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City o f Ma rkha m’ s Wildlife Se rvic e s

I nve nto ry o f Pro g ra ms a nd Se rvic e s Ge ne ra l Co mmitte e Mo nda y April 9, 2018

Purpo se :

 Pro vide a n o ve rvie w o f a ll the c urre nt pro g ra ms, pra c tic e s a nd

se rvic e s tha t the City ha s in pla c e to pro mo te a nd pro te c t its wildlife .

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de ntify wha t we do we ll in the City to pro mo te a nd pro te c t o ur wildlife .

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de ntify a re a s fo r impro ve me nt to o ur c urre nt pro g ra ms a nd se rvic e s.

Ba c kg ro und:

City o f Ma rkha m’ s inte ra c tio ns with wildlife a re g uide d b y the fo llo wing princ ipa ls:

• 1. Wildlife ha s intrinsic , e c o lo g ic a l, e c o no mic , so c ia l a nd c ultura l value.
• 2. Ma rkha m r

e side nts de sir e he althy a nd susta ina b le wildlife po pula tio ns. 3. Ide ntify a nd pr

• te c t na tura l he rita g e syste ms a nd wildlife ha b ita ts.
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he City re c o g nize s the impor

tanc e of planning and managing na tura l

he rita g e re so urc e s

5. E ve r yone is r e sponsible fo r pre ve nting a nd ma na g ing huma n-wildlife

c o nflic ts.

• 6. Pre ve ntio n o f human- wildlife c onflic t is ac hie ve d thr
• ugh pr
• ac tive e ffor

ts

a nd a n a da ptive ma na g e me nt a ppro a c h.

• 7. E

ffe c tive outr

e ac h and e duc ation a re impo rta nt fo r mitig a ting fo r huma n-

wildlife c o nflic ts.

Anima l Se rvic e s – Wha t we do ?

Re spo nsib le fo r the we lfa re o f b o th do me stic a nd wild

a nima ls.

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nfo rc e s the City’ s Anima l Co ntro l By-la w.

Pro vide s thro ug h o ur se rvic e pro vide r Sha de s o f Ho pe ,

wildlife se rvic e s inc luding re ha b ilita tio n.

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a c ilita te e duc a tio na l o ppo rtunitie s fo r re side nts o n living with wildlife .

Anima l Se rvic e s – Wha t we do we ll?

 A le a de r in wildlife re ha b ilita tio n we ll a b o ve wha t o the r munic ipa litie s

pro vide .

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• -da te , Ma rkha m re ma ins o ne o f o nly two Onta rio munic ipa litie s tha t

pro vide s funding fo r wildlife re ha b ilita tio n.

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he City is o ne o f the o nly munic ipa litie s in the Pro vinc e to ha ve a n Adviso ry Co mmitte e so le ly de dic a te d to a nima l we lfa re .

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he City’ s Anima l Ca re Co mmitte e (ACC) ha s pla ye d a n inte g ra l pa rt in fra ming Ma rkha m’ s a nima l se rvic e s de live ry mo de l a nd the ACC’ s fundra ising e ffo rts c o ntrib ute d to the e sta b lishme nt o f the inno va tive

• ppo rtunitie s like the Ca t Ado ptio n a nd E

duc a tio n Ce ntre .

 ACC’ s pa rtic ipa tio n wa s instrume nta l in the City b e c o ming a le a de r in

wildlife re ha b ilita tio n a t the munic ipa l le ve l.

Anima l Se rvic e s – Whe re we c a n impro ve ?

Public E duc ation

 Pre ve nting ha rmful inte ra c tio ns b e twe e n re side nts a nd wildlife .  An o ppo rtunity to inc re a se a wa re ne ss o f wildlife issue s in Ma rkha m.  T

he City ha s, o ve r the pa st se ve ra l mo nths, inc re a se d pub lic e duc a tio n a ro und wildlife issue s a nd c urre ntly two se ssio ns a re b o o ke d fo r 2018, o ne spe c ific a lly o n c o yo te b e ha vio rs a nd ma na g e me nt.

Ame ndme nts to Mar kham’s Animal Contr

• l By- law

 Sta ff ide ntifie d g a ps in c urre nt By-la w’ s wildlife re g ula tio ns inc luding the

fe e ding o f wildlife .

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e e ding o f wildlife c a n c re a te a nuisa nc e fo r re side ntia l a re a s b y a ttra c ting wildlife a nd ma ke s wildlife de pe nde nt o n the un-na tura l fo o d so urc e .

 Sta ff pla n to b ring fo rwa rd b y-la w a me ndme nts to c o rre c t the se g a ps in 2018.

Conflic ting City Re gulations

 Sta ff ide ntifie d c o nflic ting munic ipa l re g ula tio ns re g a rding the tre a tme nt o f

wildlife .

