on th
e
tabl
elan
ds. T
hey
fora
ge in
sm
all f
lock
s
and
voca
lize
regu
larly
so
the
flock
sta
ys
toge
ther
.
P
hoto
Cre
dit:
Chr
is H
enry
WH
ITE-
BR
EAST
ED N
UTH
ATC
H
Foun
d in
woo
ded
area
s on
the
tabl
elan
ds, e
spec
ially
with
larg
e tre
es
whe
re th
ey m
ove
up a
nd d
own
the
trunk
fora
ging
for a
nd c
achi
ng fo
od fo
r lat
er.
P
hoto
Cre
dit:
Chr
is H
enry
GR
EAT
BLA
CK
-BAC
KED
GU
LL
Spot
them
in th
e ai
r, on
the
wat
er o
r on
the
ice.
The
Gre
at B
lack
-Bac
ked
Gul
l is
the
larg
est g
ull i
n th
e G
reat
Lak
es a
nd a
n ex
celle
nt s
cave
nger
.
SPEC
IAL
MEN
TIO
NS
You
won
't be
abl
e to
find
thes
e cr
eatu
res
over
the
holid
ay s
easo
n, b
ut w
heth
er in
hibe
rnat
ion
or m
igra
ting
mod
e, th
ey a
re s
till a
uni
que
feat
ure
of th
e S
carb
orou
gh
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct S
tudy
Are
a an
d de
serv
e a
men
tion.
GR
OU
ND
HO
G
(or W
oodc
huck
)
Our
onl
y tru
e hi
bern
atin
g la
nd m
amm
al.
They
are
now
und
ergr
ound
and
won
't
emer
ge u
ntil
sprin
g.
Pho
to C
redi
t: Ba
rt V
on B
ocks
tael
e
SNA
PPIN
G T
UR
TLE
Thes
e tu
rtles
are
cur
rent
ly in
hib
erna
tion
mod
e an
d bu
ried
in s
ubst
rate
s un
der t
he
wat
er.
P
hoto
Cre
dit:
Mar
c D
upis
-Des
orm
eaux
BANK
SWAL
LOW
Alth
ough
it is
unl
ikel
y to
see
Ban
k S
wal
low
activ
ity d
urin
g th
is ti
me
of y
ear,
Ban
k
Sw
allo
ws
are
a sp
ecia
l sig
ht to
see
alo
ng
the
Scar
boro
ugh
Bluf
fs, e
spec
ially
at
Blu
ffer's
Par
k, w
hich
has
the
larg
est c
olon
y
in th
e St
udy
Area
.
They
are
cur
rent
ly e
njoy
ing
war
m w
eath
er in
the
tropi
cal c
limat
es o
f the
Car
ibbe
an a
nd
Sou
th A
mer
ica,
but
you
can
stil
l see
evid
ence
of t
hem
- th
eir n
estin
g bu
rrow
s in
the
bank
.
Find
out
mor
e ab
out B
ank
Swal
low
s he
re:
http
s://w
ww
.you
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.com
/wat
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ure=
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E PR
OJE
CT
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nce
to lo
ok a
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new
Onl
ine
Proj
ect M
ap, t
ake
a lo
ok to
vie
w th
e
deta
ils o
f the
Ove
rall
Pref
erre
d Al
tern
ativ
e fo
r the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct.
Clic
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the
'Wild
life'
tab
to s
ee th
e di
ffere
nt ty
pes
of w
ildlif
e th
at h
ave
been
loca
ted
in th
e
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y Ar
ea a
nd th
eir r
elat
ive
popu
latio
n si
ze.
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e Pr
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t Map
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E Th
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ing
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t not
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UR
E A
RTI
CLE
Th
e Po
wer
of W
ater
S
tarin
g up
at t
he m
agni
ficen
t Sca
rbor
ough
Blu
ffs, w
e ar
e re
min
ded
of th
e in
cred
ible
forc
e
of w
ater
. Fro
m th
e vi
sibl
e re
mna
nts
of g
laci
al la
kes
at C
athe
dral
Blu
ffs P
ark
to
grou
ndw
ater
see
ps a
ll al
ong
the
Blu
ffs, e
vide
nce
of w
ater
’s in
fluen
ce is
eve
ryw
here
.
Und
erst
andi
ng h
ow w
ater
has
sha
ped
and
will
cont
inue
to s
hape
the
land
scap
e, in
clud
ing
the
subs
eque
nt ra
te o
f ero
sion
and
ass
ocia
ted
risks
, is
an im
porta
nt c
onsi
dera
tion
in th
e
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct (S
WP)
.
The
Pro
ject
Tea
m in
clud
es c
oast
al a
nd g
eote
chni
cal e
ngin
eerin
g ex
perts
who
hav
e
stud
ied
the
land
scap
e of
the
area
and
the
proc
esse
s th
at h
ave
crea
ted
the
beac
hes,
the
Blu
ffs, a
nd th
e m
any
habi
tats
with
in th
em.
Bel
ow li
sts
a fe
w d
iffer
ent w
ays
that
the
Pow
er o
f Wat
er
influ
ence
s th
e St
udy
Area
.
ON
E:
Wav
e ac
tion
from
Lak
e O
ntar
io
As th
e w
ater
s of
Lak
e O
ntar
io m
ove
agai
nst t
he B
luffs
, mat
eria
l is
was
hed
away
from
the
botto
m o
f the
Blu
ffs (s
lope
toe)
. Thi
s ov
er-s
teep
ens
the
slop
e to
e le
adin
g to
inst
abilit
y
furth
er u
p th
e sl
ope.
The
Risk
: O
ver-
stee
pene
d sl
ope
face
s ar
e un
stab
le in
the
long
term
and
eve
ntua
lly, t
he w
eigh
t of
thes
e sl
ope
face
s ov
erw
helm
s th
eir a
bilit
y to
rem
ain
verti
cal.
