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Frenchman's Bay Harbour Entrance Environmental Study Report
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On November 16, 2009, the Class Environmental Assessment was approved. TRCA and the City of Pickering are continuing to secure necessary approvals and funding to proceed with implementation of the project.
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Frenchman's Bay is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario in the City of Pickering, in the Region of Durham. Frenchman's Bay is home to a number of boating clubs and marinas and has provided a natural calm water harbour for over a century. The harbour entrance is located at the mid-point of a natural beach bar separating Frenchman's Bay from Lake Ontario.
Harbour entrance improvements were identified as a priority in 2005, as part of the "Framework for a Five Year Implementation Plan for Pickering Waterfront and Frenchman's Bay". Harbour entrance improvements would involve the construction of a new harbour entrance, a long-term dredging plan and opportunities to improve public access and amenities.
The Frenchman's Bay Harbour Entrance Project will result in the creation of a safe harbour entrance that supports the marine functions of the Bay, while preserving or enhancing the ecological conditions of the Bay. The project will also consider opportunities for improved public amenities, waterfront access, and trails. This project is an integral part of City of Pickering's overall commitment to make the Pickering Waterfront a place that achieves a wide range of objectives including public use and recreation, environmental sustainability, enhanced tourism opportunities and commercial linkages.
In 2007, the Province of Ontario provided the City of Pickering with a grant of $300,000 to complete an Environmental Assessment, Work Plan, and Financing Strategy to improve the harbour entrance. On May 20, 2008, City of Pickering Council authorized TRCA 'to assume a leadership role in the partnership with the City of Pickering to undertake this work'.
The project followed a Schedule C undertaking in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment, October 2000, as amended in 2007. TRCA, on behalf of the City of Pickering filed a Notice of Completion on September 2, 2009.
For further information on this project, please contact:
Ms. Connie Pinto
Senior Project Manager, Waterfront Planning
Toronto and Region Conservation
5 Shoreham Drive
Downsview, Ontario, M3N 1S4
Tel (416) 661-6600 ext. 5387
Fax (416) 667-6278
cpinto@trca.on.ca
For additional information on this project, please visit
the City of Pickering website
