Toronto Waterfront - Port Union

PORT UNION WATERFRONT
The King's Harbour Marine Park concept has long since [since 1976] proposed that the olde village of Port Union [1832-1877] be restored as a public amenity with the use of public funding. Concept was endorsed by Mayor Gus Harris and all Mayors and Premiers since then along with the related Parks Commissioners. This concept was introduced to the then Chairman of the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority [TRCA] Mr. Bill MacLean by the Mayor in 1976 who had never seen it before and who have been supporters ever since. The fact that it had never been seen before was re-confirmed again by Chairman David Crombie of the Toronto Waterfront Regeneration Trust who called the King's Harbour Marine Park proposal "a marvellous new amenity never seen before in waterfront planning" in his final report to the region in 1982 six years later.

With the completion of Phase One [purhase of private lands around Port Union] Phase Two [building of the three bridges to the site] and Phase Three [the land fill from Chesterton Shores to Highland Creek] we are now looking at Phase Four [the completion of the east and west moles to enclose the sailing harbour to replace the old one and the re-opening of the Adams Creek to create a water flow into the harbour.

Our only problem at the moment is the "Toronto" Waterfront Revitalization Corp whose mandate does not include Scarborough/Agincourt other than the less than ½ of 1% of their $17 billion budget split between Scarborough and Etobicoke even though 45% of their budget comes from taxpayer funding from those areas outside of downtown Toronto.

So to the people of Scarborough/Agincourt we ask that you stand up for the City and support your own waterfront with your donations and ensure that your Councilors are directed by you to do so. Please visit our site at http://ca.geocities.com/kingsharbour@rogers.com