Sign In. Latest News. Featured Story. Upcoming events. Claireville is also home to the historic Wiley bowstring bridge, the historic McVean Barn, and a dam and reservoir, all of which require restoration and improvements. The portion of Claireville north of Highway and Steeles Ave is currently operating as a conservation greenspace and as such, facilities and services are limited. Within that area there are , individuals and , households. A large proportion are interested in activities that are directly relevant to Claireville such as jogging and walking.
This demographic data suggests that there are increasing needs in the surrounding community for programs and facilities that are diverse in language and culture, and that target growing families.
There is an interest in outdoor activities as suggested by the reporting in leisure and sport activities, Table 1 and as the community continues to grow, the demand for outdoor green space will increase. Claireville represents an opportunity to meet those needs. Further needs and interests of the surrounding community were assessed via a survey , the results of which are discussed in Section 4.
The following section provides an overview of all those assets and a summary of TRCA-led management of those assets from until In a acre parcel located at Ebenezer and McVean was added to accommodate more farm participants.
These trails include an interregional trail that connects Brampton trails into the City of Toronto, and secondary trails throughout the formal conservation area. Work on these trails is summarized in Table 3.
The management plan prioritizes passive use by the public for the conservation area portion of the site. Table 4 summarizes the work, including infrastructure-related projects, complete to date for these two facilities. Added a section of concrete walkway to the east side of the pool building.
Including the breaker panels in the 3 washroom buildings. Table 5 provides a summary of restoration activities carried out between and These events include native tree and shrub plantings, invasive species management activities, litter clean-ups, and monitoring and maintaining restoration sites. Between and over 40 events have been held that engaged over participants who planted more than native trees and shrubs.
A Dam Safety Review of Claireville Dam was carried out in and identified the need for several improvements, including designing and rebuilding the spillway to pass extreme events, enlarging the spillway to prevent erosion, repairing the dam wingwall, rebuilding the gate system and undertaking corrosion repair work. In the fall of , the decision was made to keep the reservoir at the lower level to maximize flood storage at the dam.
Table 7 provides a list of the current activities and programs that occur in the conservation area. Activities include interactive games and an evening walk calling for these animals. Observations are submitted to Frog Watch App. Not all proposals that were brought forward both by TRCA and by external groups were implemented. Of those that were initiated, partnerships and initiatives linked to existing funding, whether through a granting body, or the securement of capital funds, were the most successful.
Claireville Subcommittee West Humber Subcommittee i. Friends of Claireville The Friends of Claireville FOC was a volunteer group formed in , who sought to educate the public about environmental issues and to engage the community in environmental stewardship activities at Claireville Conservation Area. Joint initiatives included community plantings over 20, trees planted to date , clean-ups,.
The Friends of Claireville dissolved following the completion of the Claireville Community Stewardship Project in The goal of the CCSP was to strengthen the organizational structure and capacity of the Friends of Claireville and to foster awareness, build community and restore the ecological health of the Claireville Conservation Area.
The project included hands-on environmental stewardship programs that provided youth, adults, community and business leaders with the knowledge and tools required to help revitalize and care for the watershed's natural resources.
The objective was to provide a coordinated approach amongst interested groups to use the site. It was envisioned that the partnership arrangement would facilitate the cooperative sharing of collective natural and recreational resources between the groups. Cost sharing of some common needs, such as toilets, parking and storage. This partnership would facilitate communication between the user groups to minimize conflicts and maximize opportunities for cross promotion.
The values of the groups involved in the CLAC would include respect for other user groups and the environment. It was anticipated that spin-offs from this partnership could include potential community economic development opportunities, outreach to the surrounding new immigrant and low- income communities, and experiential learning opportunities for everyone.
After a preliminary meeting with some interested groups and TRCA senior staff, it was decided that a larger meeting was necessary to determine who would be interested in joining a federation of partners to carry this concept forward. An initial meeting was held in August where 90 individuals from over 60 organizations, representing a wide variety of outdoor recreation organizations including canoeing, fishing, archery, orienteering, camping, municipal parks and recreation, scouts, and others, were invited.
Twenty-one individuals, representing external recreation providers, attended this initial meeting. Six meetings were held in total between August and April A draft business plan and terms of reference was developed, which included timelines and possible recreational uses at Claireville by the partners.
Funding and staff capacity to support the business plan was not secured, and as a result the Claireville Leadership Adventure Partnership was never fully developed.
Yeoman Rugby Club The former Peachy residence is one of the historic cultural features of Claireville. For many years it was not used and fell into disrepair. In , the Yeoman Rugby Club renovated the residence and used it as their club house. Rugby fields were constructed on 1. The lease and agreement have since ended. The lease ended prior to the development of the management plan update in City to overhaul online registration for recreation programs.
It's the second registration day for the popular programs, which include swimming lessons at city pools. Etobicoke York District sign-up began on Saturday. Etobicoke's first registration day was marked by some glitches and error messages. For Scarborough, registration appeared to be smoother sailing than it was in Etobicoke. Cutler said the city was able to complete 25 per cent more registrations in the first hour on Saturday and Sunday mornings than the same time last year.
More than 78, registrations have already been completed this weekend. More than 35, registrations in Scarborough were completed in the first hour. A total of 24 per cent more registrations were completed online in the first hour than in Internet registration continued to be the preferred method with 92 per cent of registrations completed online.
And the city said it completed the same number of registrations by 8 a. Scarborough residents, most likely due to the surge in registrations, did encounter a computer message that gave them pause.
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