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Celebrate Parks Canada’s 100th birthday

15 Tuesday Nov 2011

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Blanding's turtle, Carolinian Life Zone, Cross Canada Trail, Duffins Creek, Eco-zone, Greater Toronto Area, Greenbelt, Lake Ontario, Markham, National Park, nationally rare species, Oak Ridges Moraine, Parks Canada, Petticoat Creek, Pickering, Rouge National Park, Rouge River, Waterfront Trail

In 2011, we are celebrating a century of excellence by Parks Canada, protecting and presenting significant examples of Canada’s natural and cultural heritage.

Canada’s existing 42 National Parks represent bold, long-term visions which protect and nurture important parts of our identity, character and country.

As the maps below outline, the federal government owns 57+ km2 of “Greenbelt” designated lands in north Markham and Pickering surrounding the potential Pickering Airport lands.

Adding these 57 km2 of publicly owned “Greenbelt” lands to Rouge Park will create a spectacular 100 km2 Rouge National Park which links Lake Ontario to the Oak Ridges Moraine.

Creating a 100+ km2 Rouge National Park, on public land in Canada’s most populous region, will be a fitting celebration of Parks Canada’s 100th birthday.

We will need foresight from our elected leaders and Parks Canada to protect enough public land in Rouge National Park to:

1. protect and restore a significant part of Canada’s most endangered Eco-zone, the Carolinian Life Zone (the Eco-zone with the fewest natural parks);

2. accommodate growing public enjoyment of Rouge National Park without degrading its natural and cultural treasures and “National Park” quality of experience;

3. protect, restore and expand habitat for many regionally, provincially and nationally rare species (e.g. Atlantic salmon, red side dace, Blanding’s turtle);

4. improve water quality in the Rouge River and at Rouge Beach to fulfill Great Lakes Water Quality Agreements;

5. connect Lake Ontario and the Oak Ridges Moraine and the Rouge, Petticoat and Duffins Creek watersheds with a sustainable Natural Heritage System;

6. connect the Waterfront Trail along Lake Ontario with the Cross Canada Trail in the Oak Ridges Moraine;

7. improve water quality, air quality, ecosystem health, outdoor education, outdoor recreation and public health;

8. protect lands for local, healthy, sustainable food production.

Rouge National Park needs to be at least 100 km2 to meet its ecological, social and economic potential.

Working together, we can overcome the challenges and create a timeless and priceless 100 km2 Rouge National Park legacy for all Canadians.

This lasting legacy can become reality with the vision, leadership and involvement of Greater Toronto Area (GTA) residents, our elected leaders and Parks Canada.

Why the Rouge Needs National Park Status

14 Monday Nov 2011

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Carolinian Canada, Carolinian Forest Zone, Duffins Creek, endangered species, federal lands, First Nation, Lake Ontario, Markham, municipal, national historic site, National Park, Oak Ridges Moraine, Parks Canada, Pickering, protection, Provincial Greenbelt Plan, Rouge Park, Rouge River, watersheds

1. Better Protection: To avoid incremental degradation from development pressures, Rouge Park needs legal Park status and the protection provided by Parks Canada’s leadership and legislation.
2. Expertise: Rouge Park,a Carolinian Canada site with many nationally rare species, needs the expertise of Parks Canada to protect and restore the area’s rich natural and cultural heritage.
3. Additional Public Parkland: The federal government owns 57 km2 of Greenbelt land in north Markham and Pickering. Adding these public lands to the existing Rouge Park will complete the “Lake Ontario to Oak Ridges Moraine” ecological link and create a sustainable 100 km2 national park.
4. Better Funding: Rouge Park needs a stable source of funding to protect and restore the ecological and cultural integrity of the Park, acquire more land and improve trail systems and visitor programs.

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  • National park status sought for Rouge Valley A 16,000-hectare national park should be created on Toronto’s eastern boundary, stretching from Lake Ontario to the Oak Ridges Moraine …
  • Ontario cabinet minister: Ottawa failing to protect Rouge National Urban Park Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid writes that if Ottawa is unwilling to put stronger protections in the legislation creating the national park, the province won’t transfer the land.
  • UTSC partners with Parks Canada on Rouge National Urban Park In an historic agreement with Parks Canada, the University of Toronto Scarborough has taken …

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