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State of the Watershed Report: Etobicoke and Mimico Creek
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http://www.trca.on.ca
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5.1 Land Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 5.2 Urban
Infrastructure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.2.1 Water and Sewage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 5.2.2 Transportation . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 49 5.2.3 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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CHAPTER 10: LIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
131
10.1 Aquatic Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 10.1.1 Riverine
Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 132 10.1.2 Lacustrine Habitat . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 10.1.3
Estuarine Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
10.2 Terrestrial Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 10.2.1 Forested
Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 144 10.2.2 Meadow and Old Field . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 10.2.3
Successional Habitats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 152 10.2.4 Wetlands . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
154 10.2.5 Special Designations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
PART IV: DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
CHAPTER 11: DIRECTIONS FOR STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
11.1 Watershed Health: Summary of Key Issues . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 11.2 Monitoring . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 11.3 Subwatershed and
Reach Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 174
CHAPTER 12: WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
12.1 The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 12.2 Remedial Action
Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
12.2.1 Toronto and Region Remedial Action Plan . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 12.3 Regeneration Projects . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 182
REFERENCES
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Regeneration Projects in the Mimico Creek Watershed
Appendix B: Regeneration Projects in the Etobicoke Creek Watershed
Appendix C: Recent Studies and Reports
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In terms of use in 1997, 56,426 people visited Heart Lake
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half of the visitors to Heart Lake live in the City of Brampton.
From a regional perspective, 72 percent of visitors came from
within The Regional Municipality of Peel, and 23 percent came from
the six municipalities which now form the City of Toronto (MTRCA,
1995).
Snelgrove Resource Management Tract As defined by the TRCA,
Resource Management Tracts are:
designated resource management areas where the natural
characteristics of land, together with the conservation land
management activities of the Authority, will provide outdoor
opportunities to study and observe, generally supported only by the
provision of venues for public access (MTRCA, 1980).
In 1959, the TRCA acquired the Snelgrove lands to construct a dam
and reservoir to serve as an auxiliary water supply for Brampton,
which drew much of its supply from wells, and secondly, for
recreational purposes (MTRCA, 1959). To date, the dam has not been
built. Currently, portions of the lands are under agreement with
the City of Brampton to meet local open space needs, such as trail
development and use, while the TRCA maintains the remaining areas.
Within this resource management tract, naturalization has occurred
in recent years.
Leases and Management Agreements A variety of lease and management
agreements exist for other TRCA lands.
Within the City of Toronto, some of the lands managed by the City
of Toronto Department of Economic Development, Culture and
Tourism--Parks and Recreation Services, are owned by the TRCA.
These lands are leased through a management agreement to the City
of Toronto and include valley and stream corridors and associated
tablelands. Humber Bay Parks located at the mouth of Mimico Creek,
and Marie Curtis Park located at the mouth of Etobicoke Creek, are
major destinations that have been developed through this
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Official Plans of the
Cities of Toronto, Mississauga, and Brampton; the Town of Caledon;
and the Region of Peel
In a 1978 provincial plan, the Parkway Belt West system was
envisioned as a multiple purpose corridor that would accommodate
utility and infrastructure needs as well as provide a greenway
linkage across the Greater Toronto Area.
Highway # 403
Dixie Rd.
CONTEXT MAP
MAP 5: ETOBICOKE AND MIMICO CREEK WATERSHEDS General Land Use
2 0 2 4 6 Kilometres
December 1998
LAND USE: Open Space Government Institution Agricultural
Office/Commercial Residential Sector Industrial Future
Residential
Lake Ontario Drainage Area Lakes and Ponds Rivers Watershed
Boundary Major Roads Municipal Boundary L. Ontario Shoreline
Runway
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DATA SOURCES: Planimetric,Topographic and Watercourse Data Energy,
Mines and Resources Canada; National Topographic Series, 1:50000.
1986. Land Use Compusearch. Major Market Product, various scales.
1997. Municipal and TRCA staff input.
NOTE: The boundaries and alignments of designations on this map are
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