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'''East Humber Headwaters Park''' is the provisional name for a proposed park in eastern [[King, Ontario|King]], [[Ontario]], Canada. It would be located on the [[Oak Ridges Moraine]], and include the headwaters of the [[Humber River (Ontario)|Humber River]]. It would consist of a wedge-shaped{{sfn|King Weekly Sentinel}} portion of the land bounded by Bathurst Street at the municipal border of King and [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]] in the east, King Road to the south, Dufferin Street to the west, and 15th Sideroad to the north.{{sfn|Pavilons|2018}} The {{convert|511|acre|ha}} parcel of land{{sfn|Wang|2018}} on which the park would be established is privately owned vacant property, with the owner willing to exchange the land with the [[Government of Ontario]] for another parcel suitable for development in another municipality.{{sfn|Augimeri|de Baeremaeker|Emmerson|Pellegrini|2018}}{{sfn|King Weekly Sentinel}}{{sfn|Martin|2017}} The property had been the subject of an application to develop a [[golf course]]{{sfn|Martin|2018}} in the 1990s before the introduction of the [[Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act]],{{sfn|Martin|2017}} to which it is now subject.{{sfn|King Weekly Sentinel}} The owner has a right to appeal to decision on the for the proposed development, as the application was submitted before the Act was passed.{{sfn|Martin|2018}}
'''East Humber Headwaters Park''' is the provisional name for a proposed park in eastern [[King, Ontario|King]], [[Ontario]], Canada. It would be located on the [[Oak Ridges Moraine]], and include the headwaters of the [[Humber River (Ontario)|Humber River]]. It would consist of a wedge-shaped{{sfn|King Weekly Sentinel}} portion of the land bounded by Bathurst Street at the municipal border of King and [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]] in the east, King Road to the south, Dufferin Street to the west, and 15th Sideroad to the north.{{sfn|Pavilons|2018}} The {{convert|511|acre|ha|adj=on}} parcel of land{{sfn|Wang|2018}} on which the park would be established is privately owned vacant property, with the owner willing to exchange the land with the [[Government of Ontario]] for another parcel suitable for development in another municipality.{{sfn|Augimeri|de Baeremaeker|Emmerson|Pellegrini|2018}}{{sfn|King Weekly Sentinel}}{{sfn|Martin|2017}} The property had been the subject of an application to develop a [[golf course]]{{sfn|Martin|2018}} in the 1990s before the introduction of the [[Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act]],{{sfn|Martin|2017}} to which it is now subject.{{sfn|King Weekly Sentinel}} The owner has a right to appeal the decision for the proposed development, as the application was submitted before the Act was passed.{{sfn|Martin|2018}}


Resolutions supporting the creation of the park have been passed by the [[Toronto and Region Conservation Authority]], the government of the [[Regional Municipality of York]], the [[Municipal government of King, Ontario|municipal government of King]], and the municipal government of [[Toronto]].{{sfn|Augimeri|de Baeremaeker|Emmerson|Pellegrini|2018}} Its creation was supported by candidate representatives for the [[King—Vaughan (provincial electoral district)|King—Vaughan]] electoral district during the [[Ontario general election, 2018|2018 provincial election]].{{sfn|Pavilons|2018}} It has also been supported by [[Ontario Nature]], EcoSpark, Earthroots, Concerned Citizens of King Township and the [[Save the Oak Ridges Moraine]] coalition.{{sfn|Augimeri|de Baeremaeker|Emmerson|Pellegrini|2018}}
Resolutions supporting the creation of the park have been passed by the [[Toronto and Region Conservation Authority]], the government of the [[Regional Municipality of York]], the [[Municipal government of King, Ontario|municipal government of King]], and the municipal government of [[Toronto]].{{sfn|Augimeri|de Baeremaeker|Emmerson|Pellegrini|2018}} Its creation was supported by candidate representatives for the [[King—Vaughan (provincial electoral district)|King—Vaughan]] electoral district during the [[Ontario general election, 2018|2018 provincial election]].{{sfn|Pavilons|2018}} It has also been supported by [[Ontario Nature]], EcoSpark, Earthroots, Concerned Citizens of King Township and the [[Save the Oak Ridges Moraine]] coalition.{{sfn|Augimeri|de Baeremaeker|Emmerson|Pellegrini|2018}}
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The goal is to gradually restore the natural habitats, improving the wildlife linkage corridor between the eastern and western portions of the Oak Ridges Moraine, and to eventually open it to the public.{{sfn|King Weekly Sentinel}}
The goal is to gradually restore the natural habitats, improving the wildlife linkage corridor between the eastern and western portions of the Oak Ridges Moraine, and to eventually open it to the public.{{sfn|King Weekly Sentinel}}

