Toronto Love Park | 3m | 1s | City of Toronto

[rdaner]

Wisteria Watch! Looking good. Taken 23 June.

 

[Richtea]

From today:

 

[DavidCapizzano]

Just now on my bike this morn - the pond is turning blue!

 

[picard102]

Must be that chemical that turns the water blue when you pee in the pool.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Can't really tell that's an algae, microbe, chemical or dye effect...

 

[Blixtein]

Absolutely love that tree on that little island.

 

[DavidCapizzano]

https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/1e9h929/love_parks_water_is_very_blue_today

 

[TigerTail]

I think they're going to try every color under the rainbow every year
green check
blue check
Orange for Thanksgiving?

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/1e9h929/love_parks_water_is_very_blue_today

The comments there are suggesting a sabotage with a toxic element to get it that blue. Can anyone confirm this here?

 

[FC_]

Not sure how "legitimate" this change was, but walking by this afternoon, I noticed someone had spilled a little of whatever product was used:

 

[Johnny Au]

Here’s hoping that Love Park’s blueness is non-toxic akin to the green dye used on the Chicago River every St. Patrick’s Day.

 

[stjames2queenwest]

On Saturday it was definitely not blue.

 

[SaugeenJunction]

Here’s hoping that Love Park’s blueness is non-toxic akin to the green dye used on the Chicago River every St. Patrick’s Day.

Pond dye is quite common, and used on rural acreages to make ponds more attractive. It’s harmless to fish and any life in the pond. It also has the added benefit of reducing the amount of light that penetrates deep into the water, which helps reduce algae blooms etc. Here’s an example of it in action. I honestly really like how it looks.