Land
slid
es a
nd th
e lo
ss o
f
land
at t
he to
p of
the
Blu
ffs c
ause
d by
this
ero
sion
can
pre
sent
risk
s to
pub
lic u
se a
nd
infra
stru
ctur
e (s
uch
as w
ater
pip
es),
resu
lting
in s
igni
fican
t man
agem
ent c
halle
nges
. The
Pro
ject
Tea
m u
nder
took
an
anal
ysis
of t
he s
lope
failu
re fa
ctor
s to
det
erm
ine
the
exte
nt o
f
the
haza
rd a
rea
alon
g th
e B
luffs
or w
hich
are
as a
re a
t ris
k of
col
laps
e.
Sum
mer
201
5 la
ndsl
ide
alon
g th
e ea
ster
n se
ctio
n of
Gre
y A
bbey
.
INTE
RES
TIN
G H
ISTO
RIC
AL F
ACT
We’
ve m
entio
ned
ston
ehoo
king
bef
ore,
but
how
doe
s it
impa
ct th
e S
tudy
Are
a to
day
in
term
s of
wav
e ac
tion?
Sto
neho
okin
g w
as a
met
hod
of re
mov
ing
ston
e sl
abs
and
othe
r roc
ky m
ater
ial f
rom
the
shal
low
are
as o
f the
lake
for u
se in
con
stru
ctio
n be
fore
we
had
grav
el p
its a
nd q
uarri
es.
Bet
wee
n 18
30 a
nd 1
930,
this
act
ivity
sig
nific
antly
alte
red
the
Sca
rbor
ough
Blu
ffs.
Prio
r to
ston
ehoo
king
, wav
e ac
tion
from
Lak
e O
ntar
io w
ould
be
buffe
red
by th
e ro
cky
mat
eria
l bef
ore
it re
ache
d th
e to
e of
the
Bluf
fs. H
owev
er, o
nce
this
rock
y m
ater
ial w
as
rem
oved
, the
re w
as n
othi
ng in
pla
ce to
hel
p ab
sorb
the
impa
ct o
f the
wav
es.
This
resu
lted
in in
crea
sed
toe
eros
ion
and
over
-ste
epen
ing
whi
ch in
turn
led
to in
crea
sed
inst
abilit
y fu
rther
up
the
Blu
ff sl
ope
and
ultim
atel
y lo
ss o
f tab
lela
nd (l
and
at th
e to
p of
the
Blu
ffs).
TWO
: W
ater
runo
ff an
d se
epag
e So
il er
osio
n ca
n al
so b
e ca
used
by
wat
er c
omin
g of
f the
land
. Wat
er ru
noff
(or o
verla
nd
flow
) fro
m th
e ta
blel
ands
as
a re
sult
of p
reci
pita
tion,
esp
ecia
lly s
torm
eve
nts,
is
exac
erba
ted
in u
rban
are
as w
here
impe
rvio
us s
urfa
ces
(road
s an
d bu
ildin
gs) p
reve
nt
wat
er fr
om in
filtra
ting
into
the
soil.
Gro
undw
ater
see
page
out
of t
he s
lope
face
pla
ys a
smal
ler r
ole
in e
rosi
on a
t the
Sca
rbor
ough
Blu
ffs, b
ut to
geth
er th
ese
wat
er s
ourc
es, a
long
with
the
influ
ence
of l
ocal
topo
grap
hy (s
hape
and
hei
ght o
f the
land
) and
soi
l com
posi
tion
(rat
io o
f san
ds, s
ilts
and
clay
s) c
an p
lay
a si
gnifi
cant
role
in s
urfic
ial s
oil f
ailu
res
(land
slid
es).
Evi
denc
e of
gro
undw
ater
see
page
is s
een
abov
e w
here
the
Blu
ffs a
ppea
r dar
ker.
The
Risk
: W
hile
blu
ff sl
ope
failu
re is
a n
atur
al p
roce
ss th
at c
ontri
bute
s to
the
char
acte
r of t
he s
ite, i
t
beco
mes
a h
azar
d w
hen
hum
an u
se o
f the
sho
relin
e is
con
side
red.
INTE
RES
TIN
G H
ISTO
RIC
AL F
ACT
The
Sca
rbor
ough
Blu
ffs u
nder
wen
t rap
id u
rban
izat
ion
in th
e 19
40s,
with
man
y ar
eas
that
wer
e pr
evio
usly
farm
land
bec
omin
g ur
bani
zed
right
to th
e ed
ge o
f the
Blu
ffs. T
his
resu
lted
in lo
ss o
f veg
etat
ion
at th
e to
p of
Blu
ffs, w
hich
nat
ural
ly h
elps
miti
gate
ero
sion
.
Whe
n ve
geta
tion
is re
mov
ed a
nd re
plac
ed w
ith im
perv
ious
sur
face
s, th
e im
pact
of
surfa
ce w
ater
runo
ff is
gre
ater
.
THR
EE:
Free
ze-T
haw
Cyc
le
The
freez
e-th
aw c
ycle
is a
noth
er m
ajor
fact
or in
soi
l ero
sion
. Dur
ing
the
cold
er m
onth
s,
wat
er w
ithin
the
soil
freez
es re
sulti
ng in
exp
ansi
on, b
ut a
s th
e w
ater
mel
ts, t
he s
oil
com
pres
ses.
Thi
s ex
pans
ion
and
com
pres
sion
pro
cess
loos
ens
the
soil,
whi
ch c
an re
sult
in s
lope
failu
res,
esp
ecia
lly w
hen
sprin
g-tim
e m
elt w
ater
and
rain
wat
er s
eep
into
the
grou
nd a
nd e
leva
te th
e gr
ound
wat
er ta
ble.
The
Risk
: Th
is p
roce
ss c
ontri
bute
s si
gnifi
cant
ly to
sur
ficia
l ins
tabi
litie
s ac
ross
muc
h of
the
Bluf
fs.
