Some of Toronto’s Woodbine-Danforth community members are frustrated by a lack of consultation and transparency from Metrolinx regarding Small’s Creek and Williamson Park ravines.
The transit agency is planning to proceed with clear-cutting up to 268 trees to make way for construction along the GO Lakeshore East (LSE) rail line.
Residents are concerned that this project is putting a sensitive ecosystem in danger.
Metrolinx currently has a restoration plan outlined which includes the planting of 260 trees, 932 shrubs, and ground covering as part of re-naturalization when work on the LSE is completed.
According to a Feb. 24 emailed statement, Metrolinx is also committed to further enhancing restoration efforts.
But, as Toronto Observer reporter Erin Horrocks-Pope discovered, neighbours and friends of Small’s Creek and Williamson Park ravines hope to find a more sustainable solution that preserves the current environment.
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