Oak ridges library building project richmond hill public library. The oak ridges moraine orm is the most prominent, stratified moraine complex in southern ontario. Oak ridges moraine conservation act, 2001, and the oak ridges moraine conservation plan, help users of the plan understand how to apply the plan and legislation. The oak ridges moraine the oak ridges moraine is one of the most significant landforms on southern ontario that was formed 12,000 years ago by moving glaciers. Oak ridges lake wilcox gta map toronto neighbourhood. We are a charitable organization dedicated to protecting environmentally significant properties on the oak ridges moraine. Sectional maps of the oak ridges moraine area land use. Introduction orta is a volunteer based charitable hiking organization with a mandate t o build and maintain a public hiking trail system on the oak ridges moraine, offroad where possible. Map of oak ridges moraine and conservation authority watershed boundaries.
Members of the save the oak ridges moraine coalition celebrate the special nature of. If you place the marker in the wrong position, dont panic, simply drag it to the correct location or click here to remove the marker so that you can place a new one. History of the oak ridges moraine the oak ridges moraine was created over 12,000 years ago, when glaciers retreated during the last ice age, leaving behind mounds of sand and gravel deposited onto the landscape. This immense ridge of land was created during the last great ice age. The oak ridges moraine is a land form unique to southern ontario. Members of the save the oak ridges moraine coalition celebrate the special nature of the moraine in this collection of essays and. Guidebook with 14 maps the total distance of the main trail route is now 280 km with 87 km of side trails. About this book how to use this e book table of contents foreword peter scholefield introduction harold sellers compilers notes and acknowledgements stan. The oak ridges moraine battlesthe oak ridges moraine is a unique landform that. The oak ridges moraine began to come to public awareness in the late 1980s. To view print a particular section of the oak ridges moraine area land use designation map, click the corresponding municipalities listed below.
Additionally our mandate charges us with the responsibility of protecting the integrity of. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided in these sections, in the event of a conflict, the act and the plan supersede these materials. The oak ridges moraine was formed at the conclusion of the last ice age some 12,000 years ago with the advance and retreat of gigantic glaciers. Connect with us rhpl strategic plan richmond green annual report 2017 report to the community. Feb 18, 2015 a few hundred feet up, bill lishman gets a birds eyeful of the oak ridges moraine. The oak ridges moraine is a unique landform that generated heated battles over the. The oak ridges moraine battles is the definitive book on this important chapter in ontario environmental politics. The camc is a partnership organization, collaborating with numerous groups and individuals to achieve our common objectives for healthy headwaters, education and sustainable living on the oak ridges moraine. The oak ridges corridor conservation reserve orccr is an important ecological linkage on the oak ridges moraine. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash. Oak ridges corridor conservation reserve toronto and region. The oak ridges moraine next step there are already many committees that are created to prevent any damage to the oak ridges moraine. In fact, many people, and many organizations, have worked hard to make sure that the oak ridges moraine is protected and maintained.
Site plan approval oak ridges moraine town of caledon. The oak ridges moraine is a pair of large ridges composed of four elevated wedges. Moraine waters sustain countless green spaces and a large number of diverse species who call the moraine and related landscapes home. The oak ridges moraine library branch is currently located at,085 yonge st, unit 12 in richmond hill, on. She signed out adult and childrens paperback books and conducted story time sessions in the schoolyards of lake wilcox and oak ridges public schools. Conservation authorities moraine coalition toronto and. Oak ridges moraine as youve never seen it before the star. It forms the northern boundary of the toronto boreregion. The oak ridges moraine foundation ormf is governed by a vision for the future of the moraine as a vibrant, healthy ecosystem that is widely acknowledged as a model for successful preservation, protection, and restoration of landscapes.
The oak ridges moraine battles could have benefited from an expanded look at the power relations that allow different groups to access the state in its widest sense. It replaced the charles connor memorial library located on king road. A complex ridge of sedimentary material, the moraine is known to have partially developed under water. Background moraines are glaciallyformed accumulations of soil and debris which are deposited through glacial processes, such as the recession of a glacier.
One of ontarios largest moraines, the oak ridges moraine extends 160 kilometers from the niagara escarpment in the west to the trent river system in the east, and is on average kilometers wide. Pursuant to section 41 of the planning act, and in accordance with the towns official plan and site plan control bylaw, the town of caledon designates all lands within the corporate limits of the town of caledon as a site plan control area. One particular project the ormf has thoroughly supported is the completion of an east to west continuous trail across the entire length of the moraine. Rows of crops draping sunsoaked slopes like green corduroy.
