A man drinks a beer in Trinity Bellwoods Park, in Toronto, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. Today is the first day of a pilot project by the City Toronto to allow drinking alcohol in public parks.
A man drinks a beer in Toronto's Trinity Bellwoods Park on Aug. 2, 2023, the first day of that city's pilot project. Ottawa could soon follow Toronto's lead, but it's unlikely to happen this summer. Ottawa parkgoers eager to partake in an alcoholic beverage while they're there will likely have to wait until 2025 before they can imbibe legally.
Capital Coun. Shawn Menard asked city staff earlier this month if a pilot project allowing the consumption of alcohol in municipal parks could be implemented this summer. In their response, staff confirmed Monday that "alcohol in parks is an area of interest" for the city's recreation department and would be included an upcoming review of the parks and facilities bylaw, which hasn't had a fulsome update since its enactment in 2004."A pilot project for alcohol in parks requires a thorough evaluation of safety considerations," reads the response by Dan Chenier, the parks department's general manager.
Given that warmer weather is right around the corner, "staff recommend that the City not initiate pilot sites in 2024" ahead of the bylaw review, according to the response.expressed their support for an Ottawa pilotOttawa Public Health previously told CBC that city council can benefit from the example of other cities such as Toronto, which included safeguards in its pilot program, which ran from Aug. 2 to Oct. 9, 2023.
The report will be considered by Toronto's economic and community development committee at a meeting next week.
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