| Len
Gertler, 1923-2005
Peacefully, on Friday evening, December 9, 2005, Len passed
away in his sleep following a determined fight with cancer
and pneumonia. Born in Montreal in 1923, Len led a remarkable
life full of love and accomplishment.
Len was perhaps best known as one of the founders
of urban planning in Canada, including the School of Urban
and Regional Planning at the University of Waterloo; and as
author of a study of the Niagara Escarpment, which opened
the way for its protection under the Niagara Escarpment Act,
and its designation by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve.
He is an inspiration to his family: his sons
Denis (Maryjean), Meric (Joanna), Kim (Catherine), and Neil;
his daughter Jasmin; and his grandchildren Evan, Willa, Isabel
and Miles. We take comfort that he has rejoined his beloved
Anita, but we miss him terribly.
A celebration of Len's life and work will be
held early in the New Year. Donations to The Len Gertler Scholarship,
Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo,
are gratefully accepted.
The Niagara Escarpment
Commission marked the 20th anniversary of the Niagara Escarpment
Plan at a luncheon in Milton, Ontario on June 9, 2005. Guests
included Ontario's Minister of Natural Resources, David Ramsay;
M.P.P. Norm Sterling; M.P.P. Marilyn Churley and more than
200 representatives from municipalities, universities, community
groups and industries along the Niagara Escarpment.
  
The Niagara Escarpment Commission
has published a new "Niagara Escarpment Explorer"
brochure for Halton Region.
 Produced
in partnership with the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Conservation
Halton and the Regional Municipality of Halton, the brochure
features maps, Escarpment parks information and tourism features
of this beautiful region of Ontario's Niagara Escarpment.
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