What is the status of the ESA on Alexandra next to the Walmart?

Question

On the published ESA map on the City's website, there is ESA all along Alderbridge between Garden City Road and No. 4 Road (Walmart land followed by supposedly natural park land). However, a city planner, in response to a question from Harold Steves at Council Meeting on March 9, 2012, said there isn't ESA on the Walmart land. 

 

Answer 1

ESA = Environmentally Sensitive Area

The answer about Walmart ESA is available through the City's geographic information system (GIS), which shows that every lot along Alderbridge between Garden City Road and No. 4 Road includes ESA. That agrees with the city's ESA map. It does not agree with Brian Jackson, who responded to a Harold Steves question at the last council meeting by saying that the Walmart property along Alderbridge is not ESA. Maybe staff have given Walmart a permit to ignore the ESA without consulting council or ACE.  (source: Jim)