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Clippings

Newspaper Clippings

Here are some newspaper clippings of city park related issues.

Our parks are a mess By KATHERINE HARDING CITY HALL REPORTER; G&M: 20 Sept 2003

Giving power to the people Nov. 3, 2003. TO STAR:JUDY REBICK AND CORVIN RUSSELL

Axe could fall on managers as city ponders parks shakeup By KATHERINE HARDING; G&M, 26 Nov 03

City to hold off on cuts to middle-level parks jobs By JENNIFER LEWINGTON CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF; Globe & Mail, 10 Dec 2003

Councillors vote to add not cut Feb. 10, 2004. TO STAR: PAUL MOLONEY CITY HALL BUREAU

City committee refuses to cut flower budget By Katherine Harding; G&M, 10 Feb 2004

Time to spruce up the city, Miller says By KATHERINE HARDING; Globe & Mail, 21 Feb 2004

Designing a park for all reasons Feb. 23, 2004. TO STAR: CHRISTOPHER HUME

It's no picnic paying for parks Mar. 3, 2004. TO STAR: CATHERINE PORTER CITY HALL BUREAU

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Departments

Department Page Summaries

Working with the City: posted May 1, 2004
In November of 2003, we received a leaked, confidential Parks & Rec re-structuring document, which if implemented, could mean some drastic changes to the way Parks and Recreation relates to citizens. We were so concerned about the effect of the proposed changes on neighbourhoods, that we made an effort to contact as many parks advocates and city councillors as we could.; We also thought it would be helpful to collect some stories and perspectives on Working with the City. Read more >>
City Rinks: posted March 1, 2004
Toronto has more outdoor artificial ice rinks (real ice, but cooled by compressors, able to hold ice up to 15 degrees celsius) than any city in the world: 4 outdoor rinks at central locations and 47 outdoor rinks in local neighbourhoods. Read more >>
City Budget: posted March 1, 2004
The City's budget is huge (see City Budget Overview), this year approaching $7B gross, $3B net. But our city councillors are boxed in. Read more >>
CELOS: The Centre for Local Research into Public Space: posted March 1, 2004
A small group of legal and public policy researchers is using a combination of funds (the remaining portion of the Jane Jacobs Prize, the 2003 grandmother grant, and snack bar income from this past winter) to: Study legislation that affects public space; Monitor what’s happening to the parks department. Read more >>
Our City Councillor Page: posted April 1, 2004
Our Councillor Adam Giambrone Announces Constituency Office.
A general email from Adam Giambrone's office.
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Features

Mayor David Miller's Inaugural Speech

Mayor David Miller's Inaugural Speech, December 2, 2003: posted March 1, 2004
"My friends, in this term of office, I will urge us as a Council to be thinking about our great city in terms of its neighbourhoods and its communities. The great urban thinker Jane Jacobs has always understood this -- that it is not roads, monuments, or office towers that are the central building blocks of cities -- it is our neighbourhoods." Read more >>