Re: Notice 019-6192…

Re: Notice 019-6192
Attention: Adam Gryck

Rondeau is categorized as a provincial park, but really, it is an ecosystem. The National Geographic Society spells this out clearly and simply, “An ecosystem in a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, work together to form a bubble of life.”

It’s the interplay between these biotic and abiotic elements that make Rondeau so magical, restorative, and enduring.

Your decision to secure habitat by preserving the park must also include securing the habitat my brood and I have relied on for generations, not because I’m an “entitled” or “privileged cottager” but because Rondeau is essential to me as a biotic organism. Rondeau is my ecosystem. I am part of it like it is part of me. It is as integral to my migration and continued existence as it is for swans, monarchs, campers, and salmon.

You need to make a decision that balances all elements in the ecosystem — not a decision that divides and excludes—pitting goose against frog, or butterfly against oak, or even mosquito against camper, but a decision that envisions how all us biotic forms continue to work together with the abiotic factors to form our bubble of life that is Rondeau.

Yes, please extend the cottage leases another 2 years until December 31, 2024 while you sort out how we can buy our 50 x 100 ‘ lot that is hundreds of feet back from the sensitive beachfront and is sporting a newly planted tulip tree. To not make a far-reaching decision to protect the full ecosystem including toads and cottagers, beaches and buildings, is poor stewardship.

Imagine telling swans, or salmon, “You get a 2-year extension, after that, there are no guarantees.” Not acceptable.

We want to keep our nest liveable and that takes clarity of purpose and path.