High Park

• Police warn public after possible ‘hazardous substance’ found in Toronto’s High Park

  Toronto police said on Tuesday, officers received a report of what appeared to be dog food and patches of blue snow along the fence line of the off-leash area of the park.

  Crime

  Feb 8
  
• Woman killed in stabbing onboard Toronto subway train identified, wasn’t known to suspect: police

  Toronto police have identified 31-year-old Vanessa Kurpiewska as the victim who was fatally stabbed onboard a subway train near High Park.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2022
  
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• High Park worst location for speed camera tickets in Toronto, new data shows

  Between June and July, city-operated automated speed enforcement cameras issued a total of 43,412 tickets to drivers exceeding the speed limit in designated safety zones.

  Traffic

  Sep 6, 2022
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• Cyclists set to protest in High Park amid tension over speed enforcement

  Cyclists are expected to gather in Toronto's High Park on Thursday in protest of what they say is an unfair "enforcement blitz" against speeding bikers within the park.

  Canada

  Aug 11, 2022
• Toronto cyclist’s terrifying encounter with driver caught on camera

  'It kind of caught me off guard and I was in awe that this happens to that extent,' said Nicholas Raimondo. 'It was just shocking, I'd say.'

  Crime

  May 16, 2022
• Toronto councillors set to debate park drinking rules again

  A motion tabled by Coun. Josh Matlow proposes a pilot through the summer of 2022 that would allow people to drink in Toronto public parks and beaches with toilet facilities.

  Canada

  May 10, 2022
• City of Toronto predicts cherry blossoms will reach ‘peak’ bloom next week

  The City of Toronto said access to High Park by car would be restricted from Monday, May 2, and throughout cherry blossom season.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2022
• City of Toronto conducts prescribed burn at High Park

  The City said that under ideal weather conditions, smoke from the controlled burn at High Park should lift and not affect surrounding neighbourhoods.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2022
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• City of Toronto welcomes back crowds to see popular High Park cherry blossoms

  The City of Toronto says it is welcoming people back, with no crowd restrictions, to see cherry blossoms up close and in person at High Park for the first time in two years.

  Environment

  Mar 29, 2022
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• City plans for controlled burn in Toronto’s High Park to preserve rare ecosystem

  According to a statement issued by the City of Toronto, the controlled burn is part of a long-term management plan to protect native plants at risk of extinction. 

  Environment

  Mar 24, 2022