Thi
s ex
tra
“fre
eze-
thaw
” w
ater
pre
ssur
e, in
com
bina
tion
with
an
alre
ady
over
stee
pene
d
slop
e pr
ofile
, pro
duce
s fa
ilure
s in
the
form
s of
blo
cks
and
wed
ges
calv
ing
off t
he s
lope
face
dur
ing
thes
e m
elt p
erio
ds. W
hen
this
type
of f
ailu
re o
ccur
s, a
bout
1-3
m o
f tab
lela
nd
can
be lo
st in
a s
ingl
e ev
ent.
FUN
FAC
T
Wat
er e
xpan
ds a
bout
nin
e pe
rcen
t whe
n it
freez
es.
Pulli
ng it
all
Toge
ther
S
ound
Pro
ject
dec
isio
n-m
akin
g is
not
pos
sibl
e w
ithou
t an
in-d
epth
und
erst
andi
ng o
f
coas
tal p
roce
sses
, sho
relin
e an
d bl
uff e
rosi
on, h
uman
influ
ence
s an
d th
e ot
her v
aria
bles
that
toge
ther
mak
e up
the
dyna
mic
sys
tem
of t
he S
carb
orou
gh B
luffs
. Car
eful
ana
lysi
s of
phys
ical
pro
cess
es th
at o
ccur
with
in th
e S
tudy
Are
a an
d be
yond
is a
n es
sent
ial
com
pone
nt o
f the
SW
P E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t.
Lear
n m
ore
abou
t how
ero
sion
has
bee
n in
fluen
ced
by b
oth
natu
ral f
orce
s an
d by
hum
an
activ
ities
by
view
ing
the
follo
win
g vi
deo:
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ic In
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n C
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ct T
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Twee
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Forw
ard
Get
ting
to k
now
the
Scar
boro
ugh
Wat
erfr
ont
Proj
ect
The
Scar
boro
ugh
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct is
an
Envi
ronm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent (
EA) S
tudy
cov
erin
g
appr
oxim
atel
y 11
kilo
met
ers
of S
carb
orou
gh's
sho
relin
e be
twee
n B
luffe
r's P
ark
in th
e w
est
to E
ast P
oint
Par
k in
the
east
.
Sin
ce th
e St
udy
Are
a is
so
larg
e, it
has
bee
n di
vide
d in
to th
ree
Segm
ents
to m
ake
it ea
sier
to s
tudy
the
diffe
rent
feat
ures
and
add
ress
the
uniq
ue c
onst
rain
ts w
ithin
eac
h S
egm
ent.
This
is th
e fir
st o
f a th
ree
part
serie
s in
Get
ting
to K
now
the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt
Pro
ject
that
will
delv
e in
to e
ach
Segm
ent o
f the
Pro
ject
. Dis
cove
r inf
orm
atio
n ab
out t
he
exis
ting
cond
ition
s, ra
tiona
le fo
r the
Pre
ferre
d A
ltern
ativ
e, a
nd m
ore.
The
first
issu
e ex
plor
es th
e W
est S
egm
ent,
whi
ch s
tretc
hes
betw
een
Blu
ffer’s
Par
k an
d
the
Mea
dow
cliff
e sh
orel
ine,
and
incl
udes
Blu
ffer’s
Par
k sa
nd b
each
and
the
shor
elin
e
belo
w C
udia
Par
k.
WES
T SE
GM
ENT
Exis
ting
Con
ditio
ns o
f the
Wes
t Seg
men
t Ea
ch S
egm
ent w
ithin
the
Stud
y Ar
ea is
qui
te d
iffer
ent f
rom
the
othe
r. Th
e W
est S
egm
ent
is a
pop
ular
regi
onal
des
tinat
ion
whe
re th
ose
who
wis
h to
spe
nd a
day
at t
he b
each
, hav
e
a pi
cnic
or B
BQ b
y th
e w
ater
, lau
nch
thei
r boa
t or v
isit
a re
stau
rant
with
pan
oram
ic v
iew
s
of th
e Sc
arbo
roug
h Bl
uffs
Mar
ina
may
do
so. T
here
is o
nly
one
entra
nce
and
exit
to
Blu
ffer's
Par
k al
ong
Brim
ley
Roa
d, w
hich
is v
ery
stee
p an
d la
cks
sepa
rate
d
pede
stria
n/cy
clin
g ro
utes
for m
ost o
f its
leng
th.
Blu
ffer’s
Par
k B
each
is d
esig
nate
d as
a B
lue
Flag
Bea
ch, a
nd th
e bl
uffs
and
tabl
elan
ds a
re
desi
gnat
ed a
s an
Env
ironm
enta
lly S
igni
fican
t Are
a (E
SA) a
nd A
rea
of N
atur
al S
cien
tific
Inte
rest
(AN
SI) a
s in
dica
ted
in g
reen
sha
ding
in th
e m
ap b
elow
.
The
exis
ting
Wat
erfro
nt T
rail
is s
et-b
ack
from
the
wat
er a
nd w
inds
thro
ugh
resi
dent
ial
area
s (a
s sh
own
with
the
turq
uois
e lin
e in
the
map
bel
ow).
Ther
e is
lim
ited
publ
ic a
cces
s
to th
e w
ater
’s e
dge
alon
g th
e to
p of
the
bluf
fs.
Whi
le th
e pu
blic
are
act
ivel
y us
ing
the
east
ern
end
of B
luffe
r’s B
each
, the
re is
stil
l ris
k of
bluf
f fai
lure
(the
red
line
in th
e m
ap b
elow
sho
ws
the
area
of r
isk
from
slo
pe fa
ilure
s). S
afe
pass
age
alon
g th
is s
tretc
h is
cur
rent
ly n
ot p
ossi
ble.
Whi
le y
ou m
ay b
e ab
le to
occ
asio
nally
wal
k/w
ade
dire
ctly
bel
ow th
e C
udia
Par
k bl
uff t
o ac
cess
the
Mea
dow
cliff
e sh
orel
ine
(dep
endi
ng o
n th
e la
ke le
vel,
time
of y
ear,
etc.
), yo
u w
ould
nee
d to
wal
k w
ithin
the
bluf
f
eros
ion
risk
line.
