Walk Toronto has long been advocating for improving access to Toronto’s parks during winter, through more clearing of snow on park trails and through more all-season washrooms.
Walk Toronto is therefore pleased that the City of Toronto is proposing to make some modest improvements along these lines this winter. Walk Toronto has written to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee to support the “Improving Winter Access to Toronto’s Parks for 2021-22” proposal, which includes plowing more park trails and winterizing 5 additional park washrooms.
As Walk Toronto’s letter states, “these measures will have the potential to play a substantial role in improving the physical and psychological health and safety of Toronto’s residents, at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic is entering a second stressful winter period.”
However, Walk Toronto is concerned that, at the moment, these measures are only supported in the short term. Walk Toronto recommends that the City work to establish these improvements permanently.
