Parks
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Ban smoking at sports fields, too
Toronto’s Board of Health and Parks and Environment Committee are recommending [PDF] City Council ban smoking within nine meters of Toronto...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Ice rink season planned to extend for 14 locations
Ice rinks across the city may be kept open for an extra two weeks, extending in to mid March, with City Hall’s approval. City Council is set to...
By Mike Bulko -
A slice of nature in the concrete jungle
With winter’s first few flakes of snow rearing their frigid faces this week, I decided to get out and try to absorb as much of the autumn atmosphere...
By Mike Bulko -
AGO Transformation: Alien views and the Toronto look
ED: For the next few weeks Spacing Associate editor Shawn Micallef will be the Blogger-in-Residence at the Art Gallery of Ontario’s Art Matters blog...
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June Callwood Park design competition
There’s going to be a new park in town and it’s named after one of Toronto’s legendary figures, June Callwood. It will be located...
By Shawn Micallef -
My favourite Mississauga space
Two weeks ago I was a member of Mississauga’s 2008 Urban Design Awards jury. I got to tour around the sprawling city — in a Mississauga...
By Matthew Blackett -
Rotterdam skate park
Katrina Lee is currently living in Copenhagen, Denmark. Spacing Toronto will be sharing some of her observations and photos of European public spaces...
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Getting to Ireland Park
Ireland Park is a lovely, moving park recently created at the foot of Bathurst Street, at the south base of the Malting Silo buildings near the ferry to...
By Dylan Reid -
Toronto Parks & Rec launches service survey
As a way to become a more customer-focused service provider, and improve program delivery and facility housekeeping, the City of Toronto‘s Parks...
By Matthew Hague -
BEIJING: more public exercise equipment
Spacing Montreal contributor Cedric Sam recently made an excellent post about other examples of public exercise equipment in Beijing. Originally posted...
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Day 3 of the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure
Just one of the many different beautiful spots along the shores of Lake Ontario. I like adventure. I like to ride my bike. I like to ride it along the...
By Tammy Thorne -
BEIJING: Public exercise equipment
Spacing correspondent Megan Hall is in Beijing this summer. Over the next few weeks, she will be sharing her observations of China’s capital as it...
By Megan Hall