Rosedale

TRCA recently clear-cut a forested patch on the slope from Chorley Park to the Mud Creek ravine. They plan to build a 3-metre wide paved switchback trail from Astley to the Mud Creek trail, with significant additional hardscape to prevent the erosion that will result from...uh...cutting down all the mature trees. No meaningful community consultation of course. I've taken my kids and my dog for walks through that forest for the past 15 years or so, and I'm really sad that even if TRCA's nutbar plans are stopped by a last-minute community push, that forest still won't regenerate over my lifetime.

As an aside, if anyone's interested in some more background on what the Toronto Conservation Authority is doing with this particular development (or others in the city), you can see more here: http://trca.on.ca/the-living-city/g...ce-projects/mud-creek-restoration-reach-1.dot

Once Upon A City: Opulent estate was doomed from inception

http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/...opulent-estate-was-doomed-from-inception.html

I've driven by this place many times but I never realized there was this quarry here with a really cool park in it.

The Evergreen Brick Works makes for a good wedding venue as well. I had a friend's friend who held theirs here.

I don't know what I was expecting when I went to this park (maybe an actual garden) but I found it quite underwhelming for the neighbourhood it's in!