Annual Report 2001 The Living City

Our global future will be determined in rapidly expanding city regions. Toronto and Region Conservation is committed to building the natural foundation for healthy sustainable communities in the Toronto city region.

Table of Contents

Message From the Chair and CAO 2 Healthy Rivers: Protecting Water 3 Biodiversity: Protecting Natural Areas and Wildlife 9 Sustainable Living: In Harmony With Nature 13 Business Management 17 2001 HIGHLIGHTS

Partnered to protect the Oak Ridges Moraine • Advocated for water source protection • Implemented a Regional Water Monitoring Network • Worked to protect regional groundwater • Completed 12 land Message from the Chair and CAO acquisitions and nine property easements • Protecting our environment is no longer an option but a necessity. A healthy future depends on our ability to Worked on a Natural make more sustainable living choices. Our Living City vision recognizes that we need to value and invest in Heritage Program to protect natural ecosystems to achieve the social and economic objectives for a sustainable city region. natural areas and species • Our work in 2001 around the protection and management of water, the future of the Oak Ridges Moraine Initiated 12 new and the regeneration of natural areas, reflected the public’s concern about clean water, loss of greenspace community action site and urban growth and planning. projects and continued

17 multi-year projects Message from the Chair and CAO We want to thank all of our partners for their support, including our members, municipal politicians and staff, • Planted over 300,000 our community task forces, councils and alliances, The Conservation Foundation and our dedicated staff. native trees and shrubs Collectively we are working hard to improve the quality of life in our region. • Provided environmental With nature as our guide, we will continue to build healthy communities for ourselves and for our children. education to over 90,000 students • Received awards Dick O’Brien Craig Mather for Watershed Planning and Education 2 HEALTHY RIVERS Protecting Water 2001 OVERVIEW

Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) continued to protect the rivers in our region’s nine watersheds. Working with community partners, we made major progress in developing healthy river strategies for the Etobicoke Mimico and Duffin’s Carruthers watersheds. Innovative work and many Living City Milestones community restoration projects on the Humber River led to international recognition. TRCA was Don and Highland Watersheds given the lead role in the restoration at the mouth of the Leading River Mouth Regeneration. The Plantings and Ongoing Restoration. Planting Don River, and undertook federal and provincial governments and the and restoration efforts continued at Don Valley numerous rehabilitation City of Toronto designated TRCA as the lead Brick Works, Milne Hollow and Little German projects along the waterfront. agency to carry out the Lower Don Environmental Mills Creek. Assessment and Functional Design study to

We took critical steps to provide flood protection and naturalize the Planning Fish Barrier Removal. Staff completed Healthy Rivers: Protecting Water protect the water in our mouth of the Don River. phase one planning studies for fish barrier region by establishing a mitigation on Highland Creek. groundwater protection Building Community Park Network. Business plan and monitoring and community partnerships continued to network. support the development of the Bartley Smith Greenway, a seven-kilometre trail system through the Langstaff Ecopark, as well as a retrofit stormwater management facility and extensive plantings.

4 Humber River Watershed Duffins and Carruthers Watersheds

Completing Habitat Restoration Efforts. Engaging Community Participation. A two Completing Watershed Protection Planning. Major progress at Community Action Sites year program to clean up litter from the Staff worked closely with the Community included a fishway and new trails at Humber was completed. A multimedia art Task Force and other stakeholders to develop Palgrave, wetland creation at Claireville, exhibition at Black Creek Pioneer Village watershed management strategies and channel naturalization at Alex Marchetti highlighted the values of the Humber River. action plans. Park, trail opening and environmental The Lambton House Hotel and Lower Humber enhancements at the Granger Greenway Discovery Walk, a new self-guided interpretive Engaging the Community. A series of public and extensive trail development in Bolton. trail, identified points of interest that illustrate consultations and open houses helped to the rich heritage and environmental characteristics raise awareness of conditions and issues Adopting New Community Action Sites. of the Humber. The Humber Triathalon and regarding Duffins and Carruthers Creeks. Six new sites have been identified to begin Lake Wilcox Fun Day events enhanced restoration at Rexdale Park, Eglinton Flats, community awareness. Advanced Restoration Work. Work Humber Park, Highway 27/Finch Corridor, progressed on the Duffins and Carruthers Fish and Eaton Hall. Local and International Recognition. The Plan, the Duffins Creek Marsh Plan and Humber Report Card won the Ontario Terrestrial Natural Heritage Mapping. Professional Planners Institute Award for planning excellence. TRCA was the runner Prepared Water Budget. Staff completed up for the Thiess Services International River a 3D groundwater model and updated the Prize that acknowledges leadership in hydrology model for Duffins Creek. watershed revitalization.

