Showing posts with label Wheelchairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wheelchairs. Show all posts
Friday, 21 August 2026

SSP Construction Update meeting with TRCA - completion now delayed to 2029

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DASSP attended last night's TRCA meeting on park construction. As I was the first person to arrive, I had all 3 of the folks to speak t...
Tuesday, 23 June 2026

DASSP not contacted again by the City of Toronto and TRCA

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It has come to our attention that a toxic spraying in Sam Smith Park will occur in the Autumn. Despite having existed for many years and par...
Monday, 15 June 2026

Path between the Jean Tweed Centre and Humber is now safe for Elderly and Disabled.

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Last week, 311 workers finally repaired the path between Jean Tweed and Humber! This path, which leads toward Sam Smith Park both ways, had ...
Tuesday, 7 January 2025

Rebuilding the beaches at Sam Smith Park - Disability Impact 2025

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The park fencing has gone up as of the end of 2024, and we are anticipating heavy construction vehicles over the first 3 to 4 months of 2025...
Tuesday, 15 October 2024

Still no update on making the SSP Dog Park accessible

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DASSP has been following up with Toronto Parks, however we are still being told that we will have to wait until later in the year to see wha...
Thursday, 19 October 2023

Rebuilding the beaches at Sam Smith Park - Disability Impact

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NOTE: This activity has now been delayed a few months, until June 2024 Today I wheeled through the park and encountered a band of surveyors ...
Thursday, 17 August 2023

Dog Park accessibility opposite the Sam Smith Powerhouse.

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DASSP has followed up with Jorge, from Toronto Parks, on this important issue (please see our earlier post). The dog park remains largely in...
Tuesday, 25 April 2023

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

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DASSP has made an application with Toronto Parks to make the Dog Park, just west of the Powerhouse, accessible and inclusive to all dog owne...
Monday, 1 November 2021

The Footbridge over the Creek is now wheelchair semi-friendly again!

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One of the main issues that remained, following all the recent improvements identified by DASSP, was the fact that the Creek footbridge, bet...
Wednesday, 15 September 2021

Inclusive Tree Planting confirmed for September 25th by Green Toronto

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Janette Harvey of Green Toronto confimed to DASSP today, that the upcoming event at Sam Smith Park will be inclusive for Disabled and Senior...
Tuesday, 14 September 2021

September 25th - Inclusive Tree Planting site selection at SSP, by Urban Forestry and Green Toronto.

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This morning DASSP had a meeting with Ray Vendrig of Toronto Urban Forestry, and Scott Laver of Green Toronto. In the meeting DASSP outlined...
Friday, 16 July 2021

The Pavillion is finally Wheelchair and Senior friendly!

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After almost 2 years of effort by DASSP, the Pavillion is once again Wheelchair and Seniors friendly! Over time, the earth around the concre...
Saturday, 6 March 2021

Wheelchair and Senior Friendly Park Benches at SSP !

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Last autumn, the Parks Department installed a number of wheelchair friendly park benches near the eastern entrance to Sam Smith Park, at the...
Sunday, 26 July 2020

Important Warning Signage at SSP is not Disabled Friendly.

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Some very important signage at Sam Smith Park has long been placed too high for most Disabled to even notice. As visitors enter from the p...
Saturday, 20 June 2020

Lakeshore Lodge residents enjoy the fully accessible SSP Skating Trail in the summertime !

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One of the most wonderful and unexpected uses of the SSP Skating Trail, is the pleasure it brings to mobility impaired residents of nearby L...

Efforts to make the Pavilion accessible - Toronto Parks AODA / Chris Clarke and Helen Sousa

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DASSP has received a reply from Jorge Ture, of Toronto Parks, regarding the modifications required to make the covered Pavilion accessible f...
Thursday, 4 June 2020

Making the SSP Pavilion accessible - Toronto Parks

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One of the issues DASSP has identified requiring remediation, is the lack of accessibility to the Pavilion opposite the playing Oval.  Dis...
Wednesday, 3 June 2020

The Observation Deck is now safe for Disabled again !

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Saturday, after quite a few months of waiting, the Observation Deck at the southwest end of the Pond was finally re-opened. The original D...