In a
dditi
on, t
he C
udia
Par
k bl
uff w
ill st
art t
o se
lf-st
abiliz
e ov
er s
ever
al
deca
des.
One
of t
he m
ost s
igni
fican
t spe
cies
with
in th
e W
est S
egm
ent i
s th
e Ba
nk S
wal
low
. The
se
mig
rato
ry b
irds
nest
in th
e hu
ndre
ds o
n th
e bl
uffs
just
nor
th o
f the
eas
t par
king
lot.
This
area
als
o co
ntai
ns s
igni
fican
t san
d du
ne v
eget
atio
n co
mm
uniti
es.
Alte
rnat
ives
Exp
lore
d Al
l Alte
rnat
ives
con
side
red
reta
inin
g th
e ex
istin
g sa
nd b
each
and
pro
vide
d di
ffere
nt
oppo
rtun
ities
to c
reat
e sa
fe p
ublic
acc
ess
betw
een
Blu
ffer’s
Par
k an
d th
e M
eado
wcl
iffe
shor
elin
e.
A to
tal o
f fiv
e di
stin
ct A
ltern
ativ
es w
ere
expl
ored
. Som
e A
ltern
ativ
es in
clud
ed s
ub-
conf
igur
atio
ns w
hich
wer
e va
riatio
ns o
f the
sam
e co
ncep
tual
des
ign.
In a
dditi
on to
this
, a
"Do-
Not
hing
" app
roac
h w
as a
lso
eval
uate
d. In
tota
l, ni
ne s
cena
rios
wer
e co
nsid
ered
for
the
Wes
t Seg
men
t. C
lick
here
to v
iew
all
of th
ese
scen
ario
s th
at w
ere
pres
ente
d at
the
Janu
ary
2016
Pub
lic In
form
atio
n C
entre
(PIC
).
Eac
h sc
enar
io w
as e
valu
ated
to d
eter
min
e w
hich
one
bes
t met
the
five
Proj
ect O
bjec
tives
that
wer
e ap
prov
ed d
urin
g th
e Te
rms
of R
efer
ence
pha
se (2
014
- 201
5) o
f the
EA.
Two
Alte
rnat
ives
em
erge
d as
bei
ng p
refe
rred
that
wou
ld p
rovi
de a
trai
l con
nect
ion
to th
e
Mea
dow
cliff
e sh
orel
ine:
Alte
rnat
ive
1 (H
eadl
and-
Bea
ch),
and
Alte
rnat
ive
5B (B
each
Expa
nsio
n [w
ide]
).
The
Pro
ject
Tea
m fu
rther
revi
ewed
thes
e tw
o A
ltern
ativ
es in
ord
er to
pro
vide
one
Pre
ferre
d A
ltern
ativ
e fo
r pub
lic fe
edba
ck fo
r PIC
#2.
Alte
rnat
ive
1 pr
opos
ing
a H
eadl
and-
Bea
ch s
yste
m a
t the
bas
e of
Cud
ia B
luffs
Par
k w
ould
resu
lt in
a s
mal
l los
s of
the
exis
ting
sand
bea
ch a
long
the
very
eas
tern
sec
tion
of b
each
. Alte
rnat
ive
5B o
n th
e ot
her h
and
prop
oses
to e
xten
d th
e Bl
ue F
lag
Bea
ch fu
rther
eas
t to
crea
te th
e tra
il co
nnec
tion.
Con
side
ring
that
the
area
cur
rent
ly s
uppo
rts th
e cr
iteria
to m
eet a
Blu
e Fl
ag B
each
desi
gnat
ion,
and
that
com
men
ts re
ceiv
ed s
uppo
rted
an e
xpan
sion
of t
he
beac
h, A
ltern
ativ
e 5B
Bea
ch E
xpan
sion
(Wid
e) w
as id
entif
ied
as th
e Pr
efer
red
Alte
rnat
ive
for t
he W
est S
egm
ent.
Pref
erre
d Al
tern
ativ
e 5B
Bea
ch E
xpan
sion
(wid
e)
Alte
rnat
ive
5B in
clud
es th
e ex
pans
ion
of th
e ex
istin
g be
ach
by a
ppro
xim
atel
y 60
met
res
into
Lak
e O
ntar
io b
etw
een
Blu
ffer’s
Par
k an
d M
eado
wcl
iffe
(see
imag
e be
low
). T
o ac
hiev
e
this
Alte
rnat
ive,
a h
eadl
and
will
be c
onst
ruct
ed a
t the
Mea
dow
cliff
e sh
orel
ine
and
the
exis
ting
head
land
at t
he e
ast e
nd o
f Blu
ffer’s
Par
k w
ill b
e ex
pand
ed. T
his
Alte
rnat
ive
will
incl
ude
an e
xten
sion
to th
e ex
istin
g tra
il no
rth o
f the
exp
ande
d be
ach
to m
eet
Mea
dow
cliff
e.
A b
enef
it of
this
Alte
rnat
ive
is th
e re
duct
ion
of d
redg
ing
at th
e m
arin
a en
tranc
e, w
hich
will
also
ben
efit
aqua
tic c
omm
uniti
es.
Whi
le it
will
take
a c
onsi
dera
ble
amou
nt o
f tim
e fo
r the
san
d to
acc
umul
ate
(app
roxi
mat
ely
30-4
0 ye
ars)
, the
Pro
ject
Tea
m w
ill ex
plor
e op
portu
nitie
s to
add
san
d to
this
are
a to
enab
le th
e tra
il co
nnec
tion
to M
eado
wcl
iffe.
Ref
ined
Alte
rnat
ive
The
Proj
ect T
eam
is c
urre
ntly
fina
lizin
g th
e R
efin
emen
ts to
the
Alte
rnat
ive,
taki
ng in
to
acco
unt t
he c
omm
ents
rece
ived
sin
ce P
IC #
2 he
ld in
Jun
e 20
16. I
n ad
ditio
n to
this
, hab
itat
enha
ncem
ents
, inc
ludi
ng im
prov
emen
ts th
at ta
rget
bird
s an
d bu
tterfl
ies
and
incr
ease
d
dive
rsity
of f
ish
habi
tat,
espe
cial
ly fo
r col
d w
ater
spe
cies
, are
bei
ng o
utlin
ed.
