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The results illustrate current usage patterns by local residents, as well as problems with current infrastructure in the community and barriers to active transportation. Survey results indicate that although some people walk or bike, most drive as a main form of transportation in the community. Active transportation requires linkages and connections in order to function, and distance presents significant problems for active transportation in a rural community. People would like to use the trails more often, but the availability and quality of the trails as well as sidewalks is a limiting factor to active transportation in the village. The survey findings show significant problems with the maintenance of current trails and sidewalks. Bike paths, sidewalks in the village fringes as well as a pedestrian bridge were some of the main improvements identified for making the area more conducive to active transportation.]]> Host contact: Shikaze, Sue]]> Department: Geography]]> Prefacing a look at the Bobcaygeon Colonization Road and its impact on the opening up of the areas of Haliburton and Minden, the paper presents background on the settlement and colonization of the areas looking at the way both the native population and the settlers considered the land and its use.

Colonization roads were those built during the fifteen years preceding Confederation and intended to be links from the lakefront areas to the interior parts of the province. The paper outlines the progression of settlement as the Bobcaygeon Road was begun in 1855-56 and as it expanded, stressing the social and economic changes that went along with expansion. Finally, the paper looks at Haliburton today focusing on the importance of tourism and the need to protect the natural beauty of the area.

]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> The focus of this paper is the Algonquin Golden Lake First Nation land claim being negotiated with the Ontario and Canadian governments at the time of writing. It sets out to provide information about the land claim based on documents from Golden Lake and the two levels of government.  The first section outlines the historical basis for the claim and proposes why negotiations with Golden Lake are necessary.  In the second section, the claim itself is examined within the context of ongoing negotiations with the governments of Ontario and Canada. The terms of the claim, the chronology of negotiations, what has been agreed upon to date, and some problems with the process are addressed.  Finally, the place of third party interests in, and public opinion about, the process are discussed.

]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Working from the premise that the culture of a community is made up of people interacting in and with their environment, this paper attempts to uncover the spirit of the Haliburton area through community stories, a combination of oral history and storytelling.  The concepts of oral history and storytelling and their validity in shedding light on events is explored leading up to the relating of stories collected by the author in interviews with five long-time residents of Haliburton County.  These stories are presented as both informative and entertaining as they reveal life in the past.

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This project examines the history of outdoor recreation in Southern Ontario, the history of Finnish immigration to Toronto, Ontario, and the history of the Lodge building and the people who have been associated with it from 1927 to the present. Archival research and personal interviews were conducted in order to collect numerous fragments of the Lodge's colourful past. The development around the Sunny Rock property also spawned an entire community of Finnish immigrants who flocked to the area and attempted to recreate there what it reminded them of in their native Finland. Some aspects of the Finnish village are examined here.]]> Host contact: Moore, Sally]]> Department: Geography]]> Study conducted as a strategic planning tool to be used by the Township of Minden Hills for future waste management planning activities for the municipality (November 2004). Draft copy also included (October 2004).

]]> Comments on condition of the five dams in the Bicroft tailings basin and on tailings disposal locations close to the old mill; suggested remedial measures.

]]> Bill 20 and land-use planning reform

]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]> Host contact: Tuyten, Nicole]]> Department: Geography]]> Host contact: Prince, Jim]]> Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies]]> Geography]]> The purpose of this paper is to assess the issue of waste management in Stanhope Township and compare it to waste management practices in other regions of Ontario. Background to the Township itself and its current waste management endeavour is outlined, followed by a discussion of the changing waste management structure within Ontario. The most prominent waste management practices worldwide are illustrated pointing out both the positive and negative attributes of each and focusing on the relevant environmental, economic, and social aspects.  A discussion of how bioregionalism correlates with the principles of a waste-reduced society is presented. In conclusion, suggestions aimed specifically at Stanhope Township are put forth.

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A discussion of methodology prepares the way for an analysis of secondary research focusing on community interaction and the philosophical views regarding the road. The history of the controversy is examined and arguments both "for" and "against" are outlined. Results of a circulated survey portraying residents' attitudes are included and finally, recommendations are suggested.]]> Departments: Canadian Studies and Environmental Studies]]>