Key Reasons to Protect Butternut Creek and 630 Gore Road
The Butternut Creek area serves as a vital community space for exercise, outdoor education in local schools, and meaningful engagement with nature.
The site is potential habitat for threatened species and supports migratory birds alongside diverse wildlife.
It features unique natural formations, including crystal-clear, vulnerable underground disappearing streams.
The property is hydrologically connected to a Provincially Significant Wetland, forming a de facto critical ecological corridor in Kingston’s East end.
Located on inferred karst topography, the site may create direct pathways between surface water and regional aquifers, which supply drinking water wells.
Fragmentation of turtle habitat may pose serious threats to local turtle populations.
Potential Impacts of Development at 630 Gore Road
Loss of irreplaceable ecosystems and possible degradation to Butternut Creek, which is an environmentally protected area.
Construction and operation of sewage infrastructure that risks contaminating surface water and harming aquatic habitats.
Increased traffic congestion at Waaban Crossing, Highway 15, and nearby intersections already struggling with heavy use.
Inefficient use of taxpayer dollars to build and maintain costly infrastructure in an area poorly chosen for sustainable urban growth.