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Northern Light said:
WT is explicit that the pond water is treated with Ozone and UV. The system was paid for and installed. You would seem to be suggesting it is malfunctioning and/or turned off.

Please send them a note on that and or tweet at them or such.
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Have you sent them a note yet? I don't want to bug them if you have. But I'd like to hear the response.
 
picard102 said:
BlogTO covered it today. It's broken.
www.blogto.com

New Toronto park's pond already looks disgusting just weeks after opening

The centrepiece pond in a Toronto park that opened just a few weeks ago already looks disgusting, because we just can't have nice things in this town…
www.blogto.com www.blogto.com
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Another piece written by a former UTer - while it is true that there is clearly something wrong with the pond's filter system, he appears to have become infected by the 'the world is collapsing' tone of so much at BlogTO.
 
DSC said:
Another piece written by a former UTer - while it is true that there is clearly something wrong with the pond's filter system, he appears to have become infected by the 'the world is collapsing' tone of so much at BlogTO.
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Jack isn't just a writer there anymore:

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DSC said:
Another piece written by a former UTer - while it is true that there is clearly something wrong with the pond's filter system, he appears to have become infected by the 'the world is collapsing' tone of so much at BlogTO.
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Indeed. Anyone using the phrase "we can't have nice things", should be summarily dunked into the algae!
 
karledice said:
Meh
Not enough trees
And they removed the existing ones for this dirty pond
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There are plenty of trees, they just need a few years to grow in.

The existing trees were largely non-native and many were unhealthy.

The pond isn't dirty, they just need to fix the ozone treatment system.
 
smably said:
There are plenty of trees, they just need a few years to grow in.

The existing trees were largely non-native and many were unhealthy.

The pond isn't dirty, they just need to fix the ozone treatment system.
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By the time they grow in, they'll probably just be cut down for some construction project, which is normal practice in Toronto. Will it be for a sewer? Subway line? Underground utilities? Underground stormwater retention pond or parking garage? A new landscape design?

We don't have a culture of respect for trees among those planning construction projects. The assumption is almost always that they're expendable because you can plant new ones. What that assumption misses is the fact that the most desirable trees are tall and have broad canopies like the ones that were cut down at Osgoode Hall. That's when you get the most shade and psychological benefits. But it takes decades for trees to mature.

To have great street trees, they need to respected and protected by construction planners for generations. Work has to be planned around them. They need to mature versus getting cut down every couple of decades to make construction more convenient.
 
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