5 Annual Report 2001 to engagethe and hosted fivecommunityenvironmentalevents Building CommunityAwareness. Restoring Wetlands andShoreline. Completing theStrategy. W Etobicoke andMimicoCreek baseline report cardinformation. baseline report the Watershed ManagementStrategyand of theWatershed Task completed Force,staff an historicmarshatthemouthofMimicoCreek. Bonar CommunityActionSite,arestorationof Lake in and ahorseshoewetlandplantingatHeart completed regenerationoftheeastshoreline atersheds published three published three Brampton. Planningbeganforthe community. watershed newsletters With the support With thesupport Staff Staff Staff City TV'sBreakfastTelevision andothervenues. to includetheCanadian National Exhibition, outreach educationprogramwasexpanded to help protect the north Rouge. to helpprotectthenorth TRCA suppor Growing OutreachEducation. W Rouge watershed. created totrackseedpropagationinthe and aGISdatabaseofheritagetreeswas was createdfortherareRedsideDacefish; for speciesreintroduction;streamhabitat Three maleperegrinefalconswerepurchased Reintroducing SpeciesandRestoringHabitat. Plan. Management Completed RougeNorth Rouge RiverWatershed to improve the content, interface anddesign. to improvethecontent,interface completely redeveloped(www.rougepark.com) eb SiteRedeveloped. As part oftheRougeParkAlliance, As part ted thecompletionofaplan Rouge Park staff Rouge Parkstaff The Rouge Central Waterfront Plan. andtheCityofToronto’s(Fung Report) new for theWaterfront RevitalizationInitiative input,dataandrecommendations provided implementation of a butterfly garden. implementation ofabutterfly withtheCityof Torontoand partnered on along theHumberBay Shoresshoreline TRCA addedtothewetland complex Expanded HumberShoreline Wetlands. W integration withtheexistingMarieCurtis stage for18haofparkdevelopmentand lands intheCityofMississaugasetting Soil clean-upwascompletedonthesekey Completed ArsenalLandsRemediation. June 2001. Pickering MillenniumTrail thatopenedin a criticalcomponentofthe$2.6million The naturalizationoftheHydroMarshwas Completed HydroMarshRestorationPlan. WaterfrontSupported Revitalization. To ronto Waterfront Naturalization aterfront Park. aterfront TRCA 6 Healthy Rivers: Protecting Water Regional Groundwater

Completed Regeneration Plans. Staff updated Progress on Frenchman’s Bay Rehabilitation. Leading Groundwater Planning. Staff the Tommy Thompson Park Master Plan with As part of the third year of working with the participated in the development of the the University of Guelph Landscape Research Frenchman’s Bay community (City of Pickering), York, Peel and Durham (YPD) groundwater Group, incorporating the ecologically sensitive three programs were successfully launched: management strategy; created a work plan; base lands, part of Toronto’s new waterfront H.O.E.P. - Hands On Earth Program; The and accelerated technical studies for imple- plan for Lake Ontario parks. Natural Alternative Program; and V.E.W.- mentation of a groundwater management Volunteer Environmental Watch Monitoring program. Planned for Mimico Waterfront Park. Program. Working with the community, this project Advocating Source Protection. Staff will include 1 km of waterfront trail, a Supported Ajax Waterfront Project. participated in the Walkerton Inquiry day boat mooring facility and aquatic TRCA supported the creation of the Ajax- (Part 2), co-authored Conservation Ontario’s and terrestrial habitat features as part of Harwood Point Garden’s to remember written submission, and participated in expert community revitalization for the Humber the role of the H.M.S. Ajax and the Ajax meetings and public hearings promoting the Bay west shoreline. community during WWII. role of watershed management in protecting drinking water sources. Approvals for Port Union Waterfront Project. Supported Durham Park Features. Environmental Assessment approval was Significant public park features and gardens Monitoring Water and Wells. Staff designed received for 3.6 km of waterfront from the were established through the rebuilding of a monitoring network and developed Highland Creek to the Rouge River which the Ajax Water Supply Plant by the Region 12 groundwater monitoring wells in the will include a waterfront trail, aquatic and of Durham in partnership with the TRCA and TRCA jurisdiction as part of the Provincial terrestrial habitat features and a pedestrian the Town of Ajax. Conservation Authority Network. tunnel. Implementation is pending subject to a funding partnership with the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the City of Toronto.

