Managing our urban forest
Last week, FoRRP members Jill Cuthbertson and Susan Antler met with three graduate students from the University of Toronto’s Master of Forest Conservation program to discuss our participation in the […]
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Come to our Community OPEN HOUSE next week!
The Friends of Roxton Road Parks (FoRRP) and Councillor Mike Layton invite you to an Open House about your parks: Fred Hamilton Playground, Roxton Road Parkette, and the George Ben […]
New neighbors — an opossum family!
We have possums in the ‘hood! This little guy and at least two family members have been hanging out in our backyard, our garage, and even started making themselves at […]
311 works!
Remember, if you spot a problem in our parks, call 311 and they will make something happen. Recently when the washrooms were locked on a long weekend and some Bocce […]
Fred Hamilton wading pool to open after all
Here’s the official update from City Hall regarding our wading pool: “At City Council last week, we confirmed that the Stanley Park outdoor pool and the Fred Hamilton wading pool will […]
New ramp for Fred Hamilton
Steering Committee members met with our City Hall representatives and Rich McAvan of Harrington McAvan who has been hired as General Contractor to build the new ramp into Fred Hamilton Park. […]
Friends Meeting #10
The tenth committee meeting for the revitalization of Roxton Road Parks took place on May 22, 2012. Selected notes from the meeting follow; see PDF below for a complete summary. Attendees: Melana, […]
Friends of Roxton Road Parks 