Since yesterday, Toronto was delighting in double happiness as the following two facilities opened for the benefits of Canadians in Toronto as well as Ontario.
- City of Toronto to re-open improved Stephen Leacock Community Recreation Centre (2500 Birchmount Rd., Toronto M1T 2M5) with a plaque unveiling today, November 19, 12:00 p.m. (noon)
- Roxanne James, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Norm Kelly, Councillor, Ward 40 Scarborough-Agincourt, are present.
- Please click here for more info about the “new” Stephen Leacock Community Recreation Centre.
- Yesterday, November 18, governments celebrated the new Earl Bales ParkStormwater Management Facility which will provide green benefits and highlights such as:
- Large stormwater pond designed to blend into the natural environment in Earl Bales Park, as well as new storm sewers;
- Various ravine restoration measures were also undertaken;
- Meet water quality objectives for urban stormwater runoff, improve the water quality of the West Don River by capturing and treating 90 per cent of total annual stormwater runoff from the catchment area, and reduce the erosion in Earl Bales Park and tree loss along 2.5 kilometres of ravine system;
- Promoting long-term integrity of the forest canopy;
- Using the pond water instead of the Don River for golf course irrigation during the summer and for snow-making on the Earl Bales Park ski hill during winter;
- Increasing fish and wildlife habitat;
- Protecting exposed sections of sewer infrastructure; and
- Revitalizing a dilapidated piece of land, (formerly a wastewater treatment plant and a leaf composting facility) into a functional stormwater management pond that blends into the natural environment, while integrating into an established trail system.
Please click here for more info about the new Earl Bales Park Stormwater Management Facility.
The following news release is issued (in English and French) jointly by the City of Toronto and the Government of Canada.
News Release
November 18, 2011
Governments celebrate the new Earl Bales Parks stormwater management facility
TORONTO – Representatives of the federal government and of the City of Toronto gathered today to celebrate the new Earl Bales Park Stormwater Management Facility.
This new facility includes a large stormwater pond designed to blend into the natural environment in Earl Bales Park, as well as new storm sewers. Various ravine restoration measures were also undertaken. These upgrades will help the City of Toronto meet water quality objectives for urban stormwater runoff, improve the water quality of the West Don River, and reduce the erosion in Earl Bales Park. Key innovations of this project include using the pond water for golf course irrigation during the summer and for snow-making on the Earl Bales Park ski hill during winter.
“These improvements at Earl Bales Park are great news for local residents,” said Mark Adler, Member of Parliament for York Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. “Our Government is proud to support this important project that created jobs and will protect the environment for many years to come.”
“The installation of the new Earl Bales Stormwater Management Facility will help protect against basement, flooding, stream bank erosion and improve water quality in the city’s water courses such as the West Don River and the ravines,” said Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 34 Don Valley East), Chair of the City of Toronto’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, on behalf of Mayor Rob Ford. “The City would like to thank the Government of Canada for jointly funding this new piece of infrastructure for Toronto.”
The Government of Canada is contributing one-third of total eligible project costs, to a maximum of $3.33 million, for the Earl Bales Park Storm Water Facility. The City of Toronto is contributing the balance of the $10 million project cost.
Federal support for this project comes from the Government of Canada’s Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, which has resulted in over 4,100 infrastructure projects across the country.
For additional information about investments in infrastructure, visit http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca
For further information about Canada’s Economic Action Plan, visit http://www.actionplan.gc.ca.
To download a short broadcast-quality video highlighting a few of the many successful infrastructure projects across Canada, visit http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/video/video-eng.html.
More information about Earl Bales Stormwater pond is available at http://www.toronto.ca/water.
Communiqué
Le 18 novembre 2011
LES GOUVERNEMENTS CÉLÈBRENT LA NOUVELLE INSTALLATION DE GESTION DES EAUX PLUVIALES DU PARC EARL BALES
TORONTO (ONTARIO) – Des représentants du gouvernement fédéral et de la Ville de Toronto se sont réunis aujourd’hui pour célébrer la nouvelle installation de gestion des eaux pluviales du parc Earl Bales.
Cette nouvelle installation comprend un grand bassin de collecte des eaux usées conçu pour s’intégrer à l’environnement naturel du parc Earl Bales, ainsi que de nouveaux égouts pluviaux. On a également entrepris diverses mesures de restauration des ravins. Ces améliorations permettront à la Ville de Toronto d’atteindre les objectifs relatifs à la qualité de l’eau en ce qui concerne l’écoulement des eaux de pluie en milieu urbain, d’améliorer la qualité de l’eau de la rivière Don ouest, et de réduire l’érosion dans le parc Earl Bales. Les principales innovations dans le cadre de ce projet comprennent l’utilisation de l’eau du bassin pour l’irrigation d’un terrain de golf en été, et pour la fabrication de neige pour la colline de ski du parc Earl Bales en hiver.
« Ces améliorations du parc Earl Bales constituent d’excellentes nouvelles pour les gens de la collectivité, a dit le député de York-Centre Mark Adler, au nom de l’honorable Denis Lebel, ministre des Transports, de l’Infrastructure et des Collectivités. Notre gouvernement est fier d’appuyer cet important projet qui a permis de créer des emplois et qui protégera l’environnement pour de nombreuses années. »
« La mise en place de la nouvelle installation de gestion des eaux pluviales du parc Earl Bales favorisera la protection contre les inondations des sous-sols et les inondations en général, en plus de prévenir l’érosion des berges et d’améliorer la qualité des cours d’eau de la ville, comme la rivière Don ouest et les ravins, a dit le conseiller municipal Denzil Minnan-Wong (quartier 34, Don Valley-Est), président du comité des travaux publics et de l’infrastructure, au nom du maire Rob Ford. La Ville souhaite remercier le gouvernement du Canada pour sa contribution au financement de cette nouvelle infrastructure à Toronto. »
Le gouvernement du Canada couvre le tiers des coûts admissibles totaux du projet, jusqu’à concurrence de 3,33 millions de dollars pour l’installation de gestion des eaux pluviales du parc Earl Bales. La Ville de Toronto couvre le reste des coûts de ce projet de 10 millions de dollars.
Le financement fédéral pour ce projet provient du Fonds de stimulation de l’infrastructure du gouvernement du Canada, qui a donné lieu à plus de 4 100 projets d’infrastructure partout au pays.
Pour en savoir plus sur les investissements dans l’infrastructure, rendez-vous à infrastructure.gc.ca.
Pour plus d’informations sur le Plan d’action économique du Canada, visitez le site plandaction.gc.ca.
Pour télécharger une courte vidéo de haute qualité soulignant quelques-uns des nombreux projets d’infrastructure fructueux au Canada, visitez le site http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/video/video-fra.html.
Pour en savoir plus sur le bassin de collecte des eaux pluviales Earl Bales, visitez le http://www.toronto.ca/water (en anglais).
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