7 Annual Report 2001 Environment Canada. and Durham,theCityofToronto and withtheRegionsofPeel,Yorkin partnership a regionalwatershedmonitoringprogram Durham Region waterfront beaches. Durham Regionwaterfront inland lakebeachesaswellToronto and monitoredallpublic the swimmingseasonstaff algae and52forfishspecieshabitat. and quality, 14sitesforbenthicinvertebrates Building Partnerships. Encouraging CommunityParticipation. Monitoring MunicipalBeaches. Species. Monitoring Water QualityandAquatic Launched MonitoringProgram. River andShorelineMonitoring biological tool forassessingwatershed health. for developing algaemonitoringas a withUniversity ofTorontoresearch partnership and shorelines. assess theaestheticconditionsofstreams devel oped acommunitybasedprogramto Staff monitored 33sitesfor Staff Staff developeda Staff Staff initiated Staff Throughout water Staff W intheCityofTorontoparticipated Wet Provided Flood Alert Services. Provided FloodAlert management strategy. ofaspill chemical spilldatabaseinsupport initiated thedevelopmentofanoiland Staff SpillManagementStrategy.Supported MasterPlan. Stormwater Supported and FloodControl Management,Erosion Stormwater times in2001. local municipalitiesandschoolboardsfour toregionaland services flood advisory eather FlowManagementMasterPlan. Staff provided Staff Staff Staff flood anderosioncontrolprojects. Class EnvironmentalAssessmentsforremedial Ontarioinupdating assisted Conservation Updated FloodandErosionGuidelines. Initiating LowWater ResponsePlan. Authorities andmunicipalpartners. in conjunctionwithourneighbouring developing LowWater ResponseTeams conditions, TRCA response toprovinciallevelonedrought began theprocessof In Staff 8 Healthy Rivers: Protecting Water BIODIVERSITY Protecting Natural Areas and Wildlife Tr Oak RidgesMoraine. the uniqueresourcesof planstoprotect supporting amajorrolein TRCA played We acres oflandinourregion! 13,802 hectaresor34,105 TRCA nowprotectsover andeasements. acquisitions throughland hectares ofland we protected On andoff of themoraine. to protectmorethan90% to regional municipalities,led our including partners, and the and shrubs. 300,000 nativetrees projects andplantedover than 50majorrestoration work completedmore Creek. Our“handson” of Toronto andonDuffin’s intheCity planning efforts applied thisscienceto Heritage Programand progress onourTerrestrial emendous draft provinciallegislation

OVERVIEW made assistance ofmany 2001 substantial public support the moraine, over 530 the form, featuresandfunctionsofthemoraine. the form, municipal strategydevelopmenttohelpprotect Moraine Coalition(CAMC)andinregional Authorities’ intheConservation participated Regulation. andInputtoNewAct Provided Expertise Developed ProtectionPartnerships. Oak RidgesMoraine the ORM the moraineandsubsequently established legislation whichprotects morethan90%of on protectingthemoraine.Theprovincepassed which draftedrecommendationstotheprovince panel the TRCAandCAMConanadvisory Living CityMilestones Conservation Plan. Conservation TRCA ChairDickO’Brienrepresented TRCA Providing Staff Resources. Providing Staff protect a CAMC toworkwithallstakeholdershelp Oak RidgesMorainePlanneronbehalfofthe nd advocate forthemoraine. nd TRCA retainedan 10 Biodiversity: Protecting Natural Areas and Wildlife Land Acquisition Regeneration and Reforestation