The
Proj
ect T
eam
is a
lso
look
ing
to c
reat
e a
plan
for p
edes
trian
and
cyc
ling
acce
ss a
long
Brim
ley
Roa
d.
Thes
e co
ncep
ts w
ill be
pre
sent
ed to
the
publ
ic a
t PIC
#3.
Hav
e qu
estio
ns o
r com
men
ts a
bout
the
Wes
t Seg
men
t?
Con
tact
Us
DID
YO
U K
NO
W?
Blu
ffer's
Par
k B
lue
Flag
Bea
ch
In 2
008,
TR
CA
wor
ked
with
Tor
onto
Wat
er to
dev
elop
a s
olut
ion
to th
e w
ater
qua
lity
chal
leng
es a
t Blu
ffer’s
Par
k B
each
. Prio
r to
this
wor
k, th
e be
ach
was
ofte
n cl
osed
to
publ
ic s
wim
min
g du
e to
hig
h le
vels
of E
. col
i bac
teria
. The
goa
l of t
he W
etla
nd
Impr
ovem
ent p
roje
ct w
as to
impr
ove
beac
h w
ater
qua
lity
for w
ildlif
e an
d fo
r sw
imm
ers
at
Blu
ffer’s
Par
k B
each
, enh
ance
mar
sh a
nd d
une
habi
tat i
n th
e ar
ea, a
nd p
rovi
de b
ette
r
visi
tor a
cces
s to
the
east
end
of t
he p
ark.
The
City
and
TR
CA
cre
ated
a d
une
and
wet
land
sys
tem
to h
old
and
infil
trate
runo
ff th
at
had
prev
ious
ly b
een
flow
ing
dire
ctly
into
Lak
e O
ntar
io. T
his
terti
ary
wat
er tr
eatm
ent
solu
tion
incl
uded
two
hect
ares
of r
esto
red
wet
land
with
in a
3 h
ecta
re w
etla
nd c
ompl
ex
and
0.3
hect
ares
of r
esto
red
beac
h du
ne. T
he w
ork
incl
uded
:
D
eepe
ning
the
exis
ting
mar
sh b
ehin
d th
e be
ach
to in
crea
se it
s w
ater
rete
ntio
n
capa
city
;
C
reat
ing
a du
ne s
yste
m a
t the
mar
sh e
dge
as a
bar
rier t
o w
ater
dis
char
ging
ont
o
the
swim
min
g be
ach,
with
any
sto
rm o
verfl
ows
bein
g di
rect
ed to
infil
tratio
n
basi
ns;
D
irect
ing
wat
er fl
ows
with
in th
e m
arsh
to th
e ea
st e
nd o
f the
bea
ch, a
way
from
the
swim
min
g ar
ea;
B
uild
ing
a sm
all d
yke
at th
e ba
se o
f the
blu
ffs to
hol
d ba
ck w
ater
and
rele
ase
it at
a sl
ow ra
te th
roug
h a
serie
s of
wet
land
s;
C
reat
ing
beac
h du
nes
and
smal
l wet
land
feat
ures
;
R
edire
ctin
g st
orm
flow
from
par
king
lot i
nto
wet
land
and
aw
ay fr
om b
each
;
W
ith c
omm
unity
invo
lvem
ent p
lant
ing
dune
and
wet
land
are
as; a
nd
In
stal
ling
a fe
nce
alon
g th
e tra
il.
The
bene
fits
of th
e pr
ojec
t inc
lude
:
S
igni
fican
t im
prov
emen
t of w
ater
qua
lity
such
that
the
Blu
ffer’s
Par
k be
ach
was
awar
ded
Blu
e Fl
ag S
tatu
s in
201
1 an
d co
ntin
ues
to b
e re
gula
rly a
war
ded
it
E
nhan
cem
ent o
f div
ersi
ty in
the
exis
ting
back
shor
e w
etla
nd;
In
crea
sed
stor
mw
ater
infil
tratio
n;
C
ontro
l of i
nvas
ive
spec
ies;
M
anag
emen
t of s
torm
flow
s; a
nd
Im
prov
ed tr
ail c
onne
ctio
n to
the
beac
h ar
ea.
As
an il
lust
ratio
n of
wat
er q
ualit
y im
prov
emen
t, in
200
5 B
luffe
r’s P
ark
Bea
ch m
et th
e
Pro
vinc
ial W
ater
Qua
lity
Obj
ectiv
es (P
WQ
O's
) for
onl
y 21
% o
f the
sw
imm
ing
seas
on;
sinc
e 20
11 it
has
met
the
PWQ
O's
ove
r 90%
of t
he ti
me.
Stay
Con
nect
ed
Vis
it ou
r web
site
: ww
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ca.c
a/sw
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mai
l us
at: w
ater
front
@trc
a.on
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w u
s on
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agra
m &
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itter
:
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ater
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e on
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eboo
k:
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erfr
ontT
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mal
ly s
ubm
itted
com
men
ts re
ceiv
ed v
ia e
mai
l, m
eetin
gs, w
orkb
ooks
, and
ver
bal (
even
ts,
mee
tings
, etc
.), b
ecom
e pa
rt of
the
Env
ironm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent (
EA
) rec
ord
that
is p
ublic
ally
rele
ased
. Per
sona
l inf
orm
atio
n re
ceiv
ed d
urin
g th
e E
A p
roce
ss m
ay b
e di
sclo
sed
to G
over
nmen
t
and
Mun
icip
al a
genc
ies
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f tra
nspa
renc
y, a
nd m
ay b
e re
leas
ed if
requ
ired
unde
r the
freed
om o
f inf
orm
atio
n A
cts
to w
hich
TR
CA
and
oth
er g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s ar
e su
bjec
t to.
If y
ou
wou
ld li
ke y
our p
erso
nal i
nfor
mat
ion
to re
mai
n co
nfid
entia
l, ki
ndly
mak
e th
is re
ques
t whe
n
subm
ittin
g yo
ur c
omm
ent.
