Posts Filed Under: Parks

Parks44 Wants to Bring Parks Advocacy to Every Corner of Toronto

The leaders of a new initiative hope to start parks advocacy groups in each of Toronto's 44 wards.

By Chris Riddell May. 23rd, 4:00 pm

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Toronto Parks Could Get More Inclusive, Thanks to a New Five-Year Plan

Change could be coming to Toronto's parks system now that city council has approved a new strategic plan.

By Sarah-Joyce Battersby May. 10th, 2:30 pm

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The 2013 Toronto Parks Summit Brings Public-Space Boosters Together

For the third year in a row, Toronto Park People convened a meeting of its members and supporters.

By Chris Riddell Mar. 4th, 9:00 am

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Competition Seeks Ideas for Turning a Downtown Hydro Corridor Into an Urban Oasis

A local architecture firm is trying to spark discussion about developing a "Green Line" for Toronto.

By Terri Coles Jan. 24th, 9:00 am

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Historicist: Cycling Through the Seventies

How was the city's cycling infrastructure evolving 40 years ago?

By Jamie Bradburn Jan. 5th, 1:00 pm

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How Agnes Macphail Square Became “Agness McPhail Square”

For about four months, a pioneering politician's name has been misspelled on a City-supplied sign in a park named after her.

By Steve Kupferman Dec. 11th, 1:15 pm

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Provincial Government Endorses Recommendations for Revitalized Ontario Place

Liberals support direction for a revamped, mixed-use future for Ontario Place.

By Hamutal Dotan Aug. 15th, 4:12 pm

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Scene: Underpass Park Lights Up at Night

Underpass Park is now officially open for fun.

By Torontoist • Photos by Rémi CarreiroAug. 3rd, 4:30 pm

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John Tory Calls for a Large Park in the Redeveloped Ontario Place

Review panel delivered its report on the future of Ontario Place to the provincial government this morning.

By Hamutal Dotan Jul. 26th, 1:30 pm

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Urban Toronto: A New Park at 11 Wellesley?

Kristyn Wong-Tam hopes the City will buy a plot of land between Bay and Yonge, and create a new downtown park.

By Urban Toronto Jul. 12th, 10:30 am

Historicist: A Thoughtful Old Soldier

A look at Toronto's War of 1812 Monument in the Old Military Burying Ground, the first British cemetery in York—and a history of our tendency to neglect our history.

By David Wencer Jun. 23rd, 12:00 pm

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“Derelict” Underpass to Be Transformed Into Bright, Shiny Park

Underpass Park is step one in a wider revitalization of the less-than-beautiful West Don Lands area.

By Bronwyn Kienapple • Photos by Corbin SmithApr. 19th, 10:00 am

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Cherry Blossom Watch 2012

Some early photos as the cherry trees bloom.

By Torontoist • Photos by Christopher DrostApr. 12th, 3:15 pm

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A New Park Plan for the City Within a Park

While the City's 2012 budget reveals reduced services in Toronto's parks, it's been holding public consultations on a new Parks Plan that will provide guidance for the next five years.

By Jake Tobin Garrett Nov. 29th, 10:00 am

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The Evolving Landscape of St. James Park

The presence and removal of Occupy Toronto are only the latest in a series of many changes in this history-rich site's appearance.

By Jamie Bradburn Nov. 24th, 12:00 pm

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One Saturday Afternoon at the New Sherbourne Common

By Jake Tobin Garrett Aug. 3rd, 11:00 am

Scene: Sherbourne Common North

By Hamutal Dotan Jul. 19th, 2:30 pm

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All Aboard the Gravy Train: Nature, Parks, and the Toronto Environment Office

By Hamutal Dotan Jul. 14th, 10:28 am

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