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With tensions between cyclists and police in High Park boiling over in recent weeks, critics say the key to long-term safety solutions in the park lies in changing how it’s used, not increasing police presence and ticketing. Alison Stewart, senior advocacy manager for non-profit Cycle Toronto, says high tensions in the park have …
Read More »Thousands of firefighters battle California wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park
A destructive wildfire near Yosemite National Park in central California burned out of control through tinder-dry forest on Sunday and had grown into one of the state’s biggest blazes of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities. Some 2,000 firefighters battled the Oak Fire, along with aircraft …
Read More »Decades-old plaque stolen from Calgary park dedicated to Ukrainian pioneers
A plaque — funded by donations from Calgary’s Ukrainian community to thank Canada for accepting people from the country — has been stolen, a community group says. The Calgary branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) found out last week the plaque at Ukrainian Pioneers Park was missing. The park was …
Read More »‘Open, easy to access and safer’: CTrain riders praise new open concept Victoria Park platform
With only one way on or off the platform at the Stampede/Victoria Park CTrain station, transit rider Jen Hall used to worry she’d be trapped if a fight or worse broke out. This station is now being renovated. But Chinook, Marlborough, the Zoo and many other CTrain platforms have a …
Read More »New Calgary park and monument honouring Vietnamese community unveiled
Hundreds of people gathered at the grand opening of the Journey to Freedom Park in southeast Calgary on Friday. The park, which has been under construction since April 2021, was built to honour the journey of thousands of Vietnamese refugees who fled to Canada after the fall of Saigon in 1975. Tu …
Read More »How one stone gave a Halifax-area park heritage status
A hulking, rocking chunk of granite that’s been attracting visitors for two centuries and is rumoured to have caught the attention of royalty has had its historical importance to the Halifax area set in stone. The Halifax Regional Municipality awarded heritage status last week to the Rocking Stone and the surrounding Kidston Lake Park in …
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