Ontario citizens group opposes development on land that expert says is rich in Indigenous history – CBC

Mar 23, 2022

Woodland near Old Lake Erie Beach Park has ties to Indigenous history and War of 1812, expert says

Marcie Jacklin sees a migration path for at-risk species, a significant battleground from the War of 1812 and woodland with deep ties to Indigenous history when she looks at the dense pocket of trees near Old Lake Erie Beach Park in Fort Erie, Ont.

But soon, that 14.8 hectares of land above the shoreline of Lake Erie could become Harbourtown Village — a slice of suburbia with 86 single-family homes, 96 townhomes and a 10-storey apartment building.

Now Jacklin and Community Voices of Fort Erie, the citizens group she leads, are heading to a Local Planning Appeal Tribunal hearing at the end of April to fight off the developer, Silvergate Homes, and the Town of Fort Erie.

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