I support the proposal in…

I support the proposal in ERO 019-8289 to amend the Rondeau Management Plan to allow cottages to remain in Rondeau Park until at 2038 and hopefully far beyond. The creation of the 1894 charter describes the cottage community as one of the primary reasons for the park’s creation. These heritage cottages, some over 100 years old, form an integral part of the Rondeau Park today. I believe that when this lease extension is granted, the terms must be in consultation with the cottagers via their association and they must be reasonable. The Ontario government must not attempt to drive eviction of the cottagers through punitive economic terms, which we have seen in the Algonquin cottage community since they singed their lease extension. I believe the government must engage with the cottagers through their representatives to develop a long term, permanent solution for this vibrant community.