Category Archives: environment

ONTARIO PICKS INDUSTRY OVER ENDANGERED & THREATENED SPECIES

 

In a recent court ruling a Divisional Court Judge supported the right of industry to kill or destroy habitat of rare and endangered species as long as it was done ‘with as little harm as possible’.

With this decision and the government’s regulation that basically negates the positive effects of the Endangered Species Act Ontario has joined the list of the worst nations in  the world in terms of its interest in the protection and preservation of rare flora and fauna.

Let your feelings be known: rougenationalurbanparknow@gmail.com

Important Court Case lost to Industry Interests

 

 

Ontario Nature and Wildlands League is extremely disappointed with an Ontario Divisional Court ruling that upholds  an Ontario Provincial Regulation exempting major industries from the provisions of the Endangered Species Act, and allows these industries to kill species and/or destroy their habitat.

Once the best in species protection a 2013 new Ontario regulation gave pretty much a free pass to kill endangered or threatened species and destroy their habitat ‘ as long as the harm is minimized’! AS LONG AS THE HARM IS MINIMISED? What the H… does this mean?

Potentially affected are the American Eel, Blanding’s Turtle, Lakeside Daisy, Acadian Flycatcher and the seriously threatened Woodland Caribou where these exist.

We should all support Ontario Nature’s effort’s to keep this fight going! Where is this all going to end? What industries are involved? Should we be talking to them if the government won’t listen?

EMAIL YOUR SUPPORT TO: rougenationalurbanparknow@gmail.com

and we will pass this on! Very important!

Painted Turtles

Painted Turtles in Rouge Park

For Complete Activity Update on Rouge National Urban Park Project…

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rouge@pc.gc.ca

Rouge Days in Rouge Park

http://rougedays.ca

-TRAIL WALKS LOCAL FOOD, HABITAT CREATION & MORE

-BOB HUNTER MEMORIAL PARK, June 4th, 6PM on…

HAVE FUN!

 

Planning Review Commission/ROUGE NATIONAL URBAN PARK

Friends of the ROUGE NATIONAL URBAN PARK, represented by the Hon. Peter Kent, the Hon. Pauline Browes and Toronto Deputy-Mayor Glen DeBaermaeker met with the new ONTARIO PLANNING REVIEW COMMISSION, Chaired by the Hon David Crombie, and  presented the following points to the Commission:

-Urging the Commission to support the concept of the Rouge National Urban Park (i.e. Bill  C40)

-Encouraging the Commission to push the Ontario Government to honour their promise to transfer the Provincial lands that were previously agreed upon to the new park

-Asking the Commission to support the inclusion into the Park of all remaining adjacent Federal lands

-Requesting the Commission to support the protection of the natural National Historic features from the Oak Ridges Moraine to the mouth of the Rouge River

-Asking the Commission to support the development of an extensive trail network connecting the Oak Ridges Moraine, the Green Belt and Lake Ontario

The Commision is scheduled to report in September of this year.

In the meantime, you can help by contacting the Ontario Planning Review Commission, indicating your support!

katherine.morton@ontario.com

416-325-7370

More Noonan Hikes the Rouge Venice of the North Trail, read below…

Dames Rocket

Dames Rocket

Bareberry

Bareberry

Cattail, or Bullrush if you prefer

Cattail, or Bullrush if you prefer

Cow Parsnip

Cow Parsnip

Mustard Hedge

Mustard Hedge

Sensitive Fern

Sensitive Fern

Smooth Sumac

Smooth Sumac

Stinging Nettle

Stinging Nettle

Touch Me Not

Touch Me Not

Noonan script zSpring flowering plants6 Venice of the North trail

Ostrich Fern

Ostrich Fern

Angelica

Angelica

Noonan Hikes the Rouge, May 27th…

...and Peter paddles

…and Peter paddles

Jan being swallowed by the fern field...

Jan being swallowed by the fern field…

Old Man River...

Old Man River…

Noonan Hikes 2 fiddle head 20150527_105747 (3)

...more fiddlehead

…more fiddlehead

Dryads fungus

Dryads fungus

frogs of the future...

frogs of the future…

John pondering the river...

John pondering the river…

Red Tail

Red Tail

Red Wing

Red Wing

Vulture

Vulture

Noonan Hikes River 20150527_100659

 

Paddle the Rouge River!

http://www.wildlandsleague.org/paddle-the-rouge

 

JUNE 13, Paddle the Rouge! One of Toronto’s great rivers…

…click above for details.

 

 

Noonan Hikes the Rouge this week…

Noonan Fri zSpring flowering plants4Woodland Park-2

Jack-in-the Pulpit

Jack-in-the Pulpit

Sol Seal Star

Sol Seal Star

Soloman's Seal

Soloman’s Seal

Toothwart

Toothwart

Wild Apple

Wild Apple

Burdock

Burdock

Lily of the Valley

Lily of the Valley

Mayapple

Mayapple

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

Meadow Rue

Meadow Rue

Wild Strawberry

Wild Strawberry

Virginia Waterleaf

Virginia Waterleaf

Wintercrest

Wintercrest

Friends of ROUGE NATIONAL URBAN PARK to meet David Crombie

A group representing the Friends of Rouge National Urban Park are scheduled to meet the Hon. David Crombie of the Ontario Growth Secretariat to discuss the new National Urban Park issues on May 21, 2015.