management plan for GUILD PARK & GARDENS The Management Plan for Guild Park & Gardens reflects the input of the community as well as senior staff from the City of Toronto and TRCA who advised the team with respect to each component of the Plan. City of Toronto
Advisory Team TRCA Advisory Team Consulting Team November 2014
Prepared on behalf of: Ruthanne Henry, Capital Projects, PF&R (Project Coordinator) Connie Pinto, Special Projects, Waterfront THE PLANNING PARTNERSHIP Garth Armour, Horticulture, PF&R Patricia Newland, Environmental Engineering City of Toronto David Leinster Gord Bacon, Parks Operations, PF&R Donna Hinde Katrien Darling, Community Planning, City Planning Nancy Chater Clara Hargittay, Cultural Partnerships, Arts and Culture Kerrie Harvey Services, Economic Development and Culture By: Simon Hewett, Management Services, PF&R Tyler Bradt The Planning Partnership Urban Design . Landscape Architecture . Planning . Communications Scott Laver, Natural Environment & Community Programs Diane Leal, Ravine & Natural Feature Protection, PF&R Nancy Lowes, Parks Operations, PF&R ERA ARCHITECTS INC. Paul Maka, Heritage Preservation Services, City Planning Michael McClelland Christopher Martin, Parks Operations, PF&R Brendan Stewart Beth Mcewen, Forest Renewal, PF&R Lara Herald Stewart McIntosh, Parks Development , PF&R Alex Mut, Capital Projects, PF&R Mario Pecchia, Capital Projects, PF&R Jo Ann Pynn, Capital Assets, Museums and Heritage Services Joanna Swietlik, Leasing & Site Management, Real Estate Services Cara Webster, Natural Resource Management, PF&R Kelvin Seow, Recreation, PF&R A VISION FOR “A park like no other, THE FUTURE OF Guild Park & Gardens is a special place where art GUILD PARK & GARDENS and nature meet on the spectacular Scarborough Guild Park & Gardens is a regionally treasured, destination park with a unique character that needs to be protected, preserved and Bluffs.” enhanced. The 36 hectare park has a special combination of features that create a rare park user experience. This combination is comprised of rich cultural heritage resources in a cultural landscape structure flanked by extensive, high quality natural heritage systems. The Park is set on the geologically significant landform of the Scarborough Bluffs. Functioning as the heart of its local community, Guild Park & Gardens is also an important destination for family-friendly, passive recreation and trail use by a broader catchment area. Park management and arts-related programming must protect and celebrate its cultural and natural heritage legacy so that the outstanding park user experience it offers is kept alive and accessible for many generations to come.
The Planning Parntership in conjunction with ERA Architects were retained by the City of Toronto to create a Management Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide the City of Toronto with a comprehensive framework to guide the management of the Guild Park & Gardens. The management plan establishes a strategy to help guide the protection, restoration and enhancement of the special character of Guild Park & Gardens. The Park is the subject of a number of intersecting plans and initiatives by the City and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). The Plan takes into account the other plans underway to provide the City with an inclusive management framework that:
• Identifies a guiding vision for the park • establishes management guidelines • maps and assesses existing conditions and uses • identifies key issues within management themes • maps areas with high, medium and low sensitivity to potential changes • recommends key initiatives and priority actions • proposes a phasing and implementation strategy
This comprehensive framework is intended to provide a strong foundation for a potential future Master Plan for Guild Park & Gardens. This page has intentianally been left blank CONTENTS
01 02 03 04 BACKGROUND MANAGEMENT THEMES SITE PHASING & SUITABILITY IMPLEMENTATION introduction 11 natural heritage 25 summary of site 88 capital improvements 93 suitability analysis plan context 13 culture/heritage 43 partnerships & funding 95 decision making flow 89 strategies plan process 20 horticulture/park 59 chart roles & responsibilities 96 trails 73 01 BACKGROUND
Guild Park & Gardens is a regionally Pillars of the Vision VISION STATEMENT treasured, destination park with a unique character that needs to be protected, preserved and enhanced. The park has a special combination of features that create a rare park user experience. This combination is comprised of rich cultural heritage resources and public art framed destination family by a cultural heritage landscape park friendly structure set within extensive, high quality natural heritage systems. Functioning as the heart of its local community, Guild Park & Gardens is also an important destination for family-friendly, passive recreation and trail use by a broader catchment area. Park management and arts- related programming must protect and celebrate its cultural and natural heritage legacy so that the outstanding park user experience it offers is kept alive and accessible for where art many generations to come. meets nature
Eight pillars that will support the Vision for Guild Park & Gardens are:
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revitalize enhance cultural landscape passive structure recreation
protect conserve natural cultural tell the heritage heritage story systems resources
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INTRODUCTION 11 Natural Environment Trail Strategy 14 TRCA & City of Toronto Management 18 Agreements 1967-1972 Multi-Use Trail Design Guidelines 14 Ontario Heritage Act 19 Plan Purpose 11 Communications Strategy 14 History of the Site 11 Partnership Strategy 14 The Standards and Guidelines for the 19 Conservation of Historic Places in Canada Roles & Responsibilities 12 Accessibility Planning 14 TRCA 12 Community Engagement Initiatives 15 PLAN PROCESS 20 City of Toronto 12 Development 16 Current Development Proposal 16 Community Organizations 12 Plan Process 20 Legislative/Policy Context 17 Consultation 20 PLAN CONTEXT 13 Provincial Policy Statement 2014 17 Official Plan, 2006 as amended 17 Other Plans & Initiatives 13 Zoning By-Law 569-2013 17 The Guild Cultural Precinct Plan 13 Conservation Authorities Act 166-06 18 Strategic Forest Management Plan 13 Ravine & Natural Feature 18 Parks Plan 2013-2017 13 Protection By-Law
Scarborough Waterfront Project 14 GUILD PARK & GARDENS management plan / 9 Guildwood Parkway
01 Jack Miner BACKGROUND Senior Public Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Collegiate Institute
LEGEND Site Boundary Livingston Road Top of Slope Buildings
KEY PLAN - SHOWING LOCATION OF GUILD PARK & GARDENS IN THE GTA
GUILD PARK & GARDENS MANAGEMENT PLAN
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The property changed hands many times in the 19th and early 20th century buildings that Plan Purpose History of the Site 19th and early 20th century. In 1914, owner were demolished in Toronto and neighboring The park site was originally part of land General Bickford created the Ranelagh Park communities. They were re-erected in the park The purpose of the Management Plan is to tracts granted to Loyalists who had served country estate on the site and built the Bickford setting where they now form part of an extensive provide the City of Toronto with a comprehensive in the American Revolutionary War. William House as a summer resort. The estate house heritage collection. The estate landscape and framework to guide the management of the Ousterhout was an early owner, associated formed the nucleus for the Guild Inn building. its evolution during the Guild of All Arts period Guild Park & Gardens. This 36 hectare park is with the remaining Osterhout Log Cabin on The Guild Inn is a designated cultural heritage comprise its cultural heritage value, as described richly layered with natural heritage systems and the site. The Guild Log Cabin is one of the four building. In 1932 Rosa Hewetson purchased in the Culture/Heritage section of this Plan. cultural heritage resources set on the regionally designated heritage buildings on the Park site. the over 450 acre property, where she married Spencer Clark. The same year, she and Spencer The Clarks were actively engaged with natural significant landform of the Scarborough Bluffs. heritage and shoreline protection work during As a destination park within the City’s Park Plan, formed the Guild of All Arts. Inspired by the arts and crafts community at Roycroft, New York their years at The Guild. Interestingly, their Guild Park & Gardens is a popular attraction for work on shoreline protection, natural heritage the local Guildwood community and a broader State, ‘The Guild of All Arts’ started as a social contribution in the depression years, providing preservation and trail construction echoes catchment area of park users. The management key issues for Guild Park & Gardens today. plan establishes a strategy to help guide the a home and a forum for artists and artisans, where their work was created and collected for Spencer Clark’s work on shoreline protection protection, restoration and enhancement of the and stabilization using sunken structures filled special character of Guild Park & Gardens. The the enjoyment of many. There is still a significant public art collection on the site. The Guild of with ballast as groynes to slow erosion at the Park is the subject of a number of intersecting bottom of the Bluffs opposite the main building plans and initiatives by the City and Toronto and All Arts was active from 1932 until 1942 and, after the war, from 1947 until Spencer Clark’s was an early forerunner to work by TRCA. In Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). The Plan the 1960s Spencer Clark built a roadway down takes into account the other plans underway to death in the 1980s. During the war the property served as a training base for the Women’s Naval the ravine to permit access to the beach. The provide the City with an inclusive management HISTORIC - Guild Inn guests walk along the main walk which Service. During the 1950s, the Clarks sold Clarks were aware that their property contained framework that: provided a physical and visual link between the house and the an important and rare tract of Carolinian forest. lake approximately 400 acres of their property which became the Guildwood Village subdivision. In 1985 a consulting firm recommended that • Identifies a guiding vision for the park the forest be preserved as an Environmentally • establishes management guidelines The Bickford House was sited on its large Significant Area. • maps and assesses existing conditions woodland property with spectacular views of During the Clarks residency on the property, and uses Lake Ontario from the heights of the Scarborough a number of buildings were constructed in • identifies key issues within management Bluffs. The house was set well back from the the forested natural heritage areas, adjacent themes Bluffs’ edge with formal lawns and gardens on to the manicured park, including Cory Cliff direct axis from the residence to the waterfront • maps areas with high, medium and low Lodge, Duncan Barn, numerous cottages and view at the Bluffs’ edge. Formal lawns and administrative buildings, such as Building 191. sensitivity to potential changes gardens defined the cultivated landscape. The • recommends key initiatives and priority Bickford waterfront estate character established Following the death of the Clarks in the 1980s actions the visual character that park users experience the Guild Inn went into decline and has been • proposes a phasing and implementation today. Large forested areas flank the Bickford shuttered since 2002. TRCA purchased the strategy Estate landscape on the east and west sides. property in 1978 and the City of Toronto has a This comprehensive framework is intended long term lease with TRCA to operate the site Spencer Clark was an advocate for as a public park. to provide a strong foundation for a potential architectural preservation and heritage. He future Master Plan for Guild Park & Gardens. salvaged important sculptural elements from The function of a Master Plan is described on page 93. HISTORIC - 1934 aerial of the site with the main walk as the GUILD PARK & GARDENS management plan / 11 dominant element 01 BACKGROUND
Roles & Responsibilities
Guild Park & Gardens is owned by Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). The park is managed and maintained by the City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division. See page 18 for more information abut the TRCA and City of Toronto Management Agreements..
TORONTO AND REGION CITY OF TORONTO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS CONSERVATION AUTHORITY (TRCA) The City of Toronto, under an agreement with A number of organizations represent the TRCA is the legal owner of the park. It is the TRCA, manages the park site as a natural interests of the surrounding community and responsible for ensuring capital projects environment and manicured park. The City is other stakeholders. They provide input to conform to their standards and development responsible for implementing capital projects the city and TRCA on management related criteria. It is also the agency responsible and for maintaining and managing the park. issues. The organizations that are currently for flood and water management activities. A number of City staff units are responsible active include Guildwood Village Community Within TRCA, Watershed Trails Planning and for the park’s maintenance and operations. Association, Guild Renaissance Group, Guild Environmental Engineering are engaged in The units include Capital Projects; Ravine Festival Theatre, Friends of Guild Park & shoreline work at the Park. and Natural Protection; Natural Resource Gardens. Management; Forest Renewal, Parks TRCA and City of Toronto have a management Operations; Horticulture within Parks, Forestry agreement whereby City of Toronto, Parks, and Recreation; Cultural Affairs; and Heritage Forestry & Recreation are responsible for the Preservation Services. operations and management of all TRCA- owned land within the city.
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PLAN CONTEXT
Other Plans & Initiatives
THE GUILD CULTURAL PRECINCT STRATEGIC FOREST MANAGEMENT PARKS PLAN 2013-2017 PLAN PLAN
The Guild Cultural Precinct Report: Facility The City of Toronto’s ‘Sustaining and A few key challenges for the urban The City of Toronto’s ‘Parks Plan 2013-2017’, and Site Plan Development and Management Expanding the Urban Forest: Toronto’s forest include forest health threats (such by Parks, Forestry & Recreation, is a high-level Study was undertaken by Goldsmith, Borgal Strategic Forest Management Plan, 2012- as Emerald Ash Borer), climate change policy document which will guide the delivery & Company Ltd Architects with Artscape, 2022’ was adopted by Council in 2013. This impacts, recreational pressures, maintenance of parks services over the next five years. MBTW Group, and Novita in 2009. At that plan identifies efforts that are necessary for requirements, and increasing public The four key themes examined in the report time, a proposal was put forward for an the City to have a healthy, sustainable urban awareness. include: communicating and connecting with environmentally sensitive hotel development forest with 40% canopy cover. These efforts others, preserving and promoting nature, on the site. The City of Toronto contracted are largely for Urban Forestry to initiate; For further information, the full plan is available maintaining quality parks, and improving with a consultant team to conduct a feasibility however, the cooperation of other City and on the City of Toronto website. system planning. A number of trends in study for a new cultural heritage precinct on external agencies, residents, and businesses parks are noted, among them are: increasing the 36 hectares of the Guild Park that were will be necessary for the plan’s success since competition for limited park space, and high not part of the proposed hotel development. a large proportion (60%) of the City’s trees demand for horticulture, community shade, exist on private land. gardens, drinking fountains, washrooms, and The report calls for the creation of a cultural community involvement. Another trend of note precinct to reestablish The Guild of All Arts as The vision for Toronto’s urban forest over the is the increasing involvement of partners and a prominent centre for the arts. The concepts next 10 years, expressed in this plan, is one volunteers in parks. presented in the report included a sculpture where the forest is “healthy and expanding… park sited in the existing forest landscape, incorporating sound urban forestry practices For further information, the full plan is available festival gardens, formal gardens, artisan and community partnership”. The strategic on the City of Toronto website. studios, exhibition space, the revitalized Greek goals that will realize this vision are: increasing Theatre, and a visitor’s centre. None of these canopy cover, achieving equitable distribution, concepts have been tested against the site increasing biodiversity, increasing awareness, management guidelines being reviewed in the promoting stewardship, and improving management plan. The scope of the culltural monitoring. precinct will be adjusted in response to The Guild Park & Gardens Management Plan, and in response to the new agreements that are to be formalized with Culture relating to the development proposal for the Guild Inn.
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. Closing trails was challenging at first. It takes up to five years to close a trail. Even using the philosophy where a trail is only closed when a better alternative is made available, 'better' is sometimes subjective depending on the trail user. It is better to not restore and replant a closed trail for a few years. Allow users time to adapt to a new trail, although not all of them will. Continue to fence, inform and enforce. Plants won't stop determined users but over time the new trails become the new normal; . Instilling a 'sense of place' was very important to Crothers Woods – where there was a hole in the fence was now a trailhead with maps, contact information and its own website. Crothers Woods is no longer the backwater of the parks system; . After trail building was completed it became clear that we were building trails within a geographic bubble. We tried to fit an entire trail system into one area (stacked loop system, beginner, intermediate and Volunteers (Photo Credit: City of Toronto) advanced) which is when we realized that a City-wide strategy was 01 required in order to spread the system over a larger area. Each time we BACKGROUND manage a smaller trail area, we need to know where in the system it fits, and . Existing standards for parks signs didn’t fit the trailhead template. Natural environment trail signage needs to be a fine balance between messaging and natural environment aesthetics.
The greatest lesson learned was a simple one. There is a need to manage the natural environment areas because people are already, and will always, use them. As population densities increase and the awareness of the availability of this valuable recreational resource increases, more and more Torontonians will be using ravine and natural area trails and although users can have a SWP Study Area - image negativefrom the impact, this is usually through poorly planned and built trails, not the Crothers Woods trail - image from the report project brief use itself. Well planned, built and managed trails can go a very long way to provide trail users with the experience they desire, while protecting the natural SCARBOROUGH WATERFRONTenvironment. CrothersNATURAL Trail (Photo ENVIRONMENT Credit: City of Toronto) TRAIL MULTI-USE TRAIL DESIGN GUIDELINES PROJECT (SWP) STRATEGY The City of Toronto’s ‘Multi-Use Trail Design For more information on Crothers Woods, trail maps, an interactive map TRCA has initiated a study under the For further information on the Scarborough Guidelines’ document is anticipated to be outlining historical, trail building and natural environment information visit The City of Toronto’s ‘Natural Environment Trail Environmental Assessment Act to create a Waterfront Project, please visit the project finalized in the fall 2014. http://www.toronto.ca/parks/trails/crothers/. Strategy’, adopted in 2013, guides the planning, system of public spaces along the Lake Ontario website at www.trca.on.ca/swp design, and management of trails in natural area shoreline between Bluffer’s Park and East parkland and ravine systems. The goal of the COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY Point Park. The preliminary objectives of the strategy is to “ensure protection of the City’s Project are: the integration of existing shoreline natural areas while offering safe and enjoyable Parks, Forestry & Recreation (PFR) division’s infrastructure or planned shoreline erosion works; recreational opportunities for all natural Community Engagement Framework was acceleration of priority shoreline erosion control environment users by creating a sustainable endorsed by PFR Directors in June 2013. This works along the Scarborough Bluffs and; the multi-use trail system”. Natural Environment is an internal PFR document. identification of access routes which will provide Trails are informal dirt trails, heavily used by multiple benefits for public use and recreation, hikers, dog walkers, school and camp groups, PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY environmental sustainability and enhanced mountain bikers etc. These trails have developed tourism opportunities. The preliminary vision of informally over the years, but cause damage to There is a process in place for the Parks, Forestry the Scarborough Waterfront Project is a system Moutainthe urban Bike onforest Crothers from Trail erosion and compaction & Recreation division to partner with advocacy of linked scenic landscapes along the water’s of the soil and trampling of the understory. The (Photo Credit: 5.0 NEXT STEPS City of Toronto) 5.0 NEXT STEPS groups. The Partnership Development Unit edge, providing a safe and accessible waterfront report is grounded on the philosophy that it is helps grassroots community groups with their experience with opportunities to actively enjoy better to plan for strategic recreational uses in fundraising projects. the outdoors, to relax and reflect,CITY and OFto learn TORONTO NATURAL ENVIRONMENT TRAILnatural areas,STRATEGY rather than try to fence 7 3 off these about and appreciate the natural and cultural areas to these active uses. The main strategies heritage of the bluffs. The shoreline below Guild in this document are: stewardship and ACCESSIBILITY PLANNING Park & Gardens is within the project study area. partnership, marketing and education, planning Although there are existing erosion protection and design, and management. The City of Toronto Accessibility Guidelines works along this section of the shoreline, there prepared a decade ago are currently undergoing are no formal public access points or trail For further information the report is published a revision. There are new protocols for all City system, items which will be considered in the on the City’s website and can be easily found by documents to be AODA compliant. preparation of the Environmental Assessment searching with the report title. (EA). Public consultation on the EA began in Fall 2014; expected completion of the EA in Fall 2016.
