Update October 2010 Oct 13. 2010 | Comments (0)
Update on the multi-use trail: there was a continuation of the previous hearings before the Environmental Review Tribunal (administered by "Environment and Land Tribunals Ontario") to September 13th and 17th, although I was only able to attend on 13th. The appellants (against the proposed routing of the trail along edge of Chedoke golf course) presented arguments that the city had under estimated the number of trees that would be cut down or damaged in the copse of trees on the edge of the golf course that separate their properties from the fairways. I also gave my arguments in support of the trail, including the results of the online petition in favour of the trail which had 585 signatures at that time. The hearing office told me that this was "not a popularity contest" and so would give the petition a low weight in his deliberations, although, importantly, he did allow me to enter the petition into my official evidence. However, I still think the petition is playing an important...