Creation of the park was included in the [[2021 Ontario provincial budget]] and would include the participation of the [[Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ontario)|Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing]].{{sfn|Broadley|2021}} In the budget document, it was described as an enhancement to the [[Greenbelt (Golden Horseshoe)|Greenbelt]] in the [[Golden Horseshoe]] to establish a permanent and "uninterrupted link between the eastern and western ends of the moraine".{{sfn|Ontario Ministry of Finance|2021}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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*{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2018/03/07/province-needed-to-help-create-new-park-in-oak-ridges-moraine.html|title=Province needed to help create new park in Oak Ridges Moraine|last1=Augimeri|first1=Maria|last2=de Baeremaeker|first2=Glenn|last3=Emmerson|first3=Wayne|last4=Pellegrini|first4=Steve|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=7 March 2018|accessdate=8 October 2018|ref=harv}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2018/03/07/province-needed-to-help-create-new-park-in-oak-ridges-moraine.html|title=Province needed to help create new park in Oak Ridges Moraine|last1=Augimeri|first1=Maria|last2=de Baeremaeker|first2=Glenn|last3=Emmerson|first3=Wayne|last4=Pellegrini|first4=Steve|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=7 March 2018|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/7995658-new-park-could-be-coming-to-king-city/|title=New park could be coming to King City|last=Martin|first=Simon|newspaper=King Connection|publisher=Metroland Media Group|date=13 December 2017|accessdate=8 October 2018|ref=harv}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/10386676-creation-of-east-humber-headwaters-park-in-king-advances/|title=Creation of East Humber Headwaters Park in King advances|last=Broadley|first=Laura|newspaper=King Connection|publisher=Metroland Media Group|date=6 May 2021|accessdate=24 July 2021}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/8354597-king-township-wants-province-to-help-facilitate-new-park-in-king-city/|title=King township wants province to help facilitate new park in King City|last=Martin|first=Simon|newspaper=King Connection|publisher=Metroland Media Group|date=27 March 2018|accessdate=13 October 2018|ref=harv}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/7995658-new-park-could-be-coming-to-king-city/|title=New park could be coming to King City|last=Martin|first=Simon|newspaper=King Connection|publisher=Metroland Media Group|date=13 December 2017|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
*{{cite document|url=https://www.york.ca/wps/wcm/connect/yorkpublic/cdc29b5a-407a-41ec-8fb1-e2a50e1a0e8e/jan+18+moyle.pdf?MOD=AJPERES|title=Support Resolution- Oak Ridges Moraine- Proposed Resolution in support of establishment of East Humber Headwaters Park|last=Moyle|first=Kathryn|publisher=[[Municipal government of King, Ontario]]|date=12 December 2017|accessdate=8 October 2018|ref=harv}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/8354597-king-township-wants-province-to-help-facilitate-new-park-in-king-city/|title=King township wants province to help facilitate new park in King City|last=Martin|first=Simon|newspaper=King Connection|publisher=Metroland Media Group|date=27 March 2018|accessdate=13 October 2018}}
*{{cite news|url=http://kingsentinel.com/?p=10080|title=Candidates support new Oak Ridges Moraine park|last=Pavilons|first=Mark|newspaper=King Weekly Sentinel|date=28 March 2018|accessdate=8 October 2018|ref=harv}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.york.ca/wps/wcm/connect/yorkpublic/cdc29b5a-407a-41ec-8fb1-e2a50e1a0e8e/jan+18+moyle.pdf?MOD=AJPERES|title=Support Resolution- Oak Ridges Moraine- Proposed Resolution in support of establishment of East Humber Headwaters Park|last=Moyle|first=Kathryn|publisher=[[Municipal government of King, Ontario]]|date=12 December 2017|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/9084228-king-township-to-move-forward-with-proposed-new-park-in-king-city/|title=King Township to move forward with proposed new park in King City|last=Wang|first=Sheila|newspaper=King Connection|date=17 December 2018|accessdate=26 December 2018|ref=harv}}
*{{cite news|url=http://kingsentinel.com/?p=10080|title=Candidates support new Oak Ridges Moraine park|last=Pavilons|first=Mark|newspaper=King Weekly Sentinel|date=28 March 2018|accessdate=8 October 2018}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/9084228-king-township-to-move-forward-with-proposed-new-park-in-king-city/|title=King Township to move forward with proposed new park in King City|last=Wang|first=Sheila|newspaper=King Connection|date=17 December 2018|accessdate=26 December 2018}}
*{{cite news|url=http://kingsentinel.com/?p=9966|title=Town, Region, TRCA support New Oak Ridges Moraine park proposal|newspaper=King Weekly Sentinel|date=21 February 2018|accessdate=8 October 2018|ref={{harvid|King Weekly Sentinel}} }}
*{{cite news|url=http://kingsentinel.com/?p=9966|title=Town, Region, TRCA support New Oak Ridges Moraine park proposal|newspaper=King Weekly Sentinel|date=21 February 2018|accessdate=8 October 2018|ref={{harvid|King Weekly Sentinel}} }}
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 15 November 2023

