Jay Funk Dawg Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 Toronto Peeps...Help Preserve Cherry Beach Park!The Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC) and Toronto Economic Development Corporation (TEDCO) have created some amazing plans for the waterfront and deserve credit for putting together what promises to be a great community in which to live and work. They have also however underestimated the need for treed greenspace parkland. This space exists along the waterfront South of Unwin Avenue. For some reason in spite of the plans presented outlining different locations the TWRC/TEDCO has decided to place concrete and Astroturf soccer fields and an additional parking lot right by Cherry Beach and in the process cutting down over 250 mature trees!The save cherry beach petition is now online. Please take a moment of your time to click this link and add your name to the list of supporters. Thank you.SAVE CHERRY BEACH PETITIONhttp://www.petitiononline.com/scb2006/petition.html...we ask that you please pass this on to friends and friends of friends of our community.For more information please go to...www.savecherrybeach.cahttp://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?scb2006&1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbass Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 such a great place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexis Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 like any more concrete is needed at the waterfront... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timouse Posted November 4, 2006 Report Share Posted November 4, 2006 For some reason in spite of the plans presented outlining different locations the TWRC/TEDCO has decided to place concrete and Astroturf soccer fields...there's a new astroturf that's being put down in parks by the zillions of acres. it's plastic with rubber granules that *gasp!* have been found to leach contaminants. "However, the new artificial grass raises health concerns. Inparticular, the base of A-Turf and similar brands includes recycledrubber pellets that could contain harmful chemicals. What's more, wehave observed that on many New York City fields, the rubber pelletsare also present on the surface. When one of us (William Crain) waspicking up some pellets by hand, a boy told him that after playing inthe park, he finds the pellets in his shoes at home at night. Becausethe rubber pellets are much more accessible to children and athletesthan we had supposed, we decided to analyze a sample for two possiblesets of toxicants -- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and toxicmetals."yuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdy Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 you know you're losing the battle when any city's idea of preservation includes the development of more condos and astroturf soccer fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted November 5, 2006 Report Share Posted November 5, 2006 I don't like the sounds of this. TWRC and TEDCO's track record over the past decade is pathetic. I'm all for revitalizing Cherry Beach, but not at the expense of trees and green space. But worse than all of this, is the giant power generator being built beside the vacant one at the Portlands. Cherry Beach, you ain't seen nothing yet. The Liberal Government is often disgracefully misguided, and the generator is one of the worst things to blight Toronto's downtown in recent memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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