The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, and mountain biking. The present oak ridges moraine library, located on yonge street in the oak ridges marketplace opened to meet the growing needs of the community. Feb 18, 20 the oak ridges moraine battles is the definitive book on this important chapter in ontario environmental politics. Updates on the new oak ridges library can be found here.
Its purpose is to inspire the effort and commitment needed to conserve the moraine for life through information on the moraine, the oak ridges trail, the oak ridges moraine foundataion, and providing ifnormation on the oak ridges moraine conservation. Enns and schofield, whose family has lived in the area for five generations, moved there to raise their kids for the beauty of its pristine location on the oak ridges moraine. On thursday, october 21, 2010, the ormf and oak ridges trail association celebrated. It keeps our farmlands, forests and wetlands safe and sustainable, and provides fresh air, clean water and healthy local food.
Nevertheless, the book is a rigorously detailed and conceptually nimble work that asks challenging questions about how to think about nature in order to defend it. The oak ridges moraine battles toronto public library. Bill 122, oak ridges moraine conservation act, 2001. Please begin by clicking on the map to place a marker on your property. Please see a map of all richmond hill public library locations. Oak ridges moraine environment oak ridges moraine blog. Thanks in large part to the work of these oak ridges moraine champions, a land use plan to protect the area, the oak ridges moraine conservation plan, was enacted in 2002 by the ontario government.
As of this writing march 11 2015 the oak ridges moraine from above book is a day off going to print. Often referred to as the rainbarrel of southern ontario, the oak ridges moraine provides a critical service to over 200,000 people every time they turn on the tap. There are exceptions to this requirement as outlined in the site plan control bylaw. This book provides a careful, multifaceted history and policy analysis of planning issues and citi. Oak ridges moraine policy paper township of adjala. This book is the brainchild of storm save the oak ridges moraine a citizens group dedicated to preserving one of ontarios most important aquifiers. This book provides a careful, multifaceted history and policy analysis of. The oak ridges moraine is a unique landform that generated heated battles over the future of nature conservation, sprawl, and development in the toronto region at the turn of the twentyfirst century. It is bounded to the west by the niagara escarpment, a cuesta which was critical to the formation of the moraine, and to the east by the trent river and rice lake. The channel fills along the core of the oak ridges moraine are primarily coarse to fine, though the channel bases exhibit a thick sequence of coarse sediments. The oak ridges moraine battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that received a great deal of attention in the local and national news, and that ultimately led to provincial legislation aimed at protecting the moraine and ontarios greenbelt. About this book how to use this e book table of contents foreword peter scholefield introduction harold sellers compilers notes and acknowledgements stan butcher postscript securing the future kevin lowe. There are about 300 copies of the book as yet unspoken for.
The government of ontario created the oak ridges moraine technical working committee in june 1991 with the joint membership of the. About this book how to use this ebook table of contents foreword peter scholefield introduction harold sellers compilers notes and acknowledgements stan butcher postscript securing the future kevin lowe. The oak ridges trail association orta building pathways to an active lifestyle. It stretches more than 160 km from the niagara escarpment in the west to the trent river in the east. If you just cant seem to place a marker, try removing the marker and trying again. Edition 7 is in progress with distribution to be completed in spring 2019. Towards a long term strategy, described the background, history, and importance of the oak ridges moraine, and discussed in detail the current policy context, the state of. With its rolling highlands, pastoral fields, and forests it could be said that it is the geological heart and soul of southern ontario. Here is a link below to find out more facts about orm. It is the thickest piece of glacial material anywhere in ontario, created about,000 years ago. Oak ridges moraine website is dedicated to all of the people and organizations whose hard work has preserved the moraine. The things that make the oak ridges moraine special, including its water, its wildlife, and its contributions to surrounding populations and natural areas, also make it worth protecting.
