By Doug Draper
In the week ahead, on May 17, 18 and 19, the Niagara Parks Commission is inviting members of the public to open houses to review its plans for the public lands this agency has been entrusted to preserve and protect along the Canadian shores of the Niagara River.
Photo courtesy of Niagara Parks Commission.
The NPC was founded in the late 1800s and remains a steward of public lands spanning the length of the Niagara River between Fort Erie and Niagara-on-the-Lake. The creation of this body was a stroke of vision by the Ontario government at the time. Similar scenic shoreline lands along this great river and the Horseshoe and American Falls, on the New York side of the border, were being chewed up for industrial development a century ago. There have been many New York environment and park officials who have said they wished leaders in that state joined Ontario in purchasing up lands along these spectacular border waters for the purposes of preservation.
That is not to say that the Niagara Parks Commission has not met its share of challenges from residents over some of its plans for these precious lands. It has, and that is why attending NPC’s open houses is a good idea for the commission and all of us who care about this piece of our natural heritage.
The dates, times and locations of the open houses are listed below in a Niagara Parks Commission media release.
Niagara Parks Announces Community Open House Meetings
WHAT: The Niagara Parks Commission (NPC) would like to invite the public to attend one of its open house sessions where it will share an overview of the 2010 season and its plans for the coming tourism year. NPC will also provide the results of its strategic planning exercise, which was shaped in part through community consultations held this past fall and winter.
WHEN: All meetings will take place from 6:30 – 9 p.m.
WHERE: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Niagara-on-the-Lake Community Centre
14 Anderson Lane
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Legends on the Niagara Golf Complex
9561 Niagara Parkway
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 71
130 Garrison Road
Fort Erie, Ontario
Niagara At Large 