The Fonthill Kame-Delta was originally identified in 1980 as a provincially significant area and became an “Area of Natural and Scientific Interest” (ANSI) in 1983. This ANSI designation restricts development for reasons of heritage, science or education.
In May 2009, however, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources recommended new boundary changes to the ANSI area.
While a new area to the south side of the Kame-Delta would be added to the ANSI, other changes would significantly reduce the protected area. In fact, only small portions of the main components of the Kame-Delta complex would be included and the landform as a whole would no longer be protected.
The area that the MNR proposed to remove from the ANSI encompasses much of what is called the Upper Terrace. The Upper Terrace to be removed stretched from across from EL Crossley High School, past Effingham, to Lookout Street and lies between Tice Road and Highway 20. This area is the most vulnerable to development pressure – especially in the form of aggregate extraction!
In April 2010 Minister Cansfield sent a letter to the Town of Pelham stating that the boundaries of the ANSI would NOT be changed.
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