The oak ridges moraine is a geological landform that runs eastwest across south central ontario, canada. It covers an area of approximately 1,900 km2 and stretches 160 km from the niagara escarpment. On the map below, the current location of the oak ridges library is the blue maker. The oak ridges moraine wanders across central southern ontario for one hundred and sixty kilometers. This book provides a careful, multifaceted history and policy analysis of planning issues and citizen activism on the moraine\s future in the face of rapid urban expansion. The oak ridges moraine is an ecologically important geological landform in the mixedwood plains of southcentral ontario, canada. It made it virtually impossible to build a new barn in the area, never mind develop a massive. This book provides a careful, multifaceted history and policy analysis of planning issues and citizen activism on the moraines future in the face of rapid urban expansion. The king township historical societys second speaker of the year was professor art weis of the university of toronto, who shared the history of jokers hill to a soldout audience at hogans inn last. This book provides a careful, multifaceted history and policy analysis of planning. Drone over lake wilcox richmond hill oak ridges moraine, ontario. The authors provide a wealth of detail and analysis of an interesting story that is significant not only locally and regionally, but also nationally, and to a certain extent, internationally. Aug 25, 2017 how the oak ridges moraine was formed.
Jun 17, 20 this book provides a careful, multifaceted history and policy analysis of planning issues and citizen activism on the moraines future in the face of rapid urban expansion. One of the most significant landforms in southern ontario, the moraine gets its name from the rolling hills and river valleys extending 160 km. The forests of the oak ridges moraine grew to be diverse with an array of tree species including sugar maple, oak, and beech. It crosses 32 municipalities in three regions peel, york and durham and four counties dufferin, simcoe, peterborough, and northumberland and the city of kawartha lakes.
To find directions to oak ridges library, please follow this link. The ormcp, the toronto city council and the federal and provincial government are working to prevent this moraine. The oak ridges moraine orm is one of ontarios most significant landforms. The oak ridges moraine battles development, sprawl, and. Crowd funding is complete, and was very successful. The oak ridges moraine battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that. Moreover, analysis of eskers within the deep valleys to the north of the moraine show that they tend to broaden to form gravel sheets. The oak ridges moraine conservation act, 2001 provided for the establishment of the oak ridges moraine conservation plan ormcp through o. The northern half of richmond hill is located on a natural feature called the oak ridges moraine. The oak ridges moraine battles captures the hidden aspects of a story that received a great deal of attention in the local and national news, and that ultimately led to. Stores selling guide books currently unavailable as a new edition is in the works. Oak ridges moraine is an environment that exist as a habitat for various types of reptiles and amphibians such as turtles, lizards snakes and etc. Jan 21, 2015 crowd funding is complete, and was very successful.
The moraine covers a geographic area of 1,900 square kilometres 730 sq mi between caledon and rice lake, near peterborough. The oak ridges neighbourhood gets its name from the oak ridges moraine an environmentally important land mass that has shaped and defined this community from the outset. Sectional maps of the oak ridges moraine area land use designation map 2002 envoyer cette page par courriel. It developed about 12,000 years ago, during the wisconsin glaciation in north america. The oak ridges moraine is an irregular ridge of sandy hills stretching 160 kilometres from the trent river in the east to the niagara escarpment in the west. The establishment, in 1989, of the save the oak ridges moraine storm coalition contributed to a growing sense among local residents that action needed to be taken to save the moraine. The oak ridges moraine is a geological landform that runs eastwest across south central. The moraine plays a critical, yet mostly unheralded role in the everyday lives of millions of southern ontarians. The resulting september 1999 discussion paper, the oak ridges moraine. A model for the origin of the oak ridges moraine is based on the recognition that the moraine is built on a highrelief, erosional surface unconformity consisting of drumlin uplands and a network of deep, steepwalled. Josie fleming, library staff member, arrived in the area with a carload of books. The origins of these stratified moraines are poorly understood. Jan 06, 2014 the original oak ridges moraine protection act ormpa was an extremely tough piece of legislation.
Fears of contaminated soil on oak ridges moraine the star. Water the moraine stores a very large volume of water underground groundwater that is an important source of drinking water for many people in ontario. Introduction by the mid to late1980s, development in the greater toronto area gta in ontario, canada had expanded north and had begun to threaten the fragile hydrogeology, geomorphology, and ecology of a major glacial moraine landform that served as an important green space corridor, the oak ridges moraine orm. A few hundred feet up, bill lishman gets a birds eyeful of the oak ridges moraine. The oak ridges moraine library, opened in 1990 in a strip mall, is a 6,000squarefoot 560 m 2 facility designed by phillip carter. The oak ridges moraine battles development, sprawl, and nature. This book provides a careful, multifaceted history and policy analysis of planning issues.
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