[Northern Light]

While nominally off topic for this thread, Toronto Nature Stewards has a been a recent point of conversation here. So I thought I would post an article from The Star that begins with a profile
of local environmentalist Paula Davies, who began a small dedicated group of volunteers do this sort of work at Todmorden Mills Wildflower preserve over 30 years ago. That group was in many ways the template of Toronto Nature Stewards, which Paula was instrumental in founding, and the piece goes on to discuss that as well.

This green oasis in the middle of Toronto draws muskrats, minks and more. But it didn’t just happen naturally. Here’s how volunteers made it happen

In this green pocket of Toronto, invasive species have been pushed back and pulled out, over years and years, so nature can thrive.

www.thestar.com

 

[DSCToronto]

Well deserved, we need to name something after Claud C - sucha HUGE loss.

 

[mburrrrr]

Summer maintenance? Upcoming event space? Pool fouling? Island rescue?

 

[GenerationLee]

Maybe someone was really thirsty?

 

[FC_]

Summer maintenance? Upcoming event space? Pool fouling? Island rescue?

Maybe someone was really thirsty?

I hope not! The pond was drained last week with a crew cleaning the base. It was covered in thick green sludge and took a few days for them to clear it out.

Here's a few shots a day apart of the cleaning progress:

 

[karledice]

As predicted and expected when this project was on papers.
Nice on paper, a nightmare of operations and maintenance and sky rocketing cost, all of course coming from my city taxes that could have gone to better uses for ease homeless or traffic

 

[70Challenger]

What is their end goal? Ponds have algae, that's just how it is. Have they researched how other cities' ponds work?

 

[DarwinP]

Should’ve kept it as a water mirror like in Nathan Phillips square. No maintenance headaches with algae.

 

[Sqazi]

As predicted and expected when this project was on papers.
Nice on paper, a nightmare of operations and maintenance and sky rocketing cost, all of course coming from my city taxes that could have gone to better uses for ease homeless or traffic

What a terrible take. We can't have anything nice because of the maintenace cost. Go figure.

 

[UrbanOzz]

time to unleash 100 plecos

 

[karledice]

What a terrible take. We can't have anything nice because of the maintenace cost. Go figure.

So nice, an empty man made pond with green sludge my kids can fall into, while sucking up my tax money

As opposed to a normal park where more people can occupy and enjoy

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

As predicted and expected when this project was on papers.
Nice on paper, a nightmare of operations and maintenance and sky rocketing cost, all of course coming from my city taxes that could have gone to better uses for ease homeless or traffic

So nice, an empty man made pond with green sludge my kids can fall into, while sucking up my tax money

As opposed to a normal park where more people can occupy and enjoy

Forgive me if I am mistaken, but weren't you broadly supportive of the Rail Deck Park proposal - one that would cost umpteen more times than this park to the taxpayers, and even more of an artifice?

AoD

 

[isaidso]

So nice, an empty man made pond with green sludge my kids can fall into, while sucking up my tax money

As opposed to a normal park where more people can occupy and enjoy

You have countless child proof parks to choose from. Can't we have a few built for adults? Besides, bubble wrapped kids never learn how to exist in the actual world. They grow into idiot adults. Sounds like your kids would benefit from falling into that pool. They'd learn not to do that again.

 

[karledice]

Forgive me if I am mistaken, but weren't you broadly supportive of the Rail Deck Park proposal - one that would cost umpteen more times than this park to the taxpayers, and even more of an artifice?

AoD

Yes I am!

You have countless child proof parks to choose from. Can't we have a few built for adults? Besides, bubble wrapped kids never learn how to exist in the actual world. Sounds like your kids would benefit from falling into that pool. They'd learn not to do that again.

Who are you to tell me how to parent my kids?

 

[interchange42]

Okay, let's pull back from the ad hominem, please, even if some of the things being said here are somewhat astonishing. Post deletions could follow otherwise.

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