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• An unsolicited proposal gains acceptance from Parks, Forestry and Recreation

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http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/pe/bgrd/backgroundfile-30757.pdf

Date: May 31, 2010
To: Parks and Environment Committee
From: Brenda Patterson, General Manager, Parks, Forestry and Recreation
Wards: Ward 5 – Etobicoke-Lakeshore, Ward 13 – Parkdale-High Park
Reference Number: P:\2010\Cluster A\PFR\PE31-061710-AFS#11803

SUMMARY

This report provides a status update on a proposal to create a historical park in the lower Humber parklands. Parks, Forestry and Recreation received a feasibility study, “Toronto Historical Park: A Shared Path,” in 2008. This report proposed developing a series of interpretive stations within the existing park and trail network between Dundas Street West to Lake Ontario.

The interpretive stations would highlight key historical sites in the Humber such as Baby Point, Old Mill, the Rousseau trading post, and Huron-Wendat, Mississauga and Seneca settlements. The feasibility study was reviewed by a steering committee comprised of staff from several City of Toronto divisions, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, Heritage Toronto and La Société d’Histoire de Toronto.

The steering committee is proposing that the two existing Discovery Walks in the Humber be redesigned with greater emphasis on the unique cultural and natural heritage of the Humber River. The Discovery Walks program is managed by Parks, Forestry and Recreation, and produces a series of self-guided interpretive walks through City of Toronto parkland and urban spaces (see Attachment A: Humber Historical Discovery Walk: Proposed Components). The steering committee also looked for opportunities to implement other components of the project through collaboration with existing programs, such as Urban Forestry’s community tree planting program, and civic improvements being undertaken by the Transportation Services and City Planning (Urban Design) Divisions.

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See also: http://www.sht.ca/english.html

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