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Toronto alliance for better parks
Community Engagement Initiatives FERTILE GROUND FOR NEW 3. Capitalize on Creative Funding Ideas; including, reviewing the no-naming policy THINKING: IMPROVING TORONTO’S for corporate donations, allowing the PARKS establishment of conservancies and Park Improvement Areas, and reforming the way This paper is a reference document written Section 37 funds are handled. by David Harvey in 2010 for the Metcalf Foundation. ‘Fertile Ground for New Thinking: 4. Use Food as a Tool to Engage with Improving Toronto’s Parks’, describes several People in Parks; including, installing more factors affecting progress in Toronto’s parks. barbeques, benches, picnic tables, and The recommendations put forth in the report are ovens, planting more community gardens, as follows: hosting more farmers’ markets, allowing more cafes, food stands, bars, and using 1. Put the community first; including, space in large parks for agriculture. assigning parks maintenance staff to specific parks, assigning a parks animator 5. Develop a Citywide Voice for Parks; this to each park, encouraging the development includes forming an advocacy group to drive of ‘Friends Of’ groups, implementing adopt- a parks agenda. a-park programs, and increasing park use in the off-season. For further information the full paper is available online and can be easily found by searching 2. Move from a culture of ‘no’ to a with the title. culture of ‘yes;’ including, experimenting with pilot projects, ending the insistence on developing a citywide policy for park amenities, overhauling the permit system, and increasing outreach to immigrant communities.
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CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL CURRENT SUBMISSION UNDER REVIEW A development proposal is currently under review by the City’s Planning Division. On July 16, 2013, City Council approved the selection of Dynamic Hospitality and Entertainment Group to design, build, finance and operate a new restaurant and banquet/event centre at the Guild Inn site. The development footprint is approximately 4.6 acres of the park site and includes the Guild Inn. It is bounded by Guildwood Parkway on the north and the park on the other sides. The program of the new centre will include banquet hall and facilities, a restaurant, office space, a covered outdoor ceremonial space, outdoor terraces with seating, and meeting rooms that are available for permitted community uses such as public meetings. This management plan does not include an evaluation or analysis of the proposed banquet facility development.
The Site Plan from Dynamic Hospitality and Entertainment Group
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PROVINCIAL POLICY STATEMENT 2014 part of the “Green Space System” (Map 2) and features. The requirements of the and “Natural Heritage System” (Map 9), with Provincial Policy Statement, and the role The ‘Provincial Policy Statement’ issued under sections designated “Natural Area” and “Park” of the Toronto and Region Conservation ZONING BY-LAW 569-2013, CITY OF Section 3 of the Planning Act “set(s) out the (Map 23). Authority in managing the natural government’s land use vision for how we settle environment are recognized under TORONTO our landscape, create our built environment, • Under Section 2.3.2, all parts of the Section 3.4. The majority of the study area is zoned “Open and manage our land and resources over Green Space System are to be improved, Additional Site and Area Specific Policies that Space – Natural Zone (ON)” under the City of the long term to achieve livable and resilient preserved and enhanced. Particular apply to Guildwood Park include SASP 115 Toronto’s new City-wide Zoning By-Law 569- communities.” emphasis is placed on Green Space and 305. SASP 115 recognizes the existing 2013, Section 90.20.20. This zone permits a lands located along the water’s edge, combination of public and private uses on park, agricultural use, public use, transportation The Provincial Policy statement includes key which are to be protected for public the Guild Inn property, which continue to be use, public utility, ambulance depot, fire hall, and policies pertaining to heritage. Specifically access and enjoyment. permitted. Policies under SASP 115 also ensure Provincial Policy Statement 2.6.1 directs police station. Additional uses that are permitted • While policy 2.3.2.4 of the OP restricts future development is compatible with its that “significant built heritage resources and with conditions include a club, cogeneration the sale or disposal of publicly owned surroundings, improves links to the trail system, significant cultural heritage landscapes shall energy, education use, entertainment, place of lands within the Green Space System, ensures public accessibility, preserves historical be conserved.” Properties included on the assembly, recreation use, renewable energy, Site and Area Specific Policy (SASP) features, and demonstrates high quality and City’s Inventory of Heritage Properties are retail store, and stable. 265 exempts lands in the area of the innovative design. Finally, under SASP 305, considered significant in this context. Guild Inn from that restriction. Notably, the park is identified as a “Potential Heritage A portion of the study area, including the Conservation District”. In the Provincial Policy Statement 2014, Guild Park is part of a well-supplied park Guild Inn property, is subject to the Guildwood “conserved” is defined as “the identification, planning area where there is 1.57 to 2.99 Community Zoning By-law no. 9676 (former hectares of park per 1000 people (Map The OP contains policies relating to the City of Scarborough). Under that by-law, the protection, use and/or management of built conservation of heritage properties. heritage resources in a manner that ensures 8B).” lands are designated “Major Open Space • Although policy 4.3.2 generally prohibits (O)”, with seven performance standard their cultural heritage value or interest is Policy 3.1.5.2 of the OP states that “Heritage development in designated Parks and stipulations, including: retained under the Ontario Heritage Act.” Guild resources on properties listed on the City’s Open Space Natural Areas and Other Park and Gardens is included on the City of Inventory of Heritage Properties will be Open Space Areas, it may permit • a 40 metre setback from Guildwood Toronto’s Inventory of Heritage Properties. conserved.” The policy also states that recreational and cultural facilities, Parkway, “Development adjacent to properties on the conservation projects, cemetery For further information the full policy statement City’s Inventory will respect the scale, character • a minimum 30 m setback from the facilities, public transit and essential is available online and can be easily found by and form of the heritage buildings and stable top-of-bank, public works and utilities. searching with the title. landscapes.” • a maximum height of 8 storeys, • For sections that form part of the • a maximum gross floor area for all uses Natural Heritage System, additional OFFICIAL PLAN, 2006 AS AMENDED, At its meeting of April 3, and 4, 2013, Toronto of 18,580 square metres, CITY OF TORONTO requirements for protecting, restoring City Council adopted amendments to the OP and enhancing the natural ecosystem are heritage policies as City of Toronto By-law 468- • a maximum gross floor area for banquet provided under Section 3.4. This section halls of 2,323 square metres, and Toronto’s Official Plan (OP) establishes 2013 that establish additional heritage policies also includes policies for minimizing a framework for managing growth and for the conservation of heritage resources. • a minimum building setback of 100 from adverse impacts of any permitted forms development across the City. Under the current the streetline. of development, particularly with regard OP, Guild Park and Gardens is recognized as to environmentally significant qualities
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CONSERVATION AUTHORITIES ACT, RAVINE & NATURAL FEATURE CITY TREE BY-LAW AND PRIVATE TRCA & CITY OF TORONTO O.REG. 166/06 PROTECTION BY-LAW TREE BY-LAW MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS - 1967, 1972 The Conservation Authorities Act, Ontario The purpose of the Ravine and Natural Feature The purpose of the City Tree By-law and the Protection (RNFP) By-law is to promote the Private Tree By-law is to regulate the removal Regulation 166/06, ‘Toronto and Region The ‘Memorandum of Agreement made this 14th management, protection and conservation of or injury of trees 30cm in diameter or larger, and Conservation Authority: Regulation of day of June A.D. 1961 between The Metropolitan ravines and associated natural and woodland to ensure replacement plantings are planned to Development, Interference with Wetlands and Toronto and Region Conservation Authority was areas and to prohibit and regulate the injury and support the City’s urban forest expansion goals. Alterations to Shorelines and Watercourses’, and The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto’ approved in 2006. This regulation establishes destruction of trees. The By-law also prohibits delineates the responsibilities of the Authority where interference with wetlands and alterations filling, grading, and dumping in ravine lands The Tree Protection and Plan Review (TPPR) and Metro in acquiring and developing flood to shorelines and watercourses may adversely that are not subject to the TRCA fill regulation. section of Urban Forestry is responsible for plain and conservation lands for park and affect environmental features. Areas adjacent Schedule A of the By-law identifies the areas to administering and implementing the City Tree recreational purposes. Per the agreement, The to the shoreline of the Great Lakes are part of which the By-law applies. By-law and the Private Tree By-law in areas that Authority is to acquire the lands and turn them the Regulated Area. Under this regulation, any are not included under the Ravine and Natural over to Metro to develop and maintain. No development, interference, or alteration within The majority of the Guild Park & Gardens lands is Feature Protection By-law. In Guild Park & permanent buildings are to be erected without the Regulated Area is prohibited unless a permit protected under this By-law with the exception Gardens, this applies to the large section in the consent from The Authority, and The Authority is obtained from TRCA. of a large section in the part of the site where east part of the site where the existing buildings retains control of river channels, flood control, the existing buildings and formal gardens are and formal gardens are located. river protection, erosion control and dams. For further information the full regulation is located. available online and can be easily found by Any project or initiative, of any scale, that entails The ‘Memorandum of Agreement made this 11th searching with the title. The RNFP section of Urban Forestry administers disturbance of a tree(s) or disturbance within the day of October, 1972 between The Metropolitan the By-law. Any project or initiative, of any scale, minimum required Tree Protection Zone (TPZ), Toronto and Region Conservation Authority that entails disturbance of a tree or disturbance requires a permit from Urban Forestry. and The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto’ within the minimum required tree protection delineates the updated responsibilities of The zone (TPZ), requires a permit from Urban For further information the full By-law is available Authority and Metro in acquiring and developing Forestry. RNFP also ensures that site restoration online and can be easily found by searching flood plain and conservation lands for park is implemented in alignment with the principles with the title. and recreational purposes. The Authority is and guidelines set out in the City’s Strategic the designated implementing agency for the Forest Management Plan. Metropolitan Toronto and Region Waterfront Plan, 1970. Per the agreement, The Authority For further information the full By-law is available is to acquire the lands and prepare master online and can be easily found by searching plans and, when approved by Metro, carry out with the title. development. Metro retains the responsibility to maintain the lands for parks, recreation and conservation. Any plans for subsequent development must be approved by The Authority. No permanent buildings are to be erected without consent from The Authority, and The Authority retains control of shoreline management and protection against erosion.
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THE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT HISTORIC PLACES IN CANADA The Guild Park and Gardens is protected under In 2008 Toronto City Council adopted the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act. The Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation former City of Scarborough recognized the of Historic Places in Canada as the official cultural heritage value of the Osterhaut Cabin document guiding planning, stewardship and passed By-law No. 19126 designating and conservation approach for all listed and this structure on July 21, 1980. Toronto City designated heritage resources within the City Council enacted By-law No. 266-1999 further of Toronto. As the Guild Park and Gardens is enhancing the protection of the property by designated, decisions relating to its ongoing and recognizing the significance of the Guild Inn, long term maintenance should be consistent and the surrounding architectural fragments with the Standards and Guidelines. and sculpture. In 2005 Council amended this By-law to include the Sculpture Studio and Building 191.
As result of the current redevelopment proposal for the Guild Inn and the Management Plan for the Guild Park and Gardens, Heritage Preservation Services re-evaluated the property under the current Provincial criteria for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act. Through this review staff determined that a number of key views and historic pathways met the criteria for protection under the Act. At the recommendation of City Planning Staff, the existing heritage by-laws have been consolidated into a single by-law that includes all of the heritage attributes on this property. This was approved by Council August 25-28, 2014.
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SESSION #2 Emerald Ash Borer disease in the park Plan Process Consultation woodlands? Public Workshop: April 29, 2014 Representatives from a number of community • What balance should be struck between The Management Plan commenced in February groups including Friends of Guild Park & natural woodland and manicured park? An evening workshop was held. Close to 2014. The Plan was commissioned by the City Gardens and the Guildwood Village Community 200 community members participated in the • What opportunities are there for of Toronto’s Capital Works, Parks, Forestry and Association, participated in stakeholders workshop which began with presentations, volunteers? Are you interested in Recreation Division. The plan process involved sessions and public workshop meetings. These followed by break-out table conversations participating in natural heritage ongoing coordination with the site’s partners – sessions included: organized around the four management stewardship in the park? TRCA and the City of Toronto Parks Forestry & themes. Presentations were made about Recreation Division, as well as representatives • What types of uses are appropriate in other related plans, the Cultural Precinct Plan from other participating City departments. the context of the natural environment? and the proposed development by Dynamic. Coordination with the site’s partners was SESSION #1 A presentation about the Management Plan organized through an Advisory Team led by the Culture/Heritage outlined the plan process, schedule, and the City Project Manager which met regularly to • What is your experience with the heritage Stakeholder Workshop: April 22, 2014 purpose and framework of a management review the Plan’s development. buildings on site? How could it improve? plan. A brief outline of Guild Park history and its An evening workshop was held with 13 • What is your experience with the heritage The consultant team reviewed and synthesized special cultural and natural heritage character representatives of key stakeholder groups. and value was presented. Maps of Existing artefacts? How could it improve? extensive background research including Attendees included representatives from Conditions and Analysis for each of the four • The City is planning to define and protect policies, plans, reports, data, maps and Guildwood Village Community Association, management themes were presented. heritage views and heritage walkways in photographs of Guild Park & Gardens. In Friends of Guild Park & Gardens, Guild a by-law, as shown on the map. How addition the consultant team conducted a site Renaissance Group, Guild Festival Theatre, Following the presentations, participants important is it to protect the walkways walk on May 23, 2014. Cedar Ridge Studio Gallery, and Chartwell engaged in break-out table conversations and views? Retirement Residence as well as a number of facilitated by City staff from the Steering Development of the management plan was • What kinds of usage are appropriate in City departments including Parks Operations, Committee. During these sessions participants informed by consultation with stakeholders and the context of culture/heritage on the Parks Capital Projects, Facilities, and were invited to provide input and comment on the public. Public and stakeholder input has site?e.g. Discovery Walks, interpretive Culture. Councillor Paul Ainslie attended. four identified management theme areas. Lively been key in developing this Management Plan. heritage element? Representatives from Sir Wilfred Laurier conversation filled the room and the City received Collegiate, Jack Miner Senior Public School, numerous positive feedback comments about The Management Plan is intended to be an Toronto Police and Toronto Fire Services and Park/Horticulture adaptable and living document moving forward. the public workshop. A summary of the input TRCA were invited but gave their regrets. received was posted on the City’s Guild Park & • To what extent should the park be open Gardens website. lawn or manicured garden? Participants provided feedback on Existing Conditions and Analysis Maps for the four • What character should the garden beds A series of questions was posed for each of the have? Colourful perennial gardens? management themes. They also contributed theme areas including: key words from their perspective to help build a Historic estate garden? Native plants? Guild Park & Gardens vision statement. Other? Natural Heritage • Are you interested in the City possibly • How important is it to protect the natural restoring historic garden beds from the woodlands of Guild Park & Gardens? • Are you familiar with the Ash Tree forest management program in response to
