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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-10-19, Page 26Atki•:‘. PAGE 6A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19,1978 From Queen's Park by Jack MPP The Niagara Escar- pment is the result of some 300 million years of erosion of rock layers: its limestone cliffs • and ridges curve through Ontario from Niagara Falls to Tobermory. Queenston Heights, the rocky hills at the Forks of the Credit and the cliffs of the Bruce Peninsula all from part of the Escarpment, which is well known for its cliffs and caves, forests and -waterfalls --the home of - rare rock ferns and or- chids, of turkey vultures and eagles. Ontario Government brochures was lyrical about the natural wonders of the Escarpment - "rock, forest and wave -washed cliffs," "unspoiled beauty", "some of the most breath -taking scenery to be found anywhere in Ontario." Some 10 years ago, planner Leonard Gertler, in a study prepared ,for the provincial govern- ment,, predicted in detail how quickly the Escar- pment area would be taken over by residential and industrial development if the Government did not take rapidand effective action to prevent the loss of escarpment. land. Yet three years went by before the government imposed temporary controls and passed a Pits and Quarries Control Act (criticized as being too weak). Five years after the Gertler Report, the government an- nounced establishment of the Niagara Escarpment Commission, to be in charge of long-term planning. During the five- year interval, the Government spent some $7 million to buy 20,000 acres on the Escarp- ment: speculators had also been very active in the area. The Commission Chairman has confirmed that many applications to build along the Escar- pment were received after the Commission was established. More than .90 percent of , the applications were ap- proved, albeit with ob- jections from some Commission members. There are three main issues which have to be taken into,account by the Commission in at- tempting to carry out its work; Over-all public good versus the rights of the individual lan- downer; Different at- titudes -with respect to land restrictions and the use of the Escarpment; The: assumption by the Province of a land -use planning function which has traditionally been left to municipalities. Last February, the Commision published its recommendations, which included: tougher quarrying regulations: possible eventual shut- down of quarries right in the Scarp zone,; protective agricultural legislation for some farming areas; a, scenic resource designation for 331,000 acres,. with' special development control policies; restrictions on housing development along the shore of Lake Ontario; further development of the Bruce Trail; and 754 kilometres (468 miles) of scenic drives along the Escarpment. The Commission's recommendations triggered demonstrations and letter -writing Campaigns. , Con- servationists supported the basic aims of the proposals, but felt they didn't go far enough. Landowners along the Escarpment called for the abolition of the Commission. 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