Making the SSP Dog Park accessible for Wheelchair and Elderly dog owners

DASSP has made an application with Toronto Parks to make the Dog Park, just west of the Powerhouse, accessible and inclusive to all dog owners, and their wonderful dogs!

As you can see from the photo below, the muddy (after rain), uneven and exposed tree rooted terrain is unsuitable for walking, mobility impaired elderly, as well as manual/power wheelchairs and scooters. 

This remediation is long overdue and hopefully will be corrected in an urgent and timely manner. Please stay tuned...

  

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The two Maternity Bat Boxes have been installed in the Park!

After a long wait since late last summer, TRCA has finally installed the final two Bat Boxes in the Park, opposite the Observation Deck!

These are maternity boxes, so hopefully they will increase the number of little Brown Bats in SSP, as the species is drastically declining due to white nose disease.

Jessica of Toronto Parks stated; "The boxes were paired on the two best options with the S or E orientation and were labelled with large number markings so they can be distinguished from the viewing platform should anyone wish to report any activity".

These boxes are not black, as the previous bat boxes were, and can be seen from the observation deck, as Jessica mentioned.

Let's all hope for lots of exciting and enhanced bat watching in the Park this summer!