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early estate period of the Guild of All SESSION #3 • support for arts and culture focused park Arts? programming that is sustainable • What types of uses are appropriate in Public Workshop: June 19, 2014 • interest in community stewardship the context of the manicured park and opportunities horticultural bed areas of the site? A public meeting was held in the evening to present the Draft Management Plan for • desire for a master plan process to follow • What are the opportunities for feedback. Appriximately 60 members of the the management plan development community participation in stewardship Guildwood community attended, including • desire for a heritage interpretation plan for and maintenance of the park and representatives from Friends of Guild Park the park that encompasses cultural and garden beds? Are you interested in & Gardens, and The Guildwood Village natural heritage planning volunteering? Community Association. A presentation of the • concern about the impact of Emerald Ash Draft Plan by The Planning Partnership focused Trails Borer (EAB) on the park site and interest on the four management themes: Natural in active mitigation measures for the tree Heritage, Culture/Heritage, Horticulture/ • Which trails do you use? Who else uses Public workshop help for the project removals associated with EAB the trails? joggers, students, etc? Park, and Trails. For each theme a summary of Key Issues, Management Guidelines, • concerns about the development • What type of trails should there be? Initiatives and Priorities was presented. proposal for a banquet facility and paved? gravel? mown grass? etc? Following the presentation, participants were restaurant incorporating The Guild Inn in • How wide should the trails be? actively engaged in discussions at break- CONSULTATION SUMMARY terms of public access, cost, increased parking, potential changes to parks • Are current trails located appropriately? out tables on the four themes, plus Events The comments received during the consultation operations Are there places where new trails could and Communications. Each conversation sessions have been incorporated into this be useful? was facilitated by a City staff member from • strong support for the Draft Management a related division. Positive comments about document. They have been used to develop the Plan and the key issues, guidelines, • Should new links in the trail system be the process were received by City staff and vision statement and guiding principles as well initiatives and priorities identified in the provided to connect with the surrounding the consultation team members. Participant’s as to identify key initiatives and priority actions. plan for the four management themes community? What connections might feedback on the Draft plan were carefully be made to adjacent properties such as recorded and summarized by the consultant The key points raised during these sessions Sir Wilfred Laurier? Other connections? team. include: • How can we help park users understand the serious risk of trail hazards and Each consultation session was summarized by • recognition of Guild Park & Gardens as a encourage them to stay on safe trails? the consultant team and published in an AODA- very special destination park within the compliant format on the City of Toronto PFR city website. • strong support for family-friendly passive recreation, high quality horticultural displays and a network of safe, accessible trails • support for protection and enhancement of natural heritage systems and cultural heritage resources
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24 MANAGEMENT THEMES - NATURAL HERITAGE 02 25 n / n / 41 40 38 38 39 39 39 40 management pla Ash Borer Areas Expand Natural Heritage Protection & Develop a Trail Management Plan Management Trail Develop a 38 Maintain/Enhance New Plantings 38 Drainage Evaluate Surface Water Patterns Identify Opportunities for Effective Community Engagement Control Implement Invasive Species 39 Implement a Coordinated Interpretation and Engagement Plan Develop an Infrastructure Management Plan Enhance Wildlife Habitat to Trees Ash Treat Continue to Manage Emerald ILD PARK & GARDENS ILD PARK Priority Actions Priority GU GU natural heritage natural heritage 34 34 38 36 36 36 37 37 37 37 Risks & Safety Public Engagement Retain & Protect Natural Areas Heritage Manage Natural Heritage Protection Assess Carrying Capacity of Sensitive Habitats Invasive Species & Pest Outbreak Management Manage Public Safety Coordinated Interpretation Strategy Erosion Hydrology & Bluffs Key Initiatives Key Management Guidelines Management 36 32 33 35 34 27 30 30 27 32 32 32 32 29 31 Biodiversity Invasive Species Pest Outbreaks Hydrology Erosion Managing Wildlife Evaluating Infrastructure Forest Management & Bluffs Forest Management & Bluffs Moisture Regimes Wildlife & Forest Management Pest Outbreaks Invasive Species Existing Conditions & Analysis Existing Conditions & 27 Key Issues Key Guildwood Parkway FOD7‐2 SWD2‐2 SWD2‐2 FOD7‐2 02 SWD2‐2 FOM6‐2 Jack Miner MANAGEMENT THEMES - NATURAL HERITAGE SWD1‐2 FOM2‐A Senior Public Sir Wilfrid Laurier FOD7‐2 FOD7‐2 School Collegiate Institute FOD7‐2 FOD7‐2
FOM2‐A FOD5‐4 FOM4‐A SWM1‐1 FOD8‐B
FOD5 FOM6‐1 FOD6‐1
BLO1 SWD2‐2 FOD5 FOM6‐1 BLO1 BLO1 BLS1‐A CUT1‐1 FOD6‐1 FOD5‐4 BLT1‐B CUT1‐1 CUT1‐1 CUT1‐1 FOD7‐2 BLO1
SWMA‐A FOD7‐2 FOD6‐1 BLS1‐A BBO1 FOD6‐1 BLO1 ANALYSIS EXISTING CONDITIONS FOM6‐2 FOD7‐2 Site Boundary Livingston Road CUT1‐1 FOM3‐2 BLT1‐B Top of Slope SWD2‐2 passive use with minimal Buildings CUT1‐1 changes appropriate SWD3‐2 BLO1 City of Toronto Ravine and sensitive area - restricted access/no Natural Features Protection Limit change or very limited change FOD6‐1 FOD5‐2 Environmentally Signicant Area BLO1 Natural Forest appropriate BB01 Mineral Open Beach ELC Signicant Vegetation Community BLO1 Mineral Open Bluff FOD5‐2 BLS1-A Sumac-Willow-Cherry Shrub Bluff L2 Red Ash - Hemlock Mineral Mixed Swamp BLT1-B Deciduous Treed Bluff BLO1 BLT1‐B CUT1-1 Sumac Deciduous Thicket Fresh-Moist Hemlock - Hardwood Forest BLT1‐B FOD3 Dry-Fresh-Poplar-Birch Decid. Forest Deciduous Treed Bluff FOD5 Dry-Fresh Sugar Maple Deciduous Forest L3 FOD4‐D BLS1‐A FOD5-2 Dry-Fresh Sugar Maple-Ironwood Decid. For Sumac-Willow-Cherry Shrub Bluff FOD3 CUT1‐1 FOD5-4 Dry-Fresh Sugar Maple-Beech Decid. Forest FOD6-1 Fresh-Moist Sugar Maple-Ash Decid. Forest Mineral Open Beach FOD7-2 Fresh-Moist Ash Deciduous Forest Ash Dominated Zones FOD8-B Fresh-Moist Paper Birch Deciduous Forest BLO1 passive use with minimal changes appropriate FOM2-A Dry-Fresh White Pine-Hardwood Mixed F. Ash Trees Innoculated with TreeAzin FOM3-2 Dry-Fresh Hemlock - Sugar Maple Mixed F. SWT2‐2 FOM4-A Dry-Fresh White Cedar - Hardwood Mixed F. FOM6-1 Fresh-Moist Sugar Maple - Hemlock Mixed F. NATURAL HERITAGE + FOM6-2 Fresh-Moist Hemlock - Hardwood Mixed F. SWD2-2 Red Ash Mineral Deciduous Swamp FOREST MANAGEMENT SWD3-2 Silver Maple Mineral Deciduous Swamp NOTE: This map includes the best SWM1-1 White Cedar - Hardwood Mineral Mix Swamp existing conditions + analysis CUT1‐1 SWMA-A Ash-Hemlock Mineral Mixed Swamp environmental data available at the time of SWT2-2 Willow Mineral Thicket Swamp the report. Invasive Forest FOD4-D Dry-Fresh Norway Maple Deciduous Forest Sources City of Toronto GIS data MTM NAD27; Forest Management Plan, 2013, Kuntz Forestry Consulting Inc.; 025 50 100 150m 26 Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minnutes, Feb 19, 2014; north 02 MANAGEMENT THEMES - NATURAL HER
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HERITAGE beyond its boundaries” (marsh and swamp 2012b). The ESA designation is related to the Erosion communities that provide water storage area special woodland character. The presence of Ongoing erosion of the Bluffs is being managed of 3.9ha). The park contains 4 significant a red ash and silver maple forest community by TRCA by stabilizing the shoreline of Lake vegetation communities, 33 significant plants, type has limited distribution in the TRCA region. Ontario. The Bluffs’ face has developed 22 native plant natural forest communities, and It also provides habitat for the provincially vegetation that reduces soil erosion but does Existing Conditions 6 significant animals. and regionally rare wood reedgrass ( Cinna not stop it. The slope will continue to erode until ). Surrounding urban pressures arundinacea it reaches a stable angle of repose (the steepest & Analysis - Forest have resulted in the fragmentation of natural ELC High Quality Sensitive or Rare Plant angle to which a material can be piled without areas. Management & Bluffs Communities slumping). The ash dominant woodland of Guild Park &
The Park contains four regionally significant Erosion of the Bluffs can be accelerated by point ITAGE Gardens has been affected by Emerald Ash plant communities as defined by The Toronto and source surface water runoff from the top of the Borer (EAB). EAB has caused ash decline and SUMMARY OF SPECIAL FEATURES Region Conservation Authority 2011 Vegetation Bluffs. Management of such erosion is linked to death. Trees were removed to reduce risk to Inventory (Ecological Land Classification) and management of hydrology at the site. Guild Park & Gardens is a 36 hectare City Planning 2012 Environmentally Significant park users and workers. extensively forested landscape with rare swamp Area Study. Erosion is also accelerated by water seepage communities. The natural woodland areas are a Bluffs from the Bluffs’ face on the surface of exposed popular destination for walkers, bird watchers In Ontario, the Ministry of Natural Resources clay layers in the soil profile. This water and photographers. Much of the forested area (MNR) defines ecological units on the basis of The southern portion of the park property forms seepage undermines the upper sand layers, is flat with visible areas of swamp. The majority bedrock, climate (temperature, precipitation), part of the Scarborough Bluffs, a feature that is resulting in erosion that cannot be controlled by of the Guild Park & Gardens site is designated physiography (soils, slope, aspect) and recognized globally, provincially, and locally as a management of surface water. in the City of Toronto’s Official Plan under Map corresponding vegetation. This classification of significant landform. The Bluffs are an important 9, Natural Heritage. the landscape enables planners and ecologists natural geological feature that is internationally to organize ecological information into logical known as one of the most remarkable examples Disturbance in Guild Forest of the Wisconsin glacial stage of the Pleistocene integrated units to enable landscape planning Infrastructure such as trails, roads and buildings Environmentally Significant Area geological era. and monitoring. constructed in forested natural heritage areas Guild Park & Gardens has been assessed as have created an impact over time, including The Scarborough Bluffs expose a thick sequence part of an overall Environmentally Significant fragmentation and disturbance due to Woodland Character of sediment deposited from the last period Area (ESA) study within the City of Toronto. maintenance requirements for the infrastructure. of glaciation known as the Wisconsin glacial Guild Park is identified as ESA #35, including Guild Park is located within the transition life Buildings located within forested areas stage. This stage represents the last time that tableland with Bluffs along the southern edge. zone between the Southern and Great Lake-St. adjacent to the formal gardens include Cory major continental ice sheets advanced across The ESA designation is based on the site’s Lawrence Forest systems (TRCA, 2005). This Cliff Lodge, Duncan Barn, a number of cottages the North American continent. The Great Lakes habitat for vulnerable, rare, or threatened area is characterized by both the coniferous and administrative buildings, and designated are remnants of glacial lakes that bordered the species and its vulnerable, rare, threatened, or trees of the northern Boreal forest such as white heritage building Number 191. vast continental ice sheets. The uplifting of the endangered communities. The area also has pine, eastern hemlock, and white cedar, mixed Great Lakes following the ice melting resulted in “ecological function contributing appreciably to with deciduous trees such as sugar and red the recession of the shoreline and formation of the healthy maintenance of a natural ecosystem maples, red oak, basswood, and birch (OMNR, the Bluffs.
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02 Jack Miner MANAGEMENT THEMES - NATURAL HERITAGE Senior Public Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Collegiate Institute
ANALYSIS EXISTING CONDITIONS Site Boundary Livingston Road Top of Slope Buildings 1m Contours
PoPotentialtential foforr ChChangeange DrDryy ppassive use with minimal changes appropriate Moist sensitive area - restricted access/no change Swamp or very limited change appropriate Area of seepage ArAreaea ooff increased increased ererosionosion
NATURAL HERITAGHERITAGEE+ + MOISTURE REGIMES BASED ON PLANT INDICATOR SPECIEES existing conditions + analysis GUILD PARK & GARDENS MANAGEMENT PLAN Sources City of Toronto GIS data MTM NAD27 Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minutes, Apr. 10, 2014; 025 50 100 150m 28 *Based on ELC land classification - applicable to all natural areas - does not apply to manicured landscapes north Significant Species: 02
Anemone acutiloba sharp-lobed hepatica MANAGEMENT THEMES - NATURAL HER Angelica atropurpurea great angelica
PLANT Aster umbellatus var.Umbellatus flat-topped aster Bromus ciliatus fringed brome grass Existing Conditions soils are the result of ground water surface flow. In Carex intumescens bladder sedge these seepage areas we can anticipate that there is Carex lupulina hop sedge & Analysis - Moisture increased water flowing over the steep edge of the Bluffs Carex tuckermanii Tuckerman’s sedge and therefore there is an estimated higher potential for Carya ovata shagbark hickory erosion. Regimes By Plant Indicator Chelone glabra turtlehead The area denoted as ‘area of increased erosion’ was Cinna arundinacea wood reed grass Species identified by numerous stakeholders as a specific Claytonia caroliniana broad-leaved spring beauty problem site where erosion is occurring more rapidly Cystopteris tenuis Mackay’s fragile fern than in other zones along the edge of the Bluffs. Fraxinus nigra black ash SUMMARY OF SPECIAL FEATURES Gymnocarpium dryopteris oak fern Soils, Slopes, Hydrology Hamamelis virginiana witch-hazel This map denotes moisture regimes derived Helianthus decapetalus thin-leaved sunflower through plant indicator species. The plant The subject property is predominantly tableland with a Juglans cinerea butternut indicator species are drawn from data relating to few areas of steep ravine slopes and the severe relief the Ecological Land Classification (ELC) zones. of the Scarborough Bluffs at the southern edge of the Juncus effusus ssp. solutus soft rush ITAGE Each zone is analyzed based on the variety of property. Drainage in many areas of Guild Park is poor Lilium michiganense Michigan lily plant species found in the area. From this data, and there are treed swamps throughout with standing Lonicera canadensis fly honeysuckle moisture and habitat types are extrapolated water. Surface rockiness is approximately 3% in most Lonicera dioica wild honeysuckle areas. Soils maps indicate sandy loams can be expected based on aggregation of the types of habitat Pedicularis canadensis wood-betony in which each species may be found. For within this area, and soil augers performed by TRCA staff white spruce example, the presence of marsh marigold, ash, indicate silty clay loams within this area. Picea glauca and hemlock indicate a moist to swampy area Polygonatum pubescens downy Solomon’s seal whereas the presence of oak, pine, or beech Rare Hydrological Features Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern indicate a drier site. Ribes triste swamp red currant Guild Park & Gardens contains upland tableland swamps Sanicula odorata clustered sanicle Additionally, the topography of the landscape and meadow-marshes that have formed as a result of Shepherdia canadensis buffalo-berry indicates moisture levels. For example, the steep water collecting on impermeable substrates. Rare within slopes of the Bluffs are not able to retain water the City of Toronto, treed swamps and intact emphemeral Solidago arguta var. arguta stiff goldenrod and therefore this feature indicates a dry zone. vernal pools (temporary pools of water, providing habitat) Streptopus roseus rose twisted-stalk All zones classified as swamp are expected to are also found at Guild Park & Gardens. Taxus canadensis yew be wet at all times of year. Zones labelled as Viburnum acerfolium maple-leaf viburnum moist can be expected to retain water and be Viburnum trilobum highbush cranberry wet during the spring and fall when precipitation Hydrological Disturbance is higher as well as after large rainfall events due The construction of drainage swales that drain the to summer storms. Dry zones are well draining wetlands have affected hydrology, although their Accipiter striatus sharp-shinned hawk and can be expected to be moist only during or drainage function has been slowed by fallen debris. Dryocopus pileatus pileated woodpecker shortly after large rainfall events or during spring Geothlypis philadelphia mourning warbler thaw. Development around Guild Park has also affected natural ANIMAL Setophaga pinus pine warbler heritage areas, such as the elevated running track at Toxostoma rufum brown thrasher The areas of water discharge indicated on the Sir Wilfred Laurier Collegiate Institute on the west side winter wren map are the areas where moist to swampy which drains water into the Guild Forest area of the Park. Troglodytes troglodytes
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Existing Conditions & Existing Conditions Analysis - Wildlife and & Analysis - Pest Forest Management Outbreaks
SUMMARY OF SPECIAL FEATURES SUMMARY OF SPECIAL FEATURES The park is an important site for migratory birds, Wildlife habitat is threatened by forest The most significant pest outbreak at Guild protection will require trees to be injected nesting birds, and mammals such as deer and fragmentation caused by ad-hoc trails, spread Park & Gardens at this time is Emerald Ash every 2 years, for an indefinite period of time. fox. Wildlife habitat is necessary to sustain of invasive species with little forage value, loss Borer (EAB). EAB began causing ash tree Not all injected trees will survive. Removal of wildlife populations in Guild Park. of native biodiversity (wildlife food source,) loss mortality in 2012 and is expected to kill infected ash trees to minimize public risk from of forest structure (shrubs that provide shelter), most of the untreated ash trees in the park falling trees has created new openings in the Forest management is linked to wildlife habitat. and tree removal required to manage public risk. by 2017. While over 500 ash trees have been forest canopy which are at risk of changing Tree cavities are important for cavity nesting protected using TreeAzin injection, continued the plant communities through increased birds (eg. screech owls) and small mammals invasive species (eg. squirrels). Woody debris benefits wildlife and should be retained where possible. Rotting wood benefits soil structure, increases soil nutrients over time and holds moisture. Brush piles can provide wildlife refuge and may help deter deer predation on new tree plantings Significant Vegetation Communities: where access is more difficult. Small mammals also use brush piles for nesting. Larger logs can Vegetation Community TRCA Rank act as hosts for regenerating species and can Red (Green) Ash - Hemlock Mineral Mixed Swamp L2 provide breeding locations for keystone species like salamanders. Deciduous Treed Bluffs L3 Fresh-Moist Hemlock - Hardwood Mixed Forest L3 The presence of wildlife in relation to public risk and safety raises management concerns. The Willow Shrub Beech L3 presence of deer, for example, will increase the risk of disturbance to regenerating forest ‘TRCA Rank’ refers to the conservation priority of a vegetation community. The species and the presence of deer ticks that may ranking system goes from L1 to L5, with L1 being the highest priority. carry Lyme Disease The ranks at the Guild Park & Gardens site can be interpreted as follows:
L2 - of regional concern; typically found in high-quality natural areas and under highly specific site conditions; probably at risk in Toronto L3 - of regional concern; restricted in occurrence and/or requires specific site conditions; generally occurs in natural rather than cultural areas
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Existing Conditions & Analysis - Invasive Species
SUMMARY OF SPECIAL FEATURES common buckthorn - image from invasives.org garlic mustard - image from Ecovoca Tartarian honeysuckle - image from invasives.org The Guild Park property is heavily impacted by non-native, invasive floral species. Invasive species are those that out-compete native species due to developmental opportunism such as rapid plant growth, prolific seed production, vigorous root production, or early ITAGE leaf flush and late leaf flush. It is due to their particularly opportunistic nature that makes them such a significant threat to native plant communities. The proliferation of invasive species is very difficult to eradicate in large park areas.
Some of these species have spread naturally multiflora rose - image frominvasives.org dog strangling vine - image from weedscanada Asiatic bittersweet from wind and animals while others have been introduced through horticulture.
On the tableland, the main invasive species include buckthorn, honeysuckle, dog strangling vine and garlic mustard. These understorey invasive species are found in many naturalized areas of Toronto parks and ravines. Norway maple are invasive within the forest canopy.
Invasive species located on the Bluffs cannot be managed due to access limitations.
