Charles Sauriol Conservation Reserve
In 1831, on this site at the Forks of the Don, then known as the Boatbildery, Capt. Philippe De Grassi, a veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, drew a grant of 80 ha on which he settled with his family.
In the early 1920's, Charles Sauriol of the 45th East Toronto Troop of Boy Scouts camped in this valley, and so began his career as a conservationist.
In 1927, Charles Sauriol acquired part of the De Grassi Tract. From that date, he dedicated himself to the preservation of the Don Valley's natural resources.
His lifelong determination and dream of the East Valley of the Don protected as a publicly-owned conservation reserve became a reality on September 6, 1989.
Plaque via Alan L. Brown's site Toronto Plaques. Full page here.