Que
stio
ns a
bout
the
colle
ctio
n of
info
rmat
ion
shou
ld b
e di
rect
ed to
TRC
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rmat
ion
and
Priv
acy
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cer a
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ion
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rmat
ion
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inis
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roce
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leas
e
cont
act t
he P
roje
ct O
ffice
r or t
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rmat
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Forw
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Land
slid
es a
nd S
hore
line
Eros
ion
alon
g th
e B
luffs
TR
CA
advi
ses
that
the
Lake
Ont
ario
wat
er le
vels
are
cur
rent
ly e
leva
ted
and
expe
cted
to
cont
inue
ove
r the
nex
t mon
th. T
he c
ombi
natio
n of
hig
h la
ke le
vel a
nd s
trong
win
ds b
low
ing
wav
es o
nto
shor
e, p
artic
ular
ly fr
om th
e so
uth-
east
dire
ctio
n, m
ay c
ause
con
tinue
d flo
odin
g
and
eros
ion
alon
g th
e sh
orel
ine.
TRC
A a
sks
all r
esid
ents
, esp
ecia
lly c
hild
ren,
to c
ontin
ue to
exe
rcis
e ca
utio
n al
ong
the
Lake
Ont
ario
sho
relin
e w
hile
hig
h w
ater
leve
ls a
nd s
trong
win
ds p
ersi
st.
The
risk
of la
ndsl
ides
alo
ng th
e B
luffs
and
sho
relin
e er
osio
n is
a re
al c
once
rn -
- at t
his
time
plea
se b
e ad
vise
d th
at th
ere
is n
o pu
blic
acc
ess
to th
e G
uild
con
stru
ctio
n ac
cess
rout
e an
d th
e D
oris
McC
arth
y Tr
ail d
ue to
pub
lic s
afet
y. A
dditi
onal
ly, t
he p
ublic
is b
eing
aske
d to
tem
pora
rily
refra
in fr
om re
crea
tiona
l use
of t
he B
luffs
and
sho
relin
e du
ring
thes
e
unsa
fe c
ondi
tions
. Sig
ns h
ave
been
pos
ted
(see
imag
e be
low
).
The
GTA
is e
xper
ienc
ing
a w
et s
prin
g. A
lthou
gh th
is is
gre
at fo
r our
nat
ural
env
ironm
ent,
thes
e sh
ower
s br
ing
the
pote
ntia
l for
land
slid
es to
occ
ur a
long
the
Scar
boro
ugh
Bluf
fs.
In th
e m
onth
of A
pril
alon
e, T
RC
A st
aff h
ave
seen
firs
than
d th
e ef
fect
s of
spr
ings
wet
wea
ther
with
mul
tiple
land
slid
es in
the
Stud
y A
rea
(see
imag
es b
elow
).
Whi
le th
e ex
istin
g co
nstru
ctio
n ac
cess
rout
e al
ong
the
base
of t
he B
luffs
is fr
eque
ntly
use
d
for a
cces
s al
ong
the
shor
elin
e, it
has
bee
n ex
perie
ncin
g er
osio
n fro
m th
e hi
gh w
ater
leve
ls
and
wav
e ac
tion.
Thi
s er
osiv
e ac
tivity
can
cre
ate
was
h ou
t on
the
lake
side
edg
e of
the
trail.
Thi
s w
asho
ut is
not
alw
ays
visi
ble
whi
le s
tand
ing
on th
e tra
il, if
wat
er le
vels
are
hig
h.
This
pos
es a
risk
to u
sers
as
the
edge
s of
the
path
s ar
e be
ing
com
prom
ised
, jus
t lik
e th
e
edge
s of
the
Blu
ffs, t
he p
ath
edge
can
slid
e at
any
mom
ent u
nder
thes
e co
nditi
ons
(see
imag
e be
low
).
Addi
tiona
lly, m
any
of th
e be
ache
s w
ithin
the
Proj
ect A
rea
have
bee
n af
fect
ed b
y th
e w
ater
leve
ls. W
here
ther
e w
as o
nce
a ge
ntle
slo
pe to
the
wat
er's
edg
e, in
man
y lo
catio
ns is
now
a no
w d
rast
ic e
rode
d sh
elf c
reat
ed b
y th
e w
ave
actio
n (s
ee im
age
belo
w).
The
Proj
ect T
eam
wou
ld li
ke to
cau
tion
the
publ
ic w
ho w
alk
alon
g or
up/
dow
n th
e Sc
arbo
roug
h B
luffs
and
wat
erfr
ont a
reas
. Th
e B
luffs
hav
e be
com
e sa
tura
ted
with
wat
er a
nd la
ndsl
ides
are
mor
e lik
ely
to o
ccur
in
thes
e co
nditi
ons,
pat
hs a
re b
eing
ero
ded,
as
wel
l as
the
beac
h. S
igns
hav
e be
en p
oste
d
and
in a
reas
whe
re a
cces
s is
tem
pora
rily
bein
g pr
ohib
ited
for y
our s
afet
y.
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ard
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TIC
E O
F
PUBL
IC IN
FOR
MAT
ION
CEN
TRE
#3
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ne 2
8th
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PM
TRC
A in
vite
s yo
u to
atte
nd th
e ne
xt P
ublic
Info
rmat
ion
Cen
tre fo
r the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct.
Mee
ting
Purp
ose:
To
pres
ent a
nd o
btai
n in
put o
n re
finem
ents
to th
e Pr
efer
red
Alte
rnat
ive
and
the
deta
iled
asse
ssm
ent o
f env
ironm
enta
l effe
cts
in a
dvan
ce o
f the
rele
ase
of th
e
Dra
ft E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sses
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t for
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ew.
