Member of Parliament Corneliu Chisu speaks to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on May 20th about Rouge National Urban Park. This park will ultimately occupy 50 square kilometres in Canada’s most dense population centre and be within easy reach of 6 million residents.
click below to read the speech
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The bill bringing into law the ROUGE NATIONAL URBAN PARK has received Royal Assent. The Park now is ‘official’, although some parts of it have been managed by Parks Canada for some time.
Bill C-40 gives Parks Canada the tools it needs to provide the necessary protection of the complex ecosystems found in the Park, and gives particular protection to the wildlife, flora, fossils, artifacts, and special protection to Canada’s oldest known aboriginal historic sites and villages.
The Province of Ontario still has to transfer to the new Park the park lands it previously promised verbally and by signed memorandum, and pressure is being brought to bear on that Provincial government to do so without further delay.
Click on Rouge Park Royal Assent above to see news release…
Yesterday’s hikers in the old órchard’ area saw a turkey vulture, bufflehead duck, Canada Goose and Red Wing Blackbird.
If you wish to join in these weekly hikes email roougenationalurbanparknow@gmail.com
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Please note the attached new brochure for distribution. This well-produced brochure encourages the completion of the Rouge National Urban Park by incorporating asap the promised lands previously committed to for transfer from the Province of Ontario to Parks Canada.
Larry Noonan’s hike this past Saturday attracted 25 people to the Altona Panhandle Forest in the Rouge. They came across two beaver ponds replete with beaver, several bird species including a flicker, a painted turtle…
In a third pond they saw goldfish, presumably dumped there by a well meaning person…but this doesn’t do much good as the goldfish in a small pond eat the frog eggs and tadpoles ultimately eliminating these from the pond.
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*Provide targets for restoration in the Rouge watershed
*Restore native ecosystems everywhere possible and practical in the Park
*Reintroduce endangered native species that are no longer evident
*Establish natural resources monitoring and reporting systems
*Protect the Class 1 farm acreages in Rouge Park
*Protect and preserve the cultural and heritage sites found in the valley
*Stop illegal dumping, poaching, vandalism and heritage site destruction and abuse
This hike was on Cedar Hill in the Rouge. The first flowers of spring were hepatica and coltsfoot. A garter snake resting in the sun did not move when we came upon it. Many birds were in evidence including swallows, robins, hawk, turkey vulture, chickadees, trumpet swans, geese, bufflehead, ducks, redwinged blackbirds, and more. There were fish attempting the rapids.
Lots to see now that spring has finally arrived…around the Rouge River and Little Rouge River.
Reminder that there is a hike to the Beaver Ponds in Altona Forest 9AM this Saturday. Meeting place is the entrance on the west side of Autumn Cres. at the intersection with Foxwood Trail.
goo.gl/RmJRGN is the link for conducted tours in the Rouge.
Larry Noonan
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This plan envisages the greatest level of protection for the ecosystem, plant and wild life coupled with strong community involvement and input. The Parks Canada Rouge National Urban Park Draft Management Plan of 2014 is very comprehensive.
It provides for meaningful public access with conservation, the environment, restoration and rehabilitation always in mind.
You may view this plan on the Parks Canada web site http://www.pc.gc.ca , look for Rouge National Urban Park.
A strictly scientific approach to management at the new Rouge National Urban Park will be used to rescue endangered species in the park and eliminate invasive species. A full program of monitoring, assessment and reporting will help ensure the health of the park’s ecosystems and native wildlife…
To request more information email rougenationalurbanparknow@gmail.com
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