On Thursday, Toronto city council voted to make permanent a pilot program that allowed people over the age of 19 to drink in certain parks.
RELATED: After finding there were no major issues with the Alcohol in Parks Pilot, Toronto councillors are planning on making it permanent, while expanding it to the 12 wards without a participating park. Matthew Bingley reports – Mar 28, 2024Drinking in certain city parks will be allowed for the first time across Toronto this summer after councillors greenlit an expansion of their alcohol-in-parks program.
The report said a majority of survey respondents reported feeling safe at parks where drinking was briefly allowed, there was no increase in hospital emergency department visits due to alcohol, there was no spike in calls to police and those who chose to drink at a park were considerate of those around them.At the end of March, a council committee took the next step toward making the program a reality, recommending to their colleagues it be adopted full-time.
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