The Mount Dennis Community Association is holding a Jane’s Walk on Sunday, May 7 entitled, ‘Tipis, Cricket and LRT’s at Fergy’s park’.

Time:12:00 noon – 1:30 pm

Fergy Brown Park, named after a former York mayor, was agricultural until 1965. It has a rich Indigenous history as the Carrying Place Trail, almost hosted the Richview expressway, and now is being threatened by the Crosstown extension which is going to destroy a large amount of the natural section of the park. Local Indigenous people feel their rights to be consulted about a major heritage site are being ignored.

Starting at Weston and Eglinton, we’ll visit Pearen Park, the site of the proposed elevated LRT portal, see what the natural environment looks like.  Some rather unkind comments were made about invasive species.  While it would be great if Parks had planted the most desirable species, the site is still home to wood ducks, deer, coyote, and amphibians, all seeming to prefer a naturalized area to mowed grass.   Fergy Brown park hosts cricket most summer weekends, frisbee golf many evenings, and the Extension will cause major disruptions for a decade.  And all we ask is that Metrolinx value the contributions of the community and negotiate the best solution.  If you followed the news this week, you know that Metrolinx isn’t demonstrating competence.

• Walk Start Location: Mount Dennis ( Weston & Eglinton ). Walk leaders will have blue Shirts and banners.
• Walk End Location: Jane and Eglinton

Read more about the Metrolinx plans for clearcutting through several parks here.

More Toronto Jane’s Walks here.