A $50-million parks gift is nice, but Toronto must take care of itself, too | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Alex Bozikovic
Publication Date: April 9, 2025 - 13:59

A $50-million parks gift is nice, but Toronto must take care of itself, too

April 9, 2025
Fifty million dollars is a great deal of money when it comes to public parks. Recently, the City of Toronto announced the Weston family has offered that amount for a surprising target: Queen’s Park North.This is a spectacular act of philanthropy. But it is also a challenge to the donors and to the city: How does this gift serve a bigger vision for Toronto?


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