Norway maple - image from invasives.org Japanese knotweed - image from Credit Valley CA periwinkle - image from Hayley Anderson
SOME OF THE PRIORITY INVASIVE SPECIES ON-SITE
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Key Issues
KEY ISSUE 1 KEY ISSUE 2 KEY ISSUE 3 KEY ISSUE 4 BIODIVERSITY INVASIVE SPECIES PEST OUTBREAKS HYDROLOGY
Guild Park & Gardens contains a high Guild Park & Gardens is subject to the Pest outbreaks create ecological quality natural area with environmentally spread of many tree, shrub, vine, and disturbance and are a threat to biodiversity With its upland tableland swamps and significant natural features and native herbaceous species that are invasive. and habitat. The most significant pest meadow-marshes, treed swamps and biodiversity that need to be protected Invasive species threaten native outbreak at Guild Park at this time is Emerald rare, intact ephemeral vernal pools, and enhanced. A key issue is the risk biodiversity and habitat while they alter Ash Borer (EAB). Ash is the dominant Guild Park has a unique hydrological to biodiversity associated with ash the special character of the natural forest species in the Guild Park forest. Wide character. The impact of necessary tree tree mortality, pest outbreaks, invasive heritage areas. spread ash mortality associated with EAB removals due to Emerald Ash Borer has species, erosion and trail development. at Guild Park may result in the modification not been quantified but is anticipated of plant community types. Native ash to affect the hydrology of Guild Park may be replaced with non-native invasive & Gardens. The hydrological changes species. Removal of infected ash trees to anticipated from tree removals include: minimize public risk from falling trees has created new openings in the forest canopy • reduced water evaporation from loss and highly visible areas of disturbance that of leaf surface also affect park user experience. • increased areas of swamp and West Nile Virus is an avian pathogen that duration of wet conditions can be transmitted among birds and humans by bird-biting mosquitoes. Toronto • risk to plants that are not adapted to Public Health will continue to monitor wet conditions mosquito populations and when necessary treat manicured areas of Guild Park. • potential impact on biodiversity from changes to the wetlands
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KEY ISSUE 5 KEY ISSUE 6 EROSION MANAGING WILDLIFE
Ongoing erosion of the Scarborough The park is an important site for ITAGE Bluffs at Guild Park is being managed migratory birds, nesting birds, and by TRCA. mammals such as deer and fox. Wildlife habitat is necessary to sustain wildlife Erosion of the Bluffs is part of the populations in Guild Park. public safety concern associated with waterfront vistas as described in the Wildlife habitat is threatened by forest Trails section of the Management Plan fragmentation caused by ad-hoc trails, (page 76). spread of invasive species with little forage value, loss of native biodiversity Coordination to continue with TRCA (food source), loss of forest structure on park management practices of the (shrubs that provide shelter), and tableland park areas. Additional erosion aggressive tree removal required to control measures are to be considered manage public risk. such as treating stumps near the Bluffs edge, managing groundwater flow over the Bluffs, and planting native species shrubs to buffer the edge and support Bluff soils.
EXISTING - forest on-site
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Key Issues
KEY ISSUE 7 KEY ISSUE 8 KEY ISSUE 9 EVALUATING INFRASTRUCTURE RISKS AND SAFETY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
Forest Management There is a need to review existing Public engagement is required to infrastructure within the forest areas Hazardous trees affected by Emerald increase public awareness about the (including buildings, hydro poles Ash Borer, extreme weather damage, Park’s valuable natural heritage features and wires, fencing, culverts, swales, and other factors need to be managed and the inter-relationship between key trails, and parking lots ) to determine for public safety in natural heritage areas. issues. cow parsnip - image from gobotany.newenglandwild.org what should be protected and what should be removed. A well-planned Waterfront Vistas Public engagement is also key to approach to removing unwanted understanding: infrastructure can minimize disturbance Outstanding waterfront views are a to natural heritage and reduce future primary draw for park users. The location • best management practices of the tree maintenance requirements. Some and character of vista points need to be forested areas infrastructure may have heritage value. planned for and managed. Vista points Any proposal to remove infrastructure close to the Bluffs are a risk to public • invasive species management needs to be coordinated with Heritage safety. Preservation Services. • negative impacts associated with Hazardous Plants some forms of recreational use such as cycling and off-leash dog walking Hazardous plants on site include poison ivy and cow parsnip. • impact of plant salvage activity of wild leek populations poison ivy - image from weedinfo.ca Hazardous Wildlife • public risk and safety issues Some wildlife bring associated risk to public safety. For example, deer will • stewardship opportunities increase the presence of deer ticks that may carry Lyme Disease.
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EXISTING - forest floor on-site
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Management Guidelines
GUIDELINE 1 GUIDELINE 2 GUIDELINE 3
RETAIN & PROTECT NATURAL MANAGE FOR NATURAL HERITAGE ASSESS CARRYING CAPACITY OF HERITAGE AREAS PROTECTION SENSITIVE HABITATS
Preserve and protect existing natural Plan and manage the forest areas to • Coordinate forest management with trail 1. Identify sensitive habitats based on heritage areas based on the Ecological protect natural heritage systems. Establish management guidelines in Section 4 of prevalence of rare species, potential for Land Classification (ELC), Environmentally management guidelines to protect natural this plan, ie restrict bikes to designated breeding populations, and the quality of Signficant Area (ESA) designation and: heritage area: paved surfaces, install signage to identify ecological associations. that natural surface trails are not to be • Retain and enhance existing ecological • Avoid introduction of invasive species by used by bikes and implement permeable 2. Establish a gradient of sensitivity for a better associations by implementing three- not importing soil to natural areas trail surfaces. understanding of how sensitive habitat areas tiered plantings (canopy, understorey, • Avoid introduction of invasive plants and • Map and identify trails to encourage should be preserved by using appropriate groundcover), and prioritizing native species control spread of existing invasive plants appropriate use. Refer to Trails section of tools for minimizing impact. that support biodiversity and wildlife habitat. from horticulture beds to natural areas the Plan. 3. Encourage minimal and localized • Enhance site areas with significant specimen • Ensure that planting in natural areas uses • Protect areas of high quality habitat from disturbance, such as raised boardwalks to loss due to Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) by stock sourced from local seed sources heavy recreational use, which, even if isolate and direct movement by park users. aggressive replanting of native species. • Schedule infrastructure maintenance passive, can lead to trampling, erosion, projects (boardwalk, fencing, culvert trash accumulation, plant collecting. 4. Develop specific area management plans to • Maintain existing large blocks of habitat maintenance, pathway chip application) • Limit removals of trees and shrubs and provide additional protection and restoration and minimize edge effects in areas that when the ground is drier and forest plants use the least invasive removal practices measures for species of concern / sensitive have been disturbed. Maximize connectivity can be protected (late summer/early fall to minimize injury to surrounding areas. species. between habitats. OR during early winter). • Stewardship / planting plans must be • Identify vehicular access routes through reviewed and approved by Urban Forestry • Maintain wildlife habitat that does not conflict natural areas and limit to routes that with public safety • Develop an infrastructure management can sustain vehicles during non-frozen plan ground conditions. • Ensure park staff are aware of locations of rare plants/species at risk, to protect species when conducting park operations.
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GUIDELINE 4 GUIDELINE 5 GUIDELINE 6 GUIDELINE 7
INVASIVE SPECIES & PEST OUTBREAK MANAGE PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATED INTERPRETATION HYDROLOGY & BLUFFS EROSION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Employ a spectrum of responses to control Park user safety is a primary concern for Engage the public through a natural heritage Managing hydrology is linked to managing interpretation strategy that will educate park invasive species and pest outbreaks, ranging the City. Manage natural heritage areas to erosion of the Bluffs from surface drainage ITAGE from intense insecticidal control of Emerald provide a safer user experience. Safety can users about the special character of the natural over the Bluffs’ edge. Ash Borer (EAB) to mechanical control of more be enhanced in the following ways: heritage areas as well as increase awareness localized pest populations, or a case by case • Manage hazard trees near trails, park of safety and risk issues. To manage hydrology: approval of spot herbicide applications for infrastructure and property boundaries The interpretation strategy should be linked established invasive monocultures. by selective pruning or tree removal. • Establish/predict a future stable top of to signage and wayfinding within the natural A permit from Urban Forestry may be slope by conducting a geotechnical heritage areas, and be integrated with the The principles of Integrated Pest Management necessary. evaluation. (IPM) include a rigorous monitoring programme signage and wayfinding guidelines within the which will then inform an environmentally • Maintain safe trail surfaces, remove Trails section of the Management Plan. • Commission a technical hydrological sensitive approach to pest control. trail blockages and prune vegetation as study. required to maintain safe access. Refer A controlled, time sensitive and ecologically- to Trails section of the Management Plan. • Establish a drainage plan that minimizes sound pest management strategy is • Manage hazardous vegetation within surface drainage directed to the top of recommended. buffer zones of trails. Bluffs to reduce erosion. • Interpretation strategies must identify • Promote permeable surfaces to concerns to help the public understand decrease or slow surface runoff. risks associated with off-trail park use, such as ash trees affected by EAB that remain standing when they are located away from trail areas.
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Key Initiatives
KEY INITIATIVE 1 KEY INITIATIVE 2 KEY INITIATIVE 3 KEY INITIATIVE 4
DEVELOP A TRAIL MANAGEMENT MAINTAIN/ENHANCE NEW PLANTINGS EVALUATE SURFACE WATER IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES PLAN DRAINAGE PATTERNS FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Develop a trail management plan that considers Maintain and enhance new tree and shrub Commission a technical hydrological study. Solicit input from community members to existing trails and disturbances, forest and tree plantings to ensure successful replacement of to evaluate surface water drainage patterns determine priorities for staff support. For protection and supporting municipal By-laws, forest canopy lost as a result of Emerald Ash and supportive infrastructure to determine example: rare plant protection, active erosion areas, Borer infestation, and to protect biodiversity. future maintenance requirements, timeline, and protection of cultural heritage, desired use and potential impacts to plant communities. • Develop walking tours or brochures to opportunities for vistas and interpretation. Consider increased plantings of native shrubs support self directed tours such as silky dogwood in forest swamp areas Reduce point source erosion at the edge of the • Design a native plant garden with Coordinate Trail Management Plan with planning to increase evapotranspiration and reduce area Bluffs by reducing conveyance through culverts associated labels and plant community initiatives in the Trails section of the Management and duration of ponding water. and swales and increase evaporative water information to identify natural habitat Plan, which includes a recommendation for a management by implementing shrub planting Trails Master Plan. as a low impact measure to increase evaporation • Support a resource group to meet with and evapotranspiration on the table lands. stakeholders • Plan and implement planting events for public involvement. • Develop park signage and online information that will educate the public about the impact of off-trail trampling of sensitive natural heritage areas • Create community engagement opportunities to educate the public about key periods of wildlife activity such as spring songbird migration and fall hawk migration.
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KEY INITIATIVE 5 KEY INITIATIVE 6 KEY INITIATIVE 7 KEY INITIATIVE 8
IMPLEMENT INVASIVE SPECIES IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED DEVELOP AN INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCE WILDLIFE HABITAT CONTROL INTERPRETATION AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN PLAN
Implement invasive species control where it is The complex inter-relationship between key Develop an infrastructure management plan Enhance wildlife habitat for insects, birds and economically feasible. Prioritize species to be issues and initiatives in the natural heritage starting with a review and inventory of existing mammals. For example tree cavities are suited controlled, locations to implement control and areas of Guild Park, as well as the intersection infrastructure within natural heritage areas for cavity nesting birds such as screech owls. ITAGE best management practices while recognizing with natural heritage and the three other (including buildings, hydro poles and wires, Bird boxes could be installed to enhance the that resources may be limited and there are management themes for Guild Park make a fencing, culverts, swales, trails, and parking available habitat. Consult with wildlife experts significant challenges. coordinated interpretation and engagement lots). at TRCA and other local experts to identify all plan a key need. available opportunities for enhancing wildlife Prioritize invasive species controls to Evaluate what infrastructure needs to habitat through retention of coarse woody maintain new plantings and locations of rare The engagement plan will include a be maintained and protected and what debris, snags and wildlife trees, cavity trees or significant plants. Develop a system to communications protocol to notify community infrastructure elements are no longer functional and other specific habitat features that are evaluate the balance between the associated members about planned forest management and could be removed. present on site., where these wildlife trees do financial costs and the resulting ecosystem activities. Effective communication is needed not pose a public risk. benefit. to foster trust with the park user community Plan an approach to removing unnecessary following the ash tree removals that were not infrastructure using methods that will be Deer are prevalent on the site and can be well understood by the public. least disruptive to trees and natural heritage impacted by dogs off leash. More park user resources. education is required to help with this issue. Design a communication strategy that emphasizes accessibility, transparency and For infrastructure that is to remain, develop accountability. a maintenance schedule that is timed to limit disturbance to plant communities and wildlife Design and implement a broad interpretation cycles, such as spring songbird migration and and engagement strategy that increases fall hawk migration. awareness about all of the key issues and initiatives, and is coordinated with other Alternative less invasive construction/ management themes. maintenance methods and technologies should be explored in order to minimize disturbance to natural heritage areas.
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KEY INITIATIVE 9 KEY INITIATIVE 10 CONTINUE TO TREAT ASH TREES TO EXPAND NATURAL HERITAGE MANAGE EMERALD ASH BORER PROTECTION AND AREAS Continue to treat ash trees to protect them Review current Environmentally Significant Area from Emerald Ash Borer (EAB.) Continue to boundaries to include natural habitats throughout monitor results to determine whether treatment the eastern portion of the park that include is effective or should be modified over time. significant flora and fauna and other significant features.
Re-evaluate transition areas on forest edges adjacent to manicured parkland. Naturalize and expand edges where possible to reduce mowing and reintroduce native ground cover. Some key areas exist along Guildwood Parkway and south-west of the main park entrance. Native ground cover could also be reintroduced to some treed areas south-east of the Inn. Additional areas could be converted to forest at the north end of the park.
Provide additional protection / restoration measures and technologies for species of concern / sensitive species. Coordinate the expansion of natural heritage protection and areas with guidelines for culture / heritage and horticulture / park with respect to clear demarcation of manicured lawn areas.
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PRIORITY MANAGE IMPACTS FROM ASH MORTALITY ACTION 1 Fell trees where necessary to manage public risk and reduce future damage to healthy forest trees/shrubs/herbaceous plants and infrastructure; maintain / enhance tree and shrub plantings to restore canopy; control invasive plants in selected areas. Consult with Urban Forestry for permits as required.
PRIORITY IMPROVE TRAILS ITAGE ACTION 2 Improve natural heritage area trails to improve visitor experience and limit trampling impacts. Trails in wet areas to be improved by installing raised boardwalks to provide park users with a dry path and prevent creation of new paths. Coordinate with the trails section of the Plan.
PRIORITY IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED INTERPRETATION ACTION 3 AND ENGAGEMENT PLAN Implement an Interpretation Strategy to help people understand all of the key issues, the changes that have occurred and the unique and valuable characteristics of the natural heritage areas in Guild Park. Work with stakeholders to increase interpretation opportunities.
PRIORITY REVIEW INFRASTRUCTURE INVENTORY ACTION 4 Review infrastructure inventory to recommend a plan for maintenance and replacement as well as for removal of unnecessary infrastructure.
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culture/heritage
Existing Conditions & Analysis 45 Need for a Cultural / Heritage 51 Restore the Main Axial View in 56 Interpretation Strategy Phases A Cultural Landscape Approach 45 Restore the Arrival Sequence in 56 Summary of Character-Defining Elements 45 Phases Management Guidelines 52 Land Patterns 46 Restore & Protect the Cultural 52 Integrate Lighting Strategy with 56 Parks Lighting and Intepretive Built Features 47 Landscape Strategies
Visual Relationships 48 Restore Heritage Views Co-ordinate 52 Site Maintenance & 56 Management Restore the Arrival Sequence 52 Coordinate with Cultural Precinct 57 Key Issues 50 Conserve Heritage Buildings 53 Plan
Understanding Guild Park & Gardens 50 Conserve the Collection of Public Art 53 Artefacts & Public Art Policy 57 Through a Cultural Landscape Lens / Artefacts and Integration of New Artefacts Create a Spectacular Waterfront 57 Conservation of Heritage Views 50 Vista Develop a Cultural Heritage 54 Conservation of Arrival Sequence 50 Interpretation Strategy Priority Actions 57 Conservation of Heritage Buildings 50 Key Initiatives 56 Conservation of Artefacts & the Public Art 51 Collection Develop a Heritage Interpretation 56 Plan
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ANALYSIS EXISTING CONDITIONS Site Boundary Livingston Road Top of Slope Buildings Heritage Paths passive use with minimal changes appropriate Heritage Views
Cultural Artefacts sensitive area - restricted access/no change or very limited change appropriate Heritage Buildings
NOTE: Cultural asset locations are CULTURE / HERITAGE estimated at this time and are expected to be confirmed through the Cultural Precinct existing conditions + analysis Plan. GUILD PARK & GARDENS
Sources MANAGEMENT PLAN Google Maps, 2014; City of Toronto GIS data MTM NAD27; Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minutes, Feb 19, 2014; 025 50 100 150m 44 Spencer Collection of Historic Architecture at the Guild Inn, 1980, Pamphlet north 02 MANAGEMENT THEMES - CULTURE / HERITAGE
CULTURE/ HERITAGE identifies three possible types of Cultural component parts of the site. Within the landscapes: ‘designed’, ‘organically evolved’ category of ‘built features’, buildings and Existing Conditions & or ‘associative’. artefacts; within the category of ‘land patterns’, the designed waterfront estate Analysis Guild Park & Gardens is both a designed and structure; and finally within the category of an organically evolved cultural landscape. ‘visual relationships’, key views. A cultural landscape framework is helpful to comprehend and conserve the cultural The heritage and culture components of SUMMARY OF CHARACTER-DEFINING value of the site, as it allows for an approach Guild Park & Gardens are one of the defining that considers the broader context and ELEMENTS aspects of the park’s identity and park user relationships of important features, rather than experience. The heritage components are only listing the important features themselves. • Land Patterns concentrated in the central, manicured park Importantly, a cultural landscape approach (designed lakefront estate structure, and gardens area of the park. The park considers significant buildings and artefacts, sculpture courts, Greek Theatre) includes four heritage buildings, a collection both of which are components of the Guild of architectural fragments and sculpture, • Landforms Park & Gardens site, as components of the heritage walkways and heritage views. Many (Bluffs and graded terraces at south side cultural landscape. The value of the buildings of the features are protected under provision of estate house) and of the artefacts cannot therefore be of the Ontario Heritage Act. The sculptures understood or conserved in isolation from an • Spatial Organization and architectural fragments are part of the understanding of the landscape in which they City of Toronto’s Public Art Collection, known (entry sequence) are situated. as The Guild Collection. • Vegetation The Parks Canada document provides a (horticultural elements) A CULTURAL LANDSCAPE APPROACH framework for breaking down the component • Visual Relationships parts of a cultural landscape. These (key views) component parts are listed as ‘evidence of This section of the report utilizes a ‘cultural land use, evidence of traditional practices, • Circulation landscape’ framework to describe and land patterns, spatial organization, visual (pathways) understand the site, and to make management relationships, circulation, ecological features, recommendations about conserving heritage vegetation, landforms, water features and built • Water Features values. features’. This section of the management (the lake) plan provides a summary of the character • Ecological Features The 2011 Parks Canada ‘Standards and defining elements of Guild Park & Gardens, (refer to natural features section) Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic described within the Parks Canada framework Places in Canada’ defines a cultural for cultural landscapes. • Built Features landscape as ‘any geographical area that has (buildings, sculpture and architectural been modified, influenced, or given special In this section, further description has been fragments) cultural meaning by people’. The document devoted to three of the most important
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Landscape Analysis: Landscape Structure at Guildwood
LAND PATTERNS A strong landscape structure is present at Guild Park & Gardens; this structure was created during the estate landscape era of the site’s history and evolved during the Guild of All Arts period, and underpins the experience of the site to this day. The structure is typical to lakefront 2. estate properties of the early 20th century and few extant examples remain.
