{"id":1340,"date":"2006-11-19T14:54:38","date_gmt":"2006-11-19T18:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1340"},"modified":"2006-11-19T14:54:38","modified_gmt":"2006-11-19T18:54:38","slug":"public-spaces-melting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/11\/19\/public-spaces-melting\/","title":{"rendered":"Public spaces melting?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/images\/waterfront\/bridge-winter.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ok, so it&#8217;s not <em>exactly<\/em> waterfront news, but there&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/NASApp\/cs\/ContentServer?pagename=thestar\/Layout\/Article_Type1&amp;c=Article&amp;cid=1163890209763&amp;call_pageid=968350130169&amp;col=969483202845\">an article<\/a> in today&#8217;s <em>Star<\/em> about the effects of global warming on Toronto&#8217;s natural outdoor skating rinks.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As winter temperatures appear to be rising, skating on natural ice may be a thing of the past, something we remember, the way we remember wearing scratchy woollen socks when we go out in the cold instead of smooth, modern polypropylene ones.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Whenever I look at archived pictures of wintertime Toronto, I&#8217;m amazed and saddened by the pictures of people skating or curling on the Don River and Grenadier Pond. I know lots of people joke happily about the warmer Toronto winters these days, but the <em>Star <\/em>article nicely captures the beauty and charm of an old-fashioned frigid December day. The loss of biodiversity and habitat are obviously much more pressing environmental matters, but it&#8217;s also sad to see the disappearance of local cultural tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ok, so it&#8217;s not exactly waterfront news, but there&#8217;s an article in today&#8217;s Star about the effects of global warming on Toronto&#8217;s natural outdoor skating rinks. 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