RESOURCES
INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
Information and resources related to Swan Lake Park and Swan Lake water quality issues. In this section you’ll find:
FOSLP Community Surveys
Destination Park Questionnaire (June 2025)
Shoreline Enhancement Questionnaire (June 2024)
Eco Park Questionnaire (March 2022)
Park Improvement Survey (March 2021)
Swan Lake Park
A) FOSLP Reports
FOSLP Presentation to Markham Subcommittee re Reclassification (June 18, 2025)
Reclassifying Swan Lake and Swan Lake Park Under the 2025 Official Plan (June 2025)
Preserving the Biodiversity of Swan Lake Park (June 2025)
Natural Heritage Network Status (June 2022)
B) City of Markham Reports
TRCA Shoreline Restoration Proposal (April 2022)
Swan Lake Park Refresh Program (November 2020)
Swan Lake Water Quality: Phase 2 (2026 – 2030)
A) 2026 Water Quality Review
Submission by Friends of Swan Lake Park (December 2025)
Research Sponsored by Friends of Swan Lake Park
b) Swan Lake Aquatic Conditions Review, R.J. Burnside, November 2025
c) Swan Lake Long-term Management Plan, Natural Resource Solutions Inc., Nov. 2025
Swan Lake Water Quality: Phase 1 (2021 – 2025)
a) FOSLP Reports
Swan Lake Water Quality: Summary of Phase 1 Discussions (July 2025)
FOSLP Presentation to Markham Subcommittee re Water Quality Plan (June 18 2025)
Towards a Comprehensive Restoration Plan for Swan Lake (May 2023)
A Pathway to Sustainable Water Quality for Swan Lake (December 15, 2020)
Pathway to Sustainability (June 1, 2020)
b) Research Submitted By FOSLP
U of Toronto Student Assessment: Swan Lake Park Restoration Plan (May 2024)
U of Toronto: Testing for the Impact of Oxygenation on the sediments (May 2023)
AECOM Review of York and Fleming College Research Proposals (March 2023)
York University: Use of Biochar to Remove Contaminants (May 2022)
Fleming College: Use of Calcium Peroxide to Improve Oxygen Levels (April 2022)
C) City of Markham Reports
Staff Presentation to Markham Subcommittee (June 18, 2025)
Swan Lake 2024 Water Quality Monitoring Report (May 2025)
Markham Presentation_ Public Meeting (March 2024)
Swan Lake Long Term Water Quality Plan
There is additional information on Markham’s website Surface Water Quality | City of Markham
Swan Lake’s Stormwater Role
A) FOSLP’s Reports
Action Plan to End Stormwater Role (May 2022)
Pathway to Sustainable Water Quality: Ending Swan Lake’s Stormwater Management Role (June 2021)
B) City of Markham Reports
Swan Lake Flow Diversion Report, AECOM (May 2025)
Swan Lake Water Flow and Chloride Analysis, Markham, November 3, 2025
Ecological Elements in Swan Lake Park
Other Wildlife in Swan Lake Park
Terrestrial Diversity of Swan Lake Park
Markham’s Environmental Policies
Markham Heritage Report (May 2024)
Natural Heritage Asset Management Guidebook (May 2024)
Invasive Species Management Plan (May 2024)
Markham Parks Plan (July 2022)
Markham Phase 1 Heritage Network Inventory Presentation (May 2021)
Markham Phase 1 Heritage Network Inventory Report (April 2021)