CCFEW


	Citizens Concerned About the Future of the Etobicoke Waterfront

Updated: May 16, 2012

What’s New:

Bird Festival - May 26

Mimico 20/20 Community Workshop (pre-registration required)

New for 2012: Renew your membership or become a member on line

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	Yes, we have a new logo! This is logo #3 in our 22 year history. Our whole name is so hard to pronounce we want to make sure people know what “CCFEW” stands for: where the water meets the green. The leaf, for those who aren’t experts in botany, is a Speckled Alder, the tree that gave the area it’s name: Etobicoke (where the alders grow).

Welcome to ccfew.org!

Citizens Concerned About the Future of the Etobicoke Waterfront (CCFEW) has been around since 1989, but this website was launched in October 2005 to improve communications with our members and other members of the community. Back in 1989, Etobicoke was a city. Now it's the south west portion of the City of Toronto. We haven't changed our name though. It's already long enough! (We pronounce it “see few” to avoid tongue sprains.)

CCFEW was founded to fight development proposals in the former Mimico “Motel Strip”. We spearheaded the fight to secure public access to this section of waterfront. This resulted in reduced condominium densities, and the creation of Humber Bay Shores Park.

Construction on the Mimico Waterfront Linear Park, Phase II

The gazebo almost ready to move, March 4, 2012. The gazebo will be moved further out from shore in order to make more room at the intersection of four different pathways.

You can pan and zoom on the image below for a panoramic view of the construction site (Flash required)

Our Objectives:

To promote a healthy waterfront environment through preservation and rehabilitation.
To seek maximum parkland through the preservation of existing parkland on Etobicoke's waterfront, and the acquisition of additional waterfront lands for park purposes.
To promote meaningful citizen involvement in decisions affecting the environment.
To seek to ensure that any development or redevelopment is compatible with its surroundings in scope and scale.

While the specific threats and challenges change with time, these founding objectives remain relevant today. Residential redevelopment continues to be an area of concern with increasing pressure for high density developments along the lakeshore.

We continue to be actively involved with the TRCA in the creation of new parks and in the improvement & maintenance of existing ones.

In order to see the benefit of protecting our natural heritage, we need to understand it. Our most significant activity in this area is our “Bird Walks”. We typically organize 10 guided walks per year in waterfront parks. These are nature walks with, as the name suggests, a primary focus on birds.






	The historic Middle Road bridge is hidden away in the Etobicoke Creek valley. It will be much easier to get to by this time next year when the Etobicoke Creek trail is extended north under the QEW to Sherway Drive.


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