 Anima l c o ntro l By-la w pro hib its the re mo va l o f wildlife fro m City Pro pe rty,

Pa rks By-la w pe rmits fishing in c e rta in Ma rkha m pa rks.

Ope ra tio ns a nd E nviro nme nta l Se rvic e s – Wha t we do ?

 Re spo nsib le fo r the ma inte na nc e , re pa ir, re sto ra tio n a nd ma na g e me nt o f City

• wne d o r ma na g e d pa rks, ro a ds, a nd the ir re la te d infra struc ture .

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spe c ia lly tho se within va lle y la nds, pro vide ha b ita t a nd se rve a s c o rrido rs to suppo rt a nd fa c ilita te the mo ve me nt o f wildlife .

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• llo w a re g ula to ry fra me wo rk o f five F

e de ra l a nd fo ur Pro vinc ia l Ac ts, se rve to g o ve rn a nd info rm a ny wo rk a c tivity tha t ha s the po te ntia l to c a use ha rm to wildlife o r the ir ha b ita t.

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de ntify insta nc e s a nd a re a s whe re the e nda ng e re d spe c ie s a re a t risk a nd ta ke ste ps to pro te c t the spe c ie s thro ug h ha b ita t pro te c tio n a nd re ha b ilita tio n.

 Pla n o ur wo rk in se nsitive a re a s to b o th e nsure tha t it is in c o mplia nc e with the

Pro vinc ia l a nd F e de ra l le g isla tive fra me wo rk a nd minimize a ny ne g a tive impa c t

• n wildlife .

 Wo rking with the lo c a l re side nts a sso c ia tio ns to c re a te a nd insta ll pa rk sig na g e

to e nlist the he lp o f pa rk visito rs to pro te c t a nd minimize the impa c t o f re side nts sha ring the wildlife ’ s ho me s

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re e s fo r T

• mo rro w Pro g ra m ha s he lpe d to suppo rt a

la rg e numb e r o f ha b ita t re sto ra tio n pro je c ts in pa rks a nd na tura l a re a s a c ro ss the City.

 A 2015 wo o dla nd a sse ssme nt b y the Re g io n de te rmine d tha t the City’ s

inve nto ry o f wo o dla nd ha b ita t inc re a se d in a re a b y mo re tha n 230 he c ta re s sinc e 2009, the se c o nd hig he st inc re a se o f the Re g io n.

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n c o lla b o ra tio n, with the Da vid Suzuki F

• unda tio n, the City b e c a me Ca na da ’ s

first ‘ Mo na rc h F rie ndly City’ in April 2016.

Ope ra tio ns a nd E nviro nme nta l Se rvic e s – Wha t we do we ll?

 Wo rking with Anima l Se rvic e s to e nsure tha t City b y-la ws a re no t in c o nflic t with

• pe ra tio na l pra c tic e s.

 Wo rk to e nsure tha t se nsitive a re a s a re ide ntifie d a nd pro pe rly a nd c o nsiste ntly

sig ne d to pro te c t wildlife a nd e duc a te re side nts.

 Re spo nding to issue s with wildlife g e tting into City wa ste re c e pta c le s with the

a dditio n o f lids whic h to de te r the m o n a n a s ide ntifie d b a sis.

Ope ra tio ns a nd E nviro nme nta l Se rvic e s – Whe re c a n we impro ve ?

Pla nning a nd Urb a n De sig n – Wha t we do ?

 Re spo nsib le fo r pre pa ra tio n a nd imple me nta tio n o f Ma rkha m’ s Offic ia l Pla n

(OP) to g uide future de ve lo pme nt a nd to ma na g e g ro wth.

 A ke y c o mpo ne nt o f the OP is the ide ntific a tio n o f a City-wide Gre e nwa y

Syste m whic h a re pro te c te d la nds tha t a re no t a va ila b le fo r urb a n la nd use s a nd de ve lo pme nt.

 Pro te c t a nd pre se rve this c o nne c te d ne two rk o f na tura l he rita g e a nd

hydro lo g ic fe a ture s to ma inta in via b le wildlife po pula tio ns o ve r the lo ng te rm.

 Wo rk with o utside a g e nc ie s like the T

• ro nto Re g io n Co nse rva tio n Autho rity to

e nsure a ll de ve lo pme nt a pplic a tio ns a nd studie s me e t the po lic y re q uire me nts a nd fo llo w b e st pra c tic e s.

Pla nning a nd Urb a n De sig n – Wha t we do we ll?

 Re q uire prio r to de ve lo pme nt a dja c e nt to the Gre e nwa y Syste m,

E nviro nme nta l I mpa c t Studie s (E I S) to a ddre ss po te ntia l impa c ts to na tura l he rita g e fe a ture s.

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he purpo se o f the E I S is to pro vide re c o mme nda tio ns to a vo id, minimize , o r mitig a te the impa c ts o f de ve lo pme nt.