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ate:
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quire
acc
omm
odat
ion
in o
rder
to p
artic
ipat
e in
the
PIC
, ple
ase
cont
act u
s to
disc
uss
your
acc
omm
odat
ion
requ
irem
ents
. Ple
ase
note
that
if a
cces
sibl
e w
ashr
oom
s ar
e
requ
ired
to p
artic
ipat
e in
the
even
t, w
e as
k th
at y
ou c
onta
ct u
s in
adv
ance
.
PRO
JEC
T B
ACK
GR
OU
ND
On
Dec
embe
r 15,
201
5 th
e M
inis
ter o
f the
Env
ironm
ent a
nd C
limat
e C
hang
e ap
prov
ed
the
Term
s of
Ref
eren
ce (T
oR) f
or th
e Sc
arbo
roug
h W
ater
front
Pro
ject
. Thi
s st
udy
is
bein
g ca
rried
out
acc
ordi
ng to
the
ToR
and
the
requ
irem
ents
of t
he E
nviro
nmen
tal
Ass
essm
ent A
ct. T
he S
WP
ToR
and
all
Pro
ject
bac
kgro
und
info
rmat
ion
can
be fo
und
on
the
Pro
ject
web
page
: ww
w.tr
ca.c
a/sw
p.
This
is th
e fin
al P
IC th
at is
pro
pose
d pr
ior t
o re
leas
e of
the
EA d
ocum
ent f
or y
our r
evie
w.
All
pers
onal
info
rmat
ion
incl
uded
in a
sub
mis
sion
– s
uch
as n
ame,
add
ress
, tel
epho
ne n
umbe
r and
pro
perty
lo
catio
n –
is c
olle
cted
, mai
ntai
ned
and
disc
lose
d by
the
Min
istry
of t
he E
nviro
nmen
t and
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
for
the
purp
ose
of tr
ansp
aren
cy a
nd c
onsu
ltatio
n.Th
e in
form
atio
n is
col
lect
ed u
nder
the
auth
ority
of t
he
Env
ironm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent A
ct o
r is
colle
cted
and
mai
ntai
ned
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f cre
atin
g a
reco
rd th
at is
av
aila
ble
to th
e ge
nera
l pub
lic a
s de
scrib
ed in
s.3
7 of
the
Free
dom
of I
nfor
mat
ion
and
Pro
tect
ion
of P
rivac
y A
ct. P
erso
nal i
nfor
mat
ion
you
subm
it w
ill be
com
e pa
rt of
a p
ublic
reco
rd th
at is
ava
ilabl
e to
the
gene
ral p
ublic
un
less
you
requ
est t
hat y
our p
erso
nal i
nfor
mat
ion
rem
ain
conf
iden
tial.
For m
ore
info
rmat
ion,
ple
ase
cont
act
the
Pro
ject
Offi
cer o
r the
Min
istry
of t
he E
nviro
nmen
t and
Clim
ate
Cha
nge’
s Fr
eedo
m o
f Inf
orm
atio
n an
d P
rivac
y C
oord
inat
or a
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T AB
LE T
O A
TTEN
D J
UN
E 28
th B
UT
STIL
L W
ANT
TO P
RO
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E C
OM
MEN
TS?
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mat
eria
ls p
rese
nted
at t
he P
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ill be
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efin
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ttend
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next
Pub
lic In
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atio
n C
entre
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he
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rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct.
M
eetin
g P
urpo
se: T
o pr
esen
t and
obt
ain
inpu
t on
refin
emen
ts to
the
Pre
ferre
d A
ltern
ativ
e an
d th
e de
taile
d as
sess
men
t of e
nviro
nmen
tal e
ffect
s in
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e D
raft
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ails
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ate:
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nda:
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ntat
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:30
pm: E
xper
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:00
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ng &
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cuss
ion
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you
requ
ire a
ccom
mod
atio
n in
ord
er to
par
ticip
ate
in th
e PI
C, p
leas
e co
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t us
to d
iscu
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ccom
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men
ts. P
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essi
ble
was
hroo
ms
are
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ired
to p
artic
ipat
e in
the
even
t, w
e as
k th
at y
ou c
onta
ct u
s in
adv
ance
.
PRO
JECT
BAC
KGRO
UND
O
n De
cem
ber 1
5, 2
015
the
Min
ister
of 1
he E
nviro
nmen
t and
Clim
ate
Chan
ge
appr
oved
the
Term
s of
Ref
eren
ce (T
oR) f
or th
e Sc
arbo
roug
h W
ater
front
Pro
ject
. Thi
s st
udy
is be
ing
carri
ed o
ut a
ccor
ding
to th
e To
R an
d th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f 1he
En
viron
men
tal A
sses
smen
t Act
. The
SW
P To
R an
d al
l Pro
ject
bac
kgro
und
info
rmat
ion
can
be fo
und
on th
e Pr
ojec
t web
page
: www
.trca
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is th
e fin
al P
IC th
at is
pro
pose
d pr
ior t
o re
leas
e of
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Draf
t EA
docu
men
t for
re
view.
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erso
nal i
nfor
mat
ion i
nclu
ded i
n a su
bmis
sion
- suc
h as n
ame,
addr
ess,
tele
phon
e num
ber a
nd
prop
erty
loca
tion
-is co
llect
ed, m
aint
aine
d an
d di
sclo
sed
by th
e M
inist
ry o
f the
Env
lronm
811t
and
Clim
ate
Cha
nge f
or th
e pur
pose
of tr
ansp
aren
cy an
d con
sulta
tion.
The
info
rmat
ion i
s col
lect
ed un
der th
e aut
horit
y of
the E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t Act
or is
colle
cted
and
mai
ntai
ned
for t
he pu
rpos
e of
crea
ting a
reco
rd
that
is av
aila
ble
to th
e ge
nera
l pub
lic a
s des
crib
ed in
s.37
of th
e Fre
edom
of In
form
atio
n an
d Pro
tect
ion
of
Priva
cy A
ct. P
erso
nal i
nfor
mat
ion
you
subm
it wi
ll bec
ome
part
of a
publ
ic re
cord
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is a
vaila
ble
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e ge
nera
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lic u
nles
s you
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est t
hat y
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mat
ion
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ain
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iden
tial.
