Starting with a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2001 and assisted by subsequent OTF grants we helped to secure and construct an almost totally off-road route for the Trans Canada Trail from the town of Uxbridge 15 km. south to the Pickering town line....
GDA supported the efforts of the Township of Uxbridge to establish golf course maintenance policies which are environmentally friendly. These practices involve reduced water usage and reduced fertilizer and herbicide use. As a result of this work, all of the golf...
In 2014 GDA began partnering with Lakeridge Citizens for Clean Water, a small citizen-led group who advocated that provincial standards and enforcement mechanisms for the handling and disposal of fill be established. Thanks to their work, and that of the Ontario Soil...
GDA members and supporters have permanently protected more than 2000 acres of land by encouraging the donation of conservation easements on private properties surrounding the East Duffins Headwaters area. This ensures these lands will remain undeveloped in perpetuity....
Our voice is a respected no-partisan contribution to public policy and land use discussions. We regularly submit comments during policy and planning reviews with The Environmental Registry of Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, The Ontario...
Federal LandsIn 1972, 18,600 of acres in Pickering were expropriated by the Federal and Provincial governments to build a new international airport and a planned city. People or Planes (POP) was a group formed in 1972 to fight the building of an airport here; some of...
Recently an application was put forward to re-zone an existing aggregate pit located south of the town of Uxbridge and add existing industrial activities to their license which would change and extend the operational life of the pit activities. The pit is situated...