About Us
For
the past 35 years, the Concerned Citizens of King Township has
responded to citizens' inquiries and taken action. We inform and build
public awareness about issues specific to King to foster and support
actions that maintain the rural character of the Township and protect
its environment. CCKT is the community's voice for responsible planning
that protects and values our natural heritage through: education, advocacy, partnerships, and community involvement.
Education
We build public awareness about issues relevant to the health of our
communities and the environment by hosting expert speakers to inform
us. To name a few:
- Mary Muter, VP and Chair Georgian Bay Water Foundation
Spoke about water diversion in the Great Lakes and why it must be stopped. - Braden Kurczak, Enermodal Engineering Ltd
Described "Green Building" and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) relating to new and existing buildings. - Michael Seaman, Heritage and Urban Design Planner, Town of Aurora
Discussed conserving heritage building in growing communities. - David Suzuki, David Suzuki Foundation
Spoke on the need to incorporate sustainability practices into our daily lives. - Duff Conacher, Democracy Watch
Addressed both the opportunities and responsibilities we have living in a democracy.
Advocacy
In the 90's CCKT influenced subdivision plans (Club Link on Dufferin
and Ascot on Jane) to lessen their impact on the moraine. We also
participated in the community plan process for the Township communities
supporting residents' concerns for development inconsistent with our
rural municipality.
In 1992, CCKT recognized the need to protect the Oak Ridges Moraine. Allies were identified in other municipalities; together we worked and advocated for the Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan. In 2001, we recommended that York Region install signs across the moraine to identify the boundaries. Finally, in 2003 after persistent pressure from one of our Board members and with funding for the signs provided by the Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation signs were installed.
In 2007, we have dared to challenge the wisdom of building more golf courses, particularly on the Oak Ridges Moraine. For the past several years, we have informed residents about the potential 427 extension and actively participated in the Environmental Assessment process.
Community Involvement
We enable citizens to participate more effectively in the democratic
process of elections. We have hosted most All Candidates meetings for
municipal elections during the last 35 years; we participate in All
Candidate meetings at the provincial level.
Partnerships
Annually we sponsor the Ashe Davis Award at King City Secondary School
(KCSS) to encourage the next generation to proactively protect the
environment by pursuing environmental studies. In 2008, we worked with
KCSS on their environmental program for Green & Gold week.
Concerned Citizens of King Township is a member driven organization responding to concerns in areas such as community planning, transportation, infrastructure, and issues impacting the health and well being of our communities in King. We currently have a seven member Board of Directors which meets monthly. An annual General Meeting is open to members and guests.
As a non-profit organization, we are supported solely by donations from our members. If you would like to support CCKT, visit our Join/Donate/Contact page.
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Photo Credits
CCKT would like to thank the following people for the use
of their photos in our banners:
FIELDS:
left - Jeff Laidlaw
Noblehouse Productions
middle - Catherine Marshall
filamentgraphics
right - Andrea Kollo
Springhill Photography
FARMS:
left – Andrea Kollo
Springhill Photography
middle – David Sills
right – Andrea Kollo
Springhill Photography
FOLIAGE:
left - Catherine Marshall
filamentgraphics
middle - no credit thanks
right - Jeff Laidlaw
Noblehouse Productions
SUNSETS:
all - Jeff Laidlaw
Noblehouse Productions