Category Archives: Parks

All stick, no carrot: the problem with the city’s response to physical distancing

Posted on April 15, 2020 by

On Saturday April 11, during the Easter long weekend, the City of Toronto announced that a team of over 350 police officers and bylaw enforcement officers would shift from an education-based campaign of verbal and written warnings to people congregating … Continue reading →

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The province’s attack on conservation authorities

Posted on August 21, 2019 by

The Ford government’s attack on Conservation Authorities has nothing to do with fiscal responsibility. It’s about ideology and payback.  Continue reading →

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Why closing Toronto’s public golf courses is a boon to the public

Posted on October 9, 2018 by

Dentonia Park Golf Course Yesterday, Thanksgiving Monday, mayoral candidate Jennifer Keesmaat proposed closing three of Toronto’s five municipally-owned golf courses. Keesmaat, Toronto’s previous chief planner, pointed out that the municipal golf courses operate at a loss, and that $10 million … Continue reading →

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Major improvements are coming to Scarborough’s waterfront

Posted on June 15, 2018 by

The Scarborough Bluffs will soon become more accessible Over the last few years, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has been working on an environmental assessment for improvements to much of the Lake Ontario shoreline in Scarborough. Today, the TRCA … Continue reading →

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Brampton’s multi-use path problems

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

Recreational Trail: no loitering Brampton, my hometown, has a great network of parks, many of which are connected by multi use paths that follow local waterways like the West Humber River and Etobicoke Creek. In suburban neighbourhoods where curvilinear street … Continue reading →

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How two Ontario cities are re-imagining abandoned railway relics

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

Brockville and St. Thomas are two small Ontario industrial cities that wouldn’t normally attract much attention. But both communities are working on remarkable projects that re-purpose former railway infrastructure to create interesting public spaces that don’t just lure out-of-town visitors, … Continue reading →

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The ravine run around

Posted on September 10, 2017 by

While trail closures frustrate pedestrians and cyclists, the city spends millions of dollars to speed up road work Continue reading →

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Wandering the Waterfront Trail in Scarborough

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

At the bottom of the Scarborough Bluffs, west of Bluffer’s Park Lake Ontario, like all five of the Great Lakes, is more a freshwater sea than merely a lake. It’s over three hundred kilometres long, from Hamilton to Kingston, bordering … Continue reading →

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Exploring Earl Bales Park

Posted on April 7, 2017 by

View from the top of the ski hill at Earl Bales Park Last Sunday afternoon, I went for a walk around Earl Bales Park. The large, multiuse green space is located near the corner of Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue … Continue reading →

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