Rouge National Urban Park Act

Whereas the Rouge Valley contains some of the last remnants of the Carolinian forest in Canada, significant geological features and a combination of diverse habitats linking Lake Ontario to the Oak Ridges Moraine;Whereas the foresight, dedication and engagement of community visionaries and various levels of government have laid the foundation for the creation of a park in the Rouge Valley, an area that is rich in natural and cultural resources and is readily accessible to the population of Canada’s largest metropolitan area;Whereas there is a unique opportunity to connect Canadians with the natural and cultural heritage of the Rouge Valley and with the history of its early Aboriginal inhabitants and others who shaped its landscapes;And whereas Parliament wishesto protect natural ecosystems and maintain native wildlife in the Rouge Valley,to provide meaningful opportunities for Canadians to experience and enjoy the diverse landscapes of the Rouge Valley,to engage local communities and businesses, Aboriginal organizations and youth, as well as other Canadians, to become stewards and ambassadors of the park,to provide a wide range of recreational, interpretive, volunteer and learning activities to attract a diverse urban population to the park,to enable youth and other visitors to connect with nature in an urban setting,to protect the cultural landscapes of the park and identify its heritage values to facilitate an understanding and appreciation of the history of the region,to encourage sustainable farming practices to support the preservation of agricultural lands in the park and celebrate the agricultural heritage of the region, andto promote the park as a place of discovery, enjoyment and learning, and as a gateway to all of Canada’s national protected heritage areas;Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

Short Title

Interpretation

Her Majesty

Park Established

Management of the Park

Park Lands

Pollution Clean-up

Prohibited Activities

Agricultural Activities

Regulations

Enforcement

Offences and Penalties

Non-Application of Statutory Instruments Act

Claim in Respect of Aboriginal Rights

Consequential Amendments

Coming into Force

Rouge National Urban Park (Sections 4 and 14 and subsection 16(3))

