Did you know that Caledon has one of the world`s largest urban Zoo`s.
How this came to pass either by design or default does not matter. Caledon`s ubiquitous trail system provides a daily and continual cavalcade of wildlife exchanges.
This spring has been no different in that it has provided repeated sightings of Golden Eagles, nesting Ospreys, Deer, Coyotes, Bobcats, Beaver, Otters and hundreds of song birds. This short list of the many inhabitants hardly does justice in encapsulating those that are an integral part of our Zoological garden.
Safely vetting all that our mammoth wildlife park has to offer should be a foremost priority for our park department.
Few that utilize the trail would debate that riding, cycling or walking our trail system would be easier and safer with a couple of minor changes.
For instance, If the old railway trail gates were 1.5 feet wider.
Thus assuring smoother unhindered passage.
More importantly if all the road crossings were highlighted with painted crosswalks & proper advanced road signage. Know that Slower Traffic flows save lives and enhances property values. Making all the trail road crossings mini community safety zones is a logical step forward.
Just reference the crossings in Caledon East and now on Winston Churchill. These community safety designs brings needed added revenue to their respective communities. Looking forward our children & all their children will be rewarded by the foresight demonstrated by our generation. The time is at hand for all of us to work together in making Caledon the envy of every urban planner in North America.
Let us embrace and celebrate this great natural gift that weaves thru all our interconnected villages!
An online petition started by Robert Rees to create a national park in Caledon, Canada, has gained more than 13,000 signatures in a few months, proposing that the area surrounding the headwaters of Credit River Valley be protected under one government body and temporarily safeguarded from external development. The proposed national park would protect the Forks of the Credit Provincial Park and conservation lands and would serve as the hub for any long-distance hiking within southern Ontario. The Canadian government has committed to establishing 10 new national parks in the next five years
