Our Conservation Authorities are Vital for a Sustainable Future. We Sent Comments to the Conservation Authorities Act Review By Don Kerr The review of the Act was initiated by Ministry of Natural Resources in July 2015. We commented on the consultation paper in September 2015. The Ministry and their consultant produced [...]
A Report on our Year-Long Silver Creek Stewardship Initiative By Rebecca Ferguson, project manager of the Silver Creek Stewardship Initiative Another year is coming to a close—and with it ends the Silver Creek Stewardship Initiative. The vision for the Stewardship Initiative began in the spring of 2015 at Feast in the Forest. Kolapore Springs [...]
Upgrading Clearview Sideroad 26/27 through the Escarpment is Environmentally Unsound By George Powell, member of Watershed Trust WAG Committee Above: Looking east on Side Road 26/27. Here, above the brow of the Escarpment, the road provides access to three residences and is plowed and well-maintained. The upgrade of Clearview [...]
The Silver Creek Stewardship Initiative By Rebecca Ferguson, Project Manager of the Stewardship Initiative The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust began with a strong commitment to stewardship. It remains a part of our mission to educate the community on environmental issues in the watershed and to promote environmentally responsible solutions. The vision [...]
Runoff and Erosion Spring Freshet 2016 By George Powell, member of WAG Committee Past articles in “The Watershed News” have endeavoured to bring to the membership our concerns regarding the impact of erosion on the Blue Mountain Watershed. Our involvement in the Townline Creek Assessment Reports has been ongoing since 2007. [...]
Environmental Review Tribunal Clearview Township appealed the NEC Decision that turned down their application for reconstruction of Side Road 26/27; Watershed Trust has Party Status to support the NEC in a hearing to be held in the fall. We have two reports. Don Avery explains the NEC background, policies and politics [...]
Meeting with Dr. Krushelnicki about OMB Reform By Don Kerr, Director, and member of WAG Committee Dr. Bruce Krushelnicki is the new Executive Chair of Environment & Land Tribunals Ontario (ELTO) that includes responsibility for the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). A few of us from the WAG committee met with him [...]
Profile: Rebecca Ferguson, Program Manager of our Stewardship Initiative By Carl Michener, Director and Chair of Communications Committee In late 2015 the Watershed Trust applied for and won a Trillium Grant for a stewardship program aimed at protecting and preserving Silver Creek, an important cold water trout/salmon stream. We are off [...]
Georgian Bay Primordial – Harmony in Nature By Blanka Guyatt, Director and WAG Committee Member It was an honour for Watershed Trust to have been invited by Sue Miller to participate in the opening of the art exhibition she curated at the Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts. The exhibit ran [...]
Sideroad 26/27: NEC History, Policy and Politics By Don Avery, member of Watershed Trust Board and WAG Committee Purpose of the Escarpment Natural Area: “To maintain the natural Escarpment features…to encourage compatible recreation, conservation, and educational activities…to maintain and enhance the landscape quality of Escarpment features.” (NEP, Part One, 1.3. The [...]