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he City ha s b e e n a n e a rly a do pte r o f pro g re ssive na tura l he rita g e pla nning po lic y a s de mo nstra te d thro ug h the a ppro va l o f va rio us Offic ia l Pla n Ame ndme nts a nd thro ug h po lic y studie s suc h a s the City’ s Bird F rie ndly Guide line s.

Pla nning a nd Urb a n De sig n – Whe re we c a n impro ve ?

Re se ar c h of the Impac ts of Road De sign on Wildlife Move me nts

 Sta ff a re wo rking with the T

RCA to b e tte r unde rsta nd ho w to b uild the se e c o lo g ic a l princ ipa ls into o ur de ve lo pme nt pra c tic e s.

Inve ntor y of Wildlife Spe c ie s

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he so le City-wide inve nto ry o f wildlife spe c ie s in Ma rkha m wa s unde rta ke n in the e a rly 1990s a nd a t the time , 77 b ird spe c ie s, 7 a mphib ia n/ re ptile spe c ie s, a nd 12 ma mma l spe c ie s we re ide ntifie d.

 An upda te d wildlife study a nd inve nto ry ma y pro vide use ful insig hts a nd

info rma tio n o n spe c ie s a nd ha b ita t dive rsity a nd he lp info rm future upda te s to the Offic ia l Pla n o r o the r po lic y do c ume nts.

Ide ntific ation of Spe c ialize Habitats

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he City’ s da ta o n na tura l a re a s is g e ne ra lly o nly a va ila b le a t a fa irly c o a rse le ve l a nd mo re de ta ile d studie s wo uld a ssist in ma na g ing the se a sse ts.

E ng ine e ring – Wha t we do ?

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he E ng ine e ring de pa rtme nt is re spo nsib le fo r e nsuring tha t the de sig n a nd c o nstruc tio n o f munic ipa l infra struc ture suc h a s ro a ds, b ridg e s, se we rs a nd wa te rma ins c o mply with a pplic a b le Pro vinc ia l a nd F e de ra l le g isla tio n a nd g uide line s.

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his is a c hie ve d thro ug h the pla nning , re vie w, a ppro va l a nd pe rmitting pro c e sse s e sta b lishe d b y the City a nd the a pplic a b le a g e nc ie s a t the Pro vinc ia l a nd F e de ra l le ve ls:

 Ministry o f the E

nviro nme nt a nd Clima te Cha ng e

 Ministry o f Na tura l Re so urc e s a nd F

• re stry

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• ro nto a nd Re g io n Co nse rva tio n Autho rity

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ishe rie s a nd Oc e a ns Ca na da

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ra nspo rt Ca na da

E ng ine e ring – Wha t we do we ll?

 Mitig a ting impa c ts a nd pro te c ting wildlife a nd wildlife ha b ita t o n pro je c ts

like the Birc hmo unt Ro a d b ridg e a nd Ve rda le Cro ssing

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he de sig n a nd c o nstruc tio n o f the se pro je c ts a dhe re d to a ll le g isla tive re q uire me nts inc luding o b ta ining pe rmits fro m the T

• ro nto a nd Re g io n

Co nse rva tio n Autho rity a nd Ministry o f Na tura l Re so urc e s a nd F

• re stry.

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mple me nting mitig a tio n me a sure s spe c ific to the pro te c tio n o f te rre stria l na tura l fe a ture s we re c o nside re d during the de sig n o f the b ridg e s to e nsure :

 Ma ximize the o pe ning size b e ne a th the b ridg e to pre se rve wildlife

pa ssa g e thro ug h the Ro ug e Rive r Va lle y.

 Ma ximize the he ig ht o f the o pe ning b e lo w the b ridg e to e nsure pa ssa g e

• f la rg e ma mma ls.

 Co nstruc tio n ma te ria ls will no t b e a b a rrie r to wildlife mo ve me nt b e ne a th

the b ridg e .

E ng ine e ring – Whe re c a n we impro ve ?

 Re a c h o ut to o the r le ve ls o f g o ve rnme nt a nd pub lic a g e nc ie s (T

RCA) to wo rk o n so lutio ns to b e tte r pro te c t wildlife ha b ita ts a ffe c te d b y de ve lo pme nt tha t a re no t a lre a dy unde r le g isla tive c o ntro ls suc h a s wo o dlo ts.

 Wo rk with o ur o the r City c o lle a g ue s o n pro je c ts to ma ximize the pro te c tio n

• f wildlife a nd ha b ita t

Susta ina b ility a nd Asse t Ma na g e me nt – Wha t we do ?

 Re spo nsib le fo r c ha mpio ning the imple me nta tio n o f the Gre e nprint,

Ma rkha m’ s Co mmunity Susta ina b ility Pla n.