East Humber Headwaters Park is the provisional name for a proposed park in eastern King, Ontario, Canada. It would be located on the Oak Ridges Moraine, and include the headwaters of the Humber River. It would consist of a wedge-shaped[1] portion of the land bounded by Bathurst Street at the municipal border of King and Richmond Hill in the east, King Road to the south, Dufferin Street to the west, and 15th Sideroad to the north.[2] The 511-acre (207 ha) parcel of land[3] on which the park would be established is privately owned vacant property, with the owner willing to exchange the land with the Government of Ontario for another parcel suitable for development in another municipality.[4][1][5] The property had been the subject of an application to develop a golf course[6] in the 1990s before the introduction of the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Act,[5] to which it is now subject.[1] The owner has a right to appeal the decision for the proposed development, as the application was submitted before the Act was passed.[6]

Resolutions supporting the creation of the park have been passed by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, the government of the Regional Municipality of York, the municipal government of King, and the municipal government of Toronto.[4] Its creation was supported by candidate representatives for the King—Vaughan electoral district during the 2018 provincial election.[2] It has also been supported by Ontario Nature, EcoSpark, Earthroots, Concerned Citizens of King Township and the Save the Oak Ridges Moraine coalition.[4]

The resolution passed by the municipal government of King formally requested that once a land exchange has been completed, the lands be transferred by the provincial government either to Ontario Parks, or for a nominal cost to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority.[7]

The goal is to gradually restore the natural habitats, improving the wildlife linkage corridor between the eastern and western portions of the Oak Ridges Moraine, and to eventually open it to the public.[1]

Creation of the park was included in the 2021 Ontario provincial budget and would include the participation of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing.[8] In the budget document, it was described as an enhancement to the Greenbelt in the Golden Horseshoe to establish a permanent and "uninterrupted link between the eastern and western ends of the moraine".[9]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d King Weekly Sentinel.
  2. ^ a b Pavilons 2018.
  3. ^ Wang 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Augimeri et al. 2018.
  5. ^ a b Martin 2017.
  6. ^ a b Martin 2018.
  7. ^ Moyle 2017.
  8. ^ Broadley 2021.
  9. ^ Ontario Ministry of Finance 2021.

References

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  • Augimeri, Maria; de Baeremaeker, Glenn; Emmerson, Wayne; Pellegrini, Steve (7 March 2018). "Province needed to help create new park in Oak Ridges Moraine". Toronto Star. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  • Broadley, Laura (6 May 2021). "Creation of East Humber Headwaters Park in King advances". King Connection. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  • Martin, Simon (13 December 2017). "New park could be coming to King City". King Connection. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  • Martin, Simon (27 March 2018). "King township wants province to help facilitate new park in King City". King Connection. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  • Moyle, Kathryn (12 December 2017). "Support Resolution- Oak Ridges Moraine- Proposed Resolution in support of establishment of East Humber Headwaters Park" (PDF). Municipal government of King, Ontario. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  • Pavilons, Mark (28 March 2018). "Candidates support new Oak Ridges Moraine park". King Weekly Sentinel. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  • Wang, Sheila (17 December 2018). "King Township to move forward with proposed new park in King City". King Connection. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  • "Town, Region, TRCA support New Oak Ridges Moraine park proposal". King Weekly Sentinel. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  • "Growing the Greenbelt". Ontario Ministry of Finance. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.


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