The Land Registrar has extended the deadline for submitting objections until February 26th. The Ministry of Natural Resources needs to do on-site work to evaluate any claim that the province (the crown) may have on the extra lot depth.
Six local residents as well as Citizens Concerned for the Etobicoke Waterfront were able to submit objections by the earlier January 12th deadline. Those objections were primarily based on the assertion that the extra land is the result of lake-fill on crown land (the lake bed) and, as such, supported by historic usage, belongs to the people of Ontario and should be kept in the public realm.
The City of Toronto submitted comments as well - "Given that this application will impact on the ownership of an area that may otherwise be public lands, and the fact that the City is not aware if all affected Provincial Ministries have been provided with notice of this application, (we) simply wish to bring the matter to your attention for consideration in the course of your review of the application".
Laurel Broten, MPP Etobicoke-Lakeshore and Donna Cansfield, Minister of Natural Resources, have been made fully aware of the situation. They both know that the community has a great interest in this matter and that we all are closely watching.
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