Toronto Shorelines

Now that the warm weather has finally decided to stay with us, I hope everyone has been having a relaxing summer. Hopefully you have found some time to be near water and enjoy some beautiful beaches this August.  This is also a brief note to let you all know that we will continue to advocate for the preservation of Grey Abbey beach and will provide some updates at the end of the month. Thank you to the new contacts that have reached out to us - we look forward to touching base with you in September.  As most people may know, one of Grey Abbey's greatest assets is its natural sand shoreline. As one of Toronto's longest remaining natural beaches, it is important to point out that the sand of the Scarborough Bluffs is on of the main sources of renewal for the Toronto Islands. This is one of the main reasons that we feel it is important to preserve Grey Abbey beach in its natural state.  No one knows for certain what the long term impact will...

Delegations Friday July 28th was a disappointing day for the east segment of the Scarborough Bluffs and Grey Abbey Beach, also known as Toronto longest natural shoreline, situated between Guildwood and Highland Creek.  As concerned members of the community, a number of us took time from our busy schedules and dedicated the day to presenting our delegations to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority board members with the hope of shedding light on what's at stake if the Scarborough Waterfront Project goes through as planned. We were allotted 5 minutes to present our views, not a second more. How can one possibly encapsulate such a complex project and dynamic natural environment into such a short segment of time. Consider that the TRCA has just spent the past 3 years and over $2 million presenting the project to the public and we were being given 5 minutes to present our views. It was an impossible challenge. As a group, and individual...

This is Grey Abbey Beach. This hidden gem, along the eastern segment of the Scarborough Bluffs looks postcard perfect though its future is uncertain.   The recently proposed alternative for the Scarborough Waterfront Project (SWP) as set out by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) will virtually destroy this beach without your help. There are two important opportunities to have your comments and feedback included in the environmental assessment. It's the many voices of the community that can help shape the future of this shoreline. A few minutes of you time can make all the difference in preserving the na tural beauty of this area. Y our involvement can make a difference.  1. WRITE A LETTER - before July 12, 2017 Please send an email to the TRCA before July 12 with your feedback on the revised preferred alternatives for the shoreline. Your email doesn't have to be long or complicated. Keep it simple. Point form is fine. It...

. On Wednesday June 28, 2017, there will be a  public presentation of the proposed alternatives for the Scarborough Waterfront Project.  If you love Toronto's waterfront and enjoy the outdoors, then this meeting is for you!  Come c elebrate your connection to the beaches, bluffs and natural areas along the Scarborough shoreline and  provide your feedback at this meeting. MEETING DETAILS Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Public Information Centre #3 (PIC #3) 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Cardinal Newman High School 100 Brimley Road Scarborough Agenda  6:30 Open House 7:00 Presentation 7:30 Panel discussion 8:30 Q&A Comments:  waterfront@trca.on.ca If you can not make this meeting, please email your comments before July 12, 2017. A LOOK AT THE EASTERN SEGMENT OF THIS PROJECT.  The eastern segment of this shoreline is a 4 km natural area with wildlife, beaches, bluffs and places of beauty. This a...

East Point Park Bird Sanctuary, Scarborough, ON Bluffer's Beach, Scarborough, ON The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority has selected a number of alternatives for various segments of the Scarborough Waterfront Project that will destroy and diminish natural areas and convert them to paved asphalt roads.  Their current plans include paving 1.7 km of the natural sand beach of Grey Abbey which will lead to paving a large segment of the natural trails that meander through the East Point Park Bird Sanctuary. And on the north east section of Bluffer's Beach they will be converting the natural sand trails into a road.  The TRCA claims they are bound by policy direction. They claim that City of Toronto documents and trail guidelines are driving them to make these decisions but if you take a moment to go through the documents, you will learn otherwise.  I went through the documents and there is no policy that ev...