City of Markham1 In the Province of Ontario, in the Geographic Township of Markham, now City of Markham, all of those lands, including all mines and minerals, more particularly described as follows:First;Parcel 1 on Plan 102393 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of the West half of Lot 31, Concession 9,containing 17.07 ha, or 0.1707 km², more or less;Second;Parcel 1 on Plan 102394 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 26, 27, 28 and 29, Concession 8,containing 25.56 ha, or 0.2556 km², more or less;Third;Parcel 1 on Plan 102395 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 18, 19 and 20, Concession 9,containing 163.30 ha, or 1.6330 km², more or less;Fourth;Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4 on Plan 105195 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 26, 27, 28, 29 and part of the East 3/4 of Lot 30, Concession 8, and part of Lots 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, Concession 9, and all of Lots 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30, Concession 10,containing 773.68 ha, or 7.7368 km², more or less;Fifth;Parcels 1 and 2 on Plan 105196 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25, Concession 9, and all of Lots 21, 22 and 23 and all of South Half of Lot 24, all of North Half of Lot 24, all of West Half of Lot 25 and all of East Part of Lot 25, Concession 10,containing 678 ha, or 6.78 km², more or less;Sixth;Parcel 1 on Plan 105197 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lot 17 and all of Lots 18, 19 and 20, Concession 10,containing 217 ha, or 2.17 km², more or less;Seventh;Parcel 1 on Plan 107544 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lot 17, Concession 10,SAVE AND EXCEPTthat part of Part 2 — on Plan 65R-24101 deposited in the Land Registry Office at York Region, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as Plan 112718 — beyond the limits of Part 1, on Plan 65R- 25724 deposited in the Land Registry Office at York Region, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as Plan 112717,Parts 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 on Plan 65R-24101 deposited in the Land Registry Office at York Region, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as Plan 112718, andPart 4 on Plan 65R-32854 deposited in the Land Registry Office at York Region, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as Plan 112716, andParcel 2 on Plan 107544 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lot 16, Concession 10,containing 98.8 ha, or 0.988 km², more or less;Eighth;Parcels 1, 3 and 4 on Plan 107552 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 14 and 15, Concession 9, and part of Lots 13, 14 and 15, Concession 10,containing 108.2 ha, or 1.082 km², more or less;Ninth;Parcel 1 on Plan 107553 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lot 10 and part of the road allowance between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 10,SAVE AND EXCEPT Parts 2 and 3 on Plan 65R-24358 deposited in the Land Registry Office at York Region, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as Plan 112720, andParcels 2 and 3 on Plan 107553 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 11, 12 and 13, Concession 10,containing 130 ha, or 1.3 km², more or less;Tenth;Parcels 2, 3 and 4 on Plan 107554 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 8, 9 and 10, Concession 10,containing 49.33 ha, or 0.4933 km², more or less;Eleventh;Parcels 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on Plan 107548 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 6 and 7, Concession 9, part of Lots 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, Concession 10, and part of Lots 6, 7, 8 and 9, Concession 11,containing 286.3 ha, or 2.863 km², more or less;Twelfth;Parcels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on Plan 107547 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, Concessions 9, 10 and 11, and part of Lot 1, Concession 11,containing 550.67 ha, or 5.5067 km², more or less;Thirteenth;Parcel 1 on Plan 107546 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lot 1, Concession 10,containing 2.3 ha, or 0.023 km², more or less;Fourteenth;Parcel 1 on Plan 107542 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 17, 18 and 19, Concession 9,SAVE AND EXCEPTParts 1 and 2 on Plan 65R-18823 deposited in the Land Registry Office at York Region, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as Plan 102414, andPart 2 on Plan 65R-25839 deposited in the Land Registry Office at York Region, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as Plan 102417,containing 40.2 ha, or 0.402 km², more or less;Fifteenth;Parcels 1, 2 and 3 on Plan 112535 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 13, 14 and 15, Concession 10,containing 84.0 ha, or 0.840 km², more or less;Sixteenth;Parcels 1 and 2 on Plan 112536 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 8, 9 and 10, Concession 10,containing 29.8 ha, or 0.298 km², more or less.City of Pickering2 In the Province of Ontario, in the Geographic Township of Pickering, now City of Pickering, all of those lands, including all mines and minerals, more particularly described as follows:First;Parcels 1 to 8 on Plan 107432 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 22 to 35, Concession 9,containing 933 ha, or 9.33 km², more or less;Second;Parcels 1 to 3 on Plan 107431 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 28 to 31, all of Lot 32, part of Lots 33 to 35, part of the road allowances between Lots 28 and 29, 30 and 31 and 32 and 33, Concession 8,containing 550 ha, or 5.50 km², more or less;Third;Parcels 1 and 2 on Plan 107430 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa being part of Lots 33 and 34, and all of Lot 35, Concession 7,containing 173 ha, or 1.73 km², more or less;Fourth;Parcels 1 and 2 on Plan 112805 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being Lot 12 and part of Lots 8, 11 and 13, on Registered Plan 329 registered in the Land Registry Office at Whitby, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as Plan 112838, part of the road allowance between the geographic townships of Scarborough and Pickering, part of Lot 35, Concession 1, part of the road allowance between Lots 34 and 35, Concession 1, part of Lot 35, Concession 2, part of the road allowance between Lots 34 and 35, Concession 2, and part of Block 40, on Plan 40M-2343 registered in the Land Registry Office at Whitby, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Surveys Records at Ottawa as Plan 112831,containing 51.4 ha, or 0.514 km², more or less.Geographic Township of Uxbridge3 In the Province of Ontario, in the Geographic Township of Uxbridge, all of those lands, including all mines and minerals, more particularly described as follows:Parcels 1 and 2 on Plan 107433 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 1 to 5, Concession 1, all of Lot 1 and part of Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, Concession 2,containing 404 ha, or 4.04 km², more or less.City of Toronto4 In the Province of Ontario, in the Geographic Township of Scarborough, now City of Toronto, all of those lands, including all mines and minerals, more particularly described as follows:First;Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 5 on Plan 112807 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Concession 4 and part of Lots 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Concession 5,SAVE AND EXCEPTthe road allowance between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 4,the road allowance between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 5,the road allowance between Concessions 4 and 5, andpart of Lots 7 and 8, Concession 5, as described in Instrument SC339531 registered in the Land Registry Office at Toronto,containing 194 ha, or 1.94 km², more or less;Second;Parcels 1, 2, 3 and 4, on Plan 112808 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Concession 4, part of the road allowance between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 4 and part of the road allowance between Lots 8 and 9, Concession 4,includingBlocks 313 and 314 on Plan 66M-2395 registered in the Land Registry Office at Toronto, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa as Plan 112837,Block 54 on Plan 66M-2370 registered in the Land Registry Office at Toronto, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa as Plan 112836,Block 103 on Plan 66M-2277 registered in the Land Registry Office at Toronto, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa as Plan 112835,Blocks 285 and 286 on Plan 66M-2228 registered in the Land Registry Office at Toronto, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa as Plan 112833, andBlocks 72, 73 and 74 on Plan 66M-2229 registered in the Land Registry Office at Toronto, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa as Plan 112834,SAVE AND EXCEPT part of the road allowance between Lots 10 and 11, Concession 4, lying north of Part 1 on Plan 64R-10951, deposited in the Land Registry Office at Toronto, a copy of which is recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa as Plan 112832,containing 196 ha, or 1.96 km², more or less.Third;Parcels 1, 2 and 3 on Plan 112809 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Concession 4 and part of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Concession 5;SAVE AND EXCEPTthe road allowance between Lots 4 and 5, Concession 4,the road allowance between Concessions 4 and 5, andpart of Lot 3, Concession 5, as described in Instruments SC384233, SC238705 and SC150215, registered in the Land Registry Office at Toronto,containing 249 ha, or 2.49 km², more or less.Fourth;Parcels 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 on Plan 112810 recorded in the Canada Lands Survey Records at Ottawa, being part of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Concession 4,SAVE AND EXCEPTthe road allowance between Lots 4 and 5, Concession 4, andthe road allowance between Concessions 3 and 4,containing 253 ha, or 2.53 km², more or less.