New conservation park for Stoney Creek
The Devil’s Punchbowl and the surrounding vicinity in upper Stoney Creek will soon be the location for a conservation area, sources say.
The Hamilton Conservation Authority currently owns 36 hectares of the land, but will be able to expand it to a total of 2,024 hectares thanks to a $4.7 million contribution.
Both the city of Hamilton and the Heritage Green Community Trust donated $2 million, and the Hamilton Conservation Foundation and the Hamilton Conservation Authority allocated $750,000 to purchase the land and start the project.
The latter organisation has wanted to create a conservation area in Stoney Creek since 1970, according to Chris Firth-Eagland, its chief admin officer.
Regional Road 20, Centennial Parkway, the Niagara Escarpment, and Fifty Road/Eleventh Road East will be surrounding the area of the park. According to Firth-Eagland, while the hope was for the park to resemble Valens Conservation Area located in the east end of the city, it will progress into an area of “pockets” of park and connect by the Dofasco 2000 Trail, which is 11.5 kilometres.
The Heritage Community Trust members would like to call the new park Heritage Green Conservation area, but a name has not yet been established. A conservation zone like this will benefit the community and would need contributions to support its upkeep. A flyer printing firm can produce flyers and brochures to be distribute throughout the community for informational purposes.
The Hamilton Conservation Authority currently owns 36 hectares of the land, but will be able to expand it to a total of 2,024 hectares thanks to a $4.7 million contribution.
Both the city of Hamilton and the Heritage Green Community Trust donated $2 million, and the Hamilton Conservation Foundation and the Hamilton Conservation Authority allocated $750,000 to purchase the land and start the project.
The latter organisation has wanted to create a conservation area in Stoney Creek since 1970, according to Chris Firth-Eagland, its chief admin officer.
Regional Road 20, Centennial Parkway, the Niagara Escarpment, and Fifty Road/Eleventh Road East will be surrounding the area of the park. According to Firth-Eagland, while the hope was for the park to resemble Valens Conservation Area located in the east end of the city, it will progress into an area of “pockets” of park and connect by the Dofasco 2000 Trail, which is 11.5 kilometres.
The Heritage Community Trust members would like to call the new park Heritage Green Conservation area, but a name has not yet been established. A conservation zone like this will benefit the community and would need contributions to support its upkeep. A flyer printing firm can produce flyers and brochures to be distribute throughout the community for informational purposes.