Completed 12 Acquisitions. 23 Partnered for Reforestation. Through the Planting Humber Headwaters. Over 29,000 hectares (58 acres) of land were acquired. Reforestation for Biodiversity Program, the trees were planted in the Humber River Purchases included a major property partnership with Ontario Power Generation headwaters area at Glen Haffy Conservation (18.75 hectares/46.33 acres) in Richmond planted 180,780 trees at Claireville Conservation Area and Rolling Meadows Estates. Hill on the Oak Ridges Moraine which Area, Glen Haffy Conservation Area, Glen includes kettle wetlands and is designated Major Resource Management Tract, Lake Don River Plantings. 6,956 trees and shrubs as an area of Natural and Scientific Interest St. George Forest and Wildlife Area and were planted at the Bartley Smith Greenway by the province. Financial support for this Boyd North. in partnership with the City of Vaughan, purchase came from York Region, the Town Vaughan Chamber of Commerce, the of Richmond Hill and a generous donation Restoring Heart Lake Shoreline. The Heart community, schools and volunteers. An from Hilda Pangman’s estate. Lake Shoreline Project involved over 5,300 additional 9,000 trees and shrubs were people with over 2,500 plantings along planted at nine other sites. Secured Conservation Easements. Staff the shoreline for erosion control, and habitat negotiated easements for 195.5 hectares and water quality enhancement. The project Rouge River Restoration. 2,451 trees and (483 acres) of land from eight owners in included releasing 300 trout and installing shrubs were planted at Milne Park Natural southern Uxbridge and northern Pickering. three interpretive signs. and Cultural Heritage Project in partnership With assistance from TRCA, The Oak Ridges with the Milne Park Conservation Association, Moraine Land Trust secured the donation Plantings in Mimico Creek Watershed. 2,232 Town of Markham, Great Lakes Sustainability of a conservation easement over a 288- trees and shrubs were planted at five project Fund, Rouge Park and over 600 community hectare (711-acre) holding in northern sites in partnership with the City of Mississauga, volunteers. Naturalization included the Pickering. Securing these conservation volunteers, schools and the community. creation of 1.4 hectares of wetland, 2.4 easements brings the total protected area in hectares of upland/lowland, 0.4 hectares southern Uxbridge and northern Pickering to of reforestation and 3,160 aquatic plants. 1,947 hectares (4809 acres).

11 Annual Report 2001 volunteer planters. planted 2,410treesandshrubsbycommunity W washwater managementprojects. planting, andseptic,manuremilkhouse including livestockaccessrestriction,riparian implementation ofbestmanagementpractices rural headwatersofourregionthroughthe waterqualityinthe and enhancedsurface The RuralCleanWater Programprotected Encouraging BestManagementPractices. Naturalizing theWaterfront. Creek Plantings. Duffins sites. planted over5,400treesandshrubsatnine aterfront NaturalizationInitiativeProgram aterfront Staff and volunteers Staff The Toronto foundations. stakeholders includingmunicipalities and and andregional municipalities peer groups,partners watershed. and restoration their newOf Natural HeritageStrategytohelpinform City ofToronto, TRCAcompletedtheTor the TRCAjurisdictionhasbeendigitized. approximately 45%ofthenaturalcoverin mapping floraandfaunaspecies.To date, and describingvegetationcommunities involvedmapping jurisdiction. Thesurveys throughouttheTRCA and meadowinventory Developed Partnerships. Applying theScience. Identified ThreatenedSpecies. Cover. Inventoried Over6,000HectaresofNatural Te by lossofhabitatinourregion. plants andanimalsthatarebeingthreatened identified rrestrial NaturalHeritageProgram developed funding support frommultiple developed fundingsupport Staff completed aforest,wetlands Staff over 500“SpeciesofConcern,” ficial Plan. As well, staff identified ficial Plan.Aswell,staff protection prioritiesintheDuffins In partnership withthe In partnership Staff consultedwith Staff Staff have Staff onto protection evidence. provided environmentalplanningand 11 Ontariomunicipalboardhearingsand Participating inHearings. Participating management reports. applicationsand230 stormwater permit total of1,185planningapplications,383 ecosystem health.Thedivisionrevieweda areas, featuresandfunctionsthatsupport identifiednatural staff Development Services Identifying NaturalFeaturesandFunctions. Development Services Staff attended Staff 12 Biodiversity: Protecting Natural Areas and Wildlife SUSTAINABLE LIVING In Harmony With Nature 2001 OVERVIEW

TRCA believes that it is important to connect people with nature in their communities. We worked with thousands of people in local community stewardship efforts in 2001. Staff strengthened their stewardship efforts as well, and initiated new water quality and sustainable living education programs. Living City Milestones

Our educational facilities Living City Centre Residential Field Centres offered high quality environmental education, Identifying the Need. With help from consultants, High Visitor Satisfaction. Residential field centres and hundreds of thousands staff initiated a needs assessment which scoped hosted 6,489 students for their school programs, of visitors connected with out the TRCA vision for the new centre, provided 2,802 visitors for their weekend programs the natural world at our rationale and identified components. and 796 for their summer programs. The three conservation areas. centres averaged a 4.7 out of 5 satisfaction Assessing the Buildings. Plans for The Living City Staff initiated a process rating from visiting teachers and leaders. Centre at the Kortright to assess the existing Kortright building conditions Centre for Conservation to plan for future repairs and improvements. New Relevant Programs. Staff developed new moved forward. This new programs about groundwater, the Oak Ridges New Teaching Strategies. Education staff began Moraine and living in a sustainable world. facility will play a key role Sustainable Living: In Harmony With Nature in promoting sustainable to identify learning theories and strategies that practices for residents of support sustainable practices that could be the Toronto region. integrated into future education programs.

