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St. James Park Re-Sodded By Volunteers
- Thread starter hawc
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cdr108
Senior Member
what surprised me was that the union allowed it !?!?!
Ben Lamond
New Member
Beautiful job and a tribute to civic pride.
Filip
Senior Member
Gorgeous.
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gabe
Guest
Few weeks from now it will be littered with garbage. cups, wrappers, butts, papers, dog poo, People are pigs.
nfitz
Superstar
Just went past - looks good! There's a sign saying a company donated the soil (new soil hass been put around a lot of the trees).
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
Good point, I never thought of that. Unfortunately it looks like they'll be out of a job soon if the City goes through with contracting out their jobs. Talk about irony.
Absolutely! I followed this on the news this week, I was misty eyed seeing all those amazing people and companies come together to restore the park to a better state than it was before. There was no mention of any Occupiers helping out which I thought kind of sucked. If there were any there they didn't get any coverage.
hawc
Senior Member
Dare we say "Christmas Miracle"
Has this kind of thing happened before? Trying to think...
Has this kind of thing happened before? Trying to think...
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gabe
Guest
Were invitations mailed out to the Occupiers? The Occupiers donated money to help restore the park, i wonder what that money will be used for now.
grey
Senior Member
I walked through it today and it looks great. I'm sure all the winter juice will soak into the ground and make it super green in the spring.
The sod and topsoil were donated. I also thought that the donations from OccupyToronto were for the park, but according to this, the donation was actually made to the St Lawrence BIA for holiday lighting.
That's good news for businesses in the area. I heard from a business owner next to the park that she and others were losing a lot of business during the occupation and were glad that it was ending (although she was careful to point out that they supported the cause).
The sod and topsoil were donated. I also thought that the donations from OccupyToronto were for the park, but according to this, the donation was actually made to the St Lawrence BIA for holiday lighting.
That's good news for businesses in the area. I heard from a business owner next to the park that she and others were losing a lot of business during the occupation and were glad that it was ending (although she was careful to point out that they supported the cause).
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AndreaPalladio
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No money has been recieved for anything from the unions or their squatter friends.
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gabe
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AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
Perhaps. But nothing was given by any union or by the squatters for holiday lights, despite their press release.
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gabe
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So Toronto Coun. Pam McConnell, whose ward includes the park, lied to us?
AndreaPalladio
Senior Member
Ms. McConnell, by her own admission, represents the squatters, not her contituents, so naturally she would want to cast them in the most favourable light.