Friends of Malta Park?
You don't have to be a parent to participate
Malta Park is the gem of the Junction, it's almost completely shaded by trees, has a fabulous kids playground and large empty space that can potentially be used for future community events like kids toys/books/clothing exchange, outdoor arts&crafts events, neighbourhood family get-togethers...etc
The newly built Junction Train Platform at Dundas St W and Pacific Ave will have to come down one day because it's located on a privately owned empty lot that will probably be sold to a condo developer one day, when this happens, where will we hold community events? Please consider Malta Park, take a walk down to 3179 Dundas St W (by St.Johns Rd & Laws St) and look at the park with a critical eye, especially the East side of it, then close your eyes and imagine fun, family-oriented outdoor events under the thick shade of the beautiful tall trees above
Lately we've been complaining about the cigarette butts on the playground, dog poo and beer bottles littering the west side of it, no one seems to truly care about this beautiful space. Should we think about forming a volunteer community group similar to Friends of Dufferin Grove Park ? Check out their website:
http://dufferinpark.ca/aboutus/wiki/wiki.php
Fellow parent of 2 kids and my friend, Susan, who lives near-by started me thinking about this day and night, she is the one who called and emailed Bill Saundercook's office for weeks in order to install a gate to already existing fence on the Dundas St W side of the park to protect the kids from the busy road, the gate was installed (Thank you Susan and Bill Saundercook's office!!!) and it made me believe that if we truly want to make this park our new community space, it's definitely possible!
If you like this idea, please go to this website:
http://junction-parents.blogspot.com/
Leave a comment and vote in our new poll on this subject (for polls scroll to the very bottom of the blog
Huge thank you in advance,
Irina