14 Kortright Centre for Conservation

Improving Facilities. Staff worked on building Claremont Field Centre Record Visitorship. Kortright hosted 87,000 and natural habitat improvements to students, teachers and parents during the improve visitor experiences at the centres. Support from Durham. The Durham District week and 60,000 visitors on weekends School Board booked over 70% of the and evenings. Major event partnerships New Use for Boyd. Due to the non-renewal of school year. included the 2001 Natural Life Festival. a major booking agreement with the Toronto District School Board, residential field Improving Site and Building. New bridges New Programs. Staff developed a new programs will no longer be offered at Boyd. were built over Duffins Creek and ensuite program on weather called Weather Existing buildings will be used for a washrooms were upgraded in the chalet. Watch assisted by Tetra Pak Ltd. stewardship centre and office space requirements. New Wetland Created. The construction of Great Work Recognized. Kortright staff a new wetland will enhance habitat and received two major awards: Council of Albion Hills Field Centre active learning opportunities. Outdoor Educators of Ontario (COEO); and Ontario Society of Environmental Husky Brings Hope. Husky Injection Lake St. George Field Centre Educators (OSEE). Moldings Inc. supported local grade six classes for 47.5 days in 2001. Restoring Facilities. New construction included a new boat dock at the waterfront and a Partner Support. Major partners including new roof on Davies Hall. Metro Housing and the Ontario Choral Society helped fill summer bookings.

Donor Support. The pioneer house received a new cedar roof partially funded through The Conservation Foundation.

