Gravel Point Advocacy
Update. October 22, 2024
Last week, new information about the Gravel Point development proposal was added to the Engage Frontenac Website. You can find it here .
These new reports come from the developers and attempt to address concerns raised by the technical advisors for the township and county planners. We encourage those of you who are interested in this issue to read the materials and to subscribe where indicated on the Engage Frontenac website so that you will receive project updates from the Township as they are issued.
These reports add to the large amount of technical details already available in the Environmental Impact Assessments posted earlier on the Engage Frontenac website. The PLA board is reviewing these reports to decide the best way to continue our advocacy efforts to protect the health of the lake. We are also reaching out to the county planners and the township to clarify the next steps in the process.
Please know that your board of directors is committed to this important issue and will keep you updated as things progress.
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact us.
The PLA believes the proposed development on Gravel Point could lead to irreversible harm to our precious water quality and the thriving population of lake trout. As part of its advocacy efforts, the PLA issued a request for donations to enlist the expertise of Hutchinson Environmental Sciences Ltd to conduct an independent peer review of the Gravel Point development submission. Thank you so much to everyone who donated to this important cause. Hutchinson’s peer review, copied here, has been submitted to the Township.
Here is a link to the Township’s website containing all the technical documents regarding the Gravel Point development proposal.
Note that neither the Hutchinson report, nor this assessment of the proposal by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) is included on the Township’s website.