While the site has evolved over time and many features have been added, removed or 3. changed, this original landscape structure is critical to understanding and evaluating the cultural heritage value of the individual features of the site, including artefacts, views, structures, and sequences of experience. 1. TheA site’s1934 landscapesite plan indicatesstructure includesthe “Main a Walk” as picturesque lawn to the north of the house and thea arrival key sequence,organizing the sitingelement of the forhouse the with south lawn; viewsthis to theelement lake, a formalprovides terrace theat the foundationsouth for of theGuildwood’s house, and a landscapemain axial connection design fromprogram and thecreates house to a thestrong lake, link formalized between by athe distinct house and the promenade and a large open lawn. larger landscape and lake.
The early designed landscape structure at Guildwood consists of:
HISTORIC - 1934 site plan indicates the ‘Main Walk’ as a key HISTORIC - Pre-war aerial of the site reveals the main walk as the dominant element in the landscape 1. Axial view/path and formal lawn and gardens organizing element for the south lawn; the early designed 2. Picturesque approach/forecourt landscape structure at Guild Park & Gardens consists of: 3. Formal terrace 1. Axial view/path and formal lawn and gardens
2. Picturesque approach/forecourt
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BUILT FEATURES BUILDINGS ARTEFACTS AND PUBLIC ART
There are four heritage buildings on the site. Many of the heriitage artefacts are architectural All four buildings are currently off limits to the fragments from large scale 19th and early 20th public. century city buildings which were salvaged by Spencer Clark and reinstalled during the The Bickford House (1914) with its 1930s park’s Guild of All Arts period. Some, like the and 1940s wings stands as the centrepiece Greek Theatre, have given rise to programming of the property. It is adjoined to the northeast in the park that takes advantage of the by the Sculpture Studio (1940) and to the unique opportunities presented by heritage west by Building 191 (1963), which were architecture in a sculpture park setting. The commissioned for the site and supported the Guild Festival Theatre, for example, produces Guild Inn’s original role in training artisans and an annual theatre festival of classics on the its later function as an important repository for open-air stage of the Greek Theatre. Rosa and Spencer Clark’s art collection. The collection of architectural artifacts and Located at the west end of the site on property free-standing sculpture include structures acquired by the Clarks in 1934, the building purpose-built for the Guild Inn such as the known historically as the Osterhaut Cabin Brick Kiln and Wishing Well. contributed to the evolution of the Guild Inn as an artists’ retreat and tourist destination There is a small collection of public art and, while altered over time, remains a rare sculptures on site, including the beloved example of a log cabin in Scarborough and Bear Sculpture by E.B. Cox and Michael Clay Toronto. Although earlier sources suggest (1979). that the cabin dates to the late 18th or early 19th centuries, more recent research indicates that a building was not recorded on the site until 1861 when the decennial census listed members of the Humphreys family as the occupants. Architectural and archaeological investigations to date have not produced a definitive history of the Osterhaut Cabin, but document the alterations and repairs to the building over time. EXISTING - Architectural fragments and sculpture - clockwise from top left, from fragment from Boldt’s, Bear sculpture, fragment from All four buildings are currently off-limits to the Ontario Travel Secrets, fragment from Gardener’s World public GUILD PARK & GARDENS management plan / 47 02 MANAGEMENT THEMES - CULTURE / HERITAGE Guildwood Parkway
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VISUAL RELATIONSHIPS Guildwood Parkway
JackThe Miner key east-west views at Guild Park & The key north-south views at Guild Park & SeniorGardens Public are: Gardens are: Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Collegiate Institute 1. 1. The view east from the fountain (which is 1. The arrival sequence and views from placed on the north/south path between the north entrance gates to the north 2. Bickford House and the south entrance façade of the Bickford House, which to the property) across the landscaped encompasses the public sculpture in- open space with the sculpture collection between in the southeast garden 2. The views to and from the south terrace 3. 2. The view west to the Greek Theatre of the Bickford House and the south from the main north/south pathway entrance to the property at the edge (extending from and to the south terrace of the Scarborough Bluffs, along and of the Bickford House to the south adjoining the north/south path ANALYSISentrance EXISTING to the property) CONDITIONS 3. The views to the lake from the south 3. The view west toSite the Boundary Osterhaut Cabin terrace of the Bickford House, along the Livingston Road from the south entranceTop of Slope to the property main north-south path Buildings 4. The views to and from the south terrace Heritage Paths of the Bickford House, southwest and KEY EAST-WESTpassive us e with minimal southeast between the house and the HERITAGEchan ges appropriate Heritage Views sculpture collections, including the VIEWS ON SITE Circle of Columns, which are set in Cultural Artefacts landscaped open space with trees ANALYSIS EXISTINGsensitive areaCONDITIONS - restricted access/no change or very limited change appropriate Site Boundary Heritage Buildings 5. The view south from the west entry to Livingston Road Top of Slope the property (west of the main entrance Buildings gates) to the Scarborough Bluffs and Lake Ontario that takes in Building 191 Heritage Paths passive use with minimal on the west side of the pathway changes appropriate Heritage Views
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Sources MANAGEMENT PLAN Google Maps, 2014; City of Toronto GIS data MTM NAD27; Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minutes, Feb 19, 2014; 0 50 100 150m25 Spencer Collection of HistoricCULTURE Architecture / at HERITAGE the Guild Inn, 1980, Pamphlet north existing conditions + analysis GUILD PARK & GARDENS
Sources MANAGEMENT PLAN Google Maps, 2014; City of Toronto GIS data MTM NAD27; Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minutes, Feb 19, 2014; 0 50 100 150m25 Spencer Collection of Historic Architecture at the Guild Inn, 1980, Pamphlet north The view to the lake: 02 MANAGEMENT THEMES - CULTURE / HERITAGE Guildwood Parkway
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Guildwood Parkway
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2. EXISTING - Primary view and path to lake - today. View to the lake is partially obstructed by plant material. 5. 4.
The arrival sequence:
ANALYSIS EXISTING CONDITIONS Site Boundary Livingston Road Top of Slope 3. Buildings Heritage Paths KEY NORTH-passive use with minimal SOUTH HERITAGEchanges appropriate Heritage Views VIEWS ON SITE Cultural Artefacts ANALYSIS EXISTINGsensitive CONDITIONS area - restricted access/no change or very limited change appropriate Site Boundary EXISTING - View from main entranceHeritage gate Buildings to Guild Inn building PRECEDENT - Evidence suggests that during the period when Livingston Road - today. Entry sequence of estate landscape structure has been it was an estate landscape, the experience of arrival at the Guild Top of Slope compromised. Inn site would have been heightened through design. Similar Buildings to other lakefront estates of the period, such as the Smye Heritage Paths estate in Oakville shown above, the approach would have been passive use with minimal characterized by a curving entrance drive through sculpted changes appropriate Heritage Views lawns along which trees and lower plantings would have been strategically placed to offer glimpses, hide, and then reveal the Cultural Artefacts sensitive area - restricted access/no change house as one approached. The intent of such a picturesque or very limited change appropriate CULTURE / HERITAGE Heritage Buildings front lawn was to amplify and dramatize the experience of NORTH-SOUTH VIEWS arriving at the house. existing conditions + analysis GUILD PARK & GARDENS management plan / 49 GUILD PARK & GARDENS
Sources MANAGEMENT PLAN Google Maps, 2014; City of Toronto GIS data MTM NAD27; Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minutes, Feb 19, 2014; 025 50 100 150m Spencer Collection of HistoricCULTURE Architecture / atHERITAGE the Guild Inn, 1980, Pamphlet north existing conditions + analysis GUILD PARK & GARDENS
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Key Issues
KEY ISSUE 1 KEY ISSUE 2 KEY ISSUE 3 KEY ISSUE 4 UNDERSTANDING GUILD PARK & CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE CONSERVATION OF ARRIVAL CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE GARDENS THROUGH A CULTURAL VIEWS SEQUENCE BUILDINGS LANDSCAPE LENS
As an overarching framework a cultural The most significant view on site, A number of the cultural heritage The Bickford house has been un- landscape approach ensures that from the terrace of the Bickford house elements that give character to the site occupied for a number of years and the cultural values associated with through the formal landscape to the have deteriorated over time, and should the specifics of its current condition Guild Park & Gardens are conserved lake has deteriorated over time and be improved. The quality of the arrival are unknown, although the building is and restored in a balanced manner should be restored. experience has been undermined by the salvageable. The primary issue facing founded on an understanding of addition of: this building is finding a viable tenant to how the component parts work Today, trees and shrubs planted occupy it with a program suitable to the together. As part of this cultural formally along the length of the path, • insensitive lighting, park, and for appropriate rehabilitation landscape approach, conservation and as well as vegetation at the terminus of • utility poles and wires, work to be undertaken. management decisions focus not only the view (at the top of the Bluffs), hem on individual objects or elements but in the view and block the all important • a circulation route that has been also on the bigger picture consideration visual relationship to Lake Ontario. As modified over time to become less of spatial relationships within the park a result, the fundamental experience of curvilinear and graceful user experience. the site, the grand promenade to the • and a lack of a cohesive planting top of the Bluffs where the sublime view strategy that could complement The following key issues are intended is revealed, has been lost. the artefacts in this area, while to be understood within this cultural also helping to create a more landscape framework. They draw Several other heritage views have been gardenesque setting, and restore a from the “Understanding” stage of identified within the site (on pages 46- picturesque arrival sequence. the conservation decision-making 47); their restoration should also be The arrival experience has been process as described in Parks considered. deteriorated through the haphazard Canada’s Standards and Guidelines for placement of parking lots over the years, the Conservation of Historic Places in which should be more formalized in any Canada. redevelopment proposal.
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KEY ISSUE 5 KEY ISSUE 6 CONSERVATION OF ARTEFACTS & NEED FOR CULTURE / HERITAGE THE PUBLIC ART COLLECTION INTERPRETATION STRATEGY
A large collection of artefacts and Currently, the rich cultural heritage public art works exists on site in resources on site are underserved by a varying conditions, without a formal lack of high quality interpretation. conservation plan. A comprehensive condition assessment should be Cultural heritage themes should be undertaken, and management incorporated with natural heritage measures outlined, to ensure that all themes to create a rich overarching artefacts and art works are structurally interpretation program for the park. stabilized, and that damage from exposure to the elements is mitigated over time. The condition assessment should prioritize the conservation of objects based on need. As well, a response plan is required to address vandalism in a timely manner. Existing artefacts and the public art collection are managed by Cultural Partnerships.
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Management Guidelines
GUIDELINE 1 GUIDELINE 2 GUIDELINE 3
RESTORE AND PROTECT THE RESTORE HERITAGE VIEWS RESTORE THE ARRIVAL SEQUENCE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
The park’s cultural landscape should be Restore heritage views to make more apparent New Fencing Restore primary cultural landscape features visually clarified through the restoration of the organizing landscape structure of the site. including the picturesque forecourt to the north New fencing system for safety at the top of the the site’s landscape structure. Guild Park Restoration of heritage views can be achieved of the estate house. Bluffs at the south end of the main axial view is situated within a unique geographical through the following measures: should maintain a clear and unobstructed view setting along the Scarborough Bluffs. to the lake. Picturesque Forecourt This setting is integral to the site’s landscape structure and provides the Vegetation and Horticulture Restoration of this feature requires a re- foundational principles of the site’s spatial Management configuration of circulation routes to create a organization. The development of this Develop a phased management plan that more graceful approach to the house. The new spatial organization is also linked to the identifies key trees and shrubs within heritage circulation route should enclose an open lawn Guild of All Arts period. The landscape views for pruning, selective removal and or forecourt. A horticultural planting scheme structure should be clarified through replacement with appropriate species to ensure should reference the original design intentions a comprehensive restoration program clear and open views to the lake over time. of a lakefront estate arrival sequence including which prioritizes key cultural heritage Location and species of future tree and shrub carefully designed glimpses of the estate house features as discussed in the guidelines planting along axial pathway may need to be and artefacts upon the approach that are that follow. different from existing, in order to ensure the opened up and then hidden to create a sense of conservation of the heritage view. Restoration drama. The re-location or burial of power lines, These Guidelines represent the of the horticultural gardens at the south terrace a co-ordinated lighting strategy, and re-location “Planning” stage of the conservation and along the main axial pathway from the of parking areas are also recommended as decision-making process as described in estate house to the lakefront should enhance part of the restoration of this cultural landscape Parks Canada’s Standards and Guidelines and not obscure the main axial view, and provide feature. for the Conservation of Historic Places in a sensory experience as one walks toward the Canada. Bluffs and lake. • Maintain or select an appropriate and sustainable use • Identify project requirements 52 • Determine the primary treatment • Review the standards 02 MANAGEMENT THEMES - CULTURE / HERITAGE
GUIDELINE 4 GUIDELINE 5
CONSERVE HERITAGE BUILDINGS CONSERVE THE COLLECTION OF PUBLIC ART / ARTEFACTS AND INTEGRATION OF NEW ARTEFACTS
Conserve or rehabilitate the heritage buildings Conserve The Guild Collection of existing New Artefact Policy on-site. Future conservation work should public art and artefacts and develop a policy conform with heritage best practices. for potential integration of new artefacts. Develop and implement a comprehensive new Opportunities for disassembled artefacts stored artefact policy. Cultural Partnerships to on site should also be considered. establish a decision-making matrix for potential location and relocation of any new artefacts on the Park site. Protection of cultural Conservation of Public Art and Artefacts heritage landscape structure defined in A conservation program for existing public art Existing Conditions and Analysis summary and artefacts should include maintenance and (page 43-47) is to be applied to matrix. protection strategies. New Public Art Guidelines Opportunities for Disassembled Artifacts Develop and implement comprehensive new Several disassembled artefacts are being public art guidelines to manage the potential temporarily stored within an enclosed outdoor integration of new public art with recognition EXISTING - artefact on-site - The Wishing Well that there is limited space to add new works. area behind Building 191. Potential adaptive re- 7.15. Brick Kiln and Wishing Well: archival and current photographs showing the use opportunities for these artefacts should be The guidelines should consider opportunities explored. for loans and temporary exhibitions and set structures, which are now located near the North Entrance to the Guild Inn guidelines for sculpture location that recognizes the unique geophysical and ecological Alterations to a Designated Heritage Property, Amendment of Designating By-law & HEA – conditions of the site. 201 Guildwood Parkway Attachment 9
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GUIDELINE 6 7 Principles of International Council on DEVELOP A CULTURAL HERITAGE Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Ename INTERPRETATION STRATEGY Charter The purpose of this charter is to define the basic 4. Authenticity: The Interpretation and Develop an interpretation strategy that principles of Interpretation and Presentation as Presentation of cultural heritage sites clarifies the site’s cultural heritage value. essential components of heritage conservation must respect the basic tenets of The interpretation strategy should reveal the efforts and as a means of enhancing public authenticity in the spirit of the Nara “bigger picture” of the site’s cultural heritage appreciation and understanding of cultural Document (1994). and should clarify the relationship between heritage sites. 5. Sustainability: The interpretation plan for the features that compose this cultural a cultural heritage site must be sensitive landscape. 1. Access and Understanding: to its natural and cultural environment, Interpretation and Presentation with social, financial, and environmental Key Cultural heritage themes that could be programs should facilitate physical sustainability among its central goals. explored include: and intellectual access by the public to The Interpretation cultural heritage sites. 6. Inclusiveness: • the origin narrative of the various and Presentation of cultural heritage : Interpretation artefacts (building site and history, 2. Information Sources sites must be the result of meaningful and Presentation should be based on artists and architects, story of collaboration between heritage evidence gathered through accepted demolition and salvage etc.) and professionals, host and associated scientific and scholarly methods as well artworks communities, and other stakeholders. as from living cultural traditions. • the designed lakefront estate era 7. Research, Training, and Evaluation: The Interpretation history of the site 3. Context and Setting: Continuing research, training, and and Presentation of cultural heritage evaluation are essential components of • narratives relating to the Clarks and sites should relate to their wider social, the interpretation of a cultural heritage the Guild of all Arts cultural, historical, and natural contexts site. • scientific and geological discoveries and settings. related to studies of the Scarborough Bluffs The strategy should be guided by the principles outlined in the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Ename Charter (2007). See adjacent callout box.