15 Annual Report 2001 Streetscapes project. raiser, successfullyraising fundsforthe fund Black Creekhostedtheannual SpringTonic increased by2.7%toreachover161,000visitors. Successful FundRaiser. V New ProgramInitiatives. Increasing Attendance. Restoring theVillage. Black CreekPioneerVillage The SpiritofHarrietTubman. month, andaspecialdramaticpr Civil War re-enactment weekend, afashion show"ImagesoftheHumber",a the juriedart major repairstofivehistoricbuildingsin2001. installation ofanewstorm restoration andrepairprojects, of Pioneer Village implementedadramaticrange from theCityofToronto,support BlackCreek management, gardening, events, costumecreation, of theheritageattractioninareasspecial improvingtheability 12,000 hoursofservice, olunteer Support. V olunteers contributedover Through financial Black Creekattendance The Friendsof and specialprojects. Initiatives included research, collections water system,and including the esentation – 2002 natural resourcesandcapabilities. ual programs for Haffy, Lake. AlbionHillsandHeart the publicandheadwater pondsatGlen reared morethan50,000 troutforstocking Reared 50,000Trout. New CommunitySafetyVillage. Area thatraised$5,000forworkatthepark. week longfestivalatBruce’s MillConservation inthe Over 3,000studentsparticipated Hosted York Children’s Water Festival. Focusing onStrengths. Growing AttendanceandRevenue. Parks Conservation to teach children about traffic safety.to teachchildrenabouttraffic home fortheirnewcommunitysafetyvillage Region PolicechoseBruce’s Millasthe cross country skiingseasonsweresuccessful. cross country picnics hada73%increase,andcamping parks surpasseditsrevenuetargets.Enhanced Conservation Parkshasidentifiedindivid- Conservation for eachfacilitybasedonits Staff successfully Staff Long-term planning Long-term Y ork TRCA V W Pickering completedtheconnectionof W Engaging 20,000Young People. Outreach Programs Growing Partnerships. Connecting toWaterfront Trail. Enviro-picnic ProgramSuccess. public stewardshipand outreachactivities. young peopleandcommunitygroupsin programs engagedmorethan20,000 Campground andChicoRacingatAlbionHills. and Motor partnerships day JuneprogramatBoydandBruce’s Mill. inthetwo than 1,100studentsparticipating withSTMusicresultedinmore partnership reached 12,000 studentsand900 teachers. students tobe stewardsoftheenvironment outreach programtoschools toencourage alley in Petticoat Creek Conservation Area. alley inPetticoatCreekConservation atershed onWheels(WOW). aterfront Trailaterfront acrossthePetticoatCreek Home Vacation at with Toronto CampingCentre TRCA developed Indian Line The continuing The Cityof TRCA’s Outreach 16 Sustainable Living: In Harmony With Nature BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Providing Service and Accountability about $1.08 million.The2002-2006 businessplanprovides forphasedelimination ofthedeficit. The surplus achieved wasapplied to reducetheTRCA’s cumulativedeficitwhichatthe endof2001totalled and $5.9millionfromthe TRCA’s Amodestcapitalsurplusof$7,991 wasachieved. municipal fundingpartners. Foundationcontributed$350,000 tovariouscapitalprojects,$4.8millioncame fromvarioussources The Conservation to continuetheBlackCreekPioneerVillage restoration. for erosioncontrolworks,$2.0millionYork, Peel,andToronto remedialactionplansandabout$1.2 million andshorelineregeneration,$1.0million greenspace securementandacquisition,about$3.8 millionforwaterfront UnionProjectandtheWestSettlement, thePort DonLandsProject.TRCAspent$2.9millionfor construction orapprovaldelayssimplydid not happen,suchastheHumberBayShoresExpropriation Capital expenditurestotalled$11.1million,significantly lessthanbudgetedbecausesomeprojectsexperienced amount of$210,883. in excessofbudget($0.05million)contributed significantlytotheachievementofanoperatingsurplusin excess of budget as noted above, unbudgeted property taxrebates excess ofbudgetasnotedabove,unbudgetedproperty provide financial support byway provide financialsupport continueto to operatingrevenues,raisedmostlythroughTheLivingCitycampaign.Ourmunicipalpartners Foundationcontributedabout$1.5million totalled approximately$8.8millionin2001.TheConservation thepreviousyearbyover $0.5million.Operatingrevenues revenue budgetsby$0.1millionandoutperform helpedtheTRCAexceed areasandKortright Excellent summerweatherandprogrammingattheconservation orunabletobefullycompleted. transfer oftheOntarioRealtyCorporationRougelandswereeitherunnecessary the because someexpectedexpendituresforprojectssuchastheOMBHearingsonOakRidges Moraineand Operating expendituresfortheyeartotalled$22.2millionabout$1.0lessthanbudgeted. Thiswas critical totheTRCA’s theworkofTheLivingCity. futuregrowthanditsabilitytoraisethefundssupport Living Cityandcreatedtheframeworkforits2002-2006businessplan. To 2001 FinancialOverview ronto and Region Conservation approvedthe2001BusinessPlanStrategycentredonmessagesofThe ronto andRegionConservation of the generallevy,of whichamounted ($.1 million) to $7.4million. This is an ongoing process which is is This isanongoingprocesswhich and modestinterestearnings Operating revenuesin

18 Business Management: Providing Service and Accountability

KPMG LLP Chartered Accountants Telephone (905) 949-7800 Mississauga Executive Centre Telefax (905) 949-7799 Four Robert Speck Parkway www.kpmg.ca Suite 1500 Corporate Services and Other Mississauga ON L4Z 1S1 $3,467,100 - 10%

Conservation and Education Programs $9,850,400 - 30%

Conservation Land Management $10,445,100 - 31%

Watershed Health $9,488,400 - 29% AUDITORS' REPORT ON SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

To the Members of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

The accompanying summarized statements of financial position and financial activities and deficit are derived from the complete financial statements of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority as at December 31, 2001 and for the year then ended on which we expressed an opinion without Municipal Funding $15,860,500 - 47% reservation in our report dated March 7, 2002. The fair summarization of the complete financial statements is the responsibility of management. Our responsibility, in accordance with the applicable Fees, Sales, Rentals, and Assurance Guideline of The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, is to report on the Contract Services $11,065,900 - 33% summarized financial statements. All Other Sources In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements fairly summarize, in all material respects, the $3,245,600 - 10% related complete financial statements in accordance with the criteria described in the Guideline referred to above. Conservation Foundation $1,839,100 - 5% These summarized financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by Canadian Provincial Funding generally accepted accounting principles. Readers are cautioned that these statements may not be $1,379,500 - 4% appropriate for their purposes. For more information on the Authority's financial position and results of Federal Funding financial activities and cash flows, reference should be made to the related complete financial $480,500 - 1% statements. Reserves ($401,200)-, -1%

