Source: Hillside Inside As we enter the month of February – the middle of a cold, grey winter, which also happens to be about the one year mark of the pandemic – you may be feeling a little blue or stir crazy (or both). I know I am. One of […]
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Jack Parkinson
Jack Parkinson is a graduate of Conestoga College’s print journalism program, having received his diploma in 2015. During Jack’s time at Conestoga, he contributed print and video stories to the school’s newspaper, Spoke, and worked behind the scenes liaising with advertising clients. Jack brings a grounded, realistic, and easy-to-understand perspective […]
GTA Candidates Weigh in on Rouge Park
A survey of candidates in 16 Greater Toronto Area ridings last week revealed the New Democrats, Liberals and Greens are overwhelmingly in favour of improving the weak Rouge National Urban Park.
Pop-Up Park Rangers
THERE’S A PARK that stretches through the heart of downtown Toronto’s west side from the Lake Ontario shoreline to the congested corner of Bloor and Bathurst streets. You can’t really see it from that intersection, and its five kilometres don’t register as green space on Google maps.
Why the NDP is Opposing the Rouge Park Bill
On a media tour this week of the proposed park on Toronto’s eastern boundary, federal NDP environment critic Megan Leslie (Halifax) told reporters she will advise her caucus to oppose government Bill C-40 despite the personal difficulty she feels in opposing the park. “I’m in a parallel universe where I […]
Ontario Won’t Hand Over Rouge Park Lands, Citing Weak Federal Protection
A standoff is brewing east of Toronto in the Rouge Valley between Queen’s Park and the federal government over the proposed Rouge National Urban Park. Ontario Infrastructure Minister Brad Duguid made it clear to federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq that the province would not hand 5,400 acres of land it […]
Why Do We Park on a Driveway and Drive on a Parkway?
Why do we drive on a parkway, but park on a driveway?
Hop on the ParkBus
The lights change but nothing moves. The truck blocking the intersection is also blocking the crosswalk, so I thread my way around bumpers and continue up Yonge. It’s the afternoon rush in Toronto. At this time of day, the sound of the city isn’t the rush of air from passing […]
Algonquin Park: A Waste Diversion Success Story
The crown jewel of Ontario’s provincial park system is being recognized for hitting a crucial milestone not often associated with our parks system: removing garbage. With approximately one million visitors flocking to Ontario’s largest and most popular park destination, Algonquin Park in Central Ontario is earning praise from the province’s […]
Northern Ontario angry over cuts to local provincial parks
On September 27, the Ontario government announced they were moving forward with plans to “transform” the Ministry of Natural Resources in an effort to increase efficiency and reduce duplication in services offered to the public.
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