bigugli Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Below is a letter to copy and paste to send off to the various government agencies and area politicians who should be concerned about the destruction of our fishery. To Whom It May Concern. I write to direct your attention to an extremely grave problem in the Niagara region. One which affects citizens across much of southern Ontario. 15 Mile creek is a tributary stream feeding the western basin of Lake Ontario. It borders the Town of Lincoln and the City of St Catharines. Where the stream meets the lake there is a large impound pond at Charles Daley Park. Over the years the park has provided excellent opportunities for anglers and wildlife enthusiasts alike. It also provides habitat for diverse wildlife, including protected species as the painted turtle. More importantly, this body of water is a key spawning ground for lake run species from Lake Ontario. Through the months of April and May, numerous species enter this pond to breed. They include rainbow trout, yellow perch, white bass, crappie, channel catfish, common carp and freshwater drum. Vast schools of emerald shiner, a key forage fish for many species also enter this pond. This makes 15 Mile creek an important natural nursery bed for Lake Ontario's fishery. That pond has now sustained serious damage as a result of negligent development, The shoreline and spawning beds immediately in front of 1197 Lakeshore rd. have been devastated and stripped by heavy equipment. The damage continues as sediment runs off, unchecked, from a slope that has been stripped of vegetation. Despite calls placed with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, the Ministry of Natural Resources, and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, no action has been taken. In fact, many excuses have been supplied for not taking action. As an outdoors enthusiast and conservationist I am shocked. As a taxpayer, I am appalled. Laws written to protect and sustain the fisheries and environment are not being enforced. If left unremedied, the damage to the fishery and wildlife will take decades to recover. I expect, and respectfully, demand that suitable actions be taken to: 1) Enforce the laws in place to protect both the fishery and environment. 2) Engage in immediate efforts to restore the affected habitat Yours in Conservation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Here is a list of contacts to e-mail this letter. Please sign with your name and address, Verifiable taxpayer voices are what count. Let us know if you participate. http://www.gailshea.ca/ Minister of Fisheries Canada ljeffrey.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org Minister for MNR http://www.niagararegion.ca/mailto.aspx?em...eter+Partington Regional chairperson smiller@npca.ca Co-ordinator of watershed regulation NPCA ofah@ofah.org info@deanallison.ca MP for Lincoln jbradley.mpp.co@liberal.ola.org MPP St Catharines timhudak@niagara.net MPP Lincoln and leader of Ontario PC party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnn Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Would it be worthwhile to send a letter to Goldhawk of radio station 740 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverfisher22 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Sent Ditto , all 8 sent . Thanks Bruce ,and to all , lets show them that we anglers ARE concerned and protective of our land and waterways . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandorjoben Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 I sent emails to all those listed, and added one to the Minister of the Environment John Gerretsen, this morning. I am pasting the body of an e-mail response I received already today from the NPCA which reads as follows as addressed to myself: Dear Dave: Thank you for your email of April 12, 2010. With respect to the above, please be advised that the owners of the property you have referenced are currently in discussions with NPCA with a view to implementing restoration. As of this writing our Regulation Officer has advised that some interim sediment control measures have already been put in place . NPCA has and will continue to pursue satisfactory restoration and resolve of this matter, by the most expedient and legal means available to us. This came from the director of water management from the NPCA, Welland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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loopy Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Thanks for Making this so easy (Big guy) All Sent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bigugli Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 I sent emails to all those listed, and added one to the Minister of the Environment John Gerretsen, this morning. I am pasting the body of an e-mail response I received already today from the NPCA which reads as follows as addressed to myself:Dear Dave: Thank you for your email of April 12, 2010. With respect to the above, please be advised that the owners of the property you have referenced are currently in discussions with NPCA with a view to implementing restoration. As of this writing our Regulation Officer has advised that some interim sediment control measures have already been put in place . NPCA has and will continue to pursue satisfactory restoration and resolve of this matter, by the most expedient and legal means available to us. This came from the director of water management from the NPCA, Welland. That is some fantastic news. Pity they have not got around to telling Smerch or myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 sent to all links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 That is some fantastic news. Pity they have not got around to telling Smerch or myself I guess we are the trouble makers who started this thread Bruce , but it is good news to hear they are taking this seriously and starting some restoration . I believe they are asking for us to bear with them and stop contacting other avenues until they complete the restoration . Thank you NPCA for getting the ball rolling ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvevolution Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 that is awesome news. now lets see if they actually follow up with actions. it will be interesting to see how slow or fast that happens. I hope for the sake of the environmental issues at stake, that it is sooner rather than later. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 that is awesome news. now lets see if they actually follow up with actions. it will be interesting to see how slow or fast that happens. I hope for the sake of the environmental issues at stake, that it is sooner rather than later. Rich Make sure it happens. Add your voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 I found an old reg book in the basement ...2003 . It is a thicker book with more info on various topics compared to the 2010 reg book which is downsized . when I read THIS page , I thought it would fit right in this thread nicely ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phranchise Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 sent....well said bigugli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Bigugli has done a lot of calling , researching and contacting many people to get some peoples attention and I personally thank Bruce for putting in a lot of his time to get this issue resolved . I'm green with this stuff and I'm thankful to have Bruce carrying the ball . He steps right up to the plate when the going gets tough ! P.S.......don't get on the wrong side of Big ugli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvevolution Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 consider my voice as "added" Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packrat Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 "That is some fantastic news. Pity they have not got around to telling Smerch or myself " Indeed some fantastic news----lets keep everything we've got two of crossed that this will get followed through to a satisfactory ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Message sent and kudos to the Grumpy Old Men for being such good custodians of what we have around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 We 're getting more guns coming out to play. We've been put up as a WFN blog. It has been suggested that a lot of responses on the blog could get us bumped to the WFN main page. http://www.wfn.tv/ambassador/blog.php?blog=403416 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadhead Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 i was told a siltation barrier was installed. is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 i was told a siltation barrier was installed. is this true? I will have a look from the park to see what is happening this week . I also got an answer back from Tim Hudaks office and was assured he will have a personal look at this . Has anyone heard from Jim Bradley ???? I have emailed him in the past and never got a reply from him at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phranchise Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 received the follow reply from mr.miller as well as a reply from Hudak's People. Thank you for your email of April 12, 2010. With respect to your email, please be advised that the owners of the property you have referenced are currently in discussions with NPCA with a view to implementing restoration. As of this writing our Regulation Officer has advised that some interim sediment control measures have already been put in place. NPCA has and will continue to pursue satisfactory restoration and resolve of this matter, by the most expedient and legal means available to us. Yours truly; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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