Chartered Accountants

Mississauga, Canada

March 7, 2002

19 Annual Report 2001 TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND DEFICIT Year ended December 31, 2001, with comparative figures for 2000

2001 BUDGET 2001ACTUAL 2000 ACTUAL Expenditures Watershed management and health monitoring $ 4,685,000 $ 3,274,258 $ 2,843,561 Environmental advisory services 2,176,300 1,737,176 1,742,674 Watershed stewardship 5,682,800 4,476,977 6,538,719 Conservation land management,development and acquisition 13,395,630 10,445,138 12,356,184 Conservation and education programming 9,920,600 9,850,377 9,488,258 Corporate services 3,514,100 3,398,359 2,866,275 Vehicle and equipment, net of usage charged (17,600) 36,032 7,740 Increase (decrease) in vacation pay and sick leave entitlements – 32,640 (45,829) 39,356,830 33,250,957 35,797,582 Revenue: Municipal: Levies 16,028,130 13,531,787 11,878,082 Other 2,718,500 2,328,732 4,266,466 Government grants: MNR transfer payments 845,500 845,753 845,554 Provincial - other 1,610,000 533,718 2,894,594 Federal 633,100 480,549 1,042,433 Authority generated: User fees, sales and admissions 8,681,400 8,770,187 8,229,055 Contract services 1,703,000 760,292 657,402 Interest income: General interest 250,000 326,717 324,191 Allocated to reserves 775,000 – Proceeds from sale of properties – 384,180 231,009 The Conservation Foundation of Greater Toronto 2,299,800 1,839,086 1,714,699 Donations and fundraising 1,580,000 1,893,529 572,694 Facility and property rentals 1,774,800 1,358,555 1,419,815 Canada Post Corporation agreement 167,000 176,890 20,144 Sales and property tax refunds 29,000 109,462 342,394 Sundry 671,200 498,916 421,390 39,766,430 33,838,353 34,859,922 Deficiency (excess) of expenditures over revenue before appropriations from reserves and amounts to be funded in future periods 409,600 587,396 (937,660)

Increase (decrease) in amounts to be funded in future years – 32,640 (45,829) Appropriations from reserves 240,400 (401,164) 352,616 650,000 218,872 (630,873) Deficit, beginning of year (1,299,379) (1,299,380) (668,507) Business Management: Providing Service and Accountability Deficit, end of year $ (649,379) $ (1,080,508) $ (1,299,380)

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION December 31, 2001, with comparative figures for 2000

2001 2000 Assets

Financial assets: Cash $ 6,418,364 $ 1,713,515 Marketable securities 2,609,418 4,356,672 Accounts receivable 2,781,672 4,157,260 Inventory 538,604 551,992 12,348,058 10,779,439 Other assets: Prepaid expenses 144,992 165,601 Property held for sale – 275,000 144,992 440,601

$ 12,493,050 $ 11,220,040

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 2,821,748 $ 2,981,774 Deferred revenue: Municipal levies 4,662,621 3,604,964 Capital and special projects 3,978,865 4,252,812 Vacation pay and sick leave entitlements 907,913 845,983 12,371,147 11,685,533 Fund Balances

Reserves 2,013,118 1,611,954 Deficit (1,080,508) (1,299,380) Amounts to be funded in future periods (810,707) (778,067) 121,903 (465,493)

$ 12,493,050 $ 11,220,040

21 Annual Report 2001 Living City Milestones

Property Management Marketing and Communications

New Earth Rangers Partner. Staff completed Promoting The Living City Vision. The Delivered Over 50 projects. Staff designed, a negotiation for a lease with the Earth focus of the marketing and communications wrote and edited more than 50 print Rangers Foundation to lease approximately division in 2001 was communicating The material projects. 12 hectares (30 acres) of land at the Kortright Living City vision and accomplishments of Centre for Conservation for the development of TRCA and The Conservation Foundation to Coordinated Over 150 Events. Staff a world-class veterinary and rehabilitation centre. expand our stakeholder base. planned, coordinated and promoted more than 150 public events. Maintaining 2,500 Properties. Staff continued Design of a New Web Site. Staff began to monitor and add lands to management the design of a new dynamic Web site with agreements with the municipalities as part of improved navigation, more visuals, easier the management of more than 2,500 properties access to environmental information and purchased to date. Staff completed the granting more user interaction. of three permanent easements for municipal servicing and four sales for road purposes. National Best-Seller. Successful promotion and marketing of Nature Hikes: Near Improving Environmental Management. Toronto Trails and Adventures made the Property staff continued to manage 57 rental book a Canadian best-seller! homes, 20 farm rentals, approximately 15 lease agreements, trail agreements and field school agreements. These include Wild Water

