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Toronto will reverse a ban on tobogganing at 45 hills in city parks, council decided on Wednesday.Coun. Brad Bradford, who represents Beaches-East York, is pictured here in East Lynn Park, a popular park that slopes down from Danforth Avenue near Woodbine Avenue. Toronto will reverse a ban on tobogganing at 45 hills in city parks, council decided on Wednesday.
Council will direct city staff to take down signs prohibiting tobogganing at the 45 hills and install new signs warning about the potential risks of the activity. The new signs will also let residents know where they can find designated tobogganing hills that the city inspects regularly and maintains.
According to staff, there were 29 toboggan hills in 27 city parks designated for tobogganing and 45 prohibited hills, along with 57 parks with grey zone hills.If city staff need to close a tobogganing hill in an emergency situation, they will still be able to do so through an existing bylaw, Bradford said after proposing an amendment to his motion that passed."I think that we have learned a lot and I hope that staff have learned a lot," she said.
Councillors went into a closed session to ask questions of staff about municipal liability before making a decision.
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