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Sept. 1, 1999
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Telephoned Richard Szarek and discussed further the
issue of Brock Council and alternatives to having the work stopped at
the Wilfrid Bog.
Telephoned The Nature Conservancy of Canada to see if
they could help with the situation. Although the directives and
polices of the NCC is to remain non-bias on lands not holding or not
under stewardship by them, they did promise that their Land
Protections department would contact me with some advice.
Pefferlaw Peat Products entered
the bog and extracted peat from the area of concern throughout the
day. There were no charges pressed again today. |
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Sept. 2, 1999 |
Prepared a letter for Brock Planning regarding the
delay enforcing the zoning bylaw. We delivered this letter direct to
the township office. Copy of the
letter We made an appointment for Kevin Tipson to speak to
council on the September 20, council meeting. |
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Sept. 3, 1999
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Arranged an interview with the
local newspaper, The Brock Citizen. The appointment is on Tuesday at
9:30 am.
Assault continues on the bog. |
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Sept. 4, 1999
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Pefferlaw Peat Products removed
and cleared all the trees alongside the channeled outlet leading west
from the bog to Pefferlaw Creek. This action was not seen by any
members but was noticed at the evening of the same day. This property
is owned by a third party.
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Sept. 5, 1999
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Working on the Sunday of the
Labour Day Weekend reveals the aggressive action on this unique
wetland. Today Pefferlaw Peat was piling peat in readiness for removal. |
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Sept. 6, 1999 |
All quiet today at the bog |
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Sept. 7, 1999 |
Jeff Bower from The Brock
Citizen arrived today and we discussed the matter at the Wilfrid Bog.
He is going to have an article in the newspaper as soon as he has
conducted further research and interviews.
Telephoned Richard Szarek for a
report on any further decisions from the Region. Nothing has been
decided yet as Richard is still waiting word from the regions solicitors.
Telephoned The Lake Simcoe
Region Conservation Authority today and spoke with Rennie Vos,
Director, Watershed Management on the Wilfrid
Bog situation. With not a shortage of problems within their
jurisdiction, the Wilfrid Bog matter had not been decided on as yet.
I asked that it be given a higher level of priority due to the
pressing nature of the issue.
Received a telephone call from
Chris Hodgson's office and a letter was requested from the Task Force
on the matter. We have started to prepare a letter in response.
There does not seem to have been
any new activity at the bog today. The rain probably played a part in this. |
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Sept. 8, 1999 |
Started preparing a letter to Mr. Larry O'Connor, our
Regional Councillor, at the same time as preparing the letter for Mr.
Chris Hodgson our M.P.P.
Received a phone call from Mr. John Hastings, Ward 6
Councilor for the Township of Georgina. Georgina is in York Region
and is Durham Regions and Brock Townships's next door neighbour. John
has shown an interest in the Wilfrid Bog issue and has and will
continue to contact persons he knows within the right departments.
The rain seems to be helping our plight. No activity
observed again today. |
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Sept. 9, 1999
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Finished the letters for Mr. Larry O'Connor and Mr.
Chris Hodgson.
Copy of Letter to
Mr. Chris Hodgson, M.P.P.
Copy of Letter to
Mr. Larry O'Connor, Regional Councillor
More rain with no activity at the bog except for a
small pickup truck seen loading trees into the vehicle. We do not
know if this is associated with the encroachment on the bog. |
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Sept. 13, 1999 |
Received a telephone call from the Nature Conservancy
of Canada. I was informed that the NCC would be interested in the
purchase of the Wilfrid Bog property at current market value. This is
extremely important news as it reveals the interest the NCC has in
this property and updates their opinions within the written report on
the property from 1980.
Received a reply from the LSRCA. The matter is being
examined by Reinie Vos,
Director, Watershed Management. Copy
of Letter.
I (Kevin Tipson,) attended a meeting of the South Lake
Simcoe Naturalists and updated the members on the situation. A
round-table discussion was had and strategies planned. The South Lake
Simcoe Naturalists originated the Task Force For The Preservation Of
The Wilfrid Bog and the president of the group, Mr. Paul Harpley, is
revered by the group for his advice and professionalism on the
matter. Letters were prepared by Paul and are being sent to a variety
of different professionals and environmental groups. The letters were
addressed directly to Keith Shier, Mayor of the Council of the
Municipality of Brock and to Mr. Larry O'Connor, Regional Councillor Copy
of Letter.
We believe the rain has kept the owner out of the Bog
for 7 days now. It has been extremely wet and pools of water are
forming within large depressions on the graded surface. We believe
the work done on the west side of the 17th Sideroad is in preparation
for channeling further the discharge creek from this side of the bog,
in preparation for draining the east side, in order to remove the peat. |
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Sept. 17, 1999 |
The Task Force has hired a marketing firm to arrange
corporate sponsors for the group. Cobalt Marketing Inc. has agreed to
offer their services of expertise to help this worthy environmental
cause. We will be launching an advertising campaign to publicize the
issue and require funds from those companies wishing to show their
evolvement with environmental issues that may or may not involve
their business. |
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Sept. 20, 1999
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The Town Council Meeting was held today. I (Kevin
Tipson) presented the case for the preservation of the bog
immediately after the Mayor, Mr. Keith Shier, and Ward 3 Councillor
Mr. Reg Starr, both declared a conflict of interest due to personal
reasons. Copy
of Presentation. The presentation went well. After the
presentation a brief discussion and question period was had. Ward
Councillor 4, Debbie Bath, moved to have Brock Townships solicitors
review the case and make recommendations and also to have the Task
Force updated regularly on the matter. Brock Township is looking into
a zoning amendment matter that may have been overlooked or improperly
stated. It appears that the peat extractors solicitors have informed
council that there are no regulations concerning the removal of peat
from EP properties within Brock Township. We, and others, are looking
into the matter carefully.
Pefferlaw Peat was observed
removing peat from the bog again today. Rain once again hampered his
attempts and no activity was observed in the afternoon. |
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Sept. 30, 1999 |
No further word from Town Council. I will telephone
next week and see if there has been any development on opinions from
the solicitors. |
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Oct. 1, 1999 |
Prepared a letter in response to an artical Copy
of Artical that was published in the local paper, The
Brock Citizen. Copy
of Letter.
Weather has been cool and rainy, which has helped keep
the peat extractor from entering the protected area. Pefferlaw Peat
has not been sited on the acerage since Sept. 20. |
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