Kingdom, Claireville Ranch, Claireville School Business Management: Providing Service and Accountability and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. A new initiative is the development of farm stewardship plans with farm leasees. 22 The Conservation Foundation

Another Record Year! With the support Greater Accountability. The Conservation of our many donors, The Conservation Foundation established the Environmental Foundation raised over $2.5 million through Programs Audit Committee (EPAC), a five The Living City campaign, the largest single- member sub-committee of The Conservation year revenue in the foundation’s history! Foundation to provide assurance to donors that the programs and projects of TRCA Major New Donors. The Conservation furthered the vision and objectives of The Foundation welcomed the support of a Living City campaign. number of new major donors including The Richard Ivey, The Salamander, The George Leveraging Funds. Combining donor funds Cedric Metcalfe and R. Samuel McLaughlin with money raised from other TRCA funding Foundations. sources has created almost 10 times the leverage to fund a variety of projects. Ongoing Supporters. The Shad Foundation, Ontario Power Generation, and Unilever Canada (our Don River Partner) continued as major donors.

23 Annual Report 2001 Service Recognition and Honour Roll Awards

The Service Recognition Awards Program. Also on this special occasion, Chair, Dick Service Recognition Awards.The Service Adopted in 1976, these awards are a way O’Brien paid tribute to more than 600 of Recognition Awards were created to of paying tribute to those members and staff our faithful and valued volunteers who recognize TRCA, Advisory Board, and recognized as having made significant provided tremendous support in all aspects Foundation Directors, as well as staff and contributions to the goals and objectives of the TRCA’s work! Scrolls for “International volunteers, on an annual basis. The of the TRCA. There are two categories of Year of Volunteers” were presented to groups awards are based on years of service awards: Honour Roll Awards and Service who: — three, six, and ten years for members; Recognition Awards. and ten, 15, and 25 years for staff. The • provide services at Black Creek Recognition and Employee Suggestion Honour Roll Awards. On Wednesday, June Pioneer Village and the Kortright Centre Award Sub-Committee consists of Lorna 20, 2001, a special “Supporter Recognition for Conservation; Bissel, Chair, and Members Irene Jones Evening” was held at Black Creek Pioneer and Jim McMaster. In 2001, TRCA Village, and the following were recipients: • sit on Authority committees such as the presented the following awards: Don Watershed Regeneration Council, Jim Anderson the Duffins and Carruthers Creek 57 Silver Medallions George Dark Watershed Task Forces, the Etobicoke- 5 Gold Medallions Ruth and Francis Redelmeier Mimico Task Force, and the Humber Ajax Waterfront Advisory Committee Watershed Alliance; and 26 Lifetime Passes Friends of Black Creek Pioneer Village 12 Silver Pins Humber Heritage Committee • participate on working committees and 4 Gold Pins advisory committees of the TRCA. Business Management: Providing Service and Accountability

24 THE TORONTO AND REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY MEMBER MUNICIPALITIES AND MEMBERS 2001

ADJALA-TOSORONTIO THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM CITY OF TORONTO & MONO TOWNSHIPS Dave Ryan M. Augimeri * A. Ketchum J. McMaster * B. Balkissoon G. L. O'Connor * I. Bossons S. Bussin R. Cho F. Ford THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL S. Hall D. Barrow L. Bissell * I. Jones * M. Di Biase * S. DiMarco G. Mammoliti B. OíDonnell C. Gyles P. McConnell L. Pabst M. Prentice P. Milczyn F. Scarpitti I. Sinclair R. Moeser * D. O'Brien (Chair) * K.E. Wells

* Executive Committee Members

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER/SECRETARY TREASURER

DIRECTOR, FINANCE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR, AND BUSINESS WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT MARKETING

25 Annual Report 2001 26 Business Management: Providing Service and Accountability The Canadian Peregrine Foundation became a tenant at the Kortright Centre for Conservation with its owls and hawks.

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