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REPORT
PLANNING SERVICES
Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
Dater January 10, 2011 Resolution #: e"daa'// By-law#: NIA
Report #: PSD-006-11 File #: PLN 37.4
Subject: COURTICE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM UPDATE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
THAT Report PSD-006-11 be received for information; and
2. THAT all interested parties listed in Report PSD-006-11 and any delegations be
advised of Council's decision.
Submitted by:
D id rome, MCIP, RPP
Director, Planning Services
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15 December 2010
Reviewed by: ~~~~ -
Franklin Wu
Chief Administrative Officer
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1 C 3A6 T (905)623-3379 F (905)623-0830
REPORT NO.: PSD-006-11
1.0 BACKGROUND
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1.1 Council incorporated $5,000.00 in the 2010 Community Improvement budget for
Courtice. These funds were earmarked for construction of a cairn and a bronze
plaque.
2.0 STREET TREES
2.1 A street tree planting program began in 2009 utilizing community improvement
funding. A total of 26 street trees were planted at four locations along the
Courtice Highway 2 corridor between Townline and Courtice Road under the
supervision of the Manager of Parks Development. It is anticipated that future
funding will augment the street tree planting program on the municipal road
allowance, thereby continuing to implement the recommendations of the Courtice
Main Street Master Development Plan.
3.0 TOOLEY MEMORIAL
3.1 The Municipality acquired the house and property at 71 Old Kingston Road in
2009 with the intention of providing a trailhead and small parkette along the
Farewell Creek Valley. This initiative was to start to fulfil the actions identified in
the Municipality's Corporate Strategic Business Plan 2007-2010 to create a focal
point and develop a trail system along the Farewell Creek, also known to some
as Barber's Creek.
3.2 The property acquired included the homestead of Augustus Tooley, who operated
a mill along the creek. Although the home has been destroyed by fire, the stone
foundation walls were removed to the Operations Depot in Hampton. It was
recommended that a memorial cairn be established (See Attachment 1 for an
overview of the history of the site).
3.3 Funds were allocated for the construction of the cairn in the 2010 budget and the
project was completed in November. The Clarington Museum and Archives, in
consultation with the Clarington Heritage Committee and Staff, prepared the
wording for the text on the plaque as shown in Attachment 2.
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On November 12, 2010 an unveiling ceremony of the cairn was held on site to
commemorate the historical significance of this property to the development of
Courtice. Members of the Tooley family were in attendance along with members
of Council, neighbourhood residents, the media and staff. The Tooley family
publically expressed their appreciation of the Municipality's recognition of their
family's contribution to the community's settlement.
4.0 COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN PROJECT AREA
4.1 The Clarington Official Plan Review is recommending that the Courtice Main
Street Corridor be identified as a future Community Improvement Project Area.
This is to help facilitate the implementation of the Courtice Main Street Study and
the Official Plan policies arising from this work. It is recognized that this will be a
major area of intensification and redevelopment in the years to come. When a
CIP Plan is prepared, a variety of actions may be recommended. Most
importantly, by being identified as a CIP Project Area, it would comply with the
Region's polices for eligibility for regional participation for servicing projects.
Cairn prior to plaque installation Bronze plaque mounted on cairn
REPORT NO.: PSD-006-11
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5.0 CONCLUSION
5.1 Council provided funding in 2009 and 2010 for municipal initiatives to improve the
streetscape and the public realm of the Courtice area. Funding for 2010 covered
the cost of the Tooley Cairn's construction and the bronze plaque. All of the
funding allocated to-date has been expended. It is recommended that Council
provide funding for the continuation of community improvements in 2011.
Staff Contact: Isabel Little
Attachments:
Attachment 1 -Background on the Augustus Tooley Mill and House
Attachment 2 -Plaque wording
List of interested parties to be noted of Council's decision:
Martha Rutherford Conrad, Clarington Museum & Archives
Clarington Heritage Committee
Attachment 1
To Report PSD-006-11
AUGUSTUS TOOLEY MILL AND HOUSE
Augustus Smith Tooley came to Canada in 1860. He first worked at Gooderham and
Worts Distillery in Toronto and then relocated to Cedar Dale, a village south of Oshawa,
where he was the head miller for Sandy Small's Mill. In the 1870's Jacob Stalter
obtained a large part of a 100 foot long mill in Haydon and had it moved to this property.
The mill pond dammed. both Farewell and Black Creeks. Augustus purchased the mill
from Stalter and named it The Peoples Mill. Augustus and his family resided in the
house and the area eventually became known as Tooley's Mill Hill. Augustus operated
the mill until the creeks did not provide enough water power.
In the 1890's major work was done on Kingston Road. The steepest ravines were
causewayed to raise the road bed well above the valley floor. The road bed in front of
the mill house was raised so much that the house had to be lifted to meet the new level
of the road. A high stone basement foundation was placed underneath the house and
the stones to be used in the cairn are from that foundation.
The Prestonvale Tourist Camp operated on the site during the 1920's and was owned
by Bob Preston, who was the Mayor of Oshawa from 1927 to 1929. The dam, diner, and
change rooms made it the best swimming hole for miles around. The Courtice Diner
featured a large teapot on the roof that blew smoke: The camp was sold in 1942 shortly
after Bob Preston's death.
Attachment 2
To report PSD-006-11
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