Yeah, a few grandstanding councillors acting like they know better than everyone.
Kudos to the council as a whole, they voted down the motions that parks in their ridings couldn't ever have drinking which is what they wanted.
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Introducing Light Mode! If you would like a Bar Towel social experience that isn't the traditional blue, you can now select Light Mode. Go to the User Control Panel and then Board Preferences, and select "Day Drinking" (Light Mode) from the My Board Style drop-down menu. You can always switch back to "Night Drinking" (Dark Mode). Enjoy!
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Introducing Light Mode! If you would like a Bar Towel social experience that isn't the traditional blue, you can now select Light Mode. Go to the User Control Panel and then Board Preferences, and select "Day Drinking" (Light Mode) from the My Board Style drop-down menu. You can always switch back to "Night Drinking" (Dark Mode). Enjoy!
Booze in Toronto Parks - 2023 Pilot Program
Kudos to the council as a whole, they voted down the motions that parks in their ridings couldn't ever have drinking which is what they wanted.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for squirrels enjoying a nice IPA or chardonnay while hunting for nuts. What I worry about is how those stupid signs will disorient them and they won't be able to find their nests. Also, more drinkers will probably mean less tokers, which means less hackysack. Squirrels love betting on hackysack. (Don't ask me how I know).
Brands are for cattle.
Fans are cash cows.
The herd will consume until consumed.
Fans are cash cows.
The herd will consume until consumed.
https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agend ... 025.EC19.4
The City learned what literally everyone would know to be true:
The City learned what literally everyone would know to be true:
The Alcohol in Parks Program continues with a high level of satisfaction among park visitors, with few issues arising, and minimal operational impacts across all parks included in the program.
Monitoring and evaluation findings of the parks allowing personal consumption of alcohol did not reveal any major concerns or issues. Findings showed that over 80 per cent of park visitors who responded to a survey were satisfied with their visit and felt safe and welcomed. The majority of park visitors said people drinking in parks were considerate, and there were no significant increases in service requests for amplified noise, disruptive behavior, or overflowing garbage/recycling bins, nor an increase in calls to Toronto Police Services, including in parks most recently included in the program.