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Key Initiatives The following Key Initiatives are based on the Guidelines above and represent action items that can serve as first steps towards the conservation and rehabilitation of Guildwood Park. These Key Initiatives represent the “Intervening” stage of the conservation decision-making process as described in Parks Canada’s Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada.
KEY INITIATIVE 1 KEY INITIATIVE 2 KEY INITIATIVE 3 KEY INITIATIVE 4
DEVELOP A HERITAGE RESTORE THE MAIN AXIAL VIEW IN RESTORE THE ARRIVAL SEQUENCE IN INTEGRATE LIGHTING STRATEGY INTERPRETATION PLAN PHASES PHASES WITH PARKS LIGHTING AND INTERPRETIVE STRATEGIES Develop a heritage interpretation plan that Implement a management and replacement Enlist a landscape architect to develop and Develop a cohesive lighting strategy for the could include: program that prioritizes the restoration of the implement a new plan and planting scheme park for safety and to enhance park user main axial view from the south terrace to the for the picturesque forecourt. experience. Examine potential lighting of • Signage waterfront. Enlist a landscape architect to cultural heritage elements in broader context • Maps design and implement the horticultural garden Identify key trees and shrubs for selective of heritage interpretive strategy and lighting beds along the main axial path, to identify new pruning to restore the arrival sequence. of park and garden areas. This should also • Online Content planting areas for future vegetation, and to Identify key trees and shrubs that currently consider ongoing cultural programming that • Self- guided tours with digital tools design an appropriate fencing strategy for the interrupt the arrival sequence and evaluate occurs in association with the artefacts and • Walking Tours south end of the site. whether to keep them and, if they are kept, sculpture. once they die naturally not to replant in the • Interpretive Public Art Identify key trees and shrubs for selective same location. Plant new trees and shrubs pruning to restore the main view from the in locations dictated by the overall planting estate house to the lake. Identify key trees plan that complements the design intent of The interpretation plan could incorporate and shrubs that currently block key views the arrival sequence to be restored. This is a KEY INITIATIVE 5 natural and cultural heritage. but, once they die naturally, should not be long term sequential strategy for restoring the replanted in the same location that blocks the arrival sequence. CO-ORDINATE SITE MAINTENANCE & Local heritage groups already facilitating view. Replacement of the tree or shrub should seasonal walking tours on site can be occur in a designated area away from the view Coordination with Parks and Forestry MANAGEMENT connected to other elements listed above. to be restored. This is a long term sequential departments and TRCA is necessary for this Co-ordinate site maintenance and strategy for restoring heritage views. long term program on-site. management with Parks, Forestry & Recreation and other related City divisions. Develop Coordination with Parks and Forestry strategies with City staff to ensure consistent departments and TRCA is necessary for this maintenance of the site’s vegetation and long term program on-site. horticulture for both short-term and long-term timelines with special consideration given to the retention of heritage views.
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KEY INITIATIVE 6 KEY INITIATIVE 7 PRIORITY RESTORE THE MAIN AXIAL VIEW IN PHASES ACTION 1 Restoration and protection of the main axial heritage view CO-ORDINATE WITH CULTURAL ARTEFACTS & PUBLIC ART POLICY will clarify the organizing landscape structure of the site and enhance the user experience. PRECINCT PLAN
PRIORITY RESTORE THE ARRIVAL SEQUENCE IN PHASES Establish a clear mandate to coordinate the Create a policy for the management of existing ACTION 2 Restoration of the arrival sequence will reveal and enhance the Guild Park & Gardens Management Plan with and new public art and artefacts that prioritizes fundamental experience and original design intentions of the the Cultural Precinct Plan. Articulate and refine the following initiatives: site. shared visions and objectives to enhance the Guild Park & Gardens as an arts and cultural • Identify and restore damaged or CO-ORDINATE HORTICULTURAL MAINTENANCE & centre. deteriorated existing public art and PRIORITY artefacts. MANAGEMENT WITH PARKS • Develop a strategy for existing stored ACTION 3 Coordination with the appropriate City departments and TRCA artefacts. It is recommended that the for a horticultural management program will be essential to inventory of the existing stored artefacts the successful maintenance of the site’s cultural landscape in be expanded to be more user-friendly the long term; this priority should be co-ordinated with Priority and to include documentation of where Actions 1 & 4, which require the management of vegetation to artefacts originated, an evaluation of maintain key views. A Working Group to be formed. KEY INITIATIVE 8 their heritage value, and an assessment of their potential use on site. Follow City PRIORITY CREATE AN INTERPRETATION STRATEGY CREATE A SPECTACULAR de-accessioning collection policy for ACTION 4 Prepare an integrative interpretive strategy for the park to make WATERFRONT VISTA artefacts to be removed and disposed of. more accessible to visitors the site attributes and story. Initiate the integration of a prominent safe • Identify potential locations for new lookout opportunity to enhance the experience artefacts (to be coordinated with HPS’s PRIORITY CREATE A SPECTACULAR WATERFRONT VISTA of the site’s cultural heritage landscape. artefact location decision-making A strategy for a primary viewing/lookout point, that reinforces the Consider a design competition to garner a matrix, as per Guideline 4 – New Artefact ACTION 5 main heritage view and the relationship between the estate house world-class design proposal for the lookout Policy). and the lake, would greatly enhance the experience of the site and which could position Guild Park & Gardens as • Adopt a policy for the management of could have the potential to make Guild Park & Gardens a “destination” a destination park for the city. Identify potential new public art. One significant new public site for the City. This strategy should be prioritized to allow adequate locations for the lookout site with consideration artwork might be considered to celebrate time for planning and funding processes to occur and should be given to emphasis on heritage views, the site’s the revitalization of Guild Park & Gardens. coordinated with Priority Action 1. landscape structure as well as safety in relation to the sensitive Bluffs zone.
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Existing Conditions & Analysis 61 Amenities: Seating & Lighting 64 Key Initiatives 70 & Walkways Summary of Special Features 61 Community Stewardship 64 Enhance Cultural Heritage 70 Summary of Existing Programs in 61 Landscape Structure Through the Park Areas Horticulture Management Guidelines 66 Enhance Horticultural Quality 70
Key Issues 62 Restore & Protect Cultural 66 Establish a Native Plant Teaching 70 Landscape Garden Desired Character & Limit of 62 Enhance Horticultural Quality of 66 Adopt Seating Guidelines 70 Manicured Park Area & Horticulture Destination Park Create a Lighting Master Plan 70 Quality of Horticulture 62 Protect Passive Recreation Principle 66 Improve Walkways 71 Heritage & Horticulture 62Management Framework for Park 66 Program & Permits Sustainability 62 Implement a Commemorative Forest 71 in Partnership with Urban Forestry & Sustainability 67 Transition Areas & Invasive Species 63 Community Stakeholders Role of Commemorative Trees 68 Programming in the Park & Permitting 63 Manage Programming in the Park 71 Stewardship 68 Support Community Stewardship 71 Managing Views - Coordinate with 64 Culture/Heritage Emergency & Maintenance 68 Vehicle Access Role of Commemorative Trees 64 Priority Actions 71 Increase the Amount of Seating & 68 Emergency & Maintenance 64 Improve Quality GUILD PARK & GARDENS management plan / 59 Vehicle Access Guildwood Parkway
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ANALYSIS EXISTING CONDITIONS Site Boundary Livingston Road Top of Slope Buildings passive use with minimal changes appropriate Manicured Lawn sensitive area Garden Beds restricted access/no change Historic Garden Beds or very limited change appropriate
HORTICULTURE / PARK existing conditions + analysis GUILD PARK & GARDENS Sources Google Maps, 2014; MANAGEMENT PLAN City of Toronto GIS data MTM NAD27; Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minutes, Feb 19, 2014; Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minutes, Apr. 10, 2014; 025 50 100 150m 60 Executive Committee Report on Scarborough Waterfront Access Plan, Section 2, 2013; north 02 MANAGEMENT THEMES - HORTICULTURE / PARK
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discussed in the Culture/Heritage section The open lawn areas west of the central Preferred Arts and Culture Programming Existing Conditions & garden provide open space in relation to The public consultation process identified The manicured park and gardens south of the Heritage Building 191 and along the second that favourite programs in the park have an Analysis original Guild Inn building are a very special heritage walkway, which runs north-south arts and culture focus. The programs that feature. past Building 191. Some areas of open were reported as most popular during the lawn function as staging areas for parks consultation events are Guild Festival Theatre, SUMMARY OF SPECIAL FEATURES Lining the axial walkway that leads from maintenance operations, such as the lawn The Art Show, Guild Alive With Culture, the Guild Inn rear terrace toward the Bluffs, near Building 191. The manicured park and horticultural display garden beds are a favorite destination and Guildwood Day, Musical evening events, Arts and Craft Shows, and Movies. gardens are a key defining feature of the a draw for both amateur and professional SUMMARY OF EXISTING PROGRAMS IN park user experience and identity of the photographers. The manicured park and site. Indeed, the name itself speaks to the gardens area is a desired setting for permitted THE PARK AREAS importance of the Guild Park & Gardens area wedding photographs. The manicured park of the site. The layout of the lawns and gardens south of the Inn also provides a ground plane The open lawn areas accented by horticultural originated with the former Bickford Estate and for the sculpture park, with artefacts and display beds and interspersed with heritage became an integral part of the Guild of All Arts public art works from the Rosa and Spencer structures, artefacts and public art works heritage landscape structure. The park and Clark collection sited throughout the park and provides the primary setting for programmed gardens are generally accenting the Guild Inn gardens area. Heritage architectural fragments events in the park. Programming in the park building and the heritage landscape structure are employed to frame entrances and views area includes the following: highlights the access to the lake. An arrival to the areas east and west of the central, sequence of partially concealed views of the north-south axial walkway. As described in • Guildwood Day Inn through lawns and gardens leads from the the Culture/Heritage section of this plan, this • Guild Alive with Culture heritage entry gates at Guildwood Parkway. walkway is now a designated heritage path • Halloween Event Horticultural display beds enhance the entry and recognized as part of the cultural heritage feature. Open lawn areas in the centrral area structure. The former fountain located midway • Guild Festival Theatre north of the Guild Inn provide a ground plane along the north-south walkway has been • Walking Tours for sculpture and heritage artefacts. A heritage repurposed as a planting bed based on water • Christmas Lighting walkway traverses the front lawn and passes damage to the Swan centrepiece. under an artefact that frames views looking • Doors Open Toronto walking tour toward the Guild Inn. The Park/Horticulture map indicates the • Wedding events location of former historic garden beds at the • Candy Cane Hunt The open lawn area west of the entrance front of the Guild Inn and along the east-west driveway provides a clear view of the cluster of walkway the leads to the second major axial • Annual Art Show parks operation buildings west of the Inn. This north-south route, which passes designated • Horticultural Society Plant Sale detracts from the arrival sequence associated Heritage Building 191. with the heritage cultural landscape structure
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Key Issues
HORTICULTURE / PARK KEY ISSUE 1 KEY ISSUE 2 KEY ISSUE 3 KEY ISSUE 4 DESIRED CHARACTER & LIMIT QUALITY OF HORTICULTURE HERITAGE & HORTICULTURE SUSTAINABILITY OF MANICURED PARK AREA & HORTICULTURE The character of the horticulture and the As a destination park, a cultural The special character of Guild Park Sustainable development is physical limits of the manicured park heritage landscape, a programmed & Gardens derives from its unique “development that meets the needs area are currently lacking definition. space for artistic and community combination of a waterfront estate of the present without compromising These elements are key to establishing events, and a permitted park for landscape in an extensive natural the ability of future generations and maintaining the character-defining wedding photography, Guild Park & heritage woodland setting on the to meet their own needs” (United spatial relationship of the park and Gardens is recognized for the quality Scarborough Bluffs with spectacular Nations Brundtland Report, 1987). gardens. The park and gardens are part of its horticultural displays. Protecting views of Lake Ontario. Relative to parks, sustainability means of the cultural heritage landscape value and improving the horticultural quality examining how the park strenghens the as described in detail in the Culture/ is a key issue for the identity and user The potential for restoration social, economic, and environmental Heritage section of this Plan. The experience of the park. It is also linked opportunities of horticulture and landscape, improving quality of life. maniucured park and gardens area are to revenue generating program such heritage in the form of garden bed Sustainability at Guild Park also also a signature of the park’s identity as wedding photography permits. planting design has been identified. includes coordination with sustaining and the park user experience. The Horticultural quality includes providing Historic photographs are available to the cultural heritage resources. extent and shape of lawns comprise an seasonal interest and a ‘show garden’ provide a source for heritage research. important aspect of the heritage cultural quality. Heritage horticultural design for this site Sustainability is a priority for the Parks, landscape structure. The limit of the is supported by the Horticulture section Forestry & Recreation division; the Parks manicured park area is also related to of Parks, Forestry and Recreation to Plan 2013-2017 describes a Parks park programming, which is currently further enhance the heritage experience Vision for “welcoming, well-maintained, held primarily in this area of the park. of users while providing high quality safe & sustainable parks”. gardens.
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KEY ISSUE 5 KEY ISSUE 6 TRANSITION AREAS & INVASIVE PROGRAMMING IN THE PARK & SPECIES PERMITTING
Invasive species that flourish in the There are currently a number of moist, natural environment areas tend programs that take place in Guild Park to migrate into the more open and & Gardens (See pg 61). These need to sunnier aspect of the manicured park be managed and coordinated with other and garden area. Invasive species in the objectives for the Park & Gardens. park and gardens need to be managed to maintain the quality of the park and Parks Forestry & Recreation division gardens. receives applications for wedding photography and program events at Guild Park & Gardens. (Film shoots need to contact the Toronto Film and Television office). The issuance of permits needs to be examined relative to other objectives for the Park & Gardens.
EXISTING - horticultural display coordinated with views to cultural heritage artefact - image from This Randomness Blog
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HORTICULTURE / PARK KEY ISSUE 7 KEY ISSUE 8 KEY ISSUE 9 KEY ISSUE 10 MANAGING VIEWS - CO-ORDINATE ROLE OF COMMEMORATIVE EMERGENCY & MAINTENANCE AMENITIES: SEATING & LIGHTING & WITH CULTURE/HERITAGE TREES VEHICLE ACCESS WALKWAYS
Park and Garden management There is a desire by members of the The park and garden area of the park currently includes planting, pruning and The existing seating in the park is community to plant commemorative needs to provide clear routes for removal of woody species. Pruning has comprised of numerous bench styles trees in Guild Park & Gardens. These emergency and maintenance vehicle been minimally undertaken to open key placed in various seating arrangements trees currently exist on-site in many access. Currently, the maintenance views such as to the lake from Bickford throughout the park. areas and the potential for future vehicles are too large for the pathways, House. As described in more detail in locations is limited. The ongoing which results in damage to the adjacent the Culture/Heritage section of this Lighting is inconsistent in park and requests for commemorative trees lawn and compaction of the soil. document, there are a number of key needs to be examined relative to other gardens area. Walkway materials are views that should be restored in phases. objectives for the site. inconsistent and not all walkways are AODA compliant.
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KEY ISSUE 11 COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP
Engaging and managing community stewardship of the park and garden area has significant potential to build positive relationships between City staff and the community. Volunteer stewardship can add to the management resources for the park. Capitalizing on community interest and building engagement opportunities has many positive benefits.
EXISTING - horticultural display coordinated with views to cultural heritage artefact - image from Panoramio
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Management Guidelines
GUIDELINE 1 GUIDELINE 2 GUIDELINE 3 GUIDELINE 4 HORTICULTURE / PARK RESTORE & PROTECT CULTURAL ENHANCE HORTICULTURAL QUALITY PROTECT PASSIVE RECREATION MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR LANDSCAPE OF DESTINATION PARK PRINCIPLE PARK PROGRAM & PERMITS
The coordination of horticultural work that To support the guiding vision principles for Protecting the passive recreation principle for Park Program has an impact on heritage views needs to be the park, enhance the horticultural quality the park will maintain the strength and clarity established between City departments. of this destination park with show-garden of its very special identity. The extent of park The existing program for the site needs to be quality displays with strong seasonal interest, areas protected under policies for natural managed to ensure: Enhance the landscape structure which reflecting research regarding historic cultivars heritage and cultural heritage preservation creates the cultural heritage landscape value planted at the Guild Inn. also severely limit the opportunity for active • compatibility with the guiding vision of of the site. The landscape structural elements recreation to be constructed in the park. Guild Park to enhance include: The special relationship of the manicured park • sustainability in terms of the user-capacity and gardens area with the natural heritage and management needs of the park • Land Patterns woodland context needs to be clearly defined • protection and preservation of heritage (designed lakefront estate structure) and maintained. resources • Landforms Create guidelines to manage the park (Bluffs and graded terraces at south programming to ensure that programs are side of estate house) sustainable. The guidelines need to:
• Spatial Organization • Assess park capacity for group program (entry sequence) events • Establish management regime for any • Vegetation required amelioration after programming (horticultural elements) events • Define the limit of program areas within • Visual Relationships the manicured park and garden area (views)
• Circulation (pathways)
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SUSTAINABILITY
Permits Invasive Species City Horticulture Standards Permits need to be managed to ensure Removal and management of invasive species Management Plan recommendations need to compatibility of park uses with guiding vision in the horticulture/park areas is important to be consistent with City Horticulture Standards. maintain the quality of the open space and principles and with the protection of natural EXISTING - Floral display at Guild Park & Gardens - image horticultural displays. and cultural heritage resources. Permitted from Flickr user Corrie Gendren cultural activities should take precedence over other competing uses, should they arise. Priority for permits will be given based on Management Best Practice historical permits, and then on a first come, Incorporate management best practices and first serve basis for all permit requests that are review on a bi-yearly basis to update with an appropriate fit for the natural and cultural current best practice guidelines. heritage of the site. Environmental Protection Garden and park maintenance practices need to be environmentally sustainable and reduce the environmental impact of management materials and procedures on the adjacent natural heritage areas and the water table.