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he Gre e nprint is Ma rkha m’ s lo ng te rm pla n to ma ke o ur c o mmunity o ne o f the mo st susta ina b le in No rth Ame ric a a nd re c o g nize s the ne e d to Pro te c t, Re sto re a nd E nha nc e Bio dive rsity.

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ia ising with Pa rks Ca na da to e sta b lish the Ro ug e Na tio na l Urb a n Pa rk.

 Ro ug e Na tio na l Urb a n Pa rk is the c ulmina tio n o f ma ny de c a de s o f e nviro nme nta l

c o nse rva tio n b y c o mmunity g ro ups a nd c a rio us le ve ls o f g o ve rnme nt inc luding the City o f Ma rkha m.

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mple me nting Bird-F rie ndly me a sure s o n City o f Ma rkha m b uilding s a nd ste wa rds the pe st ma na g e me nt c o ntra c t fo r a ll City fa c ilitie s.

 SAM is re spo nsib le fo r imple me nting Ma rkha m’ s Bird F

rie ndly g uide line s o n City b uilding s, to da te we ha ve insta lle d Bird F rie ndly film o n 10 b uilding s inc luding the Civic Ce ntre , 8100 Wa rde n Administra tio n Building a nd mo st re c e ntly Ang us Gle n Co mmunity Ce ntre a nd L ib ra ry.

Susta ina b ility a nd Asse t Ma na g e me nt – Wha t we do we ll?

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de ntifying o ppo rtunitie s to re duc e the c o nflic ts b e twe e n the City’ s physic a l a sse ts a nd wildlife with the imple me nta tio n o f pro g ra ms like the Ma rkha m’ s Bird F rie ndly g uide line s

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duc a ting the c o mmunity o n the impa c ts o f wildlife like ho w to pre ve nt b ird strike s a t ho me s a t c o mmunity e ve nts like the Unio nville F e stiva l a nd Ma rkha m Ja zz F e stiva l.

 Be ing a le a de r in the re spo nsib le a pplic a tio n o f pe st ma na g e me nt pro to c o ls

fo r a ll City fa c ilitie s to mitig a te unwa nte d a nd a dve rse a ffe c ts o n uninte nde d spe c ie s.

Susta ina b ility a nd Asse t Ma na g e me nt – Whe re we c a n impro ve ?

 Unde rta ke a g a p a na lysis o f the inve nto ry o f me a sure s a nd b y o the r e xte rna l

sta ke ho lde rs c o mpa re d with the re c o mme nde d a c tio ns in the E c o lo g ic a l I nte g rity prio rity o f the Gre e nprint a nd re po rt b a c k with a re a s o f fo c us. Additio na l re so urc e s a nd spe c ific e xpe rtise will b e re q uire d to unde rta ke this wo rk, if suppo rte d b y Co unc il, sta ff will b ring fo rwa rd a pro je c t b udg e t a s pa rt o f the 2019 b udg e t pro c e ss.

 Pa rtne r with Anima l Se rvic e s to inte g ra te b ird frie ndly pub lic e duc a tio n into

the ir pla nne d se mina rs a nd re side ntia l wildlife a udits.

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nc lude Anima l Se rvic e s e duc a tio na l ma te ria ls in o ur pub lic e ng a g e me nt initia tive s.

Co nc lusio n

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ffe c tive wildlife ma na g e me nt a ddre sse s Huma ns, Wildlife a nd Ha b ita t.

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t ha s b e e n de te rmine d tha t the City is a le a de r in wildlife re ha b ilita tio n a nd pre se rva tio n.

 Altho ug h the City do e sn’ t c urre ntly ha ve a c o mpre he nsive wildlife

ma na g e me nt a ppro a c h in pla c e , we do ha ve a fulso me pro g ra m to b e st a ddre ss wildlife mitig a tio n a nd ma na g e me nt a nd ste ps a re b e ing ta ke n to e nha nc e the se rvic e s o ffe re d.

 With a n inc re a se in de ve lo pme nt Citywide , impro ve d c o mmunic a tio ns a nd

e duc a tio n sho uld re ma in a ma jo r fo c us o f the o rg a niza tio n.

 Sta ff a re c o ntinuing to wo rk c o lla b o ra tive ly o n impro ving o ur se rvic e de live ry

mo de l while e nsuring le g isla tive fra me wo rks a re fo llo we d a nd a ll sta ke ho lde rs a re he ld a c c o unta b le .

Re c o mme nda tio n:

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ha t re po rt e ntitle d “City o f Ma rkha m’ s Wildlife Se rvic e s – I nve nto ry

• f Pro g ra ms a nd Se rvic e s” b e re c e ive d fo r info rma tio n;

And

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ha t sta ff b e a utho rize d a nd dire c te d to do a ll thing s ne c e ssa ry to g ive e ffe c t to this re so lutio n.

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