Ontario. Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks

Site: Thornbury

Service: Niagara Escarpment Commission

Record #: CWD0562
Last Modified: 21 Jul 2024
Last Full Update: 15 Mar 2019

Contact Information

Office Phone 519-599-3340
Fax 519-599-6326
E-Mail necthornbury@ontario.ca
Website escarpment.org
Social Media X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/escarpment_nec

Site Information

Description (Site) Cross street: Hwy 26 and Elgin St
Located In Community Blue Mountains
Address & Map
Kings Court; 99 King St E
The Blue Mountains, ON
Canada N0H 2P0
Intersection Hwy 26 and Elgin St
Mailing Address PO Box 308 
Thornbury, ON 
Canada N0H 2P0
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Description and Service Details

Description (Service) Maintains the Niagara Escarpment as a continuous natural environment.

The Niagara Escarpment is a protected area governed by Canada's first large-scale environmental land use plan. The Niagara Escarpment Plan outlines land use designations, development criteria and related permitted uses, including farming, forestry and mineral resource extraction. It also provides for a string of 141 Niagara Escarpment Parks and Open Spaces (NEPOSS) linked by the Bruce Trail, Canada's oldest and longest continuous footpath.

The Niagara Escarpment is a designated a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve.
Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm
Areas Served Bruce County ; Dufferin County ; Grey County ; Simcoe County ; Dufferin County - (East Garafraxa Twp; Amaranth Twp; Melancthon Twp; Mono Twp; Mulmur Twp)
Eligibility No restrictions
Application Call for information. Development Permit Application form.
Languages English
Fees None

Agency and Service Names

Alternate Name MNR ; MNRF
Former Name Ministry of Environment and Energy ; Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry

Agency Information

Parent Agency Name Ontario. Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
Legal Status (30) Provincial Government
Funding Provincial

Taxonomy and Classification

Service Categories Land Conservation