Maintenance Resources The level of maintenance required to manage the gardens and park area to meet Management Plan guidelines needs to be commensurate with City staffing and available resources.
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ROLE OF COMMEMORATIVE TREES STEWARDSHIP EMERGENCY & MAINTENANCE INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF SEATING VEHICLE ACCESS & IMPROVE QUALITY
The role of commemorative trees in the Engage Community Stewardship: Providing a paved or hard surface that can Adding more seating and installing a consistent manicured park and garden areas needs to be support vehicular weight and is wide enough style of seating is desired in the Park. coordinated with the guiding vision principles • Foster connections within a range of to protect the adjacent lawn and potential of the site. The location, species and growth community groups and individuals to tree protection zones close to the vehicular Park users need safe lighting level on walkways patterns of the commemorative trees needs create positive relationships among City routes needs to be accommodated. The in the programmed area of the park (not on to be compatible with the management plan park staff and the public. Support and management plan recognizes the variance trails in natural environment) including access guidelines. build on a number of stewardship activities in use levels of vehicular access routes. to entrances and parking areas. already taking place including shoreline Maintenance vehicles would require regular clean up and park clean up days, and access, while emergency vehicles would be Walkways to be AODA compliant and the planting events. Coordinate with local much less frequent. Consideration in the quality of the walkways is to be improved. councillor’s office for communications design, layout, material and dimensions of the with community members. vehicular routes should take these differences Manage Stewardship: into account.
• Managing community stewardship is critical to successful implementation of stewardship opportunities within City management structures. A coordinated effort with common objectives that is led by City parks staff will provide meaningful engagement for volunteers and produce better outcomes. • Roles of volunteers need to be clearly defined and sensitive to issues of City of Toronto unions and liability concerns.
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EXISTING -plantings along pathway to Lake Ontario on-site
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Key Initiatives
KEY INITIATIVE 1 KEY INITIATIVE 2 KEY INITIATIVE 4 KEY INITIATIVE 5
HORTICULTURE / PARK ENHANCE CULTURAL HERITAGE ENHANCE HORTICULTURAL QUALITY ADOPT SEATING GUIDELINES CREATE A LIGHTING MASTER PLAN LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE THROUGH HORTICULTURE Enhance the horticultural quality of this Adopt seating guidelines that establish a Engage lighting design consultant to create a To restore and protect the cultural landscape, destination park with show-garden quality consistent bench style, quality and installation lighting master plan for the park. Lighting of the enhance the landscape structure within the displays with strong seasonal interest. Create method, as well as guidelines for key location, manicured park and gardens area to be integrated park through appropriate siting of additional a plan of the existing garden planting beds aspect, clustering and AODA compliance. within the master plan including heritage horticultural beds. The landscape structural for review by Horticulture. Draft a planting considerations. elements to enhance in coordination with the plan to renovate existing beds with enhanced KEY GUIDELINES: Culture/Heritage section of the Plan, include: perennial planting for seasonal display. Review GUIDELINES FOR LIGHTING PLAN opportunities for additional planting beds at key • Primary seating to be benches with • Land Patterns (designed lakefront estate nodes within the park landscape. backs and armrests. • Lighting to be LED, non-glare and dark-sky structure) - clearly define limits of manicured compliant. • Benches to meet park design standards lawn at forest edge and planting beds Retain a landscape heritage consultant to (ie. classic bench) • Lighting to focus on walkways, entrances (entry sequence) research historic cultivars planted at the Guild • Spatial Organization • Bench installation method to be surface and exits. - restore entry sequence on north side of Inn and reflect the outcome of this research in mount on concrete pad when located Guild Inn with planting on both sides of the landscape of the Guild Park & Gardens. outside of Tree Protection Zones. • Lighting plan to be coordinated with cultural driveway to frame and partially conceal heritage interpretation strategy. views of building; screen service buildings • Avoid bench installation within TPZ’s from view; reduce driveway width to KEY INITIATIVE 3 • Seating aspect: provide seating options in • Consulting team for lighting plan should have minimum required, reduce views of both sunny and shaded locations experience with heritage lighting. driveway paving with planting ESTABLISH A NATIVE PLANT TEACHING • Locate seating in relation to desireable • Vegetation (horticultural elements) - retain views of key features • Lighting to be provided with pedestrian height and enhance planting beds on heritage light standards that are not vulnerable to GARDEN • Provide opportunities for seating in paths vandalism groups and for individuals or small • Visual Relationships (views) - restore and Establish a native plant teaching garden within groups. protect heritage views the park and garden area. Native plants to • Natural environment trails will not be lit to be selected for horticultural display quality • Seating to be AODA compliant including protect habitat and natural environment (pathways) - restore and • Circulation combined with hardiness and opportunities access from firm paved surface where character maintain heritage pathways for pollinator and habitat species for birds, possible. • Water - restore and maintain lake views butterflies and beneficial insects.
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Priority Actions
PRIORITY ENHANCE CULTURAL HERITAGE LANDSCAPE KEY INITIATIVE 6 KEY INITIATIVE 7 STRUCTURE THROUGH HORTICULTURE IMPLEMENT A COMMEMORATIVE ACTION 1 The character defining elements of the Park’s heritage IMPROVE WALKWAYS FOREST IN PARTNERSHIP WITH landscape structure are found primarily in the manicured URBAN FORESTRY & COMMUNITY park and gardens area of Guild Park. & Gardens. Restoring and protecting the landscape structure elements involves a STAKEHOLDERS Walkways to be upgraded. Heritage walkways number of initiatives under this overarching priority action, to to be protected with respect to location, views, A commemorative forest, where the forest is be coordinated with Culture/Heritage section of this Plan. and dimensions. Walkway materials to be made planned and planted by trained Urban Forestry consistent and AODA compliant. staff can provide on-going commemorative PRIORITY opportunities through features or amenities to ENHANCE HORTICULTURAL DISPLAY QUALITY be co-ordinated with on-going commemorative ACTION 2 As a destination park Guild Park & Gardens needs to have programs in place. To be coordinated with natural show-garden quality displays with strong seasonal interest. heritage section of this Plan. Reviewing and updating the planting design of beds and consideration for new perennial planting beds at key nodes within the park landscape is a priority action. A Working Group to be formed with Urban Forestry, Horticulture, Heritage, Culture KEY INITIATIVE 8 KEY INITIATIVE 9 and Park staff. MANAGE PROGRAMMING IN THE PARK SUPPORT COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP PRIORITY IMPROVE AMENITIES: WALKWAYS & SEATING ACTION 3 Passive recreation is one of the guiding pillars of the Vision for Guild Park & Gardens. Amentities for walking and seating Adopt and implement guidelines to manage Engage & Manage Community Stewardship: programming in the park based on compatibility are key elements for user experience of passive recreation. with guiding vision and sustainability in relation Walkways to be coordinated with Culture/Heritage section of Support and build on a number of stewardship this Plan. to protection of cultural heritage resources and activities already take place including shoreline natural heritage systems. clean up and park clean up days, and planting events. Coordinate with local councillor’s office A schedule of permits needs to be coordinated for communications with community members. with Park management schedules to ensure an PRIORITY CREATE A LIGHTING MASTER PLAN optimum park user experience. This schedule Coordinate community stewardship efforts ACTION 4 Safe and comfortable use of the park after dark is key to park will also help to maximize the revenue generating through existing Parks, Forestry and Recreation user enjoyment. Lighting also supports arts and culture focused potential of the park while balancing permitted stewardship programs organized by Natural program events, including summer evening performances by uses with the guidelines regarding protection Resource Management and Forestry divisions. Guild Festival Theatre. Lighting to be coordinated with the and preservation of natural heritage and cultural heritage interpretation plan and the Cultural Precinct Plan. heritage resources.
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Existing Conditions & Analysis 75 Sustainability 81
Construction Guidelines 81 Key Issues 76
User Experience 76Key Initiatives 82
Trail Hazards & Safety 76 Recommend that a Trail Master 82 Multi-Use Trails 76 Plan be Created
Trail Amenities 77 Manage Hazardous Trails 82
Signage & Wayfinding 77 Connect to Future Waterfront Trail 82 Connect to Community 82 Sustainability 78 Coordinate Between Trail & 83 Forest Management, Parks Operations & Cultural Heritage Management Guidelines 80 Create Safe Waterfront Vistas 83 Manage Trails to Reduce 80 Environmental Impact Develop Signage & Wayfinding 83 Program Enhance User Experience 80
Accessibility 80 Priority Actions 84 Safety 80
Connectivity 81
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! EXISTING CONDITIONS Site Boundary Livingston Road Top of Slope Buildings Fence Site Road Paved Maintenance Route ! Screenings Trails Turf-Stone Trails ! ! Turf Trails Wood Chip Trails Natural Surface Trails Construction Road / Future Trail
! Falling Hazard Pedestrian Walking Distances
PEDESTRIAN TRAILS existing conditions
Sources GUILD PARK & GARDENS Google Maps, 2014; City of Toronto GIS data MTM NAD27; MANAGEMENT PLAN Forest Management Plan, 2013, Kuntz Forestry Consulting Inc.; Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minutes, Feb 19, 2014; Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minutes, Apr. 10, 2014; 025 50 100 150m 74 Executive Committee Report on Scarborough Waterfront Access Plan, Section 2, 2013; north 02 MANAGEMENT THEMES - TRAILS
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Existing Conditions & School is a primary example. A park fence is routinely cut to create direct access from the Analysis school’s sports field to the park.
No masterplan for the trail network has been SUMMARY OF SPECIAL FEATURES created to date for the whole Park. The trail network at Guild Park & Gardens is Falling hazards is a key issue for trails in this park. an important part of the user experience and a The spectacular views of Lake Ontario from the regular draw for walkers, joggers, bird watchers, top of the Scarborough Bluffs is a major draw people of all ages, families, and to a lesser for park users. The human tendency is to get extent cyclists and dog walkers. as close as possiible to the Bluffs’ edge to fully experience the vista. This poses a significant The existing conditions trails map illustrates safety hazard. For this reason, fences are all trails and walkways on the park site. This located along some portions of the top of slope. includes natural environment trails on the Park users however do not always stay within tableland, access trails to the waterfront, and the fenced off areas. The sandy soil of the Bluffs a future waterfront trail, as well as walkways and the dynamic nature of the Bluffs’ erosion in the manicured park and gardens area of the both contribute to the hazardous conditiion for tableland. This section of the management park users. plan addresses key issues, guidelines and key initiatives for the trails. The walkways in the park Some of the natural environment trails are and gardens area are addressed in Horticulture/ located in wet areas which become impassable Park and the Culture/Heritage section of the in spring or during wet weather. User experience document. of the natural environment trails provides important opportunities for contact with nature The existing trails include a range of surface through the seasons. materials including turf, turf stone, screenings, wood chip,natural surface and asphalt paving. The key issues for trails include user experience, Some of the trails have been laid out by City connectivity, trail safety, trail accessibility, trail divisions and others have been created over time amenities, signage and wayfinding, maintenance as ‘desire lines’ by park users. Trail connectivity and vehicle access, and sustainability. These to the adjacent neighbourhood has also been issues are addressed in the following section created by both City division planning and by which outlines key issues, guidelines, key park users making breaches in fencing to create initiatives and priority actions for trails. a link to the park trails. The south east corner of the property of Sir Wilfred Laurier Secondary EXISTING - natural environment trail on site
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Key Issues
TRAILS KEY ISSUE 1 KEY ISSUE 2 KEY ISSUE 3 USER EXPERIENCE TRAIL HAZARDS & SAFETY MULTI-USE TRAILS
Character of Trails Slope Stabiilty of the primary characteristics of Guild Accessibility Park & Gardens and a major draw for User experience is a key consideration in The relationship between trail location On January 1, 2013, the Integrated park users. It is human nature to want the planning and design of trails, and is and the stable top of slope is a key issue Accessibility Standards Regulation to get as close as possible to the vista one that is often overlooked. for trail safety. Park users regularly use (Ontario Regulation 191/11) of the AODA point. The location and character of hazardous lookout points at the top of was amended to include accessibility the vista points needs to be planned the Bluffs. requirements for the Design of Public for and managed to protect park users Quality of Amenities Spaces (Accessibility Standards for the from falling hazards and to minimize The quality of amenities is an important Built Environment). Beginning in 2015, risk management for park owners and aspect of user experience. Amenities can Forest Management public and private sector organizations will operators. include seating, signage and wayfinding, Hazardous trees affected by Emerald have to meet accessibility requirements garbage and recycling receptacles Ash Borer, extreme weather such as when constructing and maintaining the ice strom of 2013-2014 and other Fencing Strategy new or redeveloped elements of public factors need to be managed to ensure spaces including recreational trails. The Trail safety measures need to include Connectivity & Access trail safety. City of Toronto Multi-Use Trail Guidelines a fencing strategy to direct park users Points of connectivity to the trail system integrate accessibility requirements. to safe areas and protect them from from the park and from the adjacent trail hazards. Fencing is also important community are a key aspect of user Risk Management to minimize impact on the natural experience. The connection to Sir Trail Network Planning Risk management for both the City and environment from trail use. Wilfred Laurier Secondary School is TRCA is a key issue. Understanding and Trail network planning to accommodate a key issue for the plan to address, for managing the liability of the park owners a wide range of trail users, to create a example. The existing fence is routinely and operators in relation to trail hazards Maintenance & Emergency distinct hierarchy of trails, to offer visually breached to create direct access to is important. Access clear and well planned connections and the trails. There is also some interest in entrances is a key issue. Trails within natural areas provide additional connections to the trail from the property of the apartment buildings Waterfront Vistas access for litter removal and medical emergencies. on Liviningstone Avenue. Spectacular waterfront vistas are one
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KEY ISSUE 4 KEY ISSUE 5 TRAIL AMENITIES SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING
Cycling Winter Use & Maintenance Seating Signage and wayfinding is an important The presence of cyclists on natural At this time there is no trail maintenance at aspect of user experience of the Guild There is currently very limited seating in environment trails indicates the need to Guild Park & Gardens during winter. Trails Park & Gardens trails. Signage and the natural environment trails. The issue address multi-use trails. Evaluation of the are difficult to traverse after storm events wayfinding to increase trail safety, of whether to increase seating, and to impact of cyclists on the natural heritage and in winter. Safety is frequently cited avoid falling hazards, manage risk, determine its type, location and character systems is required. Consideration of as a concern when using trails in winter. communicate trail length, user challenge needs to be addressed. potential areas that might accommodate There is an interest in using the trails for level, slope/gradient, special features cycling while limiting access for cycling snowshoeing or cross country skiing in and natural heritage interpretation is a in highly sensitive areas needs to be winter. Garbage/Recycling Receptacles key issue. There is currently very limited addressed. signage on the natural environment trails. Garbage is a critical concern – from dumping to an inadequate number Coordinate singnage and wayfinding Dogs of trash receptacles. There is currently design and implementation with Trail limited acces to garbage and recycling On-leash regulations are not always Master Plan and with Natural Heritage receptacles close to natural environment adhered to. This causes concern regarding interpretation strategy and plan. trails. trail user perceived safety, concerns regarding bird/wildlife population in the natural areas, as well as making bird and Drinking Fountain wildlife observation more challenging. Dog owners have been reported as either not There are currently no drinking fountains picking up after their dogs, or of picking up close to natural environment trails. after their dogs but not properly disposing Drinking fountains are not installed due of the bags. User education on self- to maintenance issues. policing should help in resolving issues. Water bottle filling stations can potentially Bylaw officers can also assist. be installed on buildings.
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KEY ISSUE 6 TRAILS SUSTAINABILITY
Trails in Environmentally Sensitive Surface Materials Archaeology Area The surface materials of natural A Stage 1 and Stage 2 Archaeology One of the key purposes of the trail environment trails are inconsistent. Report has been completed for Guild Park system is to protect the natural areas Surface materials that enhance user & Gardens. Sustainable trail planning and by focusing use through trail design experience and mitigate impact on natural construction needs to adhere to report and stewardship. These trails provide environment areas need to be considered. recommendations. opportunities for the public to learn about the function and value of the City’s natural environment. Construction Methods Maintenance Equipment, Materials One of the key purposes of the trail system Storage is to better protect the natural areas Sustainable trail management requires Trails in Tree Protection Zone through trail design and stewardship. adequate storage area for maintenance Trails located in Tree Protection Zones Best practice construction methods are equipment and materials to support the may adversely impact tree roots. to be used for trails in natural environment work of City staff units. areas including within a designated Environmentally Significant Areas. Raised Trails in Wet Area Surface trails in wet areas exist in the natural trails at Guild Park & Gardens. These trails become impassable with seasonal wetness or after storm events. Wet trails are not desirable trails for park user experiences and associated use compacts tree root zones.
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EXISTING -trail through forest on-site
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Management Guidelines
GUIDELINE 1 GUIDELINE 2 GUIDELINE 3 GUIDELINE 4 TRAILS
MANAGE TRAILS TO REDUCE ENHANCE USER EXPERIENCE ACCESSIBILITY SAFETY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Plan and manage the natural environment Plan and design trails with user experience as Thoughtful design will ensure that varied Trail user safety and security is a primary trails to protect the ecological systems from a key consideration. abilities can be accommodated on these concern for the City. Planning and designing harm, using the City’s Natural Environment trails. People with disabilities are also looking new trails and modifying existing trails with Trail Strategy. Managing trail use and building Trails will provide a safe space in which to for adventure, exploration and challenge. sustainable trail guidelines and construction trails properly results in less environmental recreate and have fun – from intense physical Providing trails with different levels of difficulty methods provides a safer user experience. degradation than typically arises when users activity, to more passive activities such as allows individuals to select a trail that meets Proper signage and provision of a variety build rogue trails. Sensitively managing trail nature appreciation or a gentle stroll; as their needs and skill level. of trail experiences and progression of trail development can occur in tandem with individual pursuits or group outings. They difficulty levels, will result in users being more stewardship efforts, such as ecological should allow for nature exploration by people Any trail planning, design and construction likely to choose the most appropriate trail for monitoring and management of invasive of all ages. The trails need to provide a safe will follow regulations set out in the Ontario their skill level, lowering the risk of injury, and species. Trails can provide a site for active space for a wide range of user experiences, Regulation 191/11. Any future trail planning, leading to more enjoyable experiences. transportation – walking and cycling – which activities and skill levels. design and construction process will include can reduce a community’s transportation consultation with people who have disabilities Safety and security of the trails can be based emissions. and the City of Toronto’s PFR Community enhanced through: • Avoid environmentally sensitive and/or Disability Steering Committee. • Sustainable trail planning, design and significant areas where possible. construction using best management • Ensure trail type is consistent with practices; trail use, thereby minimizing trail width requirements. • Signage (wayfinding and hazard signs); • Avoid critical habitat of rare or fragile • Public education; plant species. • Creation, approval, and implementation • Avoid routes that impact wildlife species. of trail maintenance standards, and • Avoid aligning a trail through wet areas • Hazard tree abatement program. such as ponds, marshes and seasonal • Fencing, where appropriate. drainages.
