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Waterfront Visionary
Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
Electronic Meeting
May 12, 2026 - 07:00 PM
Present:
A. McGean
G. MacPherson
K. Stott
L. Tidd
A. Bathe - Region of Durham
S. Lingertat - Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
S. Stanleigh - Fairport Beach Neighbourhood Association
A. Zeeb - Frenchman’s Bay Yacht Club
A. Mostert, - Manager, Landscape & Parks Development (Staff Liaison)
Jia Dhatt - Coordinator, Parks Development, Engineering Services
J. Currie - Legislative Coordinator (Recording Secretary)
Regrets:
A. Small
I. Dewar - Ontario Power Generation
K. Dunlop - Alkame Dragon Boat Services
X. Kane - Pickering West Shore Community Association
Councillor M. Brenner
Councillor M. Nagy
Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Statement
A. Mostert read the Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Statement.
Review and Approval of Agenda
Moved By A. Zeeb
That the Agenda for the May 12, 2026, Meeting of the Waterfront Visionary Advisory
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Committee be approved.
Carried
Disclosure of Interest
No disclosures of interest were noted.
Approval of Minutes
Moved By A. Bathe
That the minutes, Items 4.1 and 4.2, be approved.
Carried
September 15, 2025, Meeting Minutes
April 15, 2026, Meeting Minutes
New Business
Frenchman's Bay Watersheds Stormwater Management Master Plan
Update
Chris Denich, Director of Water Resources and Green Infrastructure, Aquafor
Beech Limited, Alison Gingrich Regehr, Water Resources Engineer, Aquafor Beech
Limited, Emily Summers, Project Manager, LURA Consulting, and Hasnaa Maher,
Community & Digital Engagement Specialist, LURA Consulting appeared before the
Committee via electronic connection to speak to the Frenchman's Bay Watersheds
Stormwater Management (SWM) Master Plan. With the aid of a PowerPoint
presentation, A. Gingrich Regehr outlined the study background, including projects
completed since 2009, the study area, project goals, and anticipated timelines. The
delegation advised that the Master Plan sought to assess conditions across seven
sub-watersheds and develop a 15-20-year implementation strategy for stormwater
system improvements. It was noted that the study focused on upstream watershed
management to mitigate flooding, erosion, and water quality concerns. The
delegation further highlighted key components of the study methodology, including
water quality sampling at nine locations, geomorphological creek assessments, and
the evaluation of pollution prevention and low-impact development (LID) strategies.
A. Gingrich Regehr summarized the workplan, study area characterization, and the
inventory of existing SWM facilities.
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A brief question and answer period ensued between the Committee Members and
the delegates regarding:
whether stormwater management considerations included both water quality
and water quantity;
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the adequacy of nine sampling locations for monitoring water quality;•
whether Soluble Reactive Phosphorus (SRP) originated within the watershed
or from sediment within the Bay;
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the role of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) in providing
data and supporting the study; and,
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opportunities to incorporate historical resources, including the 1991 Mayor’s
Task Force report, to inform the understanding of watershed changes over
time.
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A. Mostert, Manager, Landscape & Parks Development, provided that the City was
currently working with the TRCA on an urban forest study, which could provide
additional data on canopy and vegetative cover.
A. Gingrich Regehr concluded by announcing that the public information centre for
the Frenchman's Bay Watersheds Stormwater Management Master Plan would be
held on Wednesday, June 10, from 6 pm to 8 pm at Chestnut Hill Developments
Recreation Complex O’Brien Room A & B (1867 Valley Farm Rd, Pickering, ON
L1V 6K7) to gather further feedback from the community.
Other Business
A. Mostert, Manager, Landscape & Parks Development, advised that they had been
informed by a professor from Toronto Metropolitan University of the professor’s
collaboration with Ontario Tech University and the Toronto and Region Conservation
Authority (TRCA) on an algae study of Lake Ontario. A. Mostert further noted that, as part
of this research, drones may be observed flying over the waterfront between now and
September.
Next Meeting - June 29, 2025
Adjournment
Moved By A. Bathe
That the meeting be adjourned.
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Carried
The meeting adjourned at 8:03 p.m.
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