Category Archives: Rouge National Urban Park

Speech by Alan Latourelle to the Parliamentary committee of the Canadian Senate considering Bill C-40, a bill to create ROUGE NATIONAL URBAN PARK, Canada’s 1st urban park, containing historic archeology, class 1 farmland, salmon spawning streams, wilderness in the city, wildlife, marsh and a whole lot more…

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Noonan’s Notes…Rouge Park from Winter to Spring

Posted on March 19, 2015 | Leave a comment

Rouge National Urban Park transitions quickly from Winter to Spring- March 18/15,

Toronto/Markham, Ontario

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York Region Federation of Agriculture Supports Rouge Park

Posted on March 18, 2015 | Leave a comment

The York Region Federation of Agriculture is critical of the Ontario Provincial Government and wants that government to transfer the previously-agreed upon lands belonging to the Province to the Federal Government and Parks Canada without delay…

The Federation further states it is disappointed with the Ontario government in this regard and wants the government to support the Park without amendments to Bill C-40.

There are 7500 acres of Class 1 farmland within the eventual boundaries of Rouge National Urban Park that the Federation wants protected as per the plans put forward by Parks Canada.

The Senate of Canada hearings on Bill C-40 (the Act to create the Park) have concluded and it is hoped third reading of the bill in the Senate can take place within the next few weeks.

The orderly transfer of the Province’s lands without any new conditions would basically complete the package and allow Parks Canada to continue to plan for a dynamic Urban Park with a significant agricultural component.

For more information on the York Region Federation of Agriculture’s position contact: york@ofa.on.ca

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Rouge Park- Federal Provincial Agreement

Posted on March 17, 2015 | Leave a comment

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT respecting the establishment of the proposed Rouge National Urban Park, January 26, 2013

The is the agreement to provide for the orderly transfer of lands to the new park Fed Prov MOA Final 26 January 2013-1

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ROUGE PARK/SENATE OF CANADA HEARINGS

Posted on March 14, 2015 | Leave a comment

The Hearings have concluded and it looks like third reading in the Senate might take place by the end of the month, probably without amendments…after that, once Royal Assent is given, it will be law,,,

…now the challenge is to encourage the rapid transfer of lands to complete the Rouge National Urban Park geography so that Parks Canada can weave their magic and develop a truly meaningful ‘wilderness in the city’ national park, preserving the archeological gems within, retaining the existing operational farmland, restoring and enhancing the natural and wild wonders of the Rouge Valley, and making all this carefully accessible to Canada’s largest concentration of population.

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Tagged historic carrying place