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(c) prepare, in association with the Region
of Durham, Waterfront Regeneration
Trust, Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority and interested others, a
Waterfront Management Strategy for
Frenchman’s Bay, the Lake Ontario
waterfront and their related lands, which
shall take into consideration the
conclusions and recommendations of,
(i) the Durham Region Lake Ontario
Waterfront Report;
(ii) the Lake Ontario Greenway Strategy;
(iii) integrated shoreline management
plans; and
(iv) other relevant reports;
(d) require that the Waterfront Management
Strategy explore opportunities for the
waterfront to serve a local and regional
role in recreation, tourism and economic
development, and address, where
necessary,
(i) refined land uses and scale of
development;
(ii) design guidelines for built form;
(iii) scale, location and type of
recreational opportunities;
(iv) increased public access;
(v) natural habitat restoration and
expansion;
(vi) expanded trail links and connections;
and
(vii)any other matters City Council
deems necessary;
(e) prepare an Environmental Management
Strategy for Frenchman’s Bay, undertaken
with the Waterfront Regeneration Trust,
Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority and interested others; and
(f) require, where appropriate, the
recommendations of an Environmental
Report to be implemented (see section15.9).
CITY POLICY
Lake Ontario Waterfront and
Frenchman’s Bay (cont'd)
Frenchman’s Bay is the
largest natural bay along the
north shore of Lake Ontario
between Hamilton and
Trenton. It is also a highly
valued ecological
community with
provincially rare plants,
regionally rare breeding
birds, important fish habitat,
and it is an important
stopover for migrating
waterfowl and shorebirds.
As early as the mid 1800s,
Frenchman’s Bay was a
bustling centre for trade,
transport and the lumber
industry. Over time, the
focus of activity in the area
has shifted to recreation,
with parks, marinas and
yacht clubs.
The significant ecological
communities for which
Frenchman’s Bay is
renowned, are in jeopardy
because of this past activity
and the diminished quality
of freshwater streams which
feed the bay. It is vital that
this course be reversed, so
that the bay and entire
waterfront lands continue to
be a model of nature
co-existing with community.
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