Where to Dump Garbage? Our Best Parks Will Do! #stupid
Published June 25, 2009 @ 15:54 in Toronto News ~ Toronto Focus
Have you heard Toronto's garbage peeps are on strike? I'll bet you have. We're only a few days into this thing and already everyone is bitchin' and complainin'. Premature panic is what we do best.
Toronto has unveiled 19 new temporary garbage drop-off locations that residents can use as dumping sites during the strike. This is in addition to the seven drop-off locations I wrote about on Monday. Here are the 19 locations where we can dump our garbage:
- Ted Reeve Arena
Northeast corner of Main St. & Gerrard St. E. - Villiers St.
Paved roadway between Saulter St. and Cherry St. - Sunnyside Park
Parking area south of Lake Shore Blvd. W., between Ellis Ave. and Colborne Lodge Dr. (must be east-bound on Lake Shore to access) - Sir Casmir Gzowski Park
Parking area south of Lake Shore Blvd. W., west of Sunnyside Park (must be east-bound on Lake Shore to access) - Eglinton Flats (1)
Enter off Eglinton Ave., east of Jane St. - Eglinton Flats (2)
Enter off Emmett Ave., west of Jane St. - Etienne Brule Park
Old Mill Rd. at Catherine St., east of Humber River - George Bell Arena
215 Ryding Ave., south of St. Clair Ave. W., east of Runnymede Rd. - Christie Pits
Enter off Crawford St., north of Bloor - North Toronto Memorial Arena
North of Eglinton Ave., east of Oriole Pkwy., enter off Edith Dr. - Moss Park
South of Shuter St., north of Queen St. E., west of Sherbourne St. - North York Centennial Centre
580 Finch Ave. W., in parking lot - Caledonia Park
1135 Caledonia Rd., in parking lot - Earlscourt Park
West side of Lansdowne Ave., north of Davenport Rd. - Taylor Creek Park
Enter off Haldon Ave., in parking lot at end of roadway - Scarborough Arena
75 Birchmount Rd., in parking lot - Wishing Well Park
In parking lot, north of 401, west side of Pharmacy Ave. (south of Sheppard Ave. E.) - York Mills Arena
2539 Bayview Ave., enter off York Mills Rd., east of Bayview - Highland Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
51 Beechgrove Dr., in parking lot at end of Beechgrove Dr.
Are you kidding me? The city thinks it's a good idea to make Etienne Brule Park a temporary dump? My Etienne Brule Park where I spend many hours walking, playing and enjoying the summer? Beautiful, serene Etienne Brule Park?
There shouldn't be parks on this list. The seven original drop-off locations plus a few other strategic sites should have been suffice.
Sometimes, Toronto ain't got no class.
Argie
June 25, 2009 / 16:23
The City is going to cave - I say in early July. With over 24,000 workers on strike the city will crumble before any individual worker has to cross the picket line. Those bastards are already calculating the OT pay they'll get once they go back to work. Once they're done their OT, they'll just call in sick and use up part of their 18 friggin' sick days they're allowed each year.