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Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham
NOTICE
Harbour Divestiture Backgrounder
On June 16, 2016 the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham passed the
following resolution:
THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Bayham
direct staff to submit a request to the Port Burwell Provincial Park
for a permanent easement over Part 1 and Part 2 of Plan 11R990,
as required, to provide access to the West Pier Boardwalk;
AND THAT staff be directed to post a historical overview report,
and relevant studies, of the federal harbour divestiture process;
AND THAT the staff report and relevant studies be posted on the
Municipal Website under ‘Studies’ when prepared;
AND THAT the historical overview report be within the July 21,
2016 Council Agenda for information purposes.
On June 17, 2016 staff sent formal correspondence to the Port Burwell Provincial Park
requesting consideration of an easement over the provincially owned lands providing access
to the West Pier Boardwalk as an attempt to legally and formally provide access over the
same. Further background pertaining to the historical access rights is included within the
Council directed staff report.
The Council directed staff report has been prepared in an attempt to provide a holistic
assessment of available information pertaining to Small Craft Harbours (SCH) Divestiture
discussions to date utilizing available information. The historical information also includes
facts about assets surrounding and associated with the harbour lands. The entirety of the
information can be viewed under the Port Burwell Harbour Divestiture section of the
website found under Governance-Studies.