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ore
info
rmat
ion,
ple
ase
cont
act t
he P
roje
ct O
ffice
r or t
he M
inist
ry o
f the
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ironm
ent a
nd C
limat
e Ch
ange
's Fr
eedo
m o
f Inf
orm
atio
n an
d Pr
ivacy
Coo
rdin
ator
at 4
16-3
27-1
434.
NO
T AB
LE T
O A
TTEN
D J
UN
E 28
th
BU
T ST
ILL
WAN
T TO
PR
OVI
DE
CO
MM
ENTS
?
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eria
ls p
rese
nted
at t
he
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uly
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ervi
ew o
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eral
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TRE
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eve
ryon
e w
ho a
ttend
ed W
edne
sday
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ublic
Info
rmat
ion
Cen
tre fo
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the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct E
nviro
nmen
tal A
sses
smen
t!
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was
the
third
pub
lic m
eetin
g th
at to
ok p
lace
dur
ing
the
Envi
ronm
enta
l
Ass
essm
ent p
hase
of t
he P
roje
ct th
at b
egan
in J
anua
ry 2
016
(prio
r mee
tings
wer
e
held
dur
ing
the
Term
s of
Ref
eren
ce p
hase
).
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purp
ose
of th
is th
ird p
ublic
mee
ting
was
to p
rese
nt a
nd o
btai
n in
put o
n
refin
emen
ts to
the
Pre
ferre
d A
ltern
ativ
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e de
taile
d as
sess
men
t of
envi
ronm
enta
l effe
cts
in a
dvan
ce o
f the
rele
ase
of th
e D
raft
Envi
ronm
enta
l
Ass
essm
ent f
or re
view
.
The
mee
ting
cons
iste
d of
an
Ope
n H
ouse
from
3:3
0 - 7
:00
p.m
. fol
low
ed b
y 30
min
ute
pres
enta
tion
and
one
hour
pan
el Q
&A.
Mem
bers
of t
he p
ublic
then
had
the
oppo
rtuni
ty to
retu
rn b
ack
to th
e O
pen
Hou
se.
App
roxi
mat
ely
200
peop
le c
ame
out t
o vi
ew P
roje
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n, c
omm
ent a
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sk
ques
tions
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uabl
e fe
edba
ck w
as re
ceiv
ed fr
om a
ttend
ees
at b
oth
the
Ope
n H
ouse
and
Pan
el Q
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dis
cuss
ion
that
will
ass
ist t
he te
am in
fina
lizin
g th
e D
raft
EA
.
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k he
re to
vie
w a
ll m
ater
ials
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sent
ed a
t the
Mee
ting
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MM
ENT
PER
IOD
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ntil
July
12t
h
Mak
e su
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men
ts in
to th
e P
roje
ct
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July
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athe
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ill w
ork
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ft E
A d
ocum
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he n
ext a
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ipat
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teps
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ly 2
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mitt
ee (t
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ek a
ppro
val t
o su
bmit
Fina
l EA
to
Min
istry
of E
nviro
nmen
t and
Clim
ate
Cha
nge)
City
dep
utat
ions
can
be
mad
e at
this
poi
nt in
tim
e
Fa
ll 20
17
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oron
to C
ounc
il
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ll 20
17
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l EA
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mis
sion
20
18
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icip
ated
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isio
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ater
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iday
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gend
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ater
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ater
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ectio
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2(1)
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the
Min
iste
r of t
he E
nviro
nmen
t and
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
on D
ecem
ber 1
5, 2
015,
the
Sca
rbor
ough
Wat
erfro
nt P
roje
ct is
rele
asin
g th
e D
raft
Env
ironm
enta
l Ass
essm
ent
(EA
) for
sta
keho
lder
and
age
ncy
revi
ew a
nd c
omm
ent i
n ad
vanc
e of
the
form
al
subm
issi
on to
the
Min
istry
of t
he E
nviro
nmen
t and
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
for r
evie
w a
nd
appr
oval
.
THE
STU
DY
TRC
A h
as u
nder
take
n th
e S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
Pro
ject
EA
for t
he a
rea
alon
g th
e La
ke O
ntar
io s
hore
line
betw
een
Blu
ffer’s
Par
k an
d Ea
st P
oint
Par
k in
Tor
onto
,
Ont
ario
. The
vis
ion
of th
e S
carb
orou
gh W
ater
front
Pro
ject
is to
cre
ate
a sy
stem
of
gree
nspa
ces
alon
g th
e La
ke O
ntar
io s
hore
line
whi
ch re
spec
t and
pro
tect
the
sign
ifica
nt n
atur
al a
nd c
ultu
ral f
eatu
res
of th
e B
luffs
, enh
ance
the
terre
stria
l and
aq
uatic
hab
itat,
and
prov
ide
a sa
fe a
nd e
njoy
able
wat
erfro
nt e
xper
ienc
e.
The
Dra
ft E
A w
ill be
ava
ilabl
e fo
r pub
lic re
view
and
com
men
t fro
mA
ugus
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ober
2, 2
017.
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com
men
ts a
re to
be
subm
itted
to T
RC
A a
t the
ph
ysic
al a
ddre
ss o
r em
ail a
ddre
ss b
elow
and
will
be
resp
onde
d to
in th
e Fi
nal E
A.
The
EA
will
be fi
naliz
ed a
nd fo
rmal
ly s
ubm
itted
to th
e M
inis
try o
f Env
ironm
ent a
nd
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
late
r thi
s ye
ar.
The
Dra
ft EA
can
be
acce
ssed
onl
ine
at:w
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avai
labl
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r rev
iew
in h
ard
copy
at t
he fo
llow
ing
loca
tions
dur
ing
norm
al b
usin
ess
hour
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ft E
A m
ust s
ubm
it co
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ents
by
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ober
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017
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egio
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orou
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ater
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Pro
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Tea
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and
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lose
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Min
istry
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he E
nviro
nmen
t and
Clim
ate
Cha
nge
for
the
purp
ose
of tr
ansp
aren
cy a
nd c
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