Parks

Withrow Park Safety Walk

At November’s safety walk we decided to do a follow up safety walk with residents, officers from Division 55 and City staff after the new lights had been installed and the trees were in leaf.

Please join me this Tuesday July 5^th for a safety walk in Withrow Park.  We'll meet at 7pm at the Withrow Park Clubhouse.

If you have safety concerns and you're not able to join me at the walk, please get in touch with my office at [email protected] and Crime Prevention Constable Jonathan Morrice, 416-808-5579 or Jonathan.Morrice@torontopolice.on.ca

Two Great Opportunities To Get Involved With Our Urban Tree Canopy

Adopt-a-Park-Tree

LEAF is seeking applications from community groups that would like support from LEAF and our Young Urban Forest Leaders to develop an Adopt-a-Park-Tree program in a city park.  Parks with newly planted trees that would benefit from basic care (watering, mulching, monitoring) will be prioritized. The deadline for applications is March 6th.

City of Toronto's holiday activities and recreation options

The City of Toronto invites residents and visitors to take advantage of the City's many activities, programs and attractions available during the holidays.

Fitness, camps and recreation programs

The City offers fitness classes, weight rooms, camps, permitted hobby clubs and more, offering something for everyone.

Holiday hours:

December 24 and 31: Community recreation centres will close at 4 p.m., except those with scheduled permits.

Photography contest focuses on the wonders of winter in Toronto

The City of Toronto's Parks, Forestry and Recreation division is holding a Snap & Share photo contest, presented by Nikon Canada, to highlight the wonders of winter in Toronto's parks, ravines and recreation spaces.

From today until February 19, the public is invited to snap and share photos in six categories for a chance to win great prizes. Contest categories include: Colour in Winter, Family Fun, Walking in a Winter Wonderland, the Great Indoors, Winter Wildlife, and Toronto Walking Tour. The last category will be exclusive to participants of a photography walking tour, which will take place in High Park on February 6 and be led by Nikon Canada Ambassador and professional photographer Kristian Bogner. The contest will also include a People's Choice component.

Riverdale Park Playground Enhancements

Thanks to the feedback we received from the community in July 2015, we are pleased to announce that the playground design has been finalized.

We received lots of great comments and suggestions in support of many of the proposed features and as a result established features that are the most important to the community. Popular features of the design included the slide, amphitheatre seating,climbing rocks, climbing structure, and water play. Overall, there was great support for the use of natural materials (i.e. rocks, logs, water) in the playground design.