Thursday, May 27, 2010

From Factory to Greenspace

The Don Valley Brickwork's factory first opened in 1889

by the 1980's most of the materials used for bricks were used up in the quarry.

It was almost rezoned for housing development until The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority pointed out that the land was partially on a floodplain so the land couldn't be used for housing.


The land was turned into Conservation land and the quarry was filled in and made into a few ponds from run off from a creek.

for more info on the brickwork's land and the changes that are still coming please visit the official website at http://ebw.evergreen.ca

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