Durham Region Birder Permit
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How to Obtain a Birder Permit
Nonquon Water Pollution Control Plant Lagoons (the Lagoons) Birder Permits must be purchased in advance of entering the Lagoons.
Nonquon Lagoons Birder Permits are available for $10 per permit, and each person entering the Lagoons must have their own permit. No dogs or pets are allowed.
Permits can be obtained by:
In-person Payment (debit or credit card only)
Complete the online application form below and bring a completed copy to one of the following locations to make a payment in person by debit, VISA, or MasterCard (cash payment is no longer accepted).
- Region of Durham Headquarters (Public Front Counter) located at 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, from Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (closed Saturday and Sunday).
or
- Scugog Waste Management Facility (Transfer Station) located at 1623 Reach Street, Port Perry, from Tuesday to Saturday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. (closed Sunday and Monday).
Payment by Mail (personal cheque)
Complete the online application form below and mail a printed copy with personal cheque to:
The Regional Municipality of Durham
Works Department - Corporate Real Estate
605 Rossland Road East, Level 5
PO Box 623
Whitby, ON L1N 6A3
- Personal cheques are to be made payable to "The Regional Municipality of Durham". Post dated cheques are not accepted and dishonoured cheques will be subject to an administrative fee.
An electronic version of the Nonquon Lagoons Birder Permit is below. Please read and fill out the information completely and click submit.
Directly following submission, you will receive an email with a copy of your completed application attached. This application is to accompany your payment which can be made in accordance with the payment options described above.
A Corporate Real Estate staff member from the Works Department will respond to your application submission with a permit number.
Gain Access to the Site
The Lagoons are located one road north of the Transfer Station on Concession 8 (Scugog Line 8) in Port Perry. Access to the Lagoons is from the east end of Concession 8 (Scugog Line 8) only as the bridge is out west of the lagoons.
When you get to Concession 8 (Scugog Line 8) via Simcoe Street or Old Simcoe Road, go west to the first gate you see on the south side of the road, which is a double gate with a small gate immediately beside it (opposite a brown bungalow). This small gate has a combination lock on it.
When you are issued your permit, it will have a five-digit number written in the upper right-hand corner - this is the combination to the gate.
The access code changes annually.
Please remember to close the gate behind you when you leave as it is not self-closing.
Nonquon Lagoons Birder Permit Application Form
By signing this form, you are waiving certain legal rights, including the right to sue – please read carefully.
Type of event/use: birdwatching at Nonquon Lagoons
Date of event: May to October 2023
The purpose of this Permit is to communicate to all who attend at this site that risks are inherent with these premises and that the Applicant is assuming voluntarily all potential risks in the event that they wish to enter this site. The Applicant waives on behalf of themself, or their heirs, next of kin, executors, administrators or assigns, all claims now, or in the future that the Applicant may have against the Regional Municipality of Durham with respect to this permit.
Nonquon Lagoons has non-potable water at this location.
Terms and Conditions
Permission is hereby given for the use of the Regional Property known as the Nonquon Lagoons, Port Perry (hereinafter defined as the “Premises”) on the date(s) specified, subject to the following conditions:
The Applicant acknowledges and agrees to use the premises only for the purpose of birdwatching.
The Applicant must have the permit in their possession at all times when attending at the Premises.
The Applicant covenants and agrees that nothing shall be done, omitted or permitted on or about the Premises that shall be, or result in, a nuisance.
In consideration of the Regional Municipality of Durham giving me consent to access the Nonquon Lagoons on land owned by the Region of Durham, I do hereby release and forever discharge the Regional Municipality of Durham, its agents and servants, from any and all actions, causes of action, claims and demands for damages, loss or injury, howsoever arising which may be sustained by myself, my agents or servants, as a result of entering upon the lands owned by the Region of Durham, and I hereby agree to indemnify and save harmless the Regional Municipality of Durham from any and all actions or causes of actions arising out of their granting me this consent.
The Applicant covenants and agrees to comply with all police, fire and sanitary policies/regulations imposed by any federal, provincial or municipal authorities, or made by fire insurance underwriters and agrees to observe and obey all governmental and municipal regulations/by-laws and other requirements governing the uses permitted on or about the Premises.
The Applicant covenants and agrees to keep the Premises in a clean and sanitary condition and agrees to be financially responsible for any and all repairs required as a result of the activities, of the Applicant, its servants, employees, agents, invitees or licensees and deemed necessary in the sole discretion of The Regional Municipality of Durham.
The Applicant acknowledges and agrees to be responsible for the pick-up and removal of all debris attributable to the Applicant arising from access to Nonquon Lagoons.
The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that the permit is $10.00 per season and shall be paid by debit, credit or cheque.
The Regional Municipality of Durham and its management reserves the right and authority to:
enforce the above regulations, and any future regulations, and refuse admission to any person or groups of persons on any grounds whatsoever, and
refuse the privilege of returning to the facility at any time to any person or groups of persons without prejudice to the Region of Durham. The Applicant hereby accepts the aforesaid regulations, together with any future regulations or policies that may be adopted by the Region of Durham from time to time.
By signing this form, I acknowledge having read, understood and agreed to the above waiver, release and indemnity.
