On Wednesday, Torontonians were allowed to drink alcohol in 27 city parks. Ottawa should consider doing the same.
Activate your Online Access NowThe drink could have cost me $260, which is the amount of the fine that Ottawa By-law issued to three transgressors last year, and five so far this year.
On the same day that I was toasting a bottom-of-the-seventh walk-off home run, the city of Toronto started a pilot project allowing people 19 and older to consume alcohol in 27 mostly downtown city parks, including Trinity Bellwoods and Christie Pits.Alcohol can only be consumed in those parks between 5:30 a.m. and midnight, and not within two metres of playgrounds, wading pools, splash pads or skateboard parks, or inside the gates of an outdoor swimming pool or deck.
Results of a survey of Toronto residents, released in April, showed that 44 per cent were in favour of allowing alcohol in parks, while about one-third expressed “some degree of opposition.” Pilot projects like Toronto’s will indicate the behaviour that the policy change will encourage most: rowdyism or responsible fun.Article content
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