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GUIDELINE 5 GUIDELINE 6 GUIDELINE 7
CONNECTIVITY SUSTAINABILITY CONSTRUCTION GUIDELINES
• Improve connectivity through the creation • Design for erosion control. • Design, construct and maintain the of loop trails and improved connections • Design with sensitive areas/habitat in trail system to the highest standards to the eastern portion of the park, mind. to ensure the protection of the natural surrounding streets and the waterfront environment while offering safe and • Minimize and manage trails located in PRECEDENT - raised wood boardwalk protecting the • Formalize connections where there are enjoyable recreational opportunities for Tree Protection Zones to reduce the all trail users. forest floor in Riga, Latvia. redundant informal trails. impact on tree roots. • Manage informal trails where required. • Adopt the trail construction standards • Raised trails in wet areas need to be and guidelines developed by Toronto • Limit and control access points to established. and Region Conservation Authority, minimize disturbance. which offers a range of trail specifications • Identify areas of high sensitivity to applicable to Toronto’s trails. disturbance and plan trail routes • Adopt where appropriate City of Toronto accordingly. Multi-Use Trail Guidelines • Restrict trail routing that encourages • Avoid cutting down trees and users to take shortcuts where an easier unnecessary trampling of vegetation. route or interesting feature is visible. If an interesting feature exists, locate the • Use the right equipment. trail to provide the desired access to the • Provide adequate tree root protection. trail user. Use landforms or vegetation to • Ensure minimal importation of materials. block potential shortcut routes. • Rescue and relocate plants during • Avoid routing the trail too close to another construction. trail section to prevent trail proliferation • TRCA permits may be required for or shortcuts between trails. construction.
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Key Initiatives
KEY INITIATIVE 1 KEY INITIATIVE 2 KEY INITIATIVE 3 KEY INITIATIVE 4
TRAILS RECOMMEND THAT A TRAIL MASTER MANAGE HAZARDOUS TRAILS CONNECT TO FUTURE WATERFRONT CONNECT TO COMMUNITY PLAN BE CREATED TRAIL
Engage with Users The management of hazardous trails is a key Park users desire access to the waterfront. Connections to Sir Wilfred Laurier Collegiate initiative of this plan. The City recognizes that to Currently, Toronto and Region Conservation Institute, private properties on Livingston Road, The important role of trails in Guild Park effectively close a trail, a better, safer alternative Authority (TRCA) maintains a construction and Jack Miner Senior Public School need to be & Gardens in park user experience for this must be provided first and this will be a product access road from Guildwood Parkway to the further investigated. destination park and the complex key issues of future trail planning and trail user engagement. Lake Ontario shoreline; however it is intended identified above lead to a recommendation only as construction-access. This construction that a trail master plan be created. The master Trail safety issues are to be considered in road runs both east and west at the base on plan concept and development should include conjunction with natural heritage and forest the slope to provide TRCA access to existing consultation with trail users. A survey of trail management priorities. erosion protection works for the purposes of user experience and needs should be part of maintenance and inspection. The public has the consultation process. The trail guidelines expressed a desire to connect the Guild Park & of this management plan are to be incorporated Gardens site with a future waterfront trail below into the master plan. the Park. This will be investigated as part of the Scarborough Waterfront Project Environmental Assessment. The purpose of the Scarborough Waterfront Project is to create a system of public spaces along the waterfront from Bluffer’s Park to East Point Park (See page 14).
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KEY INITIATIVE 5 KEY INITIATIVE 6 KEY INITIATIVE 7
CO-ORDINATE BETWEEN TRAIL & CREATE SAFE WATERFRONT VISTAS DEVELOP SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING FOREST MANAGEMENT, PARKS PROGRAM OPERATIONS, & CULTURAL HERITAGE Trail management to be coordinated with: Provide safe waterfront vistas for park users. Create a clear, comprehensive, aesthetically Locate vistas with appropriate setback from fitting and approachable signage and wayfinding • forest management to address trail stable top of slope and in location to maximize program for all managed trail systems that follows blockages, hazard tree abatement, forest views of the water. Trail hazard closures related Parks Forestry & Recreation and TRCA signage restoration projects, natural heritage to vistas enhance the need for safe vistas to and wayfinding guidelines and standards and is protection manage trail use and allow for positive user compatible with current City-wide initiatives. • risk management (ie. Bluffs stability/ experience of highly desired views. Coordinate signage & wayfinding with the erosion) to be addressed by TRCA interpretive strategies for natural and cultural • parks operations to deal with trail safety, heritage. fencing/signage requirements, litter/ recycling pickup, ongoing park user and trail condition monitoring • cultural heritage and natural heritage management and guiding principles for Guild Park & Gardens. Intersecting issues include maintaining cultural heritage landscape sight lines to heritage views and protecting natural heritage resources. PRECEDENT - Viewing platform precedent, Quai Establish a Working Group comprised of des Cageux from Quebec City, QC appropriate City staff units to meet regularly and review trail maintenance needs and methods.
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Priority Actions
PRIORITY COORDINATION OF TRAIL MANAGEMENT TRAILS ACTION 1 Coordination with City staff units from Parks Operations, Natural Resource Management, Cultural Partnerships, Heritage Preservation, and Natural Environment & Community Programs is a priority to ensure effective trail management and efficient use of City resources. A Working Group to be formed and a Trail Master Plan developed.
PRIORITY MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS TRAILS ACTION 2 Need for trail user safety and managing risk for City and TRCA make this a priority action
PRIORITY CONNECTIVITY TO FUTURE WATERFRONT TRAIL ACTION 3 Waterfront access is a defining element of the Guild Park & Gardens trail system and managed trail access to the future Waterfront Trail is necessary.
PRIORITY SAFE WATERFRONT VISTA ACTION 4 Closure of trail hazards requires that safe waterfront vistas are created because park users want to experience the waterfront vistas at Guild Park & Gardens and need managed options.
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Summary of Site Suitability Analysis 89
Decision Making Flow Chart 89
GUILD PARK & GARDENS management plan / 87 Guildwood Parkway 03 SITE SUITABILITY Sir Wilfrid Laurier Jack Miner Collegiate Institute Senior Public School
management zones for this ESA area are pending based LEGEND Site Boundary
Livingston Road on future data to be provided Top of Slope ESA Boundary
Existing Road/Paving
potential for change passive use with minimal changes appropriate
sensitive area - restricted access/no change or very limited change appropriate
Note: Plan reflects approvals in place at time of completion of study.
Sources GUILD PARK & GARDENS Google Maps, 2014; City of Toronto GIS data MTM NAD27; SITE SUITABILITY PLAN Forest Management Plan, 2013, Kuntz Forestry Consulting Inc.; Guildwood Park Management Plan Meeting Minnutes, Feb 19, 2014; Spencer Collection of Historic Architecture at the Guild Inn, 1980, Pamphlet; 025 50 100 150m 88 Executive Committee Report on Scarborough Waterfront Access Plan, Section 2, 2013; north 03 SITE SUITABILITY Guild Park & Gardens is a regionally treasured, destination park with a unique character that needs to be protected, preserved and enhanced.
Summary of Site Suitability 8 Pillars of the Vision for Guild Park & Gardens: Analysis 1. Destination Park 2. Family Friendly 3. Enhance Passive Recreation The map on page 88 synthesizes the analysis 4. Revitalize Cultural Landscape Structure presented through the maps in the natural 5. Where Art Meets Nature heritage, culture/heritage,horticulture / park, Does the proposed change respond to 6. Protect Natural Heritage Systems and trails sections. The areas with the a particular park user need/demand? 7. Preserve Cultural Heritage Resources ‘potential for change’ are those most suitable for 8. Tell the Story change, while the sensitive areas are the least suitable for change due to the presence of an yesno Environmentally Significant Area, woodlands, Decline the steep slopes, wet areas, and/or cultural heritage proposed change elements. The areas suitable for ‘passive use Is the proposed change compatible with the with minimal changes appropriate’ are where vision and pillars for Guild Park & Gardens? an undertaking that is minimally invasive, such as a boadwalk, would be suitable. yesno Decision Making Flow Chart Decline the proposed change Is the proposed physical change or program located within...
The following is a decision-making flow chart, intended to assist City staff in evaluating the Cultural Heritage E.S.A.? Woodland? Swamp? Setback from Stable Other? suitability of proposed changes to Guild Park Landscape Feature? Decline the Passive use with Decline the Top of Slope? Potential for & Gardens. The chart at right relates to the Site Decline the proposed change minimal changes proposed change Decline the Change Suitability map, showing the same categories of proposed change * only proposed change suitability with their corresponding colours. REQUIREMENTS: REQUIREMENTS: unless it REQUIREMENTS: The chart at right is meant to be used to screen has a positive contribution Detailed proposal to be proposals for new proposed physical changes to existing culture/heritage Minimal changes, reviewed by appropriate and program in the park, rather than for replacing landscape features. or modifying existing site infrastructure. built according to City staff units/TRCA management guidelines, The flow-chart applies to: This chart is being used to analyze possible i.e. raised boardwalk, may be permissible uses that are identified through a subsequent 1. Physical changes on site with the exception master planning process that would also help of reconstruction/maintenance of existing to identify functional relationships among uses infrastructure. and their integration on the Park site. 2. Programming changes on the site with the exception of existing program.
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Capital Improvements 93
Summary of Priority Initiatives 93
Summary of Other Initiatives 94
Partnerships & Funding Strategies 95
Roles & Responsibilities 96
City of Toronto 96
Toronto & Region Conservation Authority 96
Community Stewardship Groups & 96 Other Stakeholders
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Summary of Priority Initiaves
The priority initiatives are those that are called WORKING GROUP out as ‘priority actions’ at the end of the A Working Group should be formed with sections on the 4 themes: natural heritage, representatives from TRCA and City Divisions culture/heritage, horticulture/park, and trails. that have a role and responsibility for Guild These are to be implemented as soon as Park & Gardens management. The Working possible, with a recognition that some require Group is to meet at regular, biannual intervals longer lead times to complete. or at an agreed upon schedule. The Working Group should include conducting an annual MASTER PLAN review and priority setting as part of their scope of work. In addition to the short-term initiatives THEME ITEM # INITIATIVE listed in the table, this plan recommends Natural Heritage 1 Continue to Treat Ash Trees to Manage Emerald Ash Borer that an overarching priority initiative be the Natural Heritage 2 Develop a Trail Management Plan commissioning of a Master Plan. Natural Heritage 3 Implement a Coordinated Interpretation and Engagement Plan The function of a Master Plan is to identify Natural Heritage 4 Develop an Infrastructure Management Plan possible uses, analyze uses with respect to Culture/Heritage 5 Restore the Main Axial View in Phases vision, analyze uses against the foundation of natural and cultural heritage features, identify Culture/Heritage 6 Restore the Arrival Sequence in Phases appropriate uses, develop options to illustrate Culture/Heritage 7 Coordinate Horticultural Maintenance & Management with Parks the functional relationships among uses and Culture/Heritage 8 Create a Spectacular Waterfront Vista their integration on the site, evaluate the Culture/Heritage 9 Create an Integrated Interpretive Strategy options, and develop the preferred option as the master plan with illustrations of key Horticulture/Park 10 Enhance Cultural Heritage Landscape Structure Through Horticulture features. All of this is a public process. Horticulture/Park 11 Enhance Horticultural Display Quality Horticulture/Park 12 Improve Amenities: Walkways & Seating Horticulture/Park 13 Create a Lighting Master Plan Trails 14 Coordinate Trail Management with Forestry, Parks, Heritage Trails 15 Manage Hazardous Trails Trails 16 Connect to Waterfront Trail Trails 17 Create a Safe Waterfront Vista
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Summary of Other Initiatives
THEME ITEM # INITIATIVE The other inititiaves are those that are not called out as ‘priority actions’ at the end of Natural Heritage 1 Maintain/Enhance New Plantings the sections on the 4 themes: natural heritage, Natural Heritage 2 Evaluate Surface Water Drainage Patterns culture/heritage, horticulture/park, and trails. Some of these initiatves could be achieved in Natural Heritage 3 Identify Opportunities for Effective Community Engagement the shorter term, while others are longer term Natural Heritage 4 Implement Invasive Species Control undertakings. Natural Heritage 5 Enhance Wildlife Habitat Natural Heritage 6 Expand Natural Heritage Protection and Areas Culture/Heritage 7 Integrate Lighting Strategy with Parks Lighting and Interpretive Strategies Culture/Heritage 8 Coordinate with Cultural Precinct Plan Culture/Heritage 9 Develop an Artefacts & Public Art Policy Horticulture/Park 10 Establish a Native Plant Teaching Garden Horticulture/Park 11 Manage Programming in the Park Horticulture/Park 12 Support Community Stewardship Trails 13 Recommend that a Trail Master Plan be Created Trails 14 Connect to Community Trails 15 Develop Signage & Wayfinding Program
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Live Green Toronto Community Investment Program (CIP): Up to PARTNERSHIPS $25,000 for community projects on & FUNDING greening or improving sustainability. Live Green Toronto Capital Projects Fund STRATEGIES (CPF): $25,000-250,000 for larger scale projects involving physical construction and structures --new or retrofits City parks staff or community stewardship groups are increasingly becoming involved in • Ontario Trillium Foundation - Operating seeking alternatives sources of funding, due and capital grants to support community to limitations. Other government sources, work and park improvements. corporations, and foundations are all potential • TD Bank Friends of the Environment funding sources. Fund - The Park People is one organization that can Up to $5,000 for projects be contacted in order to begin developing within these areas of focus: funding strategies. Some potential park funding Protecting and preserving the Canadian opportunities that Park People connect with Environment; assisting young Canadians include: in understanding and participating in Environmental activities; supporting • The Weston Family Parks Challenge - $5 urban renewal such as environmental million, in aggregate over three years, to projects to rejuvenate smaller or enhance Toronto’s green spaces while at-risk neighbourhoods and “main encouraging private-public partnership streets”; enhancing cooperation among for the long-term sustainability of environmental organizations Toronto’s parks. • Toronto Parks & Trees Foundation - • Evergreen Grant Program - Evergreen Small grants for park-based projects provides funding for community that sustain and enhance Toronto’s stewardship initiatives in partnership parkland. with Walmart (for parks and community groups). Other mechanisms exist to support park • Home Depot Canada Foundation funding strategies, including, but not limited to: - Grants for playground and park Toronto Office of Partnerships, Parks Forestry & improvements. Recreation Partnerships Office and the Toronto • Live Green Toronto Grants - Parks and Trees Foundation.
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ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
City of Toronto Community Stewardship Groups • Daily management and maintenance of the site & Other Stakeholders • Provide adequate funding to facilitate the implementation of recommended initiatives 1. Community liaison; • Oversee park improvements through Parks Forestry & Recreation Division’s capital budget 2. Coordinate existing successful cultural programming; • Coordinate and focus efforts of groups interested in helping to improve the park 3. Participate in park management and monitoring through coordinating with Parks staff ; • Enforce municipal by-laws 4. Provide input on park proposals; • Monitor the status of the natural heritage system 5. Organize fundraising activities for recommended • Protect Environmentally Significant Areas and priority actions. natural heritage through City Planning
The organizational chart on page 94 shows TRCA and City staff members who have contributed to the development of the Guild Park & Gardens management TRCA report. Most of the staff have been involved with the development of one of the report’s themes; however, a • Shoreline management and protection against handful of supporting staff have been involved with all erosion aspects of the report. • Monitor water levels and issue flood warnings • Monitor terrestrial and aquatic habitat within its These individuals will continue to be involved in the jurisdiction Working Group being recommended in this management plan moving forward. It is vital that TRCA and the City continue to work together to effectively manage this site.
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Beth Cara Diane Leal - Ravine & Natural McEwen - Webster - Manager Natural Natural Heritage Feature Theme Forest Resource Renewal Specialist Protection Planner
Clara Jo Ann Pynn Hargittay - Culture/ - Paul Maka - Senior Heritage Supervisor, Heritage Project Theme Cultural Planner Coordinator - Assets Guild Public Art Management Plan Project Team Nancy Gord Bacon Parks/ Garth Armour Lowes - - General Chris Martin - Horticulture - Manager, Manager Supervisor Supervisor - Theme Horticulture Parks - Parks Guild Park Scarborough
Scott Laver - Patricia Newland Acting Connie Pinto -Project Supervisor of - Watershed Manager, Trails Theme Natural and Regional Environmental Environment Trail Planner Engineering, & Community - TRCA Programs TRCA
Ruthanne Stewart Other Staff Henry - Kelvin Seow McIntosh - supporting Senior - Manager, Landscape process Project Scarborough Architect, (General Coordinator - Recreation Parks Expertise) PFR Capital Development
Joanna Katrien Swietlik - Alex Mut - Darling - Refer to the City of Toronto’s webpage for Acting Property Senior Officer, Real an explanation of each division’s role and an Supervisor - Planner - City explanation of roles within the divisions. PFR Capital Estate Planning Services Created using Inspiration® 9